On the communications between Europe and India through EgyptSmith, Elder and Company, 1846 - 73 Seiten |
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... Persia , when the couriers by the Euphrates must take their passage in a French steamer to Beyrout , and those through Persia in an Austrian to Trebizond . The chapter of accidents rarely turns out favourable to imprudent ministers , or ...
... Persia , when the couriers by the Euphrates must take their passage in a French steamer to Beyrout , and those through Persia in an Austrian to Trebizond . The chapter of accidents rarely turns out favourable to imprudent ministers , or ...
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... Persian Gulf , through Egypt and through Syria , would multiply tenfold the resources of Britain , and secure the defences of our possessions from Canada to Hong Kong . Indeed England , with her small standing army , with her population ...
... Persian Gulf , through Egypt and through Syria , would multiply tenfold the resources of Britain , and secure the defences of our possessions from Canada to Hong Kong . Indeed England , with her small standing army , with her population ...
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... Persian Gulf , and the deserts between the Euphrates and Syria . By this latter route it seems probable that the Ishmaelites , the first who are recorded in history as traders in spices , obtained the Indian commodities they were carry ...
... Persian Gulf , and the deserts between the Euphrates and Syria . By this latter route it seems probable that the Ishmaelites , the first who are recorded in history as traders in spices , obtained the Indian commodities they were carry ...
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... Persian pilgrims , who have taken the Austrian steamers from Trebizond , Constantinople , and Smyrna , to Alexandria . From thence they mounted the Nile to Kench ; instead of joining the Hadj at Cairo and traversing the desert for forty ...
... Persian pilgrims , who have taken the Austrian steamers from Trebizond , Constantinople , and Smyrna , to Alexandria . From thence they mounted the Nile to Kench ; instead of joining the Hadj at Cairo and traversing the desert for forty ...
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... Persians had conquered Egypt ; but it was left unconnected with the Red Sea , in consequence of the level of that sea having been found to be much higher than the level of the land in the Delta . In the time of Ptolemy the Second , the ...
... Persians had conquered Egypt ; but it was left unconnected with the Red Sea , in consequence of the level of that sea having been found to be much higher than the level of the land in the Delta . In the time of Ptolemy the Second , the ...
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afford agent Alexandria ancient Arab empire Austrian steamers barrage Beyrout Britain British Consul British Government Cairo Cairo to Suez carry CHARLES GUTZLAFF commercial communications with India Consular Corfu Damietta diplomatic East India Company England English establishment Europe and India European powers execution expense fleet Foreign Office France French Government French packets French steamers frigates Gibraltar Greece hostile improvement India through Egypt Indian empire Indian passengers Indian trade inhabitants interests interruption Ionian Islands Kench Kosseir Levant line-of-battle ships Lord Lord Palmerston Louis Philippe Malta Mamlooks Marseilles means Mediterranean ment merchants miles ministers Mohammed Mohammed Ali monopoly Monsieur Mongel month Myos Hormos naval force naval power necessary Nile Pasha of Egypt Peninsular and Oriental political port possession present projects railway ranean Red Sea render round the Cape ship canal Shishak shores sovereign of Egypt steam navigation Suez Sultan Syria terranean tion transit through Egypt transport Trieste troops Turkey Turkish vessels
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Seite 17 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Seite 14 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Seite 17 - And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem : and he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house ; he even took away all : and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.