with an account, ancient and modern, of the Oasis of Amun and the other oases now under the dominion of the pasha of Egypt; with a map and twenty plates illustrating the temples, scenery, etc.
91 CHAP. VI. PICTURESQUE SITUATION OF THE TEMPLE OF EL KHAR- GEH. RESIDENCE THERE. VISITS FROM THE INHABIT ANTS. GREEK INSCRIPTIONS.—ESCAPE FROM WOLVES. DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHITECTURE. ARAB LAW SUIT.—NAME OF DARIUS IN HIEROGLYPHICS.— OVER WHELMING EFFECT OF THE DESERT. HISTORICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL TABLETS. From the 9,0th Oct. until the 3rd of Nov. — Temple of el Khargeh. We left the town of el Khargeh at two o’clock, and in two hours we ar rived at the principal temple in the Oasis, situated about six miles to the north of the metropolis. Notwithstanding the descriptions I had pre viously read of this interesting ruin in the journals of other travellers, I must state, that I was agreably surprised to find such magnificent vestiges of civilisation ; so splendid a monument of art in so remote and isolated a region. This temple is not simply worthy of attention for its architecture ; the interesting sculptures