Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara: Who, Under the Assumed Name of Mahomet, Made the Campaigns Against the Wahabees for the Recovery of Mecca and Medina; and Since Acted as Interpreter to European Travellers in Some Parts Least Visited of Asia and AfricaJ. Murray, 1830 |
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... soldier in the Mahommedan service , may seem to acquire a sort of political , as well as historical interest . It only remains for me to mention that , after a stay of about two years in this country , the author , prompted by that ...
... soldier in the Mahommedan service , may seem to acquire a sort of political , as well as historical interest . It only remains for me to mention that , after a stay of about two years in this country , the author , prompted by that ...
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... but being young and natur- ally active , I afterwards found little difficulty in learning the duties of a soldier , the drill to which the recruits were subjected proving hardly so severe Ch . I. ] 13 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
... but being young and natur- ally active , I afterwards found little difficulty in learning the duties of a soldier , the drill to which the recruits were subjected proving hardly so severe Ch . I. ] 13 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
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... soldiers , sent for the purpose , suddenly laid hands on me , and made me their prisoner . I was be- come an object of the utmost military rigour , and , with handcuffs upon me , was dragged or driven through the streets of my native ...
... soldiers , sent for the purpose , suddenly laid hands on me , and made me their prisoner . I was be- come an object of the utmost military rigour , and , with handcuffs upon me , was dragged or driven through the streets of my native ...
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... - sickness , hunger , ex- haustion with some , suffocation , and the consequences of confined air with more , who were all previously invalids , had taken such effect , that thirty - one of the soldiers Ch . I. ] 29 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
... - sickness , hunger , ex- haustion with some , suffocation , and the consequences of confined air with more , who were all previously invalids , had taken such effect , that thirty - one of the soldiers Ch . I. ] 29 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
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... soldiers were lying dead below , and their corpses , stripped of their uniforms , were thrown into the sea : many of the living , also , were scarce distinguishable from them , and could not long have survived ; but we found that we ...
... soldiers were lying dead below , and their corpses , stripped of their uniforms , were thrown into the sea : many of the living , also , were scarce distinguishable from them , and could not long have survived ; but we found that we ...
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of ..., Volumen1 Giovanni Finati Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara ... Giovanni Finati Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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2d Edit According to Mengin afterwards Albanian Ali Bey amongst ANNA MARIA PORTER appeared Arabs army arrived ATLAS Author Barusce became Bey's boards body BOTANY brought Budoa Cairo called camp Cara Lembi castle cavalry citadel command comrades Confûta continued Dalmatia desertion distance Egypt enemy Engravings escape favour fire Foolscap 8vo force forward garrison gave HISTORY horse Ibrahim Bey J. C. LOUDON Jedeed Bogaz Kaaba Mahomet Mamelukes Maps Mecca Medina MEMOIRS Mengin says ment mountains night officer once passed person pilgrims Plates port present Proofs provisions reached received regiment remained republic of Ragusa retreat round rusce scene seemed sent shewed side sight soldiers soon sooner sort speaking spot Suez suffered Taif Taifa taken Taraba tent thence tion took Tossoon Pasha troops Turkish utmost vessel village vols Wahabees whole WILLIAM JOHN BANKES Yambo