| Show AND ann alexandria the rochester union contains i t letter from B F ahel anel dated amin fri in cairo the following is an extract illustrating that som Eom something ething is is doing even in in old egypt modern alexandria can scarcely be said to have any di distinct it is is neither wholly european or oriental but an admixture of both its population is is made up of turks albanian syrians girels jeys jews copts coats armen medians ians french germans german It alFans fins and eng lih lish from people previous to the pashalia Pas halic of or mohammed ali al it hiis his increased to and is ia at this time rapidly improving in in wealth and importance the european quarter has wide streets and public and private buildings and the tile trade is is mostly y controlled by europeans the bus business ineis inels and language being french it its palmy days this city embraced rm braced a circuit cincu it of fifteen miles glending roin froin the sea to lake mareotis dia Ala reotis and contained a population of six EIX hundred it was founded by alexander a the file great after his conquest of syria y years e ars before the christian era and was lai lal ladd d out in the shape of a macedonia cloak with a bridge or cause rause viny connecting with the island of pharos jt it attained in to great consequence and ond splendor under the Ptole mies and as late a as A D when captured by A arcier under the tbt caliph Omer was remarkable fc for its wealth and magnificence amer in in a letter to the caliph thus deser bes his c enquest 1 11 I have taken tallen the tha great city of the ibe west it is is impossible fur for me roe to enumerate the variety of its riches and beauty and I 1 shall content myself with urh observing ob observing servin bervin that it contains palaces 4 baths 40 T theatres theartres the tl atres ment shops el ops for tile the galad salad of vegetables and tributary jews the great alexandri alexandin Alexan dmn m library contained belonging to it bf by marc antony |
