Vandyck, Dr., U. S. A., ii. 160
Van Egmont, writings of, i. 349
Vassals and vassalage, i. 11, 201, 242;
ii. 133, 613 to 616, 636
Veil, the, i. 110, 216, 224, 225; ii. 224,
235, 406

Ventilation, necessity of free, ii. 198
Vermin, i. 66, 169, 175, 183, 281, 283,
322; ii. 380, 384, 461

Viceroy and his agents, the, i. 364 (see
Mohammed Ali)

Vine and Vintage, the, i. 174, 220; ii.
204, 371

Viol, the, i. 216; ii. 242, 410
Viragoes, i. 231

Virgil, the writings of, i. 29; ii. 329
Virtue, i. 232; ii. 46, 212, 225, 300,
413, 611, 612, 616

Virtuosi, i. 132; ii. 390

Visits and visiting in the East (see
Etiquette), i. 226; ii. 102, 222, 229,
374, 474

Voluptuous exhibitions of the Greeks
and Romans, i. 219

Vultures, i. 383; ii. 379, 394, 396,518,
549, 587

Volcanic appearances in Egypt and
Nubia, ii. 457, 469, 471, 479, 480,
569

Vyze, Colonel, researches and disco-
veries of, ii. 274, 292, 297, 308

W.

Waghorn, Hill, Raven & Co., Messrs.
i. 281, 283,; ii. 283, 500
Wailing the dead, ii. 325 to 333
Wakáleh or slave-market at Cairo,
ii. 347 to 349

"Waking" of the Irish, ii. 326

Walker, Admiral, his mission to Alex-
andria, i. 415, 448

Walking in the East, custom of, ii.
216, 231

Wallées of Egypt, ii. 335

Walmas, Monsr., chief interpreter to
Mohammed Ali at Cairo, &c., i. 99,
100, 352

Walpole, Lady Georgiana, i. 104; ii.

594

Walsh, Rev. Dr., writings of, i. 410;
ii. 37

War, and its horrors, i. 49, 91, 436,
455; ii. 177, 186, 544

Warfare of Orientals compared with
that of Europeans, i. 251; ii. 171
Warriors of the East, ii. 341
Warrior's grave, i. 149

Warne, Dr., his exertions in the cause
of science, i. 93

Wardan, i. 241; ii. 598

Washers of the dead, ii. 329, 332
Washing, custom of, ii. 221
Watches, division of the day into, i.
347

Waters, wasting of the, i. 242; ii. 380
to 383, 545: -subsidence of the, ii.
602 to 604 (see Nile)

Waters of Abana and Pharpar, vene-
ration of the modern Egyptians for,
ii. 588

Water of the Desert (see Mirage), ii.
569, 590

Water melon, or Pastek, i. 111, 190,

214; ii. 401, 473, 590

Water pots, i. 192

Water skins, ii. 401

Water spouts, i. 52

Water carriers, or Sakahs, i. 261; ii.
171,210

Water wheels, or Sakiés, ii. 366, 367,
452, 455, 571

Wauchop, General, ii. 159
Way-wodes of Turkey, ii. 153
Weaving, art of, i. 317

Wearing apparel, choice of, i. 312,
317

Weddings and wedding garments, (see
Marriage), i. 223 to 226

Weights and measures, i. 460; ii. 62
Welsh language, curious anecdote of
the, ii. 287

Well of Hammamât, ii. 402

of El Elgheita, ii. 402
Whahábees, their descent upon the
Holy Cities, i. 408, 418:-conquest
of the, i. 408; ii. 128, 170, 244
Wheat of Egypt, i. 200, 206; ii. 378,
386, 602: of the Scriptures,
seven-eared, i. 200, 206

"Whited Sepulchres" of the East, i.
382; ii. 325

Whirlwinds of the Desert, ii. 334
Wickliffe, Dr. John, Rector of Lutter-
worth, ii. 165
Widgeons, ii. 601

Widowhood, i. 232; ii. 333, 334
Wife, the, i. 231, 232; ii. 204, 226
Wilderness, the Great, ii. 163, 166,
256 (see Desert) :- contemplations
in, ii. 314, 315:-the joys and
attractions of, ii. 350, 353, 375,
381,384, 451, 518, 622:-the rising
moon in, ii. 316: sunset in,
ii. 314, 316: optical illusions
of, i. 162 to 168; ii. 252, 253
(see Mirage): small birds of,
i. 161, 383; ii. 263,307 :-the "ty-
phoon" or sand-storm of, ii. 381,
384 (see Winds)

Wild ducks, ii. 372, 601

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Wilford, Esq., his interview with
the Brahmins of India, ii. 291
Wilkinson, Sir Gardiner, writings of,
ii. 81

Wilson, Sir Robert, writings of, i. 142
Windmills of Egypt, ii. 602
Winds of Egypt, i. 51, 134, 295, 296;
ii. 373, 381,382, 384, 486, 490, 492,
525, 567 (see Nile)

of the Mediterranean, i. 4, 29,
50, 153, 453

of Mount Taurus and the Black
Sea, i. 29, 453

Wine, its use and abuse, i. 145, 213;

ii. 242, 385

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Winter of Northern Africa illustrated,

i. 29

Winter cruizing in the Levant, i. 53,
453

Wisdom, infinite, ii. 243

Wise men of the East, ii. 319
Witchcraft, i. 74

Witches, ii. 296

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Wolff, Rev. Joseph, his missionary
labours, character, general appear-
ance and deportment, i. 103, 338,
592 to 595:- his love of disputa-
tion, enthusiasm, learning, forti-
tude, and sense of religious duty,
ii. 591, 594: - his numerous hard-
ships and hair-breadth escapes, ii.
594: the estimation in which he
was held by the Ulemah, ii. 592: —
interposition of Mohammed Ali in
his behalf, ii. 592: his departure
for, and proceedings at Rhodes,
Smyrna and Salonika, ii. 592 :
his reception at Salonika, ii. 592 :-
his overland journey to India, ii.
594:- his privations and captivity
in Bokhara, ii. 594:- his embarka-
tion at Malta, and intended expedi-
tion to Abyssinia and Timbuctoo,
ii. 594: his letter to the late Sir
Alexander Burnes, ii. 594, 595
Wolves, ii. 518
Wool, i. 314

Woman, her charms and characteris-
tics, i. 232; ii. 224, 226, 227, 236,
357-the supremacy and influence
of, ii. 236, 300, 565 :-depravity in,
ii. 88, 228

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Women of the East, their piety, edu-
cation and condition, i. 233; ii.
340 their notion of admiration,
ii. 340
Women; Mussulmaun estimation of,
i. 220, 233, 234: Mussulmaun
treatment of, ii. 224
World, wonders of the, ii. 554
World in miniature, i. 276 to 279, 428
Worldly wisdom exemplified, ii. 616
Worship of the Almighty, i. 342, 368:
of the Sun and Golden Calf, ii.
155, 299
Wrecks on the coast of Egypt, i. 147,
153

Writings of the ancients, ii. 605 (see
Tablets)

Written Mountains of Arabia, ii. 604
(see Sculptured Rocks)

X.

Xerxes's descent upon Greece, ii. 202

Yaschmâk, i. 216, 235
Y'atigh'an, ii. 216, 257

Y'awer Pascha, his arrival at Alex-
andria with Commodore Napier;
his rank and mission, i. 415, 448
Yemen, the products of, ii. 442
Yoûart, i. 213, 261

York, the Archbishop of, ii. 159, 619
Young, Dr. Thos. (the late) the father
of hieroglyphics; his researches, i.
175; ii. 298, 543 :- his translation
of an ancient Egyptian document
relative to the transfer of land, ii.
547

Youssouff Pascha of Damascus, ii.
150, 154

Ypsambal (see Aboo Simbal) ii. 463

Z.

Zahir, the ancient towers of, i. 441
Zahle in Syria, ii. 110:- the iron
mines of, i. 121; ii. 203
Zamburecki, or camel artillery, i. 263
Zechariah, the tomb of, ii. 294
Zeibecks of Asia Minor, ii. 90
Zeitoun, village of, ii. 368
Zem-Zem, the "sacred well," ii. 341
Zephyrium Promontory, i. 153
Zin, the wilderness of, ii. 579
Zion, its beauty as described by Eze-
kiel and David, i. 227 :-the favour
of the Almighty to the people of,
i. 227

Zoan, the site of, ii. 601
Zodiacs; their supposed delineation
on the ancient Egyptian tombs and
temples, ii. 276, 396, 398, 436, 635
"Zulfs" of the Persians, i. 301