From Philadelphia faPer,--Oa. 8, 1906.
CEN. EATCN'S EXPEDITION.
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BY the P-eliden,, which fails for Ameri-
ca in few days. embrace the favorable
opportunity Of writing you few lines. You
wilt no doubt be anxious and feel little
iurPrifed at my long iilence, and will per-
haps, place it TO neglect or want Of affect
ion; but when allure you have not been
IN Chriltian country for nearly eight
months before, you will form an opinion
that will be more correspondent to the fee
hngs OF mv heart. Time and my duty
will not permit me 70 write you as lengthy
as could with viii however, give YOU
thort account of our journey acrois the
Lybian Deiert, where we fufFered al
mott every thing poflibe, but in the end
gained glorious victory, and in great
meaiure contributed to the bringing the
Bafhaw Of rrpoly 70 terms Of peace. A
bout the middle Of November, failed
from Malta, bound to Egypt (having on
board, as pafenger, William Eaton, Efq J
in fearch Of Hamer Bafhaw, the righttuI
iovereign Of Tripoly, to endeavour to effca
co operation with him againf his broth
e, the reigning Baihaw Of Tripoly. We
arrived at the port Of Alexandria on The
"a of NoFembct, and Mr. Eaton vent tc
Grand Cairo in feareh Of the EA-Bollaw.
After long ferries Of difficult, 5, dangers
and veXations, MIR. Eaton arrived near
Alexandria with the Bafhaw, and about
forty perions in his fuite, about ths 9th F5b-
ruary. Mr.. {. returned on board, and the
Baihaw fornaed his camp about II miles
from Alexandria, where he was occqEon-
ally reinforced by the Bedouin or deiert A
rabs. At the preHing folicitation Of Mr..
Eaton, and ar the requett Of Captain HAL,
| coniented to accompany the former acrois
the deiert, with the proviGo Of joining rhe
brig at Bomba. On the 9th Of FEB Mr.


Z. cur Lieut.. of Marines, myielf, and fey-n
marines, left the brig and Joined the army,
and the brig failed for Syracuse On the
9th OF March we commenced cur march
with about 900 well mounted Arabs, 70
ehrittans recruited AZ Alexandria, and 70
camels laden with our proyiGons and bag
gage. Our frit DAYS Eiareh was near a.
miles. On encamp}ng, we found tae wrn,
TO al appearances, dry, and there was no
water within fix hour. march Here com
menced the ilrit Of our Offerings