A personal narrative of the Euphrates expedition

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Book I.— The Tbanspobt. Chapter Pagk

I. THE SEA VOYAGE 1

II. THE GULF OF ISSUS 10

III. THE BATTLE-FIELD OP IMMA 23

IV. THE PLAIN AND LAKE OP ANTIOCH .... 86 V. THE ANSAEIANS . 43

VI. EXCUESION IN COELE-STEIA 50

VII. EEMAINS OP EARLY CHEISTIANITY 58

VIII. INCIDENTS OP THE TEANSPOET 65

IX. ANTIOCH 69

X. END OF THE TEANSPOET 82

Book Ii.—winteb Wandebings

I. THE FOOT OF TAUEUS 97

II. THE GATES OF CILICIA AND SYEIA .... 112

III. THE ALEIAN PLAIN 125

IV. THE BIETHPLACE OF ST. PAUL 187

V. THE GATE OF TAUEUS 147

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VI. THEEB DAYS LOST IN TAURUS .

VII. THE STRONGHOLDS OF THE ARMENIANS

VIII. THE PASS OP THE PTHAMUS

IX. THE PRINCIPALITY OP EDESSA

X. ABRAHAM'S FATHERLAND

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155 167 178 190 203

Book Iii.— The Descent Of The Biveb

I. BUROPUS AND CECILIANA 213

II. THE CASTLE OF THE STARS 226

III. MAGOG, CARCHEMISH, AND HIBRAPOLIS . . . 235

IV. THE IRON GATES OP THE EUPHRATES . . . 248 V. A PARADISE OF THE PERSIANS 256

VI. MIZAEI TURK — THE TURK'S BURIAL-PLACE . . 268

VII. THAPSACUS — THE FATAL PASS 273

VIII. THE PALACE OF HARtJN AL EASHID .... 284

IX. THE FOREST OF AMRAN ...... 296

X. THE SUMMER RETREAT OP QUEEN ZENOBIA . . 306

XI. AN ARABIAN STORY 317

XII. THE RIVER HABOR 331

XIII. THE CONQUEST OF MESOPOTAMIA BY THE SARACENS . 846

XIV. THE PALL OF KARKISHA 358

XV. REHOBOTH OF THE RIVER ..... 869

XVI. saladin's castle 37g

XVII. THE LOSS OP THE ' TIGRIS ' 387

XVIII. ANAH AND ANATHO • . _ 401

XIX. THE BOUNDARIES OP PERSIA AND PAETHIA ■ . . 410

XX. A DAY AND NIGHT ON THE BANKS OP THE

EUPHRATES 4]^g

XXI. THE PRINCIPALITY OP THE CAPTIVE JEWS . . 481

XXII. THE ' GATES OF PARADISE ' 44O

LIST OF OFFICEBS ATTACHED TO THE EUPHBATES EXPEDITION.

Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney, E.A., in command. Afterwards Major-General. Deceased.

Major J. B. B. Estcourt. Afterwards Major-General. Died in camp before Sebastopol.

Lieutenant H. F. Murphy, R.E., astronomer. Died at Bassora.

Lieutenant R. Cockburn, E.A., in command of the Artillery, was drowned at the loss of the ' Tigris.'

Captain H. B. Lynch, C.B., K.L.S., in command of the 'Tigris.' Deceased.

Commander R. P. Cleveland, E.N., commanded the ' Euphrates.' Deceased.

Captain E. P. Charlewood, R.N., second in command on the ' Euphrates.' Now Admiral Charlewood.

Captain James Pitzjames, R.N, third in command on the ' Euphrates.' Perished on Sir John Franklin's expedition.

Captain Heney Eden, R.N., second in command on the ' Tigris.'

William F. Ainsworth, surgeon and geologist to the expedition. Surgeon to the ' Euphrates.'

Dr. C. F. Staunton, R.A., surgeon to the ' Tigris.' Left at the loss of that vessel. Deceased.

A. A. Staunton, assistant surgeon to the ' Tigris.' Left at the loss of that vessel, and received a commission in the Royal Artillery as a reward for his ^jyices. Deceased.

W. Tayloi^^Khomson, assistant to Lieutenant Murphy. Left at the loss of the 'Tigris ' ; was appointed paid Attach^ to the Persian Embassy in reward for his services; became Charge d' Affaires, and died Sir W. Taylour Thomson.

Christian A. Rassam, interpreter to the Expedition. Was in reward for his services appointed British vice-consul at Mosul. Deceased.

A. Hector, storekeeper and purser. Was appointed in charge of the postal line through Arabia.

THE

EUPHEATES EXPEDITION.