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Irwin relates the series of misadventures which occurred on his journey back from India after his dismissal from the East India Company. Following the near wreck of his ship he was taken prisoner by some Arabs who took him to the Nile, whence he travelled to Cairo on his release. Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p325.
