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Dr. Stetzen, a German physician residing at Alexandria 265, says, that he has received intelligence from a pilgrim, on his way to Mecca, a native of Ber Noh, or Bernou 266, that the river within a mile of the city is as large as the Egyptian Nile, and overflows its banks; it is navigated by vessels of considerable dimensions, carrying sails and oars.