[35]. “Very small kettle-drums, or basins, about six inches in diameter, covered with a parchment, and fixed on each side of the pommel of the saddle as holster-pieces are, and beat with pieces of leather straps. They make a monotonous noise, and always accompany Arab cavalry.”
[36]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 294.
[37]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 295.
[38]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 295.
[39]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 295. Tahir Bey reports that after Ibrahim re-crossed the Jordan, he lost all his infantry, and arrived at Kerek with his cavalry only.
[41]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 298.
[43]. See Levant Papers, Part III., p. 270.
[44]. Ibid., pp. 271, 272.