ROSETTO, a town of Africa, in Egypt, seated
on the western branch of the river Nile; the Egyptians
call it Raschid, and account it one of the pleasantest
places in Egypt. It is near two miles in length, and
has not above two or three streets. Any one that sees
the hills about Rosetto, would judge that they were
the ancient barriers of the sea, and conclude that the
sea has not lost more ground than the space between
the hills and the water. They have a great manufac-
tory of striped and other coarse linens: but the chief
business of the place is the carriage of goods from
hence to Cairo; for all European merchandizes are
brought hither from Alexandria by sea, and thence
carried by boats to Cairo. The Europeans have their
vice-consuls and factors here, who transact business.
The country to the north has delightful gardens, full
of orange, lemon, and citron trees, and almost all
sorts of fruits, with a variety of groves of palm-trees;
and when the fields are green with rice, it adds greatly
to the beauty of the country. E. Long. 41. 35. N.
Lat. 31. 10.