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AUTHOR OF "A MISSION TO CENTRAL AFRICA,"
"TRAVELS IN THE DESERT OF SAHARA," &C.
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The Mogador Jewesses.—Disputes between the Jew and the Moor.—Melancholy
Scenes.—The Jews of the Atlas.—Their Religion.—Beautiful Women.—The
Four Wives.—Statues discovered.—Discrepancy of age of married people.—
Young and frail fair ones.—Superstition respecting Salt.—White
Brandy.—Ludicrous Anecdote.
The Maroquine dynasties.—Family of the Shereefian Monarchs.—Personalappearances and character of Muley Abd Errahman.—Refutation of thecharge of human sacrifices against the Moorish Princes.—Genealogy ofthe reigning dynasty of Morocco.—The tyraufc Yezeed, (halfIrish).—Muley Suleiman, the "The Shereeff of Shereefs."—Diplomaticrelations of the Emperor of Morocco with European Powers.—Muley Ismaelenamoured with the French Princess de Conti.—Rival diplomacy of Franceand England near the Maroquine Court.—Mr. Hay's correspondence withthis Court on the Slave-trade.—Treaties between Great Britain andMorocco; how defective and requiring amendment.—Unwritten engagements.
The two different aspects by which the strength and resources of theEmpire of Morocco may be viewed or estimated.—Native appellation ofMorocco.—Geographical limits of this country.—Historical review of theinhabitants of North Africa, and the manner in which this region wassuccessively peopled and conquered.—The distinct varieties of the humanrace, as found in Morocco.—Nature of the soil and climate of thiscountry.—Derem, or the Atlas chain of mountains.—Naturalproducts.—The Shebbel, or Barbary salmon; different characters ofexports of the Northern and Southern provinces.—The ElæonderronArgan.—Various trees and plants.—Mines.—The Sherb-Errech, orDesert-horse.
Division of Morocco into kingdoms or States, and zones or regions.—
Description of the towns and cities on the Maroquine coasts of the
Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.—The Zafarine Isles.—Melilla.—
Alhucemas.—Penon de Velez.—Tegaza.—Provinces of Rif and Garet.—
Tetouan.—Ceuta.—Arzila.—El Araish.—Mehedia.—Salee.—Rabat.—
Fidallah.—Dar-el-Beidah.—Azamour.—Mazagran.—Saffee.—Waladia.
Description of the Imperial Cities or Capitals of the Empire.—El-Kesar.—Mequinez.—Fez.—Morocco.—The province of Tafilett, thebirth-place of the present dynasty of the Shereefs.
Description of the towns and cities of the Interior, and those of the
Kingdom of Fez.—Seisouan.—Wazen.—Zawiat.—Muley Dris.—Sofru.—
Dubdu.—Taza.—Oushdah.—Agla.—Nakbila.—Meshra.—Khaluf.—The Places
distinguished in. Morocco, including Sous, Draka, and Tafilett.—Tefza.
—Pitideb.—Ghuer.—Tyijet.—Bulawan.—Soubeit—Meramer.—El-Medina.—
Tagodast.—Dimenet.—Aghmat.—Fronga.—Tedmest.—Tekonlet.—Tesegdelt.—
Tagawost.—Tedsi Beneali.—Beni Sabih.—Tatta and Akka.—Mesah or
Assah.—T