The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

WILD'S MAP OF MOROCCO.

We shall, in due time, learn to know the world
through Mr. Wyld's persuasive tuition, nearly as
well as himself, Queen's Geographer though he be.
We are pretty well acquainted with several por-
tions of it already, thanks to our enterprising
friend's exertions. We suppose our next grand
lesson will be with our old friend the Chinaman,
whose perfidious conduct has aroused the sleeping
vengeance both of France and England, but that
of England more particularly, and we regret more
wofully. Here we have a map of a country very
little known though so near at hand. Indeed,
Africa, seems to be, if not the great, at least the
dry unknown in our geographical knowledge.
What with Lions and Tigers, with people nearly
as wild and savage—and above all, with burning
deserts, and little or no water drink-
able by travellers, it is a country—the very ghost
of its famous antiquity.
All these Mr. Wyld has taken into account so
far as Morocco is concerned, and has illustrated the
dark mountains and hszardous byways of the
valleys with a master hand, such as himself could
only achieve. We have the Bay of Gibraltar and
Algesiras on the Spanish side of the Mediter-
ranean coast, stretching to the East beyond
Almeira Bay, with, on the West or Atlantic side,
Cape Trafalgar, Cadiz, the Gualdaquiver River,
with that blackguard Tarifa point from which the
brave Spaniards boast their prowess, by firing at
helpless merchant vessels which may be dr4ven by
wind or current near enough to frighten them !
On the African side of the Mediterranean the coast
stretches down to Oran, Mostaganem, showing
Orleansville in the background. Then we have
the Atlantic coast delineated as far from
Mogador as it is from the Strait of Gibraltar
While on the East we have the extreme boundary
of the Empire of Morocco, or, as Mr. Wyld styles
it, Morocco, to the borders of French Algeria. But
the most interesting portion of the map at the pre-
sent juncture seems to centre about the promontory
from Tetuan some 25 miles inland to the coast
rounding from Tangiers to Ceuta, the bay of which
is admirably defined on a large scale in another part
of the map. Then there is an excellent picture of the
bay and harbour of Mogador, with an island some-
thing similar to our Isle of Wight, for the protection
of shipping, with a northern and southern entrance,
which seem to indicate a complete harbour
of safety. This port is on a line with the
City of Morocco from the Atlantic—a very excellent
picture of which is given on the West or Atlantic
side of the map. Altogether we can truly recom-
mend this Map to all those who take an interest in
the present audacious but ineffectual attempt of
the Spaniards and the bold defence of the chival-
rous Moors.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset arrived at
Wimbledon-park yesterday, from visiting Viscount and
Viscountess Palmerston, at Broadlands, Hants.
The Earl and Countess of Warwick have arrived
at their residence in the --table-yard, St. James's, from
Warwick Castle.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are enter-
taining a select party at Bretby-park, Derbyshire.
The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Ladies
Craven will leave town on Monday, on a visit to the Earl
and Countess of Clarcudon, at the Grove, near Watford.
The Earl and Countess de Grey are staying on a
visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, at their seat,
Broadlands, llants. •

The Countess Dowager of Westmoreland and
Lally Rosa Fane are expected in town in a few days from
Aithorpe llotiso, Northamptonshire,

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