Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-28

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Nameluke's horses AM prisooa.-., -
our osicerswere conhneu md whrrs
was confined uoti the 3asi,sw ~.
me into his household, se1 where ~
bashaw confines his hostagsa a1d m2tg,
tors and IN the midst OF ,..l4c eioouv, ~
gions is the magazine OF gun powder
These mansions 1oi horror are in bad ;.
pair, full Of vermin and the 6lthies, place !,
all Tripuli. The town Gnc.ud,ng The ca,
tie is abou. three and an half Hi..es in en-,
cumference. The country about Trina.
to the foot of Mount A.las, which is vn
days Journey from Iripoll Is principally |
sandy and barren desert. The Sown and
the ramparts and batteries, which eutlos.
ii, are built ofruibs Of s0cient Eca, Lem,
and Sabrasa, which are rnarlie auo q van.
~ Of other c3!careous stone anoue which
are shafts of graite, r.aoy OF vhic.
are very large the cement IS line and
sand regularity Of architecture IS mott,
be seen in the modern buildings. n.
town and batteries are generally While
wa he'd with lime at the commencement,
OF Ramadam. The tops OF the houses ar.
Ga and covered with composition chiefly
Of lime which when dry forms very firm
terrace.
- To prevent tie effects Of Ere from
their enemies the whole town is In a state
o. f.e proof The fresh water used ia
'Ir poll (cxcept 10 tiene OF scarcity WHEN,
is brought from The wells in he desert, on
mules, asses, and by Christian slaves) j,
ran water capgh, 10 winter, the only ,lms
o. yap in us counlry 1t runt from the
terraces through eartben ,ubes into iarp.
waited RESERVOIRS which are bnist CT stone
ADD lime, and coated with lime, and ars
inthe ear b belo1 the influence Of he sun,
where it is preserved from filth, end when
d avn FIR use it is remarkably clear, cool
and pleasant. The wells in and about
TrIpoll, for about TWO miles frona the SEA
shore. produce braekish water, which is
used for cieaoirg their stone Aooss, sinks,
necessaries, &c. and tor watering gardens
during the dry season. Sinks: lead from
the houses through he bottoms of the re.
ccssaries, into very larsesewers which lead
mo he sea, al Of which are bniLt of stone
and lime, The streets not being paved are
naturally very dirty, bu, every ching Of the
nature Of MANURE IS diligently gathered in.
to large baskets, fong upon canapls, mules
ard asses, and carried into the gardens 10
raise The sol front IFS natural state of bar
T.
enclosed with high walls they CONTAIN
from two 10 SIX acres each many of them
are cultivated in she European STYLE by
European GARDENERS aud are made 10 pro.
iuce many ct TIE usetGl roots, plants, and
fruits that are natural 10 the torrid and
temperate zcnes. These Enclosures are
abou, 1000 in uusaper al in,erspersed with
tall d2se.tgees, aud are laid oct ia such
manner that collectively they form semi.
circle which extends fEon shore to shore a.
lirie distance ttom eIlc town, forming a
la,ge circular avenue Of sand between the
town and ga dsns. This evergreen half
zone, l1e saaQy desert on which it is plant.
ed, and Asouor A;l&a, which borders the
prospect, when viewed from The top of ice
css k or gate 81 he town, presents beau.
tjtul prospect,
:" he wiz Us from the north, n. 4. and
II ". are generally very saiabrious- -
those from the south ard S. E. come over
the pa:cbed continent aud are generally
very oppressive. they are called the Syroc..
coe==they sometimes rise to tina, degree OF
heat and violence that people who are not
able to find shelter often perish. They
sometimes last three days, bat generally
not longer than the first IL of the "a hours.
The highs are sometimes cool after rain;
bas never saw any frost during The TWO
winters vas IN TriPoli.
9 The principle market is held every
Tuesday on the avenue between the town
and gardens where variety Of articles are