Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-19

accompanies diplomatic mission fem Tan
giers TO Morocco
'Debauching from this rocky de6le, the i'm.
! Peflai cry-"lth IFS building, its mosques
Us minarets, and lefty tower, on plain, IN
me mlust OF isrest of palms, backed by the
eternal snsws OF the atlas. rising 10 a Height
OF eleven thousand feet brought Csrwara =
striking relief from The deep blue sky be
hind them-burst on our view. While W.
gazed with delight on the beautiful prospect
our Moorish leader, on first sight OF Moroc.
CO, halted his troops. aud one and all offered
up prayers for the health of the Sultan, their
master. and thanksgiving for the happy ter
hlinAtisn OF their journey; encamped for the
night under the shade Of the palm trees;
Tue contrast striking between this emblem
OF tropical and burning chnes, aud the snowy
mountains, new rising almost Immediately
over our heads; at sun set many of the peaks
sun hgsted up. while all below lies buried in
one mass oil shadow. '--p. 1885, iS6
The following day. the 10th December, they
"Cross the river Tensilt, at Alkantra. a
bndge OF thirty pointed arches, and csntin
ue over perfectly level plain. through for
est oil palms, towards the city. accsmnanied
by the sultan's guards all in white clothing.
and the whole Of the troops and male popu
iation OF Morocco. not less than forty thou
sand persons, spirited charging Of cavalry:
flrng guns and crackers; barbaro,,s muse:
incessant shoutlnes bawIin9, and piercing Of
screams OF women! ia short, suffice il 20 saw
every honor that could be Afforded, attended
us as we advanced At high nson-at the
msment the high flags were waving from
the SUBMITS of the Minarets, and the loud
and deep voice OF tie muezzis was heard
from the lslty towers of the mosques, calling
on tie faithful Musselmans to acknowledge
that there is 40 Cad but one God, and that
Aohammed is his Prophet--did we anbe-
lieying Nazerenes enter the imperial city Of
Merrseo An aernbt turn brought us to our
quarters, IN a vast garden. at oace silent,
shaded, verdant. and COOL" and where we
wele al full liberty to make our repose
The plain Of Morocco extends in an east
aad west directed between low range Of
schistcse hills to the north, and the lefty At
las to the south about twenty five miles wide,
and apparently dead fiat to the foot Of the
mountains, which rise abruptly TO the height
of eleven thousand feet their peaks covered
with snow THIS plain. which has no limit
as far as the eye can reach east or west; "
ing about fifteen hundrea feet above The lc-
vel Of the sea, the soil Of light sand, loan,
with nuaerous rolled stones of chrystalized
quartz, aEates, fints, peFphyry. a green
stone, comedians, &c. &c is, generally speak
ing. covered with lew brushwood of the thor
ny plant called seira nebdch, or buckthorn;
the banks of the streamlets fringed with O.
leanders in greas beauty while to the north
ef the city is afsrest Of palm trees and olives
The river Tensiit, springing from the north
ern bills about forty mites eastward OF the
city, flows along az shsir hase about MALES
nsrth OF Morocco and joined by several
streamlets from Atlas reaches the Atlantic a.
bout fifteen miles South Of Salty, nearly one
hundred lalles distant; the river is shallow,
hnt rapid; the channel here absut three hun
! bred yards wide, bnt fatsable except in the
spring in almost all places.
The CITY of Msroccb living on the north
ern side Of this rich plain. is surrounded by
a strongly built, saachicolafed wall OF ieaa
work, thirty feet high. with foundations Of
Masonry. square towers above every fifty pa
ces: the whole nearly six miles in circuit en-
tered. by eleven strong double gates. But
This vast area is Far from being generally co
vered with builsings; il comprises large gar
deHs, and open spaces from twenty to thirty
acres in extent The Sultan's Palace stands
on The south or the city facing The Atlas, out
side tia main wall; but enclosed within waits
Of equal strength. in large space of about
fifteen hundred wards long, by six hundred
wide divided int squares laid out in gardens
round which are detached pavlIons, forming
the imperial residence: the floors Of therooms
tassels ted with various colonred tiles; other
wise plain; a mat. a small carpet at one end.
and some cushions; form the furniture. PIP.
ass. 1876
He then describes The mosques. The foun-
fains. the bazaars. streets and houses-the
aonedncts. cemeteries and gardens II was
sne OF these belonging to the Sultan, IN which
the British mission were accommodated du-
riur their residence of a menth in Morocco.
! It was called
..Sebt Ell .Hahmonio; covering an extent Of
fifteen acres. planted in the wilderness style
with every variety Of fruit tree--olive, orange,
nomesranate, ciiron. mulberry, walnut, peach.
annie near. vine. &C.; with cedar. poplar,
| acacia. rose. myrtle. Jessasiin--iorming
| hxur,ant and dense mass OF foliage only bro
(, ken by the solemn cypress snd more stately
| palm. and through which nothing was to nc
| seen but the snowy peaks OF Alias rising al
most Immediately above cur heads. and the
| tall tower of the principal mosque distant a.
bout quarter Of mile
Noueht but the playfulness Of gazelles, 4
The abundant trickling of water In every d.
ree.;on. 70 break the stillnessof this delightful
| SCOT, combining every thing to be desired ~
burning cline. silence, shade. verdure, and
+, fragrance. Bur. "a a contrast to the bound
"a view oC our garden, the terraced rosi Of
80 honse commanded view over the city