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tuFedly busy ia PersuadiBg mo falsely,
that was about TO die. When the boat
arrived that was about to take US ashore
could not so much as rise 10 see nv
luggage put into It. II was then that q
feilow.PaSseEger belriended me inmy ut
most need. This was smart, intelli
gent, little man Of the name Of Biron,
whom | had supposed, from his appear
ance, to be some officer pretty high 10
the civil service; but he told mo that he
was returning 10 his peHuquier's shop to
AlgIers. However, he was not in the
civil service, his humanity calls me TO re-.
member him as a most civil and service
able friend, and lneed not say that asso
ciated romance with his name. HO took
charge Of my effects, and saw them safely
through the Custom house, What pass
ed in that hour Of landing in Alrica--
when ] fell on my knees on the shore, like
Scipio, but from exhaustion and not en-
thasiasm lis bat indistiuclly marked 10
my memory; but recoIIect being glad
that there were no ladies IN tie boat, for
we passed many young Arabs, obviously
grown 10 manhood, some OF whom were
fishing IN barges, and others swimming
about, as naked US they were born. /
recollect, also, that the native porlers
seized on our baggage with as much I'm
pudence as if they had been at Calais,
and that my languid spirits were much re
freshed by the sound Of some hearty
whacks Of his cane which my friend, the
perruquier, bestowed on thoss lnfdels.
Without the aid of his arm | could not
have got TO the nearest inn. On reaching
The hotel, lis solid walls seemed 10 me to
rock like The ship which had Quilted.
| threw myself on bed; my predomi
nant sensation was thirst, but the roof
the A ,or, and The sides Of my apart
menl were all sheer masonry, and
there was neither bell nor other means
of summoning waiter. My faithful
Biron, however soon returned to my
relief. lie procured for me lodgings
and q servant, slept soundIy that
night. except when was shortly, bot
no, unpleasaatly awakened, by the
chaunt Of the Mouz nS on The nina
refs, proclaiming the hour of prayer.
! now write 10 you from lodgings
which ! have taken in the house Of M
Descousse, a respectable merchant in
Algiers, who was formerly a captain
in Napoleon's cavalry, and is at pres
ent colonel Of the national fool'guardS
Of Algiers. The national ioot'guards
| underSia nd, amount 10 between five
and six hundred; there is a rational
horse guard also, but it reckous only
one company, M. Descousse's house
formerly belonged 10 the Aga of The
Janissaries; it may be surpassed by
one or two mansions Of Algiers 10 gil
ded slCoves, sculptured fountains, and
other ornaments, but upon The whole
it is fair sample Of the best Algerine
habilalions. From the street you en-
Ter into the lowest, or ground AoOr,
which is dimly lighted by a window
over the door. The main apartment
here is employed by my landlord as a
porter's hall; but, in by'gone times,
the Ago surrounded by his servants,
used 10 bit in it smoking his pipe and
receiving visitors. On one side Of
This gloomy hall there are vaulted a.
partments which were formerly used
as sta bles; but since the Christian con
q rest of Aigiers, they have been con
verted into wine'cellars. From the
ground, you ascend by two fights Of
white marble stairs in full daylight,
and 10 a court of some thirty fee;
square, paved with marble.
Tais court, quadrangle, tier over tier,
10 the height Of the stories, remind you ol
our old English inns; only il is more ele-
giant, and The white marble pillars, con-
lrasted with The green aud yellow glazed
tiles that line the staircases, as we'll as
the arches and flour Of each gallery, pro-
duce a rich effect. From these galleries
large and handsome folding doors of wood
curiously carved, open INTO the rooms.
The internal aspect ofthe house, as you
look up TO it from the court, is upon the
whole imposing, and on the terrace of the
uppermost story there is commanding
and magnificent view Of the city, the sea
! and lis ships, and the distant mountains
: To save the eyes from being painfully
dazzled, it is however necessary TO con-
suit this prospect either by moonlight OF
by mitigated daylight. Here | mee
; with nv fellow dodgers in the cool Of the
!; evening, among whom is Dr.. REVERE
Ohvsiciau to Inc civil hospital, and intel
. iigent, far.lraveIIed, and accomPlishe'
man. He distinguished himself much II
Egypt by his skIlfal treatment Of thu
! plague. His lady is fair daughter o
! PsSnsyIyania. III the Turkish time
! men we're not privileged to walk on 'hes'
: roof.,erraces; the women enjoy ed them
lone, and used 10 visit each other by cIIu
, bag ladders up and down to tho cOn'Igu
! GUS houses. Hitherto | have seen n
y Al NAan