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strange mad'cap, who, not conteOted with
havsds been master ofa ship, imagined
himspI also Muster of the Bellies L.etlres'
and philosophy. Nay, he was poet 10
boot and to my misfortune, learning that
was lterG.eUr, he cruelty inflicted seve
raj dozens ol his own verses on my naked
ears. II was a voyage altogether with
ma ny suferings, but with some consola
lions The cool Of the evening gave US
breath and appetite 10 sup upon deck,
and, in order TO promote cheerlulness, it
WIS made law that we should all sing
after supper in turn, whether we could
sing or not. never recognized more Of
the natural gaiety Of the French charac
ter, and fell in with it the more easily I,
inasnuch as that, baIing the dIscomlorts
have described, and in the absence Of
sionachic affliction, Twas, as far as the
mind is concerned, very loIerably happy.
The prospectof seeing a new quarter Of
the globe, aud Of deserving even afar off
Mount Atlas with his head in the clouds
and his fee: in The sanl!s Of the deseit-
this propscl every now and then made
my thoughts, ! could almost say, deli
clous and blessed my fate that ! had
not in youth exhausted the enjoyment Of
travelling,
We passed between the islands Of Ma
jorca and Minorca, but at too great dis
tance to observe distinctly The features Of
either oftheir shores.
Early in the morning oflhe day before
yesterday, | awoke 10 the joyous sound
Of land having been discovered from the
mast head, aud 10 the sight ofIand, birds
wheeling around our sails. ! should
think that as far as thirty miles off we
saw the whole portion oflhe Algeriue ter
rilory, which stretches on the east along
Cape MatIfou, and on the vest along the
peninsula OF Sid Furruch, where the
French first landed in their invasion Of
tho regency. AT that distance, and even
when you come nearer, by great many
miles, the view Of AIgiers from the sea Is
not beautiful. Il is true that the tops Of
the lesser Atlas form fine back ground
in the south, but lhO prospect assumes
not its full picturequeness till you cOms
almost within mile Of the shore. Far
iher off, the city itself looks like trian
gular quarry of lime or chalk, on the
steep side Of hill, whilst the country
houses that dot the adjacent heights seem
like little parcels Of the same material y
ing on fields that are TO be manured, Oh
nearer approach, however, the imagined
quarry turns out to be surprising city,
and the specks oil the adjoining hills TO
be square and castle like houses. elnbosom
I'd 10 groves and gardens.
No town thatl have ever seen posses
es, in proportion to It's size, so many con
iiguous villas as Als!ers; and their bril-
liance and high position give a magnltl
cent appearance 10 this suburban portion
oi the coast. Meanwhile the city itself,
when you come in full view oft, has an
aspect, il not strlclIy beautiful, at least
Impressive from It's iVelty aud unique
ness. independently, indeed, Of its ap
pearance, its very name makes the first
sight Of Ayers create no ordinary sensa
lions, when one thinks Of all the Chris
lians hearts thai have lhrobbed. with an
gnIsh on approaching this very spot.
BIest be our stars, that we have lived 10
see the chains Of slavery broken here
aud even about 10 DO unriveited on the
other side Of the Atlantic! But, without
these associations, the view Of Algiers
is interesting IRON lis strangeness TO an
European eye. Ii is walled all round IN
the old sty lie Of fortfication, Its whole mu
raj circui; being, should think, about a
mile and half Ii forms triangle on
tho steep side Of hill, the basis of which
is close to The sea, whilstiis apexiscrowr
ed by the Cassabl, or citadel. Tha'
strong place was tho palace of the las
D4y. His predecessors had dwelt al tht
foot ofthe town; but so many Of them haC
died violent Geatb, the HosSeln Pasha
thought higher position would enable
him 10 take better care OF his loving sui
iects and faithful Jsnissaries; so nc reno
we'd quietly one night, with all his treas
ures, to the Cassaba. Farther oil, on
still higher bill, s,an,ls the EmPeror''
Fort--so called from having been bull
| by Charles (which commands tn
whole town. TIE terraced and SQUARE
houses which rise, seemingly, condensed
close behind one another, are like tn
forts and city walls, all washed with linn
and dazzling as snow.
These objects, together with the pie
and lighthouse, the batteries, lined, tie
over tier, with hundreds Of enormous cal
non on the seaside rock, give an imPo
sing aspect TO the city that seems TO just
(y lis old appellation Of "AIgiers the wal
like AT the same time the mosque
and minarets, surmounted by The cres
cent, remind you that you are now anon
the Moslems; while PAIN tree which
visible, though remotely, seemed TO m
like graceful Characteristic feather o.
the brow of an African landscape.
| had soon, however, a less agreeable
Indication than the palm tree OF havin
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