New-York tribune., 1841-06-04
For The Nsvfo1Ser
Tc.ters from the .Glr0iterranenn.
By An AMERICAN LADY
VII TAxcEs, M.a

huo;h and tell all about Il but dol eXl>ct 'oo NJ
Ex the surprise Of admiration. but OF disapPon''
ttai has disconcered In the first place etquc'
tss that permission visit him shall be requested
The Consul OF yoGr Nation. A IL my WISH % -
Esals forualy a; possible Mr.. Carr simply di'ph!'"
essrreer 10 inform IN. Exccllency that an Afei01
vsSed 10 call his Highne., and desired nm Il
IN came an hour Peter returned with an ii'''oi u
NJ that is directly after the prayers at noon " -
have involved an expense and fuss much more nan e'a-
I'm, 10 All the honor and benefit that could possibly come OF
u the Consul had attended me, he did The Castle
o,,c,,ied BIZ the Bashaw the Ncrtl-Eas side OF the
Cav and after the clear prolonged OF thc urz
IN and ceased call the Faithful prayer passed the
CITY Gates and winding through the walls and ruined
err,, of Castle said by tradition have been
boil, BY the Romans the end Of long passage between
sh and antique Of masonry, stopped before a
seary iron-studded door soldier in aque, neither
clean the oHy person waiting; he glYc Us
30 understand that expected different hall ct
aisucc in obedience this intrnaton round two
sides OF the quadrangle, and in doing caught asty
Oh a vesbue that might have been raised by the founder
81 ae Alharnra triple range OF airy Saracenic pillars sup
pred the bold but light and graceful archie, OF the ceiing
They deface4 by the ehl,ewash and patching OF later
day, and do haraonise with the solid and ancient walls
which this gem ef Oriental Architecture i set. This
beautiful hall doubtless OF much modern dat" than
se of the edi;cc; but the hand Of Decay Is upon a
soh,ng we'll kept except the ;omb and those
e~iy while in .-hion.
Turning the corner of this plarcd hall found ourselves
u The foot of double line of soldier, that made lane up to
the presence of the Basiaw himself There might haze been
forty of this turbancd and nantcd band If they were not
quite ragged oAd dirty Fafi recruits, they hardly
booked efficient Al the end ot this military, or rather
Rnrlitary display, kind of step of the
of long, ow-archcd unfinished hall, sat middle
agrd parsonage Of brunette complexion dressed in the usual
Roorsh cos;unc-thc white urban and haiquc-wl.out
Garments of kind TO distinguish him from the
Of his co'inryrncn This the Basiaw invested
Will. the of life and death the OF the people
and sometimes OF the Sultan The truth is, all ideas OF
abb sypnr and Of Oriental Princes much
exaggerated iad in the of Morocco particularly From
the Emperor down his subject their style of living
Is simplicity ITSELF the paincst mechanic in the United States
better AID elaborated clothed and lodged than tins
Bnshaw and he is fair specimen OF them all When we
approached he offered his hand compliment
ncrs and said, rich clear words of welcome.
As Peer understand. all the forms OF their iowcy poteHcs
left him to tho nccdul for Our first interview
short, or sultor for favor justice
knei, mlhy before the RaSaw. and con>ignine his
nephew with invitation look the gardens.
b. addressed himself what appeared examination
Of the N ITS of the affair thus laid before hin Acr pasng
nnnc: observe this oiand, out-o-door way OF doing
lusincss. advanced through this nall into the interior Of
rc Castle short dark passage. staircase OF three or
steps another short passage and
a,, were In square court with fountain playing
bic vase in the centre. few idling about,
and boxes of immense size encountered the pavement
siu had eyes for the the boxes, even the
hMn.an which by the WHY, was nothing remarkable; for
fore Sixteen marble pillars, unutcd, but with capitals
Of the Coaosto ORDER Supported the high arches and carved
and tn,ed Arabcsquc ceilings of the pmcst days of Mo
Architecture, while the building they adorned prol
BY older than either the classic pillars the fantastic super
Of Moorish Art That they originally de-
agsed for the pac" IN whcs they stand Is PLAIN tron their
hight which does correspond with that of the building
they small for the place. and the defect has been
rcn,eica by The great spring OF the arches GROWING thcm
uc however has destroyed their color pels and
Ac yoluc and anhus lea; rs clearly cut they
6o,r the chisc twenty ccntHrics On side, OF the
long roeuls, e which
OK Somchin- like H. 1t contained among other things a
Csrage belonging To the Sultan cheap, clumsy affair but
il hardly used ii good enough to spoil where is
The other apartment entered by wide door. carved and
2oineo the modern Moorish STYLE which inf
the, vogue four hundred wears ago Opposite this oog
wide enosg comfortably three persons about
e~ru,y inches deep and covered with plain This
of throne for State occasions, when rich carpets and
gold embroidered cushions laid for the Ba,iaw the
Sultan for his occasional visits here the Emperor holds
his cyee in this court 1t said these acoyes are thus let
INTO the wall to guard against violence FROM behind perhaps
80 but in all the housomc Moorish houses that have
there similar in the best apartment, and 1t l. be
6eye rather intended for distinction than safety The ceiling
Of Tins apartment presents gorgeous specimen {" Moorish
,,s,e il is divided int three compartments the central
ene Rs star each side the pattern design Is ccu,.
Tb,se are rs IL were of thu ceiling being sunk
dc deepest points of the feet beyond the surface,
This elaborate workmanship i covered with b1liau,
oslorng OF CRIMSON and gold. which rather destroys than
hapcss the effect Of the carving 1t surprises more than
grac FROM this pucd into aHolher court possessing
me .,,crcst by .air-c,c and antr-room that had been
,;ch> y lcul opcn-wor kind of flasrcc >ucco, but
nov brakcn and dsgured M time and neglect. Tc>c
mcnts IKE tie marble pillars Of keeping with i
hard stern character Of the Castle itself II intended
for place trug-,iuple and ma>>vc-and these after
decorations now dccyed than itself hang the time
def1ng walls ike the robes OF Deanra round the form Of
Hercucs. The garden perhaps in extent. and
neatly kept with pretty hui great variety OF howe
Two walks tycscd for grapes and crossing right angles
divide four parts. o. which devoted vegetables
sts His Excclcncy> kitchen and chat wit, n-ular good
fron; OF the chamber appropriated to The reception
Of visitors while that contains arbor OF magnificent
oSanse trees Is LEFT the recreation OF his Guard The
beautiful part Of this IdciNu, arrangement Is. that
oven fair ct this garden denied t!e ladies' OF the
HaIcE.
The Baslaw has but wife and present she ms
,o residence, days journey from here bat old build
n ,hat forms the principal part of one side Of the garden
ocuped by divers black girls who make part and parcel
Ac household and the windows looking that direction are