The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-24
A ROWING MONARCH.
STRANGE LIFE OF MULAI BASS AN
THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO.

II ~ . " - \ 6A4N 49,
Surrounded by His Army This Eccen-
trio Sovereign is Constantly on the
March - The PROFESSIONS Are Plct-
uresque.
From the 81. James Gazette.
Sultan Mulai Hassan, instead Of remain
ing shut up in his harem, like his father
aud ancestors, commonly marches himself
at the head of his troops. He is hardy and
enterprisiug, an intrepid soldier, brilliant
horseman, and is altogether as fine type
of a warlike sovereign as the end OF the
nineteenth century can show. And he is
always on the march. II he Is not hurry
ing from one to another OF his
three capitals-Fez, Mlknaz and
Maraksh-he is leading an expe-
dition to ouell rebellion or collect taxes
in some distant province Indeed, the en-
campment IL the chief business OF the Moor
ish government, which does not trouble TO
rule it's subdued subjects, but directs all lts
energies to warning necessarily against
rebel subjects who refuse to acknowledge
its authority. The s1ltan's camp, there-
fore, is its true capital and his army Is DIS
empire. io.
Whether on the warpath or merely Jour-
neying from one capital to another, the sui
tan. who always travels in the midst OF MS
army. invariably maintains the same state
With that CHARACTERISTIC love OF the sun
which distinguishes all the Moors' no
marches all through the heat OF inc uay'
When he shifts his camp, late IN tne noIn-
ing the tents are first sent on ahead-as
with our Indian armies-that they may De
| readv for their tenants on their arrival at
the next encampment. Then the troops
| .nread ont over the country forming an I'M
mense struggling line, in the center OF
which is the sultan, followed oy picked
| BODY of the elite of his soldle and oy Few
women of his harem on muleoack and care
frIlv vaiIad Az little distance ia front
Of the sultan rides the kaid ell meshwar, or
Grand master OF ceremonies followed by
oronD of avored attendants, each OK whom
carries some object necessary Tor the sui
tan's progress or likely to add TO MS COM
fort.
For this purpose there are mul el fas, or
master of tie Ratchet, whose duty IL is TO
clear awav brushwood that might incon-
venience the sultan; the mul mamamaz, or
ynaster of spurs, who carries the sultan's
anurs which his ma jesty only requires
when he performs feats of horSemRnship;
the null zabria, OF master of carpet, which
IA spread on the ground when the sultan de-
sires to SIT down; the mul strombia, or
master of the cushions, on which the sultan
slippers. ready TO provide the sultan with a
fresh pair il he desires u change from those
! be has on; the mul el ma, who gives the
sultan water from gazelle skin when he is
thirsty: the mul atai, who prepares tea for
his use and then, after an interval, come
two mounted spearmen. behind whom, at a
! little distance, rides the sultan, having on
either side a mul zif, or fly flicker, and be-
hind his right stirrup the mul m'dul, bearer
NJ the shereedan umbrella.
The rate of advance Of this ceremonious
procession is Naturally not great, and it
would be difficult TO conceive any thing
more violently opposed TO European concep-
ions of an army en- route than the appear
ance presented by the Moorish soldIery and
their sultan when on the march. What they
lack, however, in military discipline and
martial array is amply replaced by wild
barbaric splsndor, rich fantastic piotur-
ssuueness Of aspect that could be seen in no
other quarter Of the world. 1t 10 not the ad-
yAnce Of q military experimentation is
Il the migration of an entire people Of war
riors. with their dread lord, their yelled re-
lgious chleftaiR, in their midst Such a
oicture--less always the cannon and musk
sts-might the children Of Israel have pre-
sented on their journeyings through the
wilderness. Imagine this immense con
cour.e OF marauders--this locust fiiGt OF