Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
RECEIVED WITH P0MP
Minister Gummere Welcomed
by the Sultan at Fee.
ACCORDED HIGH HONORS
Audience Granted Earlier Than is U.s.
ually the Case.
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Story Of the Journey From Tangier
to the Capital Of
Morocco.
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Minister Gummere's report Of his recent
visit to Fec to present to the Sultan Of
Morocco a letter from the President and his
own credential as minister is filed with
interesting details Of his remarkable ex-
periences in the execution of his mission to
Fec.
nave the honor to report" says the
minister. that, after great efforts, I was
aoie 10 carry out my original plan for the
departure OF our mission from Tangier on
September Is. My heavy cases of stores
water. ETC.. had been sent ten days preyt-
ousiy py sea to Larache and thence by
cameis to Fee, and on the afternoon of the
l4th ordered the camp with servants and
attendants, to proceed to the first camping
ground. some four hours from Tanpier to
De In readiness for our arrival on the even
ing OF the 18th. I might here state that
besides the six tents. purchased by myself
"LIch are used for sleeping tents we have
some n1ty which are supplied by the
.u .to isn government. with their necessary
at.enaahts- am also supplied with twelve
sriolng horses, many riding mules and
eisnty mules Tor transport. an escort con-
slsting OF a commander or 'kaid erraha
WI twenty-five mounted soldiers and some
own cooks, table men, grooms laundresses
etc, some thirty in number, our camp con,
sists OF nearly 800 souls. AS Is customary
l Hiaoe my farewell visits on the minister
o! foreign affairs and my colleagues on the
14th instant. and announced my departure
at z O'Clock on the 18th. At that hour
Capts. Fremont and Guignard. attaches to
the mission, Mr.. Iselin, secretary: DR.. Rem
plier. MessEs. Nathan and Abrines. inter
prefers. together with my sister. Miss
Gummere. and Mrs. Ballard Smith, our
cousin, VINO accompany me as my guests
having gathered together at the legation
we started promptly on our mission. AS
Is also the custom. we were Joined by the
greater part Of my colleagues with their
secretaries, and many friends, who rode
out with US for an hour or two on our
road.
Met by sultan's Delegate.
"A short distance outside of Tangier I
was met by Sid Mohamed Ben Arby Tor
res the sultan's delegate. with some of his
officials. who wished me a safe journey,
etc. shortly after the Basha Of Tangier,
with his troops. etc, who had come out
for the same purpose: and still later by
Meneb-behf. the ex-minister Of war. We
then proceeded on our journey, and at
about $50 pm. arrived at our first camp.
where everything was in readiness for our
comfort. / might here state that 1 have
placed Sid Thamy Slawee, our protege at
Acazar Kebir. and Mr.. S. Benatuil. Ameri-
can citizen from Tangfer. In control of the
Moorish element in the camp. and Mr.
James w. Martin. messenger at the 1ega-
ton. and Mr. Mathe WIS, non ,somrntsstoned
Oidcef from Gibraltar. I'm charge Of the
commissary department. and to their clever
and unceasing efforts 1 consider that the
comfortable journey we have made to Fee
is largely due. I would ALSO commend the
great support given to me by Mr.. Nathan
who has been untiring in his labors as in
terpreter. in which he has been ably assist
ed by Mr.. Abrines Each morning. after an
NJ Hvno frfo ,k 11SA H.
O. o'clock, accompanied by our immediate at
tendants and two tents for luncheon. and
rode for about three hours or Whereabouts,
at which time the tents were pitched and
we rested and lunched. remaining, a
rule, until about $3.50 pm. In the
meantime the main camp was struck and
went on to the next camping ground, where
we found everything in order on our arrival
at about $50 pm.
1.-THE order of march was as follows:
First the mounted bearer of the sultan's
flag, with guard on either side of him,
then two of my legation guards. followed
by myself. with Interpreter. and the re-
mainder Of the party following. the rear
being brought up by grooms. attendants.
etc, and the mounted guards, who also
rode at the sides. This order never varied.
no one must ride in front of the flag which
sets the pace, and no one except my SOL
diers before me. At the borders of each
district we were met by It's kaid. with
mounted soldiers who generally did pow
der play In our honor and escorted us to
our camp. where they remained. and. &C
companied us on our march unth we met
the next kaid to whose care he delivered
us. each one being responsible for our safe
ty in his own district
eft can easily be understood that so large
q party, with so much impedimenta, must
travel. and. indeed it Is not considered
dignified for a mission to do otherwise. so
that we gknerally arranged from five to six
hours per day. though on one day we trav-
eled more than seven hours to reach good
water which is serious item at this sea-
son. The Journey was made from Tangier
to a place called Ensale Farache, an hour
from Fee (Which Is always the final camp.
in twelve days most comfortably and with
horse of my own. The heat was consider
able at times, but the nights always cool
and we only had one shower on the road,
and that at night.
Welcomed by the Grand Vizier.
Shortly after our arrival at Ensale
Farache I was visited by the secretary of
Sid Abdelkrim Ben Sliman. the grand vizier.
who babe me welcome in the name of the
sultan, who expressed great pleasure at my
expected arrival, and 1t was arranged that
should leave my camp for my ceremonial
entrance into Fec at $50 In on the morn
ing Of September II. At that hour, accom-
panied by the said secretary and numerous
suboficials. set forth with the members
of the mission and a most brilliant sight
of mounted troops and attendants in gor-
geous uniforms accompanied US. and 1 was
first met by the minister OF war, who well
coined me In the name Of the sultan, then
by the kaid meshwar or grand master OF
the court; as. we proceeded the road for
some two miles was lined with troops. be-
hind whom were massed the tribesmen OF
the district with their native music and
thousands of the populace. The sultan's own
band was stationed by the way to play US
in. and Kaid Sir Harry Maclean. in COM
mand of the troops, with brilliant staff,
marched before us. It Is quite impossible
to describe in words the scenes on the
march into Fee.
Lodged in Palace.
ION our arrival we were at once escorted
to the palace of Sid Ben Mis- (who was one
Of the Morocco commissioners to Algeciras),
which was placed at my disposal by the
sultan during my sojourn In Fee. Outside
of the royal palace 1t is the finest in Fee.
and was selected especially for me by the
sultan himself. The house itself Is a verit-
able palace from the Arabian Nights, with
large and numerous rooms and comfortably
houses the whole mission and attendants.
1t Is partially furnished with handsome fur
niture and carpets and. with our camp
euuippage we are most comfortable. I'M
mediately on nv ARRIVAL was waited upon