The Crescent And French Crusaders
Publisher: Derby & Jackson
Published: 1859
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: LETTER I.; title: Algiers orologically —  Courses of the Atlas —  Little Atlas —  Great Atlas  —  Plains — The Sersous —  The Tell —  Great Sahara —  Little Sahara —  Herodotus' division of Northwestern Africa —  The three Plains of Algeria —  Occupations of the People - Lakes —  Attack on the Kabyls —  Rivers —  Boundaries —  Climate —  Products —  Exhibition In Paris —  Zoology, 13; title: LETTER II.; title: Algerian Steamers  —  Commercial Disadvantages  —  The ancient Port —  The new Port —  Algiers without —  Algiers within —  A Street Scene —  Public Buildings - Experimental Garden —  Roman Remains —  A Marabout —  Colonel Mareago- Modern Improvements —  Population —  Officers —  Churches and Schools, 80; title: LETTER III.; title: The Kabyls —  Transient Conquerors —  Suggestions on the Removal of the Kabyls — Expedition against the Kabyls —  Grain-mart at Medea —  Arab Agriculture — The Olive —  Oil Manufactories —  Cultivation of Cotton —  Silk and the Silk-worm — Orphan Girls preparing Silk —  Tobacco,  46; title: LETTER IV.; title: Horse Racing —  The Government Stud —  The ffaloitf — The Arab Courts —  The Arab Winner —  General Yusuf —  Fantasias  —  A Sham-fight —  Native Costumes —  Plan for Improving the Breed of Horses —  The Barbary Horse —  Algerian Sheep  —  An Arab Trick —  Coirs and Oxen —  Wild Animals, 66; title: LETTER V.; title: A Cotton Crop —  Kohl —  Henna —  Civet Pomade —  Native Jewelry —  Moorish Embroidery  —  Saddle Manufacturers —  Kabyl Weaving —  Negro Work —  Coral Fishery —  The French as Coral Fishers —  The Fisheries sold to the English Annual Coral Product —  Coral Marts —  Soap —  Honey —  Wax —  Palm Juice, 71; title: LETTER VI.; title: A Change in the Letters and Seasons —  A Storm —  Disasters —  Suburbs of Algiers — French Bridges  —  Roman Roads  —  Objects seen in my Rambles  —  Valley of the Consuls —  Moorish Country Seats —  Ceremonies at a Sacred Fountain —  Sacrificers —  Cures  —  A Jew Slaughter-house —  The Casbah, 86; title: LETTER VII.; title: Progress of the Colony —  Difficulties to be overcome —  Government Organization  — Civil and Military Divisions- The Governor-General —  Council of Government  — The Prefect —  Council of Prefecture —  Sub-Prefects —  Commissions  —  Commissariats -The Bench —  Courts of Appeal —  Imperial Court —  Procureurs —  Chamber of Com-merce-Bureau Arabe, 104; title: LETTER VIII.; title: Winter Weather —  Population of Algeria —  Origin of the Name Moor —  Mauritania - Origin of the Moors  —  Moor and Arab compared —  Moorish Morals  —  Costumes - Religious Sects —  A native Court of Justice —  The Muftis —  The Cadi's Power curtailed —  Education —  A School —  Courtship and Marriage, 120; title: LETTER IX.; title: Commercial Statistics —  Animosity between Moor and Arab — Arab Pride - Arab Insouciance  —  Arab Faith —  Native Distaste for French Rule —  Arbitrary Government  —  Native Auxiliaries —  The Spahis  —  A Razzia —  The Natives- Love of War —  Native Crusaders —  Arab Courtesies —  An affecting Incident, 186; title: LETTER X.; title: Distribution of the Tribes —  The KoulougUs —  The Jews —  The Kabyls —  Origin of the Word Kabyl —  Berber Tongue —  Kabyl Customs, Dress, and Morals —  Kabyl and Arab compared —  Kabyl Women —  Circassian and Kabyl Laws compared —  The Kabyl a Manufacturer —  Kabyl Government —  Koubas —  Zaouias —  Sidi-Embarak's Tomb, 149; title: LETTER XI.; title: A Stroll about Algiers —  A Moorish House —  Seraglio of the Deys —  Terrace of the Harem  —  Views —  The Harem within —  Mustapha Pasha's Palaces  —  Other Palaces - Tile Ornaments  —  Moorish Furniture —  Turkish and Moorish Architecture compared  —  Koubras —  Moorish Aqueduct  —  Country Seats  —  Woman, 168; title: LETTER XII.; title: A Trip into the Country —  Duke Rovigo's Road Tiews from the Boujareah or Massif — Boufarick —  Hostility of the People —  Blida —  Markets —  Shops —  Negresses —  Dress — Red-headed Children —  Amusements —  Wady-el-Kebir and its Mills —  A Surprise — A sad Mistake —  Combats in the Cniffa —  Medea, 175; title: LETTER XIII.; title: In Route for Tunis —  Island of Galata —  Tab area —  Environs of Tunis —  Ancient Bites —  Tunis in the Distance —  Tunis within —  Disembarking —  Ooleta —  The Bey and his Navy —  Lake Bahelra —  Custom-House —  Market Scenes —  The consular Dwellings  —  A domestic Scene —  Country Palaces, 189; title: LETTER XIV.; title: Discoveries at Carthage —  Colossal Mosaic Heads —  Priestesses —  A Figure of Victory  —  Are they Roman or Punic? —  Dress of the Priestesses —  Roman and Pnnio Costume compared —  Punic Inscriptions —  Historical Names —  Reflections on the Fall of Carthage —  Reverend N. Davis and Family, 200; title: LETTER XV.; title: A Translation of Punic Inscriptions —  Historical Characters —  Views from the Terrace — Mecca Pilgrims —  Bedouin Women —  More Terrace Revelations —  Maltese and Jews  —  Basars  —  Carthaginian Coin  —  Amusements  —  A Vulgar Pantomime  — French Missionary Labors —  What we owe to the Semitic Race, 211; title: LETTER XVI.; title: Fete of the Bey of the Camp —  Arrival of the Troops —  Fantasias —  The Bardo Palace —  The Bey's Court —  An Artesian Well —  Tomb of St. Louis —  Death of St. Louis —  Philharmonic Society —  Tunisian Amusements —  The French Consul — Abuse of the Arabs —  Money Changers —  An Honest Jew, 222; title: LETTER XVII.; title: Leaving Tunis —  Voyage to Stora —  Philippevllle —  Ruins of Ruslcada —  A handsome Italian —  Leave Phillppeville for Constantine —  El Arrouch —  El Kan tour  —  Arabs en route —  First View of Constantine —  Drawbacks' to Society —  Place de la Breche — People —  River Rummel —  Natural Bridges, 284; title: LETTER XVIII.; title: Appearance of Constantine —  My second day's Ramble  —  A Roman Bridge —  An Arab's Cupidity —  The fatal three Stones of the Casbah —  My third Ramble —  Natural Bridges —  A Work of Art —  Tomb of Prsscilius —  Roman Remains — Christian Martyrs —  Celebrated Characters who flourished at Cirta, 246; title: LETTER XIX.; title: Preparations for the Capture of Constantino —  Hardship! encountered by the Army —  Attack on Constantino —  Retreat of the Troops —  Changarnier and Ciausel —  Second Attack and Capture of Constantino —  The Officers killed —  A Monument to the Brave —  Palace of the late Bey —  The Palace repeopled, 857; title: LETTER XX.; title: Depart for Batna —  Analogy between Roman and French Conquests and Posses - sions — Scenery and Incidents —  French Settlements —  French Colonists —  Arabic Names —  An Arab Council —  Salt Lakes —  Caravansary —  Sisters of Charity and the Natives —  Mistress of the Caravansary —  Tomb of Syphax —  Roman Ruins - Laborers 268; title: LETTER XXI.; title: Arriving at Batna —  My first Day at Batna —  Arab Unsociability —  Arab Parsimony - Settlement of Batna —  Lambesa —  The Praetorium —  A Temple, probably of Fame —  Temple of Esculapius and other Roman Remains  —  An Oriental Scene —  A tame Lioness —  Gerard saved by a Lion, 286; title: LETTER XXII.; title: Departure for the Desert —  Caravansary of Ouksou —  A Smala —  Tribes migrating —; title: Scenery —  Wady-el-Kantara —  Change of Scenery —  Another Caravansary —  Dividing Line between the Tell and Sahara —  More Smalas —  Supposable Tete-a-Tete —  The New Wife  —  A Caravan when moving and halting, 291; title: LETTER XXIII.; title: Appearance of the Caravans —  A Salt Mountain —  Confusion in a Smala —  Arab Coolness  —  A Frenchman Outfranked —  M. Germain —  Can Cotton be grown in Constantino? —  Bedouin Manners —  Outaiya —  Outalyan Homes —  A Belle — Coiffure-Dress — Natives compared —  Improvements anticipated, 318; title: LETTER XXIV.; title: Wearing, and a Native Loom —  More Homes —  Scarcity of Water —  A Sheik's Tent and Wives —  Arab Indolence —  A New Process of Spinning —  Roman Progress in Africa —  Renewal of the Journey —  Women at Work —  Biskra and its Inhabitants  — Sheik-el-Arib —  Population and Palm-trees, 329; title: LETTER XXV.; title: Returning to Algiers  —  A Government Steamer —  M. and Mme. Bertrand —  Djigelli —  A Traveller's Discomforts —  An unfortunate Hunter —  Bougie and its Background - Hostile Kabyls —  Ascent of Mt. Gouraya —  View —  A Gourble —  Descending the Gouraya —  Duke d'Ayen —  Leila Gouraya, 845; title: LETTER XXVI.; title: Friends in Algiers —  Set out for Morocco —  Kouba-Romeah —  A Swiss Colony — Scherchell  —  Prom, Scherchell to Tenes —  The Caravansary —  Tenes —  Mostaganem — Oran —  From Oran to Tlemcen  —  Tlemcen —  A Dangerous Route —  Lala-Marnia — Colonel de Montfort —  Nemours —  Embark for Morocco —  Tangiers, 854