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ltO'UTE »l\O,M M,oGODOR' TO MOROCCO. ~23,Iaced. Inconsistency"at i least, and: its,conseqp.ences, are not to beeharged tothe state of thingshere.The tower of' the great mosque of: Morocco presents itself dèarlynow to the eye above the' horizon.. The earavan this evening fordedthe riv.erGuadenfiss, DOt- without, considerable trouble (this route couldDot he encountered in1winter) and'evendanger to the heasts,,",of-burthen,.altHougli its waters are now comparatively )(nv·.. HaRwas·made for thenight: on i the east bank of this river.Itinerary, sixth day~-Progress'wasmade this morning across a plain,as leveI;as' a.lake•.'The soil l partakes hère of a considerable admixtureof: sand;.approaching!to·the sandy loams· of England in itscomposition,Aeross theremotestvergeof'dour~;.great .tôw.Aftera ride of saverai hours, haltwas madeatfrom the city, to enable the baggage to join.During this interval'some orthe party rode to a large Arab camp, andwere hospitably received' by, the \VOIDen, the men being aH out at harvest•..Theypresented the Europeans with buttermilk, fresh, and thebest fare t'hey had to· offer. It ishighly relished by the Moors. Thewomen are nearIy black, even the young girls; who had uniformly fineteeth. Butthe.goodness·or regularity of feature possessed by them inearly youth Ieaves thern as they grow up; an effect, very probably, oftheir continuaI exposure, without shade or covering, to the influence ofsun and wibd, and theoffeature occa~ic?nedthereby.French caU the

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