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4 'l'RAVELS IN AFRICA..beirig constructedby the Christian slaves taken at the battle of Alkasr:and it must be admitted a specimen of no injudidous orimpolitic modeof employing their captivity. The river Tensjft clisembogues at Azafia.The escort encamped here in the rich meadows by its side.Its streamis uot just here and atthis tirnldeep, but, by the appearance'ofits banksand channelris equaHyformida.bleiri that respect as in the rapidity ofits course, when the ~nows commence their rneIting on the side oi:Mount Atlas in order to resume and confovm lo thei,l~ stlmmer boundary.The ,apidity, of the course of this riv:eRpFovesa vel'Y considerable descentinthe plain of Morocco westward.It may be judgèd tolerably pertinent, and certainly IS not premature;DOW that the second journey is entered upon, ta risque the charge ofdigression, by describing once for aU the mode of tvavelling with an:escort here.-'In the morning a hasty breakfast is snatched E\!ery dif...ferent in its abundance or diversity from the flesh-potsof Fez) of breadand coffee; butter is oftèred, but being chllrned (if t'he expressioniniaybe used) in a skin, is not adapted to a European palate, and is usuallydeclined. And an, during the time the n'l.calis preparing or taking, e}ieFtthemselves, as it behoves them todo, to pack, load, and· seud 00'the baggage; on the due and timely'performance o,f which de~end8what cornfort may he hoped fol' during the res.idue of the day, by% thepunctual arrivaI of the beasts of burthen at the place of haIt in theev:ening.'which move slowest.The heaviest and rnost dispensable is loaded on the camels,The tents, ûf which it would be recommendableto such as can afford it to have two sets, are Ioaded on the mules ;-an~these are points\vhereon it behoves the Europeans who may h~avel hereto advert personally, as, if left to themselves to arrange matters, theMoors will invafiably load the tents upon the camels, which nevet arriveuntH four hourI) aftel' the caraIJ'Jand mules.l'he' cal1J,.e]s being