Travels through the Empire of Morocco

In compliance with the request of the Governor of Larache, His Majesty's hired armed ship the Lord Eldon was ordered by Lord Collingwood to convey me to this place. She arrived...

Edris; the founder of Mahometanism in Barbary, was succeeded by his posthumous son, _Edris the Second_, who founded the first monarchy, after that of Mahomet, in these regions;...

_Responsibility of the Governors--Empire beautiful and productive--Humane Efforts of the Emperor--Blind Submission to his Will--Great Number of Negroes naturalized--The Moors mi...

_Depart from Larache with a little Army--Moorish military Salute--Numerous Villages--Customary Procession of the Inhabitants--Judicial Arrangements--River Beth resembles the Po-...

_Journey to Larache--Annual Socco of St. Martin--No Christian permitted to witness it--Express Order for that Purpose in the Author's Favour--Specimen of native medical Skill--R...

_Sudden Departure from Fez--Arrive at Mequinez--Attend the Emperor--Melancholy Catastrophe--Expedition against wild Beasts--Extensive Palaces--Seraglio--Visit a Haram--Founders...

The present empire of Morocco is properly the _Mauritania Tingitania_ of the Romans, as the _Mauritania Cæsariensis_ comprised Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis; and was so called fro...

I was perfectly right in my conjectures, that you would hear no more from me at Mequinez. Having succeeded in curing the patients under my care, and no disease of any consequenc...

The established religion of the Moors is Mahometan. Formerly, as well as at present, women were considered by the Moors as the mere objects of sensuality, and only esteemed whil...

To escape from the importunities of those poor creatures who continued to pester me for medicines with which I could not supply them, I availed myself of the convalescent state...

Late in the evening of the day of my arrival, I was visited at my house by an officer, who informed me that his royal master would review his troops the following morning, and t...

I have long felt very desirous to visit a country, which, notwithstanding the many revolutions it has undergone, and the enlightened characters of its conquerors, is regarded as...

There is little that is remarkable in this town, beside what I mentioned in my last. It is distant twenty miles from _Ceuta_, a Spanish fortress, and twelve from the Mediterrane...

I shall now speak of their principal or rather only studies, which are, physic, astrology, and poetry. First then of physic, to give you an accurate idea of the extent of their...

On our arrival at this place, we were met, at the gates of the garrison, by the Governor's public Secretary, who conducted us to a house belonging to Mr. Matra, and afterwards a...

Since I wrote last, I have taken a trip to Morocco and back again. As I had a great deal of leisure time, and every thing here having lost the attraction of novelty, I determine...

Considering the mildness of the climate, the uncommon fertility of the soil, the number of mineral waters, the fragrancy and salubrity of the air, one would imagine that the fra...

Although the plague is not so common in these states as in Turkey and Egypt, yet it is often brought hither by means of the caravans, and several articles of luxury imported ann...

One of His Majesty's brigs having been appointed to convey me either to Tangiers or Tetuan, the wind blowing due west, we sailed for this port. As the ship drew near the shore,...

I shall now give you an account of the manner in which the marriages are invariably negotiated and conducted in this country. A female, the confidential friend of the suitor, is...

His Excellency the Governor of Larache being perfectly recovered, I took my departure from that city. For the sake of novelty, I proposed returning to Gibraltar, by this route,...

The mountains (the principal of which are Mount Diur, Mount Cotta, near the city of Larache, the mountain commonly called _Ape's Hill_, between Tangiers and Ceuta, and that rema...

His Majesty's ship the Swiftsure having arrived at Tetuan, to take in fresh water, I went on board. The watering-place is about eighteen miles from Tetuan, and six from the cust...

No. I.--Letter from J. Turnbull, Esq. General Chairman of the Merchants trading to the Mediterranean, recommending Dr. Buffa for a civil medical Appointment at Gibraltar.--Dated...

Depart from Larache with a little Army--Moorish military Salute--Numerous Villages--Customary Procession of the Inhabitants--Judicial Arrangements--River Beth resembles the Po--...

Responsibility of the Governors--Empire beautiful and productive--Humane Efforts of the Emperor--Blind Submission to his Will--Great Number of Negroes naturalized--The Moors mig...

Journey to Larache--Annual Socco of St. Martin--No Christian permitted to witness it--Express Order for that Purpose in the Author's Favour--Specimen of native medical Skill--Re...

Sudden Departure from Fez--Arrive at Mequinez--Attend the Emperor--Melancholy Catastrophe--Expedition against wild Beasts--Extensive Palaces--Seraglio--Visit a Haram--Founders o...