of Mr. Dupuis in the month of April, 1814, who sent him
under the protection of two Moorish soldiers, to Fez, the
residence of the Emperor. (58)
They travelled on mules; but as they stopped two days
at L ’Arrache* and travelled but slowly, it was eighteen
days before they arrived at Fez. On their arrival the
Emperor was absent at Mequinez, and they accordingly
proceeded thither the next day, and went to- the house of
Doctor Manuel, a Portuguese physician, who informed the
Emperor of Adams’s arrival. Adams was then ordered
into the presence of the Emperor, who first asked him of
what country he was; he replied, “ an Englishman.’ He
then inquired into the treatment he had met with, and
whether he liked the Mbors as well as the Europeans, to
which Adams answered, “ No.” The Emperor then ordered
that Adams should be taken to the Governor; who, the
next day, sent him in the charge of two soldiers to Tangier,
where, travelling on mules, they arrived in three days.
Immediately upon his arrival at Tangier, Adams was
presented to the Governor, and then conveyed to the
* Adams h a s evidently forgotten th e situation o f E l Afaische. H e could
n o t have touched there, on h is journ ey from Mogadore to F e z ; tho u g h h e
m ig h t v ery probably pass th ro u g h it on his way from Mequinez to T a n g ier.
T h e place h e alludes to m u st be either Rhahatt or Sallee. D.
Consul, Mr. Simpson; who two days afterwards procured
him a passage on board a Spanish schooner bound to
Cadiz, (59) where he arrived the next day, being the 17th
of May, 1814, making three years and, seven months, (®9)
since he was wrecked in the Charles; during which
period, except from the effect of the severe beating he
received at Wadinoon, and the weakness produced by his
long confinement at that place in irons, he never was sick
a single day.
After remaining about fourteen months at Cadiz as a
servant' or groom, in the service of Mr. Hall, an E n g l i s h
merchant there; peace having in the mean time been restored
; Adams was informed by the American Consul that
he had now an opportunity of returning to his native
country with a cartel, or transport of American seamen,
which was on the point of sailing from Gibraltar. He
accordingly proceeded thither ; but arrived two days after
the vessel had sailed. Soon afterwards he engaged himself
on board a Welsh brig lying at Gibraltar, in which he sailed
to Bilboa, from whence the brig took a cargo of wool to
Bristol; and, after discharging it there, was proceeding in
ballast to Liverpool. But having been driven into Holy-
head by contrary winds, Adams there fell sick, and was put
on shore. From this place he begged his way up to