Layton, and called out in the name o f God and the Prophet for ju s tice from the Emperor himself: this appeal obliged the Governor to write to the Emperor, and the parties were ordered up to Marocco: witnesses having been brought against Layton, who declared that he had knocked the woman’s teeth out with the thick end o f his whip, the Emperor was compelled to order two o f his teeth to be pulled out as a satisfaction to the lady for the loss o f her’s : his Majesty, however, did not appear disposed to put the sentence into execution, but the people, who had assembled in immense numbers on this extraordinary occasion, exclaimed lou d ly for re taliation ;* when the tooth-drawer approached, Layton requested that he might have two o f his back teeth taken out, in lieu o f two o f his front teeth, which request the Emperor granted. His Majesty was pleased with the courage with which Layton suffered the operation, and apologized to him the next day, and it was intimated, that he would not have allowed the sentence o f the law to have been executed, had it not been necessary to a lla y the fury o f the people; he then desired him to ask any favour, and he would grant i t ; Layton accordingly requested permission to load a cargo o f wheat, which was granted, and, I believe, free o f d u t y ; he afterwards conferred on him s imilar-favours, and wished so much to have him appointed British Consul, that he offered to request his Majesty to appoint him, but this Layton declined ; the Emperor, however, often repeated to him this wish, a lleging the advantages o f nego- ciating with a person who could converse with him in his own language, and promising, in case o f his accepting the appointment, to grant e v e ry favour that England should ask o f him. * The laws of Mohammed, like those of Moses, adhere strictly to retaliation— “ An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” Whether Layton felt himself not sufficiently supported b y his country, after this personal outrage, or what other reason he ha to refuse the repeated overtures o f Seedy Mohammed, is not or me here to declare. Some general remonstrance was made by all the European Consuls co llectiv ely respecting this affair, and the Emperor, it appeared, would ha ve made propei apology to the British Consul had it been demanded with energy and resolution, the influence o f G reat Britain suffered b y not supporting her subject, and ever since this transaction, encroachments have been making on the privileges of Europeans, insomuc i, that it is now a remark at the Court o f Marocco, that, “ It the European nations w ill not protect their own subjects, how can they expect that we should protect them? T h e Consuls at Tan gie r are o f no use but to determine disputes o f captures amongst the belligerent powers o f Europe, which we do dot understand, nor wish to interfere in, and i f they refuse to adjust these matters they may a ll leave the country, they are o f no further service to us.” * * This observation was made a few years since by the pnneeM aley Teib at that time Khaliff at Tangier, to shew the contem pt in which he held the repres tatives p f the European powers !
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