Buregreg and W ie ro o ; the r iv e r at Salée was formerly capable o f receiving large ve s s e ls ; when going thence, however, a few years since, to Mogodor, the vessel which conveyed me, being about J 50 tons burden, struck three times on the b a r ; and as the sand continues to accumulate, it is like ly that in another cen tu ry there will be a separation from the ocean at ebb tide, as is the case in some o f the rivers o f Haha and Suse already mentioned. Salée is encompassed b y a strong w a ll, about thirty-five feet high and three feet thick, on the top o f which are battlements flanked with towers o f considerable'strength. A t the south-west corner o f the town there is a battery o f twenty-four pieces o f cannon, which commands the entrance of the Buregreg. T o the north o f the town, in the plains, are the remains o f many gardens, and the ruins o f a town, built by M u le y Ismael for his (Abeed Seedy Bukaree) black troops. When I visited Salée, I was conducted to the subterraneous apartment, where the E u ropeans were formerly confined, who had the misfortune to fall into the hands o f these miscreants:* it is a miserable dungeon, though spacious. The streets o f Salée, like those o f all old towns in this country, are narrow ; and the Kasseria, or department for shops and buying and selling, as well as many o f the streets, have a canopy which extends across from house to house, which is expedient to the comfort o f the people, protecting them from the fierce effulgence o f the meridian sun. Salée Stands in 34° 2,' N. lat. A fte r crossing the river we enter the town o f Rabat, sometimes * It is well known that the vessels formerly fitted out by the town of Salée, for the purpose of capturing the defenceless merchant ships of Europe, were navigated by desperate banditti. denominated New Salée, which is more modern, and rather larger than Salée. European factories have been established at different times in Rabat, but have been frequently quitted, or altogether abandoned, on account o f some new order from the Emperor, the instability o f whose decrees, whenever they relate to commerce, is but too w ell known. A t other times these establishments have been neglected from the insufficiency o f the supplies from Europe, owing to a want o f confidence in the security o f p roperty in a country whose affairs are directed too frequently b y the momentary impulse o f a despot, who often orders, judges, and executes, without considering cause or consequence. T h e walls o f this town enclose a number o f gardens, orchards, and corn-fields. Near the entrance o f the river, at Rabat, on an eminence, are to be seen the ruins o f an old castle, built b y the Sultan E l Monsor, in the 12th century : some subterraneous magazines, remarkable for their strength, being bomb proof, are still preserved ; there is also the remains o f a small battery, which defended the entrance o f the river. Some batteries were rebuilt here in 1 77 4, on a more extensive plan, but the engineer has made the embrasures so close, that it would be inconvenient to work the guns against an attacking enemy. A t a short distance south o f the castle, on an elevated situation, is a square fort erected by Muley El Arsheed. T he walls were built b y the Sultan E l Monsor, when he resided h e r e ; th e y are about two miles in circuit, and strengthened b y square towers ; they enclose the castle, the town o f Rabat, and a large space o f ground, where a palace, and the mausoleum o f S eedy Mohammed, the reigning Emperor’s father, s tan d ; here lamps are burning night and day, and fakeers are continually praying with a loud voice, under the colonnade surrounding the latter
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