Rain continued for an half hour
About noon, a young male hyena, said by his keeper, Abraham Zreeham, a Jew, native of the city of Marocco ( who told me on 28th February 1830 that he had it that day a year and a half in his possession) to be nearly two years old.
Young wolf recd from the Sultan.(28)
1½ Visited with Seedy
Mohamed & Abensur
Seedy Mohamed Ben Dris the
Minister with whom I had an audience of 2 hours & stated all the questions
as stated in separate paper marked A.
He presented me with a beautiful carpet of a curious Draha fabric & very pretty & remarkably well tanned leopard skin. The carpet is of a new invention among the Moors & made in the mountain district by the Province of Draha.(29)
5 pm Received present from Sultan of 2 fine
young slogies, a dog & bitch of which I gave the bringer a Boutous.
| {317}A bunch of herbs were brought to me this evening from Ben Dris by Seedy Mohamed ben Abdelmalek - a Moorish compliment perhaps the delicacy or intent of which is yet unexplained to me: |
| Louisa Spanish
& Arabic: Verbuena - vulgarly in England, Lemon Plant
Nana etronge, Arabic Torongel Spanish(30) Another of which I could not learn the name, but all three are used by the Moors for infusion in tea. Shibt el Agoos, Arabic literally Grey hair (of) the old man(31) - Barbas de Viejo Spanish a plant much used in medicine by the Spanish physicians together with bark and deemed a good stomachic. Flora and Fauna Page |
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| Present sent
Mulai l'Mamoon, brother of
the Sultan, Vice Roy & Gov[erno]r of the City of Marocco
2 cuts of finest cloth 2 pieces of Irish (one finest) 2 Ditto Muslin finest 4 double loaves of sugar (bought in Marocco) 2 boxes of tea Imperial 2 lb each 4 Fez [??] silk kerchiefs 3 Tangier ditto 1 watch |
Present to Moctar
E'Zamhy - 2nd clerk of ye Sultan
2 cuts of cloth finest 2 pieces of Irish (one finest) 2 pieces of finest muslin 3 double loaves of Sugar - Marocco 2 boxes 2lb each Imperial tea 6 Fez silk kerchiefs
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ben el Taher in the Office of Moctar & in place of Mulai el Ghazy absent,
the same as the last.
{319} To the Meschoire fees $150 & to Alkaid Labas, Acting Kaid of ditto $50 as given by Consul Douglas in Fez in 1824=$200 |
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Gilaly
1 cut of cloth best 1 piece Irish detto 2 dtto Muslin common 2 double loaves sugar 4 cann[ister]s tea ½lb each 3 Fez silk kerchiefs |
The Emperor's gatekeeper
1 cut of Marocco bought broadcloth 2 pieces common muslin 2 double loaves sugar 3 canisters tea 2 Fez kerchiefs |
| To each of the
5 clerks in Office of Ben Dris same as Seedy Gilaly
The 2 general officers of the troops, to Kaid el Hadge Abd del Slam, to Kaid al Madany, same as the last The Commissary General of the troops - same as last with addition of a piece of Irish ordinary The Kaid d'Affarg, the Kaid de Rhamna - Governor of province of Rhamna, Kaid Embarek Ezemrany, Governor of Province Ezemran (which two latter came with their troops to meet me on passing Al Kantra) & the Kaid Feragy, formerly seal keeper to the late Sultan Mulai Soliman - the same presents for each as to the Emperor's Gatekeeper, except that to the Governors of the 2 Provinces 2 cuts of cloth each. |
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2 pieces of finest Irish 6 double loaves of finest sugar 1 cut of . . . . [illegible] silk velvet 3 boxes (2 lb each) of Imperial tea. 3 French silk kerchief 6 Tangier bought do Presents page |
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29. Passage from "The carpet" to " Province of Draha" on p. 315.