Badía
Leblich, Domingo
alias Ali Bey.
Born in Barcelona in 1767, the son of a government
official, he was himself appointed to an official position as Administrator
of the Tobacco Concession in Cordoba, but he studied science in spare
time - particularly physics, botany and mathematics - as well as geography.
he wrote and translated several scientific works. In 1801 he proposed to
the Prime Minister, Godoy, his Plan de Viaje al Africa con objetos políticos
y científicos (Plan to visit Africa for Political and Scientific
Purposes). He argued that because the Muslim states were inhabited by a
fanatical population, it would be necessary to disguise himself as a Muslim
in order to travel freely. He set off in 1803 disguised as a Syrian Muslim
who had grown up in Europe and forgotten much of Arab culture except the
Quran.. After staying several months in Tangier, he began his trip in February
1804. He visited Marrakesh in April 1804. and eventually went on via Tripoli
to Alexandria, then went through Syria to Istanbul and reached Vienna in
January 1808. His account Voyages d'Ali-Bey en Afrique et en Asie pendant
les années 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, et 1807 was published in three
volumes in Paris in 1814 and subsequently translated into several European
languages. His section on Morocco was republished in Spain in 1984
(Ali Bey Viajes)
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Badía
Briarly,
Alexander (Alejandro)
Briarly, a British subject was appointed
Spanish Consul-General in Tangier in 1823 or 1824. His successor Antonio
de Beramendí Y Freire, and a Vice-Consul, José Rico, were
appointed in 1828, but Brairly seems not to have left immediately (Calendario
Manual y Guia de Forasteros en Madrid)
Brown
Mr Brown, "the
Surgeon sent hither to attend the Sultan."
Chaillet,
R.
British Vice-Consul
in Mogador, 1829. He left in July 1830 and wrote an account of his
return trip to Europe "Observations on the Western Coast of the Marocco
state during my journey from Mogador to Tangier in July & August 1830."
William Wiltshire (or Willshire) was appointed to replace him in October 1831.
Douglas,
James Sholto
James Sholto Douglas, a former army
Major, son of the collector of customs in Jamaica. He was appointed Consul
in July 1817 but because of plague did not take up his position until
1821. In the meantime Isaac Abensur his
Vice Consul acted for him. Douglas went on leave from June 1827 but was
not allowed to return by Sultan till 4 March 1828, and resigned for
reasons of ill-health in April 1829. He died January 1830.
Drummond-Hay,
Edward William Auriol 
EdwardWilliam Auriol Drummond-Hay was born
on 4 Apr 1785 and married Louisa Margaret Thomson on 14 December 1812.
Military service: Major, 73rd Regiment, 1816. Elected a Fellow of the Society
of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1823 when employed as a Clerk to the Lord
Lyon King of Arms. He was Secretary of SAS 1827-1828. In 1829 he was appointed
Consul at Tangier, Morocco, and arrived to take up his post on 25
August 1829 He died on 28 February 1845 at Tangier, aged 59, and was replaced
by his son John. Drummond-Hay Family tree.
(portrait of EWA Drummond-Hay
courtesy of Robert Drummond-Hay)
Drummond-Hay,
Edward
b. 4 March 1815 d. January 1884
Appointed clerk in Colonial Office in 1834
through the influence of Robert Hay.
Drummond-Hay
Family tree.
Drummond-Hay,
John
b. 1 June 1816 d November 1893 
Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay was born on 1 June
1816. At the age of 15, in 1832, he paid his first visit to Tangier and
then, in 1834 toured Spain with his tutor Gregorio de Borgas y Tarius.
In 1840 he was briefly assistant to the Consul at Alexandria, Egypt, before
moving to Constantinople where he worked first under Lord Ponsonby and
then under Sir Straford Canning, the a rchitect of British proposals for
reform of the Ottoman Empire. In July 1844 he went to Tangier to take up
position as Assistant to his father, the Consul-General. His father died
on 28 February 1845 and John was appointed to act in his stead. On 7 Oct
1845 he married Annette Carstensen, daughter of Johan Arnold Heironymus
Carstensen, the Danish consul in Tangier. He was knighted in 1862 and promoted
toMinister Plenipotentiary in 1874.
Sir John helped organise the
Madrid Conference on consular protection 1879-80. He retired on 3 July
1885 and died in Tangier on 27 November 1893 aged 77. Drummond-Hay
Family tree.
Duguid,
John
John Duguid was a merchant in Gibraltar.
Just before he left Tangier for his trip, Drummond-Hay drew £500
at 30 days sight upon the Treasury in favour of Duguid. FO52/31, Drummond-Hay
to Murray, Tangier, 20 October 1829 encloses Copy Drummond-Hay to
Lords Commissioners of Treasury, Tangier 20 October 1829.
Hay-Drummond,
Henrietta Auriol
d.1832
Evidently, Harriet was a family name.
Drummond-Hay Family
tree.
Hay-Drummond,
Edward Auriol
b. 10 April 1758, married Elizabeth
de Vismes, 1782
Dean of Bocking, Prebendary of York &
Southwell, Rector of Hadleigh, and a Chaplain in Ordinary to George II
and George IV. Drummond-Hay Family tree.
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton died
17 July 1827.
Schousboe,
Peter Kofoed Anker
Danish Consul in Tangier, appointed 12 December
1800; Appointed Consul-General in 1821. Died in office, 25 February 1832
and replaced as Consul-General by Johan Arnold Carstensen.
The Schousboes whom
Drummond-Hay met up with in Marrakesh were the consul's son
Peter and his younger brother
Frederick.
(Information supplied by K Kjoelsen, Head
of the Archives and Library, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asiatisk Plads
2, DK-1488, Kobenhavn K, Denmark)
Smith,William Mein
Before setting out, E.W. Drummond
Hay asked General Don, the Governor of Gibraltar, for officers to help
him on his journey. He wanted a medical officer and "another whose science
in various departments might enable me to collect many valuable facts for
which I might not be able to depend upon my own unassisted observation
. . " Don sent James Edward Williams, Assistant Surgeon of the Ordnance
Medical Department and Lt. William Mein Smith of the Royal Artillery. (FO52/31,
Hay to Murray, Rabat, 22 November 1829 [3rd letter]) Smith joined
the R.A. as a Gentleman Cadet, became 2nd Lieutenant in June 1822, 1st
Lieutenant in November 1827 2nd Captain in November 1839 and retured
on half-pay in April 1842. He was stationed in Canada, July 1823-
August 1828 and in Gibraltar February 1829 to April 1836. (Askwith,
List)
Traissinet, A.
Consul for the
Netherlands
Washington,
John
1800-1863
Naval surveyor. Joined the British Royal
Navy May 1812, served in war against United States, then off Greenland
coast protecting whalers. Royal Naval College 1814-1816, passed out with
gold medal for proficeincy in mathematics. Served on North American and
South American Stations. Lieutenant 1821. Served in West Indies and Mediterranean.
Returned to England 1828 and took leave of absence to accompany Drummond-Hay
1830-1833. His account of this trip
was published in the first volume of the Journal
of the Royal Geographical Society of London in 1832, of which
he was a foundation member, Flag lieutenant to Admiral of the Nore. 1833
Commander. 1836 Secretary of Royal Geographical Society. 1841-47
commander of various survey ships. Fellow of the Royal Society 1845. Naval
Hydrographer 1855-63. Rear Admiral 1862. Noted for delicate health and
extraordinary attentiion to detail. See Dictionary of National Biography.
Williams,
James Edward
Before setting out, E.W. Drummond Hay asked
General Don, the Governor of Gibraltar, for officers to help him on his
journey. He wanted a medical officer and "another whose science in various
departments might enable me to collect many valuable facts for which I
might not be able to depend upon my own unassisted observation . . " Don
sent James Edward Williams, Assistant Surgeon of the Ordnance Medical Department
and Lt. William Mein Smith of the Royal Artillery. (FO52/31, Hay to Murray,
Rabat, 22 November 1829 [3rd letter])
Willshire,
William British Vice-Consul in Mogador
1825-26 and 1831-February 1845,
when he was replaced by William Grace, Vice-Consul. His salary during the
second period was £100 a year. In Parliamentary Papers for
1834 xli. 387, and in the Royal Geographical Society archives his
name is spelt "Willshire," but in other official papers he is referred
to as "Wiltshire." In 1845, he drew a
sketch-map of southern
Morocco for the Royal Geographical Society of London and provided a
commentary on part of it