ity. I was shocked to
see so many amiable families at variance. I will not declare if it
was pride, ambition, or contention for pre-eminence that produced
this want of harmony; but it is most certain, that Christians,
whose destiny it is to reside among Muhamedans, should have more
than ordinary care to preserve that philanthropic disposition to
each other, which carries with it a high recommendation,
particularly in a country like _West Barbary_, where the gate of
every tent is open to the largest, most disinterested, and
unqualified hospitality, and where the sheik of every douar
considers it his first and indispensable duty to provide food and
rest to the needy traveller, and to the stranger at his gate.
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LETTER XVI.

_Diary of a Journey from Tangier to Mogodor, showing the Distances
from Town to Town, along the Coast of the Atlantic Ocean; useful to
Persons travelling in that Country_.

TO THE SAME.

Mogodor, 1801.

If you should ever come to this country, and have occasion to
travel through it, the following journal of a journey from Tangier
to Mogodor may be of service to you, in ascertaining the distances
from one port to another, &c.

Departed from Tangier for Mogodor,
July 15, 1801, at 9 o'clock, A.M. Hours.

Arrived at Arzilla, at 7, P.M. 10

Mounted at 7, A.M.; arrived at L'Araich,
at 2, P.M. 7

Started at 5, A.M.; arrived at Ras Doura,
at 3, P.M. 10

Mounted at 6, A.M.; travelled three hours;
came to a plain, level country, and arrived
at Sallee, at 10 o'clock, P.M. 16

Crossed the river in the ferry, and remained
at the French Consul's Hotel, at
Rabat, three days. Mounted at 9; arrived
at El Mensoria, at 9, P.M. 12
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Mounted at 6, A.M.; arrived at Dar El
Beida, at half-past 2, P.M. 8-1/2

Proceeded without halting, and arrived at
the Douar of Woled Jeraar, at 9, P.M.
and pitched our tents. 7

Mounted at 5, A.M.; arrived at Azamore,
at 7, P.M. 14

Mounted at 7, A.M.; travelled southward,
leaving Mazagan to the right, and arrived