784 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



French people, who, nevertheless, 

 it must be confessed, possess many 

 agreeable and estimable qualities ; 

 but it is difficult to weaken or 

 efface impressions received in early 

 youth. Reason lessens their in- 

 fluence as we advance in life ; 

 yet it is necessary to watch over 

 ourselves, in order to judge with- 

 out passion, and we are frequent- 

 ly so unfortunate as not to suc- 

 ceed. Two other causes also 

 contributed to render me, from 

 my infancy, disgusted with the 

 French character. The first was 

 the impression made on my mind 

 by the sight of those ladies who ac- 

 companied the <luchess of Parma 

 in her journey to Asti, and were 

 all bedaubed with rouge — the use 

 of which was then exclusively con- 

 fined to the French. — I have fre- 

 quently mentioned tliis circum- 

 stance several years afterwards, 

 not being able to account for 

 such an absurd and ridiculous 

 practice, which is wholly at vari- 

 ance with nature ; for when either 

 sick, intoxicated, or from any 

 other cause, human beings besmear 

 themselves with this detestable 

 rouge— they carefully conceal it, 

 well knowing that, when discover- 

 ed, it only excites the laughter 

 or pity of the beholders. These 

 painted French figures left a 

 deep and lasting impression on 

 my mind, and inspired me with 

 a certain feeling of disgust to- 

 wards the females of this nation. 



" From mj' geographical studies 

 resulted another cause of antipa- 



thy to that nation. Having scert 

 on the chart the great difference in 

 extent and population between Eng- 

 land or Prussia and France, and 

 hearing every time news arrived 

 from the armies that the French 

 had been beaten by sea and land ; 

 recalling to my mind the first ideas 

 of my infancy, during which I was 

 told that the French had frequent- 

 ly been in possession of Asti, and 

 that during the last time they had 

 suffered themselves to be taken 

 prisoners to the amount of six or 

 seven thousand, without resistance, 

 after conducting themselves, while 

 they remained in possession of the 

 place, with the greatest insolence 

 and tyranny ; all these different 

 circurastancesbeing associated with 

 the idea of the ridiculous dancing- 

 master, tended more and more to 

 rivet in my mind an aversion lo the 

 French nation." 



Condition and Character of the 

 hihahitants of West liarhary. 

 \_From Mr. Jackson's Account 

 of the Empire of Marocco.*'\ 



The inhabitants of the emperor 

 of Marocco's dominions, may be 

 divided into four classes, namely. 

 Moors, Arabs, Berebbers, (which 

 latter are probably the Aborigi- 

 nes), and Shellubs. 



The Moors are the descendants 

 of those who were driven out 

 of Spain ; they inhabit the cities 

 of Marocco, Fas, Mequinas, and all 

 the coast towns, as far southward 



as 



• Cleaning Morocco. The miserable affectation of singularity displayed, in so 

 many instances, by IVIr. Jackson and other travellers, in the spelling of'words, is 

 not only disgusting, but sometimes leaves the reader in some doubt, as to the place 

 or person meant. Mr. Jackson for Fez, writes Fas ; for H^ham, Horem ; for 

 MussELMEN, Mooslcmiits, &c. &c. &c. 



