of the Eaflern Trovince. pi 



augmented, firft, by The \_Ma-herd] cold Stream, which flow- 

 cth from That Mountain ; and then, by The SJVed elMmlah\ 

 Salt Rhver, which draineth from the Beehan, and fome other 

 Mountains of the Beni Abefs. The other principal Branch o^othcr Bmn. 

 This River hath It's Fountains a httle to the N. of Seieef, and' '"^'^" 

 taking afterwards a large Sweep to the S.W. leaves the Plains of 

 Caffir Attyre, and runsdireolly to the Northward. Hitherto 

 It is called the IVed el Boojellam, containing a Number of ex- 

 cellent Fiih, not unlike in Shape, though more favory in Tafte, 

 than our Barbel. Six Leagues farther, the Ajehhy give Their 

 Name to This River ; which, advancing other fix Leagues in the 

 fame Direction, unites the Wed Ad-oufe, and is called Sttm- 

 mam. If we except the Plains oiHamza and Seteef, the whole 

 Country along the feveral Branches of This River, is very rocky 

 and mountainous, thereby occafioning fuch a Number and Va- 

 riety of Torrents in the Winter Seafon, that infinite Lofl^es and 

 Calamities are fuftained by the Inhabitants upon every Inunda- 

 tion. The Beni Boo-Mafoude, who live near the Mouth of This 

 River, have frequent Opportunities of making This Complaint ; 

 where we may very juftly apply the beautiful Defcription, 

 that Horace hath left us of the Tiber ^\ 



Five Leagues from the Nafava, is the Mouth of the Man- r^^Man-fou- 

 fou-reah, another large River, that feparateth theDiitriols ofARis. £.«. 

 the Beni Ifah and the Beni Maad. The Nick-Name of Sheddy ^ '° 

 (the common word in Barbary for an Ape or Monkey) given 

 two Centuries ago, by the Latter of thefe Tribes, to the Chief 

 of the Beni Ifah, was the occafion of that bloody and irrecon- 

 cileableAnimofity, which hath ever fincefubfifted betwixt Them. 

 The greateft Part of the Plank and Timber made ufe of in the 

 Docks oi Algiers, is fhipped off from the Man-fou-reah, w- hich, 

 as It immediately folio weth the Nafava, may be the Sifaris of 

 Ttolemy. 



The Zeerf al Heile, a fmall Ifland, lyeth betwixt the Man- zeert' ai 

 fou-reah and Jijel, but nearer the Latter. Over againft It there 



• Cs,tertt flummts 



Ritu ferimtur, nunc medio alveo 

 Cum pace delabentis Etrufcum 

 In mare, nunc lap'tdes adcfos, 

 Stirpefque raptas, & pecus & domos 

 Vohcntis una, non five mont'i urn 

 CUmore, vhinaque Sylv<£ : 

 Qmm fera Diluvies quietos 

 Irritat umnes. &c. Lib. 3. Carm. Od. 29. 



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