HED 
fome of our weekanaihets — oceafion hese hence to re- 
prefent this part of Arabia asa province of the Turkith 
empire. ‘But the authority oe the a i is a.mere. fhadow, 
and his power in Arabia conlitts folely in a few trivial prero- 
gatives. He fends annually caravans to Mecca, with troops 
to protect them, that are often obliged to advance by force 
of.arms. When he choofes to-opprefs a weak neighbonr, he 
can depofe the reigning fherriffe, and exalt eS weg while his 
caravan lords it at Mecca e fends.a pacha to Tidda, who 
fharés the government of the nity with the fherriffe, but. who - 
oass neither to go to the feat of his government, nor to return 
om it, wulefs when he can be protected by the great cara- 
van. Lajftly, the Arabs fuffer the Turkith fovereign to main- 
tain, for the fecurity of the pilgrims, and in order to guard 
the'walls, a few Janifaries, cooped up in fome wretched cone ns. 
The revenues which the fultan draws from this. province, 
and ariling chiefly from duties paid at the cullom-houfe of 
Jidda, are Snot fufficient to ‘defray the expences of the pacha’ $ 
houfhold. t in return. for.‘ thefe 
obliged to fecure the favour of the Arabs by annual prefents, 
to allow pentions to the fherriffes, and to the principal nobility 
0 edjas, or guardians of ‘the facred family. 
penfi ons, and the 
every year to Jid be laden with provifions, he fupports al- 
mot all the inhagitants of Mecca and Medina. While the 
ilgrims remain in the city of Mecca, as much water as 
camels can bear is daily ditributed gratis, not to mention the 
great number of prefents a which he ee the ** Caaba,”? . 
of Mahomet. ‘The fultan_no 
a poo 
Z* urkifh fhips, se et ver 
ravels. 
HEDLINGER, Caries, in Digswles an ar-, 
tif and saat ~~ sates t Schweitz in the ear 1691. 
form nine 
art. He. was ae length placed under. the. 
Cramer, direétor of the, mint, by. whole. 
eoibe in the 
ca: ha Wi 
e088 
r 
alliftance he made a rapid progrefs. dn 4712 he ferved asa. he 
MALAI 
and i in de he vifited Pace, where he ped ieee to 
and where 
hy ; 
I., and 
fcanty revenues, he is, 
With thefe. 
ight. of four or five large. velfels, fent — 
Moffes, and for a new a 
foon he vaneile of, under 
See 
XII 
kenefs, hough had era fen » him 96: 
HrEiD 
holm, and ftruck feveral medal alo 
merce, manufactures, and mines, 
of the Swed ah kings. 
crowned heads in Europe, and ftruck medals of the emprefs 
of Ruffia; tae princefs Anne of Mecklenburg 3 and other. 
diltinguifhee: fetionages. i 
land, where he married. 
n. Bio 
‘DON, 6. H Fupele ds fp ae 3 oe market, 
town, 7 parifh, in the diltrict of Holdernefs, and Eaft- 
Feidiag of Yorkthire, England, is feated on a fmall creek of, 
Humber, at-the diftance of feven miles. from prea and 
38 north of Lond don. In 
> 
+ JOHN, in Bi ograph bys a botanif ames 
celebrated Sow a selooreea erg to t he fruétification of 
nious ge 
tion of them, which was ~ ‘refalt rt thofe = Poa tee 
FRINGE ¢ | Moffes s) was -born . 8. 1730, at fe 
in Tranfyl vaniay where his father filled a refpectable fa ation: 
in the magi ey... After. the firit rudiments of domeftic 
id with them an ardent. fondnefs for. the cultivar 
tion and ob§ ion of plants of. all kinds, had been.imbi 
his parents’ root, d for four years att the 
publi¢ fchool.of his native towne Oa the death pe his father 
mm 1747; though he inherited but:a very. flender pat feign 
was enabled to go for further pe te o the ule, 
verfity. of Prefburg in H where he eee tO: 
years, and then proceeded to Zittau - Upper 4 
by the fame of the reGor gram 
a relation. probably. of Sieiees Gerlach ; Ss fee. that 
In 1752 he removed to Leiptic, 
talents, as. well ‘as hisperfonal. 
ur 
_ favour and friendfhip sae celebrated capo eon 
whof 
ures of various. 
©. greatly do. the mitts; which Sia ran acuted fyftem 
_— fare 2 ee — 
