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tion that fell afterwards from that quarter upon his coun- 

 try. — It will be proper now to look back into the tranfactions 

 in Europe, which are partly connected with the hiflory of 

 this kingdom. 



The conqueft of the north part of Africa followed the 

 reduction of Egypt, and the whole coaft of Barbary was 

 crowded with Mahometans, from Alexandria to the weflern 

 ocean, and from the Mediterranean to the edge of the de- 

 fert. Even the defert itfelf was filled with them ; and trade, 

 fecurity, and good faith, were now everywhere dinemina- 

 ted in regions, a few years before the feat of murder and 

 pillage. 



Tarik and his Moors had invaded Spain ; Mufa followed 

 him, and conquered it. The hiflory of Count Julian is in 

 every one's hand ; unfortunate in having had the provoca- 

 tion, flill more fo in having had the power to revenge it, 

 by facrificing at once his fovereign, his country, religion,, 

 and life, to the private injuries done to his daughter. As 

 often as I have read the hiflory of this cataflrophe, fo often 

 have I regretted to fee with how little ceremony this young 

 lady hath been treated by authors of all languages and na- 

 tions. They call her Caaba, with the fame eafe and indiffer- 

 ence as they would have called her Anne, or Margaret. This 

 mufl be from mere ignorance. Caaba could not be the 

 name of the daughter of Count Julian before her feductioiiv 

 Caaba means Harlot, in the broadefl way poffible to exprefs 

 the term, and very cruelly, and improperly, it feems to be 

 given her, even after her misfortune ; for flic was a daugh- 

 ter of the firfl family in Spain, of unexceptionable virtue. 



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