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medan." This treatment seems to have reduced 
him to the lowest state of depression, both of body 
and mind. Happily, however, at this time his si- 
tuation became known to M. Dupuis, whose hu- 
mane exertions soon procured his release, and a 
servant of whom accompanied him to Mogadore. 
In their way he saw, on the borders of Morocco, 
the new state of Cidi Heshem, founded by the de- 
scendant of a celebrated Moorish saint. This prince 
has opened an extensive trade with Soudan, and 
has established a market, where the produce of that 
region is continually exposed for sale, on such mo- 
derate terms, that the Morocco merchants find it 
t>ften more advantageous to purchase them there, 
than to cross the desert. The country is rich and 
well cultivated. Cidi Heshem maintains a guard 
of 6000 Moors and negroes well armed, and sets 
even the emperor of Morocco at defiance* 
Adams spent some time at Mogadore with M. 
Dupuis, who seems to have examined him very 
narrowly on the subject of his adventures, and par- 
ticularly of what he had seen at Tombuctoo. He 
confronted him also with several of the Barbary 
merchants, who had been there, and who all ex- 
pressed a favourable opinion as to his veracity. 
He soon after sailed from Tangier for Cadiz. 
Before closing this chapter, it may not be im- 
proper to make some observations on the view whicl^ 
Adams has given of the political state of Tombuc- 
