JIDDA. 
actually attacked the Pacha in the citadel, and nearly destroyed 
it; and got rid of him by the more secret means of poison. At 
present no representative of the Protector of the Holy Places, (for 
so the Sultaun is considered throughout his dominions,) is to be 
found in Arabia. 
Although Ghalib has thus succeeded in securing to himself the 
revenues of Jidda, he has in reality only contributed to his own 
more rapid destruction. The Wahabee have taken advantage of the 
absence of the Turkish troops, whom, from their superiority to their 
own undisciplined bands, they were unable to oppose, to conquer 
the holy city, and to besiege Jidda itself, Yambo being free, many 
supplies are procured from it, and from the islands which lie near 
it; but, unless supported by a Turkish power, Ghalib must at 
length resign Mecca, Medina, Yambo, and Jidda, to the Wahabee : 
and indeed it may be doubted, whether it be an object to him to 
retain them under their present circumstances, when the expense 
so greatly exceeds the revenue. 
Without the walls of these towns, the Sherilfe cannot be consi- 
dered as having a subject. Every Arab, who falls within the control 
of Suud, adopts his religion, and receives permission to plunder 
those who have not done the same ; no victory, therefore, could 
restore the country to the Sheriffe, who could only retain that 
proportion which his troops might cover. From the lands, there- 
fore, all revenue is at an end; and the profits of the great fair 
annually held at Mecca, by the pilgrims who assembled there, 
much more from mercantile than religious motives, no longer flow 
into his coffers. The trade of Jidda still yields a small income, not 
equal, probably, to the expense of defending the place. 
