MOCHA. 
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The British Factory has a pleasant view from the upper windows, 
but the ruins of a house in f ront keep off the breeze from the lower 
apartments. The Dola's stables are also a great evil, from the 
excuse which it gives to his followers, to be lurking about the door, 
and endeavouring to seduce the seamen who come on shore, to go 
and drink at the Jews' town, which so frequently leads to desertion. 
The danger of fire is great, from the vicinity of these buildings, 
which consist of wood and mats. If once they should be in flames, 
it would be impossible to save the Factory and its contents, which, 
at some seasons, are valuable. The building itself must also be 
replaced by the Company, as it is obliged at present to do all 
repairs, paying only five hundred dollars, instead of a thousand, 
when the landlord took these on himself. 
If the stables were removed, and the ground on which t4iey stand, 
together with that of the ruined house, converted into a garden, the 
comfort and respectability of the Factory would be greatl} increased, 
and the danger of seducing the seamen equally diminished. But 
Arabia seems too much neglected ; her trade is considered as of 
little value, if not as an incumbrance ; and her rapidly rising poli- 
tical consequence is overlooked. The guard of sepoys, which for- 
merly protected the gates of the Factory, is removed, and the 
Resident is obliged to employ Arabs in his establishment, M^ho are 
the licensed spies of the Dola. Though the consequence of Arabia, 
in a commercial and political view, may at length force itself on the 
British Government, it is improbable that Mocha will continue to be 
the residence of its Factor, since Aden and Loheia offer infinitely 
greater advantages. I hope, however, that wherever her Factory be 
established, it will be placed on a footing worthy of the British name. 
