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mountain of Kariet-el-Aaneb, which is covered with 
vines. From this place to Abougos, they present to the 
eye plantations of olives, and superb woods of forest 
trees. I observed in the plain, fields of corn already 
ripe, plantations of tobacco, and of Daurra y or Guinea 
corn. 
I lodged in the same mosque at Ramie as I did be- 
fore. The Turkish Aga, the governor of the city, paid 
me a visit. I received one also from a Scherif of Tafilet, 
named Mulei Mohamed, a relation of Mulei Soliman. 
He informed me that the Scherif Mulei Hazen 9 also a 
relation of Soliman, with whom I made the voyage the 
preceding year from Tripoli to Cyprus, had gone to 
Jerusalem, where he died; and that he, Mulei Mo- 
hamed, being then established at Ramie, had inherited 
the women, and the wealth of the deceased. 
The next day, Thursday the 30th, I set out at three 
quarters past five in the morning. I left the village of 
Far upon the left about an hour afterwards. I passed 
through Nazoun a quarter before eight, and arrived at 
Jaffa a little before nine. 
Jaffa is a small town surrounded with tolerably regu- 
lar fortifications, situated upon a hill,, and capable of 
making a regular defence. It has one large bastion with 
several towers upon the southern side, the whole 
crowned with pieces of artillery, that flank the line of 
walls, but the latter are not sufficiently thick. 
There are a great many Turkish and Mogrebin 
troops in the garrison. The military service is observed 
pretty well now, because the governor is a good soldier. 
The harbour can only admit small coasting vessels, 
which make the voyage to Syria. Large ships always 
anchor without, with a single anchor, and are always 
