At the eastern part of the town the remains of the 
ancient town of Sheila are to be seen; Mr. Chenier sup- 
poses it to have been the metropolis of the Carthagi- 
nian colonies. Leon calls this town Sallae, and Mar- 
in ol Mansalla. I must, however, upon this occasion 
observe, that all these cities contain towards the south- 
east part of them, a place called jEl-JEmsalla, which is 
made use of at the paschal prayers. Every body may 
therefore judge of the coincidence of names. Sheila 
is surrounded by very high walls, and no christian is 
admitted into the town; which contains the sepulchres 
of several saints; that of El-Mansur is placed in a hand- 
some and much frequented mosque. The day when I 
went there, it was so much crowded with women, that 
I found much difficulty in getting in. The descent of 
the hill, at the foot of which this mosque is situated, is 
really romantic, from numerous cascades of bright 
water precipitating itself between rocks, amid rose- 
bushes, orange and lemon trees, and numberless aroma- 
tic flowers. After I left the mosque I took a walk in 
the orange gardens which border the river; they may 
with truth be called an earthly paradise. The trees, 
always covered with blossom and fruit, afford a delight- 
ful fragrance, and the most delicate refreshment, which, 
being within reach, may be enjoyed on the spot. These 
orange trees are so thick, so large, and so tufted, that 
walking under them even in the middle of the diy, they 
afford shelter against the effects of the sun, and I have 
found no where in Europe any gardens which have af- 
forded me so much delight as those of Rabat. At the 
interior part of these gardens I saw' a boat which was 
rowed by several men, and commanded by a captain of 
the galliots, who had it prepared for me, in order to 
take an excursion on the river. I accepted of his invi . 
tation. 
