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The ground presented, upon the first sight, a slight 
strata of vegetable earth, covering granite rocks, then 
slaty clay, and lastly chalky sand. The spot where 1 
had placed my camp was mixed with white jasper. 
The vegetation had in general but a dismal appear- 
ance, except some small places covered with flowers. 
I did not see one single spot of sown Jand; and the 
whole country contained no douars, and had the com- 
plete look of a desert. 
The weather was fine till two in the afternoon, when 
a violent gust of wind and rain came on. At seven in the 
evening the thermometer was at 14°,the hygrometer at 
78°. The wind blew west, and the sky was covered 
with clouds. 
Wednesday, 21st March, 1804. At half-past seven 
we proceeded onwards, directing our course to the 
south; and we had soon to ascend the mountains. At 
nine we arrived at the top, and discovered the town of 
Morocco. We descended again, and entered at ten 
o'clock into the plains of Morocco. At noon we came 
to a very long bridge over the river Tensif, which we 
passed. I ordered my company to halt till half-past 
one, and soon afterwards made my entry into the town, 
which was the end of our journey. 
The country presented at first the mountain; after 
that some plains, which were bounded by the chain of 
the Atlas towards the south and south-east. On the 
west it seemed unlimited. 
The soil of the mountain is slaty clay and slate, fit 
for roofs, with much micacious schiste. This rose out 
of the ground in thin perpendicular slaty strata, which 
