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tion. The choisest fruit trees were planted there; and 
the gardens were in a very agreeable state. Abundant 
waters, brought to them from the Mount Atlas, impro- 
ved the charms of this estate, which was nearly a mile 
in extent. It was surrounded by walls. The large 
fields and palm tree plantations were without the wails; 
and within them the pleasure garden, kitchen garden, 
and olive plantations, had each separate individual en- 
closures. 
The house in the city was large. It was built by Ben- 
hamed Duqueli, who was a favourite minister, and who 
governed the empire a long while. A part of the house 
and the baths were of a regular and handsome construc- 
tion; but the remainder, though very spacious, was but 
of a mean appearance. These donations are still my 
property. The Firman, which put me into possession 
of them, is dated the 29th Dulhaja of the 1218th year 
of the Hegira, 11th April, 1804. 
As the Sultan was to go a few days afterwards for 
Mequinez, and wished to make my stay in the empire 
as agreeable as possible, he desired that I should pro- 
ceed to Suera or Mogador, to partake of a party of plea- 
sure there. He therefore ordered the three Pashas of 
the provinces of Hhaha, Scherma, and Sus, to join all 
their troops at Mogador. 
In order to conform myself to the Sultan's intention, 
I left Morocco on Thursday 26th of April at noon . Our 
road inclined to S. W. and W. S. W. At four I cros- 
sed a small river; and an hour afterwards, having pas- 
sed a second river called Enfiss, I ordered our camp 
to be placed on its left banks. 
