that we Were going to Laraishj or Larash, instead of 
Tangier, as I had been told by them formerly. This 
behaviour displeased me very much; however, after 
some reflection j it seemed as indifferent to me to go to 
one place as to another. 
After this discussion we proceeded at six in the mor- 
ning towards the W. An hour after we turned to the 
N. and N. W* and got into a wood of very high holm 
oak, much intermixed with fern. We were out of this 
wood at twelve, after having made numberless windings 
in it; crossed a small river, and entered Larash at one in 
the afternoon * f 
Laraish, which is called by the Christians Larash, is a 
small town of about four hundred houses* It is situa- 
ted on the north side of the steep descent of a hill; and 
its houses extend to the banks of the river, the mouth 
of which forms a port for large vessels* Those which do 
not exceed two hundred tons can get into the river, but 
they are obliged to unload in order to pass the bar. 
Larash contains several mosques; the principal one is 
pleasing in its architecture. This town has a large 
market-place, surrounded with piazzas and columns of 
stone; it is the handsomest I saw in this country. It 
w r as built as well as the principal fortifications by Chris- 
tians. The town, after having been in the possession 
of the Spaniards, was taken by Muley Ismail. 
The town is from the land side well covered with a 
wall and a ditch; two half bastions defend the port and 
the bridge. The alcassaba or castle from the land side 
to the south of the town is a square, formed of bastions, 
with casements, surrounded with ditches, and, excep- 
ting the parapet, in a good state of defence. The town 
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