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CHAPTER XXII. 
Landing. — Presentation to the pasha. — Intrigues. — Description of Tripoli.— 
Government. — Court.— Mosques. — Courts of justice. — Coffeehouses. — Provi- 
sions. — Jews. — Trade.— Weights, measures, and coin. — Climate. — Antiqui- 
ties.— Kingdom of Tripoli. 
I have already said, that upon our arrival in the 
port of Tripoli our captain went directly on shore in or- 
der to present himself to the pasha, and to deliver his 
papers and letters from Morocco* 
The next morning the Captain returned on board with 
an order to land all passengers, and to make me an apo- 
logy for not having been able to prepare me a house*, 
requesting me to wait until the evening* After having 
landed the crew and passengers he repeated in the after- 
noori the same request, and assured me that the house 
for my reception would be ready for me the next day. 
I knew that the pasha Salaui of Laraish had been 
writing against me, and I looked upon two of the pas- 
sengers as very suspicious; but as for the remainder of 
the passengers, as Well as the captain and whole crew, I 
found myself quite at my ease, and therefore quietly 
waited the event. I soon perceived that the objection 
to my landing had been occasioned by a quite different 
cause than the want of lodgings^ and time has proved 
that I was not mistaken. 
The following day the captain came to tell me that I 
could go on shore. I availed myself of this suggestion, 
and took my baggage along with met the house to which 
I was shown was opposite those of the first minister, and 
of the Spanish consul* 
