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manded it to cease by a sign of his hand; for a grave mus- 
sulman looks upon this enjoyment with disdain. The 
short time I heard it, I thought it tolerable, and far su- 
perior to that of Morocco. The orchestri, 1 hear, is com- 
posed oftv^enty four musicians. 
The high officers of state are the hasnadar, or trea- 
surer, the guardian bashi, or chief of the palace; the 
kiahia, or lieutenant of the pasha, who occupies a 
magnificent sopha in the hall of the palace; the second 
kiahia; five ministers for the different administrations; 
the aga of the Turks, and the general of the Arabian 
cavalry. The pasha's guard consists of three hundred 
Turks, and one hundred Mamelukes on horseback. 
Besides this guard the sultan has no other regular 
troops embodied. In time of war he convokes the Ara- 
bian tribes, who appear upon his summons with their 
banners or standards at their head, and who muster to 
the amount of ten thousand horse, and forty thousand 
infantry. 
I have already observed that the pasha's admiral is an 
English renegado, married to one of the pasha's rela- 
tions. The maritime force is composed of the following 
vessels, viz. 
1 Frigate or cutter of 28 guns. 
1 Ditto - - of 16 ditto. 
3 Xebecks, each of 10 30 ditto. 
1 Saik of 8 ditto. 
2 Galleons of six each 12 ditto. 
1 Small xebeck of 4 ditto. 
1 Vessel - of 1 ditto. 
1 Galiot - of 4 ditto. 
In all 11 ships, mounting 103 guns. 
