CHAPTJER XXIII. 
Leave taken by AH Bey of the pa^a of Tripoli — Departure Top Alexandria — 
Mistake of the captain. — Arrival on the coast of the Morea.— -Island of Sapi- 
enza.- — Continuation of the voyage — Scare ty of provisions.— Return to Sa- 
pienza.— -Modou. 
Having made this decision, I took my passage to 
Alexandria, in a Turkish vessel, which sailed from 
the port of Tripoli on the 26th January 1806, with my 
attendants and equipage; meanwhile I waited a short 
time on shore with two of my servants only, in order to 
wait the orders of the pasha, who had let me know 
that he wished to embrace me before my departure. 
However the time passed away without the pasha send- 
ing for me, which made me and my friends uneasy, as 
the ship was already more than twp miles at sea, tack- 
ing about to wait for me. 
At last at eleven in the morning I received an order 
from the pasha, and went directly to his palace; he re- 
ceived me with the greatest cordiality, made me sit by 
his side, and renewed during a long conversation, the 
endeavours which he had previously made to induce 
me to stay at Tripoli. In great gayety of heart, he rose 
up, and standing before me, said," I am your brother, 
what do you desire? Speak." I acknowledged my gra- 
titude to him, but insisted upon going. In an instant 
t afterwards, joking with me, he took me to the window, 
from which I could see the ship which was tacking 
about in the offing, and said " See, see, it waits for you." 
The ship having fired a gun, he said, it calls you: I at 
length spoke to him, and begged him in the name of 
God to let me go. We embraced each other with tears 
in our eyes. I left him accompanied by my friends, and 
