8j travels to the east. 
count of the many valuable equipages he mud pra- 
cure, and the prefents he is obliged to make the 
Arabian Princes through whole termones he 
marches, that may allow him a free paffage, which 
he hath fometimes difficulty to gain even with pte- 
fents After the Bey has thus marched the Ca- 
Vivan with all its attendants through the city, he en- 
camps at the difhmce of about half a day’s journey, 
in a large plain, where he waits eight days. In this 
time all affemble, who either out of devotion, or on ac- 
count of traffic, intend to go to Mecca. It was ru- 
moured that the Caravan would thiS year confift o 
4.0.000 fouls. A number of women alfo undertake 
this journey every year. The Caravan is divided into 
two troops ; one confifts of thofe which come from the 
whole African coaft, from Tetuan and Meiocco, to the 
three Republics of Barbary. Thefe make about 1 0,000 
men, who in going bring up the rear or the Ca- 
ravan; but returning, they are in the front When 
one refleas on the long journey they take, who com 
from the remotefl parts of Africa, and go to Arabia, 
and that the countries they pafs through over land 
are uninhabited defarts of burning fand we cannot 
but conclude that they are induced to undergo theft 
hardfhips by an inconceivable zeal and religi ) ■ 
fervour. The other troop confifts of iuiks, from a 
parts of the Turkifh Empire, except Syria, an 
thofe that border on Perfia, who form another 
Caravan at Damafcus, which meets and joins th« a 
an appointed place on the road. *e u. 1 . ‘ 
confiderablv on this journey. They do not ali 
out of devotion, that travel to Mecca : a confidera 
number go for the fake of gain. !1 _ c } u ] r a * 
the Franks in Cairo, and carry to Arabia Clot ‘ ls ’, f 
chineal, Spices, Lead, Brafs, falfe Pearls, and oth 
things, together with, wlurlhomd 
