CONTENTS. 
Introduction 
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CHAPTER I. 
Arrival of the Expedition at Tripoly ; pleasing appearance of the Town from the Sea — Friendly 
Reception of the Party by the Consul— Interview with the Bashaw, who promises his pro- 
tection and assistance — Appointment of the Escort — Visits to some of the Mahometan Resi- 
dents in Tripoly — Sidi Mahommed d’Ghies — Preparations for the Journey — Adoption of the 
Costume of the Country — This precaution recommended on the experience of the Party — 
Visit from the Arab Escort — Description of their principal, Shekh Mahommed el Dubhah — 
Sketch of the Shekh’s former Life — Friendly attentions of the European Residents of Tripoly 
— Arrival of Dr. Oudney and Lieutenant Clapperton ... - Page 1 
CHAPTER II. 
General Description of Tripoly ; its Castle and Port — The Buildings of Tripoly commended by 
Leo Africanus — Present Condition of the City — Its existing ancient remains— Burial-ground 
of the Ancient City — Sepulchral urns of glass discovered there by Mr. Consul Warrington — 
Remarks of Leo Africanus on the soil and level of Tripoly in the fifteenth and sixteenth 
Centuries — Accumulation of soil since that period — Advance of the Sea, mentioned by 
Leo Africanus, still observable on the Coast of Northern Africa — These appearances adduced 
in confirmation of Major Rennell’s remarks on the Lake Tritonis and the Lesser Syrtis — His- 
torical Sketch of Tripoly — Its actual state and improved condition under the present Bashaw 
— Abolition of Piracy, and partial discontinuance of the Slave Trade - - - 12 
CHAPTER III. 
Departure of the Expedition from Tripoly — Passage through Tagiura — Fertile appearance of 
the latter — Its Mosque, and actual remains — Tagiura considered as the site of Abrotonum — 
Existence of a Salt-water Lake at Tagiura, consistent with Strabo’s account of Abrotonum 
— Present tranquil condition of the Country in this Neighbourhood contrasted with its 
dangerous state in the time of Consul Tully — Sand-heaps to the eastward of Tagiura — 
