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ILL CONDUCT OF THE TURKS . 
[chap. y. 
ranguiar space about eighty yards square, inclosed 
upon all sides, but having a narrow entrance to the 
main street. The Turks were scattered about in the 
neighbouring lanes, their time passed in drinking 
merissa, and quarrelling with the natives and with 
each other. 
The day after Ibrahim’s departure, the Turks seized 
some jars of water by force from the women on their 
return from the stream. A row ensued, and ended 
by one of the women being shamefully maltreated; 
and a Latooka, who came to her assistance, was 
severely beaten. This I did not see, but it was 
reported to me. I called Suleiman, and told him 
that if such things were permitted it would entail 
a fight with the natives, dn which I should not allow 
my men to join; that I prohibited my men from 
taking anything from the Latookas without just pay¬ 
ment ; thus, should a fight be caused by the conduct 
of his people, they must get out of it as they best 
could. 
A bad feeling already existed between the natives 
and his people, owing to the defeat of the party of 
Mahommed Her. Much good management was re¬ 
quired to avoid a collision, and the reverse was certain 
to cause an outbreak. 
Shortly before dusk the women were again assaulted 
