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is nearly of the fame magnitude as Belida. 
‘The chain of mountains branching out in 
this diftri€t to the eaft and weft, is a part 
of Mount Atlas, and becomes higher the 
farther it extends towards the eaft. The 
Anwaill Mountains on the river Yiffer 
already rife toa great height; but to the 
fouth-eaft, we find fome of the highelt in 
the whole kingdom, known by the names of 
Jurjura and Felizia. The latter are a 
high and rocky ridge, that ftretckes to the 
extent of from feventeen to twenty «miles, 
and is in moft places inaccefible. There 
dwell the Caby/s, an independent tribe, 
who have never yet been fubdued by the 
Algerines. During the preateft part of the 
year, the tops of many of thefe mountains 
are, even in this hot climate, covered with 
{now, which vanifhes in May, and re-ap- 
pears towards the end of September. In 
and near the city of Algiers, thefe {now- 
covered fummits are difinétly feen, refting, 
as it were, on the clouds. 
IV. THE PROVINCE OF CONSTANTINE, 
Is the largeft and richeft of the four; 
and ftretches from the river Booberack to 
the Zaive, which feparates it from Tunis. 
The cfeateft part along the coaft is moun- 
tainous: and in the mountains dwell free 
Arabian and Moorifh tribes, which from 
time to time have proved formidable ene- 
mies to the power of Algiers. ‘The moft 
remarkable places are, Bugia,a large town, 
and well built after the manner of the 
country. It has a garrifon of from two 
to three hundred men, which however is 
not always fufficient to overawe and puta 
ftop to the depredations of the Cabyls. As~ 
thefe free mountaineers poffefs a fuperfluity 
of oi), foap, dried figs, and efpecially tim- 
ber fit for building; the government of Al- 
giers, which ftands in need of thefe pro- 
ducts, is obliged in many thipgs to fhew 
great indulgence to thele tribes. The 
Cabyls, efpecially thefe who dwell to the 
welt of Collo, are regkoned among the moft 
turbulent and cruei inhabitants cf the Al- 
geriné dominions. In Collo, the French 
African Campany hasa {mall faétory, as 
likewife at Boxa or Biaid el Aneb (the an- 
cient Hippo Regius), where they purchafe 
coin, oil, leather, wax, and wool, and con- 
fiantly keep a refident. agent, who has 
charge of the corre{pondence between Bo- 
na, Algiers, La Calle, and Marfeilles. . 
Half a mile inland trom the prefent Bova, 
we find the ruins of Hippo. The chief fac. 
tory of the French Atrican Company cn 
this coa® is La Callz, furrounded on three 
fides by the fea, and on the fourth defend- 
ed by a ftrong wall. This place is inha- 
biied by three or four hundred Corficans 
New and correét Account of Algiers. 
(Jan. 4; 
and Provencals. The edifices belonging 
to the Company are the only regular build- 
ings; the reft of the inhabitants, compofed | 
of the fcum of the populace of Marfeilles, 
live in wretched huts. They are employed 
in packing and unpacking of goods, in the 
coral fifhery, in taking care of the cattle; 
and muft likewife do military duty, and 
daily mount guard. At the mouth of the 
Zaine, near the fhore, lies the ifland of Ta< 
barca. It was formerly well cultivated ; 
contained a great number of inhabitants, 
and was connected with the continent by a 
mound. It confifts of a high, and towards 
the north fteep, rock, whofe height gradu~ 
ally decreafes onthe fide towards the land; 
on this declivity formerly ftood the popu- 
lous and gpleafantly fituated city of the 
fame name. The Emperor Charles V. 
conquered this ifland, and caufed it to be 
fortified as a place of fafety, from which 
the Tunifian corfairs might be fuccefsfully 
attacked; and, if neceffity fhould require 
it, a landing effected. At that time, many 
Spanifh families fettled here, and the ifland 
was defended by a Spanifh garrifon.. In 
the fequel, it was granted to the houfe of 
Doria, and thus came under the dominion 
of the Genoefe, who eftablifhed here a co- 
ral-fifhery. When, their trade being in- 
fefted and interrupted by the Algerine cor- 
fairs, the inhabitants of Ta@barca applied — 
to Genoa for afliftance, it was im agitation 
to transfer the pofleffion of it to France. 
This project the Tabareans rendered abor- 
tive, by voluntarily furrendering their city 
to Tunis. But they found themfelves 
cruelly deceived. Inftead of proteéting 
their trade, the Bey of Tunis razed the 
fortifications ef the ifland; treated all the 
inhabitants, on their expreffing their dif- 
content, as prifoners cf war, and caufed 
the greateft part of them to be carried as 
flaves to Tunis. In the year 1757, when 
Tunis was taken by the Algerines, the 
captive Labarcans were brought as flaves 
to Algiers; where the Spanifh court foon 
after purchafed their freedom, and they re- 
turned to Spainor Italy. The Bey of Tu- 
nis caufed a new fort to be conitructed on 
the continent, exa&iy oppolite the ifland ; 
but kept in both forts only a fmall garri- 
fon. Since the year 1784, the ifland has 
for the moft part been uninhabited; having | 
loft almoft aj] its remaining inhabitants by 
the plague. The French African compa- 
ny obtained from the Bey of Yunis the 
privilege ta fend bither an agent or factor ; 
who, however, does not conflantly refide 
on the {pots 
Conftontine, formerly Cirla, one of the 
molt confiderable ciues of ancient Nusz-. 
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