Content S.
| CHAPTER I. |
| Page. |
| Geographical Divisions of the Empire of Marocco | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Rivers, Mountains, and Climate of Marocco | 4 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Description of the different Provinces — their Soil, Culture, and Produce | 13 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Population of the Empire of Marocco. — Account of its Sea-ports, Cities, and Inland Towns | 25 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Zoology | 74 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Metallic, Mineral, and Vegetable Productions | 126 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Description of the Inhabitants of West Barbary — their Dress — Religious Ceremonies and Opinions — their Character — Manners and Customs — Diseases — Funerals — Etiquette of the Court — Sources of Revenue | 140 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Some Account of a peculiar species of Plague, which depopulated West Barbary in 1799, and 1800, and to the effects of which the Author was an eye-witness | 171 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Some Observations on the Mohammedan Religion | 196 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Languages of Africa — Various Dialects of the Arabic Language — Difference between the Berebber and Shelluh Languages — Specimen of the Mandinga — Comparison of the Shelluh Language with that of Siwah, and also with that of the Canary Islands, and Similitude of Customs | 209 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| General Commerce of Marocco — Annual Exports and Imports of the Port of Mogodor — Importance and Advantages of a Trade with the Empire of Marocco — Cause of its Decline — Present State of our Relations with the Barbary Powers | 234 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Shipwrecks on the Western Coast of Africa about Wedinoon and Sahara — State of the British and other Captives whilst in possession of the Saharawans, or roving Arabs of the Desert — Suggestion of the Author for the Alleviation of their Sufferings — Mode of their Redemption | 269 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Commercial Relations of the Empire of Marocco with Timbuctoo, and other Districts of Soudan — Route of the Caravans to and from Soudan — Of the City of Timbuctoo — The productive Gold Mines in its Vicinage — Of the navigable Intercourse between Jinnie and Timbuctoo; and from the latter to Cairo in Egypt: the whole being collected from the most authentic and corroborating testimonies of the Guides of the Caravans, Itinerant Merchants of Soudan, and other creditable sources of Intelligence | 282 |
| APPENDIX | p. 315 |
| GLOSSARY | p. 326 |
AN ACCOUNT
OF
THE EMPIRE OF MAROCCO,
&c. &c.