FOOTNOTES:

[1]This was the agent of the Emperor of Morocco, then residing, as a merchant, at Gibraltar. He died lately, leaving a fortune of 3,000,000 dollars.

[2]The opposition of Mr. Hay arose from his fears of the perilous nature of Mr. Davidson’s enterprize, and his unwillingness, therefore, to take upon himself any responsibility. This is distinctly shewn by Mr. Hay’s letter, given in the Appendix.

[3]This is the name of a vessel whose arrival is noted on Nov. 8. It had probably carried Mr. Hay from Gibraltar to Tangier, and then returned for the purpose of conveying Mr. Hay’s son thither, on his arrival from England.

[4]This is the Moorish name for a market-place.

[5]Fantasia is said of a fair intended for pleasure only, and not for business.

[6]This is the name of the highest hill in the Mexican Cordillera of the Andes.

[7]Lálá is Lady in Arabic, and r is sometimes substituted for l.

[8]So in the MS.

[9]This is a Persian word for a present, and, though common in Turkey, not used in Morocco.