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An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central AfricaJackson, James Grey

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An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central Africa

Name: An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central Africa
Author: Jackson, James Grey

Jackson, James Grey

Morocco

French                          5

  American                        5

  Dutch, Danish, Swedish, &c.     3

Of the English vessels the crews probably amounted to 200 men and
boys, who may be thus accounted for:

  Young men and boys either drowned, killed, or induced to
  embrace the Mohammedan religion                                     40

  Old men and others killed by the Arabs in the first scuffle,
  when making opposition, or defending themselves! also drowned
  in getting ashore                                                   40

  Dispersed in various parts of the Desert, after a lapse of time,
  in consequence of the Consul making no offers sufficiently
  advantageous to induce the Arabs to bring them to Mogodor (which
  should always be done as soon as possible after the wreck, and a
  price given superior to that of a native slave)                     40
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  _Redeemed after a tedious existence among the Arabs of from one
  to five years, or more, originating from various causes, such as
  a want of application being made through the proper channel, want
  of remitting money for their purchase, or want of a competent
  agent settled on the coast._                                        80

If any nation of Europe ought to enquire into the mode of remedying
this evil, it is certainly Great Britain, whose influence at the
Court of Marocco, by adopting a judicious system, might be made very
considerable and advantageous to the country; a small sum would be
sufficient at Mogodor (if the expense of an express agent for this
particular purpose were disapproved), if deposited in the hands of the
Vice-Consul, or any merchant of respectability, where it might remain
ready to be employed in the purchase of these unfortunate people, and
by allowing a sum rather above the price of a black slave, the Arabs
would immediately bring them to Mogodor, knowing they could depend
on an adequate price; by this means they might be procured for half
what they now cost; and it would be an infinitely better plan than
that of soliciting the Emperor to procure them through the Bashaw of
Suse; for, besides the delay, and consequent protracted sufferings
of the captives, the favour is undoubtedly considered by the Emperor
as incalculably more than the cost and charges of their purchase.[194]

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