When at length we escaped from the maze of ridges and hollows, and stood upon the brow of the last sandy eminence, rather before 2 P.M., we found ourselves unexpectedly near to our journey’s end. The town of Mogador, backed by the island, with a few small coasting vessels lying in the channel between them, presented to our unaccustomed eyes an almost imposing aspect. As usual, one of the soldiers had ridden ahead to announce our approach; and when, after passing by the Christian burial-ground, we drew near to the walls, crowds of people came out to meet us, and to gaze upon the strangers, of whose adventures in the Great Atlas fanciful reports had gone abroad. At the gate several mounted soldiers, sent by the Governor as a guard of honour, joined the procession; and thus heralded, with all due state, we made our solemn entry into Mogador, and, along with our kind host, rode directly to the British Consulate. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 1: Τούτων δὲ καθύπερθεν Αἰθίοπες ᾤκουν ἄξενοι γῆν νεμόμενοι θηριώδη, διειλημμένην ἴ ρεσι μεγάλοις, ἐξ ὧν ῥεῖν φασι τὸν Αίξον, περὶ δὲ τὰ ὄρη κατοικεῖν ἀνθρώπους ἀλλοιομόρφους, Τρωγλοδύτας· οὓς ταχυτέρους ἵππων ἐν δρόμοις ἔφραζον οἱ Αιξίται. Hanno ‘Periplus,’ 7. Text of C. Müller. Contrary to the opinion of most commentators, we are disposed to think that the river Lixus of Hanno is the Sous. The description, ‘a large river of Libya, said to flow from the great mountains,’ must refer either to the Sous or the Draha; but it is not likely that at any period there can have been a considerable population about the mouth of the Draha, as there evidently was at the place commemorated by Hanno.] [Footnote 2: M. Balansa gives for the height in round numbers 1,100 metres, or 3,609 English feet.] [Footnote 3: Like the other illustrations in Jackson’s work, this must be derived from a very imperfect sketch, or else much altered by the fancy of the draftsman. In this the great city shown in the background is a mere fiction of the imagination.] [Footnote 4: See _Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society_, vol. xxviii. p. 88.] CHAPTER XIII. Second stay at Mogador — Plants obtained through native collectors — Outrage committed by the Haha people — Story of the troubles in Haha — Farewell presents to our servants and escort — An unpunctual tradesman corrected — Exports from Mogador — Caravans from Timbuktou — Jewish wedding — Voyage in the _Lady Havelock_ — Land at Saffi — Excursion ashore — Land at Mazagan — Return to Tangier, and thence to England.