_Harley-Street, June,_ 1827. CONTENTS. * * * * * INTRODUCTION xix CHAPTER I. Arrival of the Expedition at Tripoly; pleasing appearance of the Town from the Sea — Friendly Reception of the Party by the Consul — Interview with the Bashaw, who promises his protection and assistance — Appointment of the Escort — Visits to some of the Mahometan Residents in Tripoly — Sidi Mahommed d’Ghies — Preparations for the Journey — Adoption of the Costume of the Country — This precaution recommended on the experience of the Party — Visit from the Arab Escort — Description of their principal, Shekh Mahommed el Dúbbah — Sketch of the Shekh’s former Life — Friendly attentions of the European Residents of Tripoly — Arrival of Dr. Oudney and Lieutenant Clapperton Page 1 CHAPTER II. General Description of Tripoly; its Castle and Port — The Buildings of Tripoly commended by Leo Africanus — Present Condition of the City — Its existing ancient remains — Burial-ground of the Ancient City — Sepulchral urns of glass discovered there by Mr. Consul Warrington — Remarks of Leo Africanus on the soil and level of Tripoly in the fifteenth and sixteenth Centuries — Accumulation of soil since that period — Advance of the Sea, mentioned by Leo Africanus, still observable on the Coast of Northern Africa — These appearances adduced in confirmation of Major Rennell’s remarks on the Lake Tritonis and the Lesser Syrtis — Historical Sketch of Tripoly — Its actual state and improved condition under the present Bashaw — Abolition of Piracy, and partial discontinuance of the Slave Trade 12 CHAPTER III.