luence considerable, erected with architectural taste several
edifices, suited, as he thought, to the imperial _gusto_, in which
he succeeded so well that his Imperial Majesty, when he returned
the next year to Marocco, resided almost exclusively in one of the
pavilions which he had erected.

The splendour of the imperial favour did not however continue long;
for Ali Bey began now to be suspected by the Emperor himself, and
it was bruited that his renegadoes had acted treacherously towards
him.

Ali Bey's knowledge of astronomy was peculiarly gratifying to the
Emperor. He could not altogether withdraw from him his attention.
The Emperor urged him to take unto himself a wife, and become an
useful member of society; but Ali objected, alleging various
motives for refusing. He was however at length prevailed on to
comply with the imperial injunction, and the Emperor gave him a
303 young girl to marry. It was anticipated that his new wife was a
political one, and would betray him to be an uncircumcised dog. The
wife, however, became extremely attached to him, and no information
could be procured from her to favour the plot that had been laid
for him. Various suspicions having increased respecting him, the
Emperor finally resolved that he should quit his territory; and an
order was issued that himself, his wife, and slaves should be
escorted to the port of L'Araich, and there embark for Europe. When
the military guard, however, had reached the port of L'Araich, the
boat being ready, Ali Bey was desired to embark, when, not
suspecting any stratagem, the boatmen pushed off, leaving his
disconsolate wife on the beach, bewailing his abrupt departure. The
lady appeared deeply affected with this sudden and unexpected
separation; and jumping out of the litter tore her dishevelled
hair, and distributed it to the winds, and with loud shrieks, which
pierced the air, demonstrated to him how sorely she lamented his
premature departure, and violent separation. His principal slave
was sold, by order of the Emperor's minister, to Seed Abdel'mjeed
Buhellel, a merchant of Fas, who was lately in London, and the
money was given to his wife.

During his residence at Fas, he predicted an eclipse, and, having
foretold to the people of that city, that it would happen at suc