ding to the south. This couple was married
314 in 1803. The bashaw died the same year; and in 1805 she was
divorced, and sent by the Emperor to Mogodor, with orders to a
sheik of Shedma to marry her, it being considered a degradation for
a prince to be united to the daughter of a rebellious subject. This
happened in January, 1806. The widow of the late Prince Muley
Abdrahaman, who rebelled against his father, and who was elder
brother to the Emperor Soliman, has been recently sent by the
Emperor to Bu Azar, a negro bashaw, and governor of the city of
Terodant, in Suse, to marry her. These marriages are promoted by
the royal decree, to prevent the females from contaminating the
royal blood by illicit connection, if they remain divorced, without
a new husband.

_Political Duplicity_.

A fakeer having interceded in behalf of a state prisoner, his
friend, who was confined in the island of Mogodor (the state prison
of the empire, except for princes, who are sent to Tafilelt), the
Emperor assured him he would release him; and urged the fakeer to
proceed to Mogodor, and wait there his Majesty's arrival. The
fakeer departed, and soon after his arrival at Mogodor, he learned
that the Emperor was not going there; but the alkaid of Mogodor
showed him a letter from the Emperor, ordering him to retain the
prisoner in safe keeping, and not attend to what the fakeer should
say. This system of breaking engagements and promises, is too often
315 denominated policy. "Dost thou think I am a Christian," said an
emperor to a prince who was expostulating with him for not
fulfilling his engagements,--"Dost thou think I am a Christian, to
be a slave to my word?"

Senor P. a Spanish merchant, received a letter from the Emperor,
directed to the (_alkaid_) governor of Rabat, ordering him to show
Senor P. every attention, and to assist him if he should be
desirous of establishing a house at Rabat. Senor P. left the court
at Mequinas, well satisfied with his letter; but a few days after
his arrival, the alkaid told him he must embark and quit the
country in twenty-four hours, by the Emperor's order, which he
showed to Senor P. who could read Arabic. He was obliged to embark
immediately.

_Etiquette of Language at the Court of Marocco_.

If the Emperor should enqui