Four Months in Algeria: With a Visit to Carthage |
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... Ruins -Passage round the Cape - Spanish Settlers - Savage Dogs- Energy of the Clergy - Liberality of first Bishop - Sisters of Charity Fever in Summer - Orphan Schools of Agriculture viii CONTENTS . -Protestants and Jews - Moorish Shops -
... Ruins -Passage round the Cape - Spanish Settlers - Savage Dogs- Energy of the Clergy - Liberality of first Bishop - Sisters of Charity Fever in Summer - Orphan Schools of Agriculture viii CONTENTS . -Protestants and Jews - Moorish Shops -
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... ruins , I concluded that I was about to enter a thickly peopled and prosperous country . A number of boats , each with a barefooted Moor in it , surrounded the steamer ; and as soon as the official of the Sanitary Board , whose visits ...
... ruins , I concluded that I was about to enter a thickly peopled and prosperous country . A number of boats , each with a barefooted Moor in it , surrounded the steamer ; and as soon as the official of the Sanitary Board , whose visits ...
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... ruin of the Moorish population , which followed the French con- quest , has to a great extent obliterated the traces of the former magnificence . The country villas were at first wantonly destroyed by the conquerors , and the town ...
... ruin of the Moorish population , which followed the French con- quest , has to a great extent obliterated the traces of the former magnificence . The country villas were at first wantonly destroyed by the conquerors , and the town ...
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... ruins . The impoverishment of the native population coming on the back of the confisca- tion of the permanent fund was no doubt the principal EXPENDITURE . Payment to the Imaum Do. Do. Oil for lamps . . Reader Preacher . • Mats ...
... ruins . The impoverishment of the native population coming on the back of the confisca- tion of the permanent fund was no doubt the principal EXPENDITURE . Payment to the Imaum Do. Do. Oil for lamps . . Reader Preacher . • Mats ...
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... Ruins ) , and through- out its whole extent approaches very closely to the sea - shore , on which side its fall is so rapid , that to ascend is in most parts extremely difficult , and the space which is left for cultivation is sometimes ...
... Ruins ) , and through- out its whole extent approaches very closely to the sea - shore , on which side its fall is so rapid , that to ascend is in most parts extremely difficult , and the space which is left for cultivation is sometimes ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers ancient animal appeared Arabs army arrived Arzew Atlas Aurès Batna Blidah Bona Boudouaou Bougie brought built camels camp Cape caravanserai Carthage character Cheliff Cherchell chief cisterns coast commandant Constantine course cultivation descends distance eight elevation Emperor European existed extremely feet Fonduck fortification four francs French Government ground Guelma harbour hills horses houses immediate neighbourhood inscription Isser Jemappes Kabyle Kabyle language L'Arbâ labour land latter limestone lion Magaria Maison Carrée marabout Maskara Mazagran Mechouar Médéah Metidja miles military Moorish Morocco mosque Mostaganem mountains mules native nearly night occupied officer Oran passed Philippeville plain plateau population probably province remains river road Roman route ruins Sahel Sebaou Sebkah seemed side Sidi soil soldiers spahi Spaniards steamer stone tion Tizi-Ouzou Tlemçen told tomb town tribe Tunis valley village walls whole wild
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