The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself.

Thomas Pellow

Date:: [1740?]

Credit: The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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| iT pe ] | up there, and our Allowance by the Afors nothing | but Bread and Water, though I mutt thankfully own | that we met with fome better Refrefhment through’ the Goodnefs of fome French and [rifh Merchants refiding there ; which was to us, in our fo weak and difconfolate Condition, of very great Service. On Compafs than the former. Within the Circumference of this Town are abundance of Gardens, and a large Field, where they might fow Corn enough to ferve fifteen han- dred Men. Its Walls are very ancient ; the Natives fay they were built by the firlt Corifiazs whe were brought out of Europe by the Generals of Facob Almanzor, King of Arabia Felix, who conquered Spaiz. On the South Raft Quarter ftands a high Tower, called Ha/ans, which ferves as a Land Mark for Ships to comein. At the Foot of this Mountain are Docks for building Ships, and for them to winter in. The Afcent of this Hill is fo gentle, thata Man may ride oii Horiedack to: the’Top: SALLEE has at prefent two Cafiles, the old and the new: The old one ftands direfily at the Mouth of the River Guerou, next to which its WaHs are built on Rocks, and very lofty, fheltering the Governos’s Hioufe, which joins to them, from any Cannon Shot. This Caftle is very ir- . regular, being built according as the Ground would per- mit. The Wails fronting the River are for the moft Part of fquare Stones, with feveral Towers built by AZudey Semein.. Within this Caftle, and before its principal Gate, is a high Fort, which commands the Town. Below, next the Sea, on the Point of the Rock, facing the Bar, is a Battion, mounted with five Pieces of Cannon, to fe- cure the Veffels which come to an Anchor in the Road, and cover the Retreat of the Cor/oirs, when purfued by the Cbriftians, The Walls next the Sea are low, and very eafy to be fcaled, Heaps of Dung and Earth lying againit them, almoft of the: fame Height. It is deftitute of freth Water, except what they fave ina large Ciftern, which receives all the Rain falling on the flat Roofs it € e

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