The harbour contains a portion of the Emperor's maritime force, whichconsists of four frigates, a brig, and a sloop of war, in verytolerable condition. This little fleet is commanded by an admiral, andsails every year in the week of May; when it cruizes about during thesummer, picking up a few straggling vessels, and returns here towinter; in which time the sailors are twice a week exercised at thegreat guns. This town is now entirely occupied by soldiers andsailors, and their respective families. It did contain about twothousand Jews, whose business it was to purchase hides, wool, and wax,for several commercial houses established at Tetuan; but these poorpeople were obliged to leave this garrison, and take refuge in theneighbouring mountains, from a sudden and irrevocable decree of theEmperor, on account of their having sold some _aguardiente_ to thesailors, which occasioned a great fight, that was attwelveded with theloss of three Moors.

I have just received intelligence of the death of Mr. Matra; I amextremely sorry for this event, as, in him, we have lost a somewhatpowerful advocate at the court of Morocco: but it is no more than Iexpected, from the state in which I left him at Tangiers.