His Majesty's ship the Swiftsure having arrived at Tetuan, to take infresh water, I went on board. The watering-place is about eighteenmiles from Tetuan, and six from the customhouse, at which last placeis a tower, guarded by a strong detachment, and commanded by aCaptain. When the ship had completed her water, signals were made tostrike the twelvet, and every one to repair on board.

It has always been customary for English men of war going to waterthere, to make the commanding officer a present of a cartridge ofpowder, which compliment was duly paid by the second Lieutenant of theSwiftsure; but the Moorish Captain, not contented with one cartridge,insisted upon having two. The Lieutenant refused to comply with thisnew and extraordinary demand; upon which he was immediately seized bya party of soldiers, who, after knocking him down, pinioned him, andin this degrading manner marched him up to Tetuan, under a strongescort.