Travels through the Empire of Morocco

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Travels through the Empire of Morocco, by John BuffaThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Travels through the Empire of MoroccoAuthor: John BuffaRelease Date: February 26, 2004 [eBook #11297]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TRAVELS THROUGH THE EMPIRE OF MOROCCO***Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net Project by Carlo Traverso. This file was producedfrom images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.[Illustration: Map of the Empire of MOROCCO for Dr. BUFFA'S TRAVELS]TRAVELSTHROUGH THEEMPIRE OF MOROCCO.BYJOHN BUFFA, M.D.PHYSICIAN TO THE FORCES.ILLUSTRATED WITH A MAP.LONDON:1810.PREFACE.My motives for publishing this volume of Travels, will be best explained by a detail of the circumstances which gave riseto my journey to Morocco. In 1805, I was serving in the capacity of Physician to His Majesty's Forces, at the DepotHospital in the Isle of Wight; whence, by dexterous management of the Army Medical Board[*], I was removed, andplaced upon half-pay, in June of that year. At this period, it occurred to Mr. Turnbull, Chairman of the Committee ofMerchants trading to the Levant, that it would be of ...