A Complete History of Algiers: to Which Is Prefixed an Epitome of the General History of Barbary from the Earliest Times : Interspersed With Many Curious Remarks and Passages, Not Touched on by Any Writer Whatever
A Complete History of Algiers: to Which Is Prefixed an Epitome of the General History of Barbary from the Earliest Times : Interspersed With Many Curious Remarks and Passages, Not Touched on by Any Writer Whatever
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1728 edition. Excerpt: ... nor, how many thousand Ducats a Man is worth j bur, how many hundreds, or thoufands of Carhels he is Master of. The Camels are to them the very Nerves of War, and the Regales of Peace-Without them they could not possibly reach a Retreat in the Defarts, nor silbfist when there. Provided with a numerous ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1728 edition. Excerpt: ... nor, how many thousand Ducats a Man is worth j bur, how many hundreds, or thoufands of Carhels he is Master of. The Camels are to them the very Nerves of War, and the Regales of Peace-Without them they could not possibly reach a Retreat in the Defarts, nor silbfist when there. Provided with a numerous Drove of Camels, a Body of iooo resolute Fellows, if they have but twelve Hours Warning, can transport themselves where all the Powers of Africa dare not attempt to follow them. Tho' their Motion is but slow, never exceeding a Foot-Pace, yet, in one Night' March, they will be out of Danger of being over-taken by any Body of horse, not accustomed to those arid.Regions, who will be in great Necessity of Rest and Refreshment, while the Camels and their Drivers can very well hold on for thirty or forty Hours longer, without stopping, at least without making any considerable Stay, till they arc past all Fear of Farther Pursuit j nor are their Horses much less capable of enduring that Fatigue than are their Camels and Selvesj a Draught of warm Camel's Milk, with a few Dates, and Handfuls of Barley, being a Repast sufficient to set both Man and Beast a jogging on very vigorously: Neither are their Women and Children (many of which hoof it over those Deserts, tho' the better Sort ride on the Camels) very apt to lag behind. I have actually seen Women fall in Labour on a March j and, in less than, half an Hour after all has been over, follow the rest of the Nrja, with live or six more, of their own Sex, who stayed to assist them; their Husbands, with, perhaps, half a Score of their Friends, bringing up the Rear, at a Distance. Our nice, tender English Females would think very much of such Lyings-in! When I faid, that Camels were not so plenty among...
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