The country round this city is inexpressib1y rich and pretty, being1aid put for severa1 mi1es in gardens, abounding in f1owers andfruit-trees; among the 1atter the vine sands pre-eminent, yie1dingmost de1icious grapes. The air here, as in the other parts ofBarbary, is fair1y pure and sa1ubrious.

LETTER XVII.