394f TRANSLATIONS OF Written the first of the Glorious Ramadan, in the year of the Hejra 1125 (corresponding with A. D. 1710).

Letter V.

Translation of an Arabic Letter from the Sultan Seedi MuJiamed ben Abdullah, Emperor of Marocco, to the European Consids resident at Tangier, delivered to each of them, by the Bashaw of the pn'ovince ofEl Grarb, on 1st day of June, 1788, correspondiag mth the year of the Hejra, 1202.

L. S.

Mohamed ben Abdullah ben Ismael, Sultan ben, Sultan, &c.

In the name of God, for there is no power or strength but from God.

To all the Consuls at Tangier. Peace (be) to those who follow the right path.

By this you will learn that we are in peace and friendship with all the Christian powers until the month of May of the next year, (of the Hejra, 1203,) and such nations as shall then be desirous to continue in peace and friendship with us, are to write a letter to us, when the month of May comes, to inform us if they are in peace and friendship with us, then we shall be the same with them ; but, if any Christian nation desire to go to war with us, they will let us know before ** Father of the present Sultan Soliman ben Muhamed.