glance；　that　the　Romas　are　in　most　points　an　anomalous　people；　in
  their　morality　there　is　much　of　anomaly；　and　certainly　not　less　in
  their　cuisine。
  'Los　Gitanos　son　muy　malos；　llevan　ninos　hurtados　a　Berberia。　　The
  Gypsies　are　very　bad　people；　they　steal　children　and　carry　them　to
  Barbary；　where　they　sell　them　to　the　Moors'　…　so　said　the　Spaniards
  in　old　times。　　There　can　be　little　doubt　that　even　before　the　fall
  of　the　kingdom　of　Granada；　which　occurred　in　the　year　1492；　the
  Gitanos　had　intercourse　with　the　Moors　of　Spain。　　Andalusia；　which
  has　ever　been　the　province　where　the　Gitano　race　has　most　abounded
  since　its　arrival；　was；　until　the　edict　of　Philip　the　Third；　which
  banished　more　than　a　million　of　Moriscos　from　Spain；　principally
  peopled　by　Moors；　who　differed　from　the　Spaniards　both　in　language
  and　religion。　　By　living　even　as　wanderers　amongst　these　people；
  the　Gitanos　naturally　became　acquainted　with　their　tongue；　and　with
  many　of　their　customs；　which　of　course　much　facilitated　any
  connection　which　they　might　subsequently　form　with　the
  Barbaresques。　　Between　the　Moors　of　Barbary　and　the　Spaniards　a
  deadly　and　continued　war　raged　for　centuries；　both　before　and　after
  the　expulsion　of　the　Moriscos　from　Spain。　　The　Gitanos；　who　cared
  probably　as　little　for　one　nation　as　the　other；　and　who　have　no
  sympathy　and　affection　beyond　the　pale　of　their　own　sect；　doubtless
  sided　with　either　as　their　interest　dictated；　officiating　as　spies
  for　both　parties　and　betraying　both。
  It　is　likely　enough　that　they　frequently　passed　over　to　Barbary
  with　stolen　children　of　both　sexes；　whom　they　sold　to　the　Moors；
  who　traffic　in　slaves；　whether　white　or　black；　even　at　the　present
  day；　and　perhaps　this　kidnapping　trade　gave　occasion　to　other
  relations。　　As　they　were　perfectly　acquainted；　from　their　wandering
  life；　with　the　shores　of　the　Spanish　Mediterranean；　they　must　have
  been　of　considerable　assistance　to　the　Barbary　pirates　in　their
  marauding　trips　to　the　Spanish　coasts；　both　as　guides　and　advisers；
  and　as　it　was　a　far　easier　matter；　and　afforded　a　better　prospect
  of　gain；　to　plunder　the　Spaniards　than　the　Moors；　a　people　almost
  as　wild　as　themselves；　they　were；　on　that　account；　and　that　only；
  more　Moors　than　Christians；　and　ever　willing　to　assist　the　former
  in　their　forays　on　the　latter。
  Quinones　observes：　　'The　Moors；　with　whom　they　hold　correspondence；
  let　them　go　and　come　without　any　let　or　obstacle：　　an　instance　of
  this　was　seen　in　the　year　1627；　when　two　galleys　from　Spain　were
  carrying　assistance　to　Marmora；　which　was　then　besieged　by　the
  Moors。　　These　galleys　struck　on　a　shoal；　when　the　Moors　seized　all
  the　people　on　board；　making　captives　of　the　Christians　and　setting
  at　liberty　all　the　Moors；　who　were　chained　to　the　oar；　as　for　the
  Gypsy　galley…slaves　whom　they　found　amongst　these　last；　they　did
  not　make　them　slaves；　but　received　them　as　people　friendly　to　them；
  and　at　their　devotion；　which　matter　was　public　and　notorious。'
  Of　the　Moors　and　the　Gitanos　we　shall　have　occasion　to　say
  something　in　the　following　chapter。
  CHAPTER　VI
  THERE　is　no　portion　of　the　world　so　little　known　as　Africa　in
  general；　and　perhaps　of　all　Africa　there　is　no　corner　with　which
  Europeans　are　so　little　acquainted　as　Barbary；　which　nevertheless
  is　only　separated　from　the　continent　of　Europe　by　a　narrow　strait
  of　four　leagues　across。
  China　itself　has；　for　upwards　of　a　century；　ceased　to　be　a　land　of
  mystery　to　the　civilised　portion　of　the　world；　the　enterprising
  children　of　Loyola　having　wandered　about　it　in　every　direction
  making　converts　to　their　doctrine　and　discipline；　whilst　the
  Russians　possess　better　maps　of　its　vast　regions　than　of　their　own
  country；　and　lately；　owing　to　the　persevering　labour　and　searching
  eye　of　my　friend　Hyacinth；　Archimandrite　of　Saint　John　Nefsky；　are
  acquainted　with　the　number　of　its　military　force　to　a　man；　and　also
  with　the　names　and　places　of　residence　of　its　civil　servants。　　Yet
  who　possesses　a　map　of　Fez　and　Morocco；　or　would　venture　to　form　a
  conjecture　as　to　how　many　fiery　horsemen　Abderrahman；　the　mulatto
  emperor；　could　lead　to　the　field；　were　his　sandy　dominions
  threatened　by　the　Nazarene？　　Yet　Fez　is　scarcely　two　hundred
  leagues　distant　from　Madrid；　whilst　Maraks；　the　other　great　city　of
  the　Moors；　and　which　also　has　given　its　name　to　an　empire；　is
  scarcely　farther　removed　from　Paris；　the　capital　of　civilisation：
  in　a　word；　we　scarcely　know　anything　of　Barbary；　the　scanty
  information　which　we　possess　being　confined　to　a　few　towns　on　the
  sea…coast；　the　zeal　of　the　Jesuit　himself　being　insufficient　to
  induce　him　to　confront　the　perils　of　the　interior；　in　the　hopeless
  endeavour　of　making　one　single　proselyte　from　amongst　the　wildest
  fanatics　of　the　creed　of　the　Prophet　Camel…driver。
  Are　wanderers　of　the　Gypsy　race　to　be　found　in　Barbary？　　This　is　a
  question　which　I　have　frequently　asked　myself。　　Several　respectable
  authors　have；　I　believe；　asserted　the　fact；　amongst　whom　Adelung；
  who；　speaking　of　the　Gypsies；　says：　　'Four　hundred　years　have
  passed　away　since　they　departed　from　their　native　land。　　During
  this　time；　they　have　spread　themselves　through　the　whole　of　Western
  Asia；　Europe；　and　Northern　Africa。'　（22）　　But　it　is　one　thing　to
  make　an　assertion；　and　another　to　produce　the　grounds　for　making
  it。　　I　believe　it　would　require　a　far　greater　stock　of　information
  than　has　hitherto　been　possessed　by　any　one　who　has　written　on　the
  subject　of　the　Gypsies；　to　justify　him　in　asserting　positively　that
  after　traversing　the　west　of　Europe；　they　spread　themselves　over
  Northern　Africa；　though　true　it　is　that　to　those　who　take　a
  superficial　view　of　the　matter；　nothing　appears　easier　and　more
  natural　than　to　come　to　such　a　conclusion。
  Tarifa；　they　will　say；　the　most　western　part　of　Spain；　is　opposite
  to　Tangier；　in　Africa；　a　narrow　sea　only　running　between；　less　wide
  than　many　rivers。　　Bands；　therefore；　of　these　wanderers；　of　course；
  on　reaching　Tarifa；　passed　over　into　Africa；　even　as　thousands
  crossed　the　channel　from　France　to　England。　　They　have　at　all　times
  shown　themselves　extravagantly　fond　of　a　roving　life。　　What　land　is
  better　adapted　for　such　a　life　than　Africa　and　its　wilds？　　What
  land；　therefore；　more　likely　to　entice　them？
  All　this　is　very　plausible。　　It　was　easy　enough　for　the　Gitanos　to
  pass　over　to　Tangier　and　Tetuan　from　the　Spanish　towns　of　Tarifa
  and　Algeziras。　　In　the　last　chapter　I　have　stated　my　belief　of　the
  fact；　and　that　moreover　they　formed　certain　connections　with　the
  Moors　of　the　coast；　to　whom　it　is　likely　that　they　occasionally
  sold　children　stolen　in　Spain；　yet　such　connection　would　by　no
  means　have　opened　them　a　passage　into　the　interior　of　Barbary；
  which　is　inhabited　by　wild　and　fierce　people；　in　comparison　with
  whom　the　Moors　of　the　coast；　bad　as　they　always　have　been；　are
  gentle　and　civilised。
  To　penetrate　into　Africa；　the　Gitanos　would　have　been　compelled　to
  pass　through　the　tribes　who　speak　the　Shilha　language；　and　who　are
  the　descendants　of　the　ancient　Numidians。　　These　tribes　are　the
  most　untamable　and　warlike　of　mankind；　and　at　the　same　time　the
  most　suspicious；　and　those　who　entertain　the　greatest　aversion　to
  foreigners。　　They　are　dreaded　by　the　Moors　themselves；　and　have
  always　remained；　to　a　certain　degree；　independent　of　the　emperors
  of　Morocco。　　They　are　the　most　terrible　of　robbers　and　murderers；
  and　entertain　far　more　reluctance　to　spill　water　than　the　blood　of
  their　fellow…creatures：　　the　Bedouins；　also；　of　the　Arabian　race；
  are　warlike；　suspicious；　and　cruel；　and　would　not　have　failed
  instantly　to　attack　bands　of　foreign　wanderers；　wherever　they　found
  them；　and　in　all　probability　would　have　exterminated　them。　　Now　the
  Gitanos；　such　as　they　arrived　in　Barbary；　could　not　have　defended
  themselves　against　such　enemies；　had　they　even　arrived　in　large
  divisions；　instead　of　bands　of　twenties　and　thirties；　as　is　their
  custom　to　travel。　　They　are　not　by　nature　nor　by　habit　a　warlike
  race；　and　would　have　quailed　before　the　Africans；　who；　unlike　most
  other　people；　engage　in　wars　from　what　appears　to　be　an　innate　love
  of　the　cruel　and　bloody　scenes　attendant　on　war。
  It　may　be　said；　that　if　the　Gitanos　were　able　to　make　their　way
  from　the　north　of　India；　from　Multan；　for　example；　the　province
  which　the　learned　consider　to　be　the　original　dwelling…place　of　the
  race；　to　such　an　immense　distance　as　the　western　part　of　Spain；
  passing　neces