chérif, shérifs the chief magistrate of Mecca

3. la Mecque, Mecca^ the birth-place of Mohammed the Prophet, the sacred city of Islamism, is situated in Arabia, 45 miles east from Jidda on the Red Sea. It has preserved its religions importance to this day. Every year 60,000 pilgrims visit its sacred shrines.

4. Saint- Jean d^Acre, a seaport in Syria, known in ancient times under the name of Ptolemais, fell into the hands of the Crusaders, and received its new name from the knights of St. John. It is mémorable in modem history by the gallantry with which it was defended by the Turks assisted by Sir Sidney Smith against Bonaparte.

5. Damas, Damascus^ one of the oldest cities of the world, is the capital of Syria.

6. Sublime Porte, Sublime Porte ^ the government of the Turkish or Ottoman empire, the cabinet representing it, or the country.