1823 Jan¼y 24 Tripoli H. to Q.A ?.1. Reigning Family ?.2. Reigning and H.'s

family

He has four legitimate male children:

1. Mohammed Bey, aged { } 2. Achmet Bey, aged about 30 3. Ali Bey, aged about

27. 4. Mustapha Bey, aged about 18.

The title of Bey, which may be rendered Prince is shared with the reigning

family by four others.

In ours as in other Mahometan nations, the order of succession is not regarded

as fixt. Hence, on every vacancy of a throne, to the incidental confusions

produced by fratricide and civil war are liable to be added to the habitual

insecurity and universal indigence perpetuated by despotism.

1. The eldest á³á á³á is generally regarded as excluded from all probability of

succeeding by his notorious and matchless cruelty, as well as rebellion against

his father. For á³á á³á years he has been a fugitive in Egypt. He is unmarried.

2. The second son Achmet is weak in mind: and that to such a degree, as to be

likewise regarded as debarred from probability of succession.

3. The third son, Ali Bey, is regarded as competent to receive the succession.

A¼o 18.. he commanded the little irregular army, by the terror of which, without

bloodshed, his eldest brother, deserted by all his followers, was expelled. He

has these { } years been married to one of my two sisters Khadija D'Ghies By her

he has { } sons.

4. The fourth son Mustapha Bey, is also regarded as competent to receive the

succession. In the course of the last year, he was married to my other sister

Fatima D'Ghies