1822 Oct. 3

Tripoli Account of

1. Dominions etc

?.1. Territory © population © language

The territory of the State of Tripoli according to the Maps extends North and South from Latitude about á³á á³á Degrees á³á á³á Minutes North to Latitude about á³á á³á Degrees and á³á á³á Minutes North and East and West from Longitude about á³á á³á Degrees á³á á³á Minutes to about á³á á³á Degrees á³á á³á Minutes

In it is included the territory of Fezzan: which has been in a state of peaceful subjecation to it for between thirty and forty Years: extent, about one third of Tripoli proper: but population not so dense.

It is bounded on the North by the Mediterranean, on the South by the territories of various Arab Hordes: on the East by Egypt, on the West by the territory of Tunis.

The basis of the population of Tripoli proper is composed of Moors. But a large portion of it is composed of Negroes, chiefly in a state of slavery. There are in the Capital a considerable number of Jews: not many in any other part. There are also Franks of most European nations some in the occupation of Merchants, others in inferior occupations. There are more of the Italian than of any other language, and more of Genoese than any other Italians.

The inhabitants of Fezzan are Negroes: Religion and Government on the same footing as in Tripoli.

The population of the entire dominion is supposed to amount to about 3,000,000: of which number about á³á á³á belongs to Fezzan.