The Passing of Morocco

A correspondent's travelogue recounts a brief, intense tour of Morocco during political and military upheaval, blending eyewitness reportage with cultural observation. The account describes journeys to ports and inland cities where European naval bombardment, tribal fighting, and punitive expeditions unfold, and includes time spent with colonial troops such as the Foreign Legion. The narrative documents encounters with a notorious brigand who captures foreigners, ceremonies and intrigues surrounding the sultan and his household, army recruitment and harsh discipline, and vivid sketches of towns, landscapes, and daily customs that together illustrate the contested authority and changing balance between local powers and European interests.