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         E. M.
      
       
         
           1680
        
      
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             The present danger of Tangier, or, An account of its being attempted by a great army of the Moors by land, and under some apprehensions of the French at sea in a letter from Cadiz dated the 29th of July (old stile) 1679, to a friend in England.
             E. M.
          
           4 p.
           
             s.n.,
             [London? :
             1680?]
          
           
             Caption title.
             Signed: E.M.
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           Tangier (Morocco) -- History.
        
      
    
     
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           THE
           Present
           Danger
           OF
           TANGIER
           :
           OR
           ,
           An
           Account
           of
           its
           being
           Attempted
           By
           a
           great
           Army
           of
           the
           Moors
           by
           Land
           ,
           And
           under
           some
           Apprehensions
           of
           The
           FRENCH
           at
           Sea.
           
        
         
           In
           a
           LETTER
           from
           Cadiz
           ,
           Dated
           
             the
             29th
             of
             July
             (
             old
             stile
             )
             1679.
             
          
           To
           a
           Friend
           in
           England
           .
        
         
           WE
           are
           not
           a
           little
           afflicted
           to
           understand
           by
           the
           last
           News
           from
           England
           ,
           of
           the
           Distractions
           you
           labour
           under
           ,
           by
           the
           disturbances
           occasioned
           by
           Popish
           Traitors
           ,
           and
           the
           Insurrection
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           which
           we
           trust
           by
           this
           time
           may
           be
           subdued
           and
           allayed
           ,
           from
           those
           good
           Encouragements
           your
           Letter
           gave
           us
           to
           hope
           so
           .
           But
           in
           return
           ,
           I
           have
           nothing
           
           to
           send
           you
           ,
           but
           the
           like
           Tidings
           of
           more
           Disasters
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           the
           great
           danger
           the
           Town
           and
           Garrison
           of
           Tangier
           seems
           to
           be
           in
           at
           this
           time
           ;
           being
           ,
           't
           is
           credibly
           reported
           here
           ,
           under
           a
           Blockade
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           Distress
           ,
           for
           there
           are
           many
           thousand
           Moors
           lye
           against
           it
           ,
           some
           say
           Fifteen
           Thousand
           ,
           others
           more
           ;
           for
           indeed
           ,
           they
           can
           bring
           down
           what
           Multitudes
           they
           list
           ,
           at
           an
           hours
           warning
           upon
           them
           ;
           but
           hitherto
           there
           have
           not
           passed
           many
           acts
           of
           Hostility
           between
           them
           ;
           for
           they
           are
           now
           upon
           a
           Treaty
           of
           Sixty
           days
           ;
           which
           is
           said
           to
           be
           politickly
           proposed
           and
           held
           on
           foot
           by
           the
           Town
           ,
           in
           hopes
           that
           they
           may
           in
           that
           time
           receive
           some
           Supplies
           of
           Provision
           ,
           Ammunition
           ,
           
             &c
             ▪
          
           from
           England
           ;
           for
           they
           complain
           lamentably
           ,
           That
           they
           are
           very
           ill
           furnisht
           in
           case
           of
           a
           Siege
           .
           During
           this
           Treaty
           ,
           they
           converse
           freely
           with
           the
           Moors
           ,
           and
           some
           adventure
           to
           go
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           return
           without
           damage
           ;
           but
           the
           Sixty
           days
           are
           now
           near
           expiring
           ,
           and
           we
           do
           not
           hear
           of
           any
           good
           Accommodation
           that
           is
           like
           to
           be
           concluded
           ,
           nor
           any
           extraordinary
           Succours
           come
           to
           the
           Garrison
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           since
           we
           came
           here
           ,
           
           the
           Moors
           have
           been
           assisted
           from
           some
           English
           ,
           (
           as
           't
           is
           confidently
           related
           )
           with
           1500
           Barrels
           of
           Powder
           ,
           Landed
           at
           Tangier
           ,
           and
           so
           from
           thence
           ,
           clandestinely
           ,
           and
           by
           Roguery
           ,
           sold
           at
           very
           dear
           rates
           ,
           and
           conveyed
           to
           them
           .
           Thus
           't
           is
           too
           often
           the
           Custom
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           to
           give
           away
           their
           Swords
           to
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           then
           fight
           with
           their
           Teeth
           ,
           and
           furnish
           our
           Foes
           with
           means
           to
           Cut
           our
           Throats
           .
           What
           a
           cursed
           thing
           is
           this
           private
           Self-Interest
           !
           how
           many
           brave
           Kingdoms
           hath
           it
           destroyed
           !
           Whilst
           
             every
             one
          
           is
           much
           for
           himself
           ,
           the
           Devil
           fools
           
             us
             all
          
           .
           There
           are
           
             Men
             in
             the
             World
          
           ,
           that
           would
           sell
           their
           King
           ,
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           their
           Religion
           ,
           their
           Souls
           and
           all
           ,
           to
           Pope
           or
           Turk
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Chapman
           ,
           for
           ready
           Money
           .
           Let
           the
           Ship
           I
           sail
           in
           perish
           ,
           provided
           out
           of
           the
           Wrack
           I
           may
           get
           a
           Pleasure-Boat
           for
           my self
           .
           So
           a
           Villain
           gets
           an
           Estate
           ,
           what
           cares
           he
           how
           many
           poor
           Souls
           suffer
           by
           his
           Fraud
           ,
           Treachery
           ,
           or
           Oppression
           ?
           I
           cannot
           think
           of
           these
           base
           Dregs
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           that
           are
           Betrayers
           of
           their
           Countries
           Safety
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           Reputation
           ,
           without
           just
           Resentment
           ,
           and
           some
           Emotion
           of
           Spirit
           .
           We
           all
           here
           are
           upon
           this
           news
           ,
           in
           
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Pain
           and
           Trouble
           ,
           concerning
           Tangiers
           Circumstances
           ;
           for
           you
           know
           of
           what
           considerable
           Importance
           't
           is
           to
           our
           
           Streights-Trade
           ;
           and
           should
           it
           be
           lost
           ,
           our
           Merchants
           might
           in
           effect
           ,
           take
           their
           leave
           of
           the
           Mediterranean
           ,
           especially
           if
           it
           should
           fall
           into
           some
           peoples
           Hands
           .
        
         
           The
           French
           
             have
             now
             40
             sail
             of
             Gallies
             lying
             at
          
           Gibraltar
           ,
           
             on
             what
             designe
             we
             cannot
             learn
             ;
             which
             causes
             some
             apprehensions
             as
             if
             there
             might
             be
             some
             Correspondence
             held
             by
             them
             with
             the
          
           Moors
           ,
           
             to
             the
             prejudice
             of
             the
             place
             beforementioned
             :
             But
             this
             is
             only
             a
             Suspition
             amongst
             them
             who
             think
             it
             prudence
             to
             provide
             for
             the
             worst
             .
             We
             hope
             they
             may
             be
             sufficiently
             reliev'd
             in
             time
             ,
             to
             put
             them
             in
             a
             condition
             able
             to
             dispel
             all
             these
             Fears
             .
          
        
         
           
             Yours
             to
             Command
             ,
             E.
             M.
             
          
        
         
           
             From
             on
             board
             the
             
               Hopewel
               ,
               Abraham
               Roavens
            
             Master
             .
             Directed
             to
             
               Will.
               Ellis
            
             ,
             at
             the
             three
             Pidgeons
             in
             Creed-lane
             ;
             who
             received
             the
             same
             on
             Wednesday
             the
             
               13th
               of
               Aug.
               1679.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
  

