. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. Mocha, desiring him to pay them 200 crowns asa farewell present; while the secretary had ordersto furnish camels and asses for the whole of theirjourney, besides a quantity of provisions. The dressNiebuhr describes as being exactly like that Mornby the Arabs of distinction throughout Yemen, con-sisting of a shirt over wide drawers of cotton cloth,and a vest with straight sleeves covered by a flow-ing gown. The turban is very large, falling downbetween the shoulders. The jamhea, a sort ofcrooked cutlass or dagger, is inserted in a broadgirdle, and to
. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. Mocha, desiring him to pay them 200 crowns asa farewell present; while the secretary had ordersto furnish camels and asses for the whole of theirjourney, besides a quantity of provisions. The dressNiebuhr describes as being exactly like that Mornby the Arabs of distinction throughout Yemen, con-sisting of a shirt over wide drawers of cotton cloth,and a vest with straight sleeves covered by a flow-ing gown. The turban is very large, falling downbetween the shoulders. The jamhea, a sort ofcrooked cutlass or dagger, is inserted in a broadgirdle, and to the handle is sometimes attached akind of chaplet or rosary, which the ISIohammedansuse at praj^ers. Since the visit of the Danish travellers internalwars and political revolutions have wrought manychanges in Yemen, and greatly eclipsed the splen-dour of that ancient monarchy. About the com-mencement of the present centurj-, Mr. Pringle, theBritish resident at Mocha, twice visited Sanaa, whichhe describes as a handsome town surrounded with. An Arab of Rank in the Costume of Yemen. OF ARABIA. 129 gardens. Tlie palace was an elegant huildine:; andat court a considerable degree of dignity and splen-dour was maintained. The imam, whom Lord Va-lentia represents as a person about 78 years old, andfast approaching to dotage, was still endeavouringto amuse himself in his harem of iOO Abyssinianslaves; apparently insensible of the danger thatthreatened him from the encroachments of the Wa-habees. His family, consisting of 19 brothers and24 sons and grandsons, was torn by domestic quar-rels. The whole disposable force of the kingdomdid not then exceed 600 horse and 3000 foot, thoughit is reckoned in ordinary times at 1000 cavalry and4000 infantry. The dominions of this prince in Niebuhrs timew^ere subdivided into thirty governments or prov-inces, of which the Tehama contained six, and theinland country twenty-four. These petty districtsAvere not all equally populous or impor
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