ALGIERS, the capital of the above kingdom, is probably the ancient Icosium; by the Arabians called Algezair, or rather Al-Jezier or Al-Jezerah, i. e. the island, because there was an island before the city, to which it has since been joined by a mole. It is built of white stone, on the declivity of a hill fronting the sea, in the form of an amphitheatre, and from the sea resembles a ship under sail. The houses rise above each other in such a manner that each from its flat roof commands a view of the sea. The streets are so narrow as scarcely to admit two persons to walk abreast. There is no good water in the city; and though there is a tank or cistern in every house, yet a want of water is often felt, because it rains but seldom. The chief supply is from a spring on a hill, the water of which is conveyed by pipes to above a hundred fountains. The dey's palace and the seraglio form the finest buildings, and are curiously adorned with marble pillars. The houses are square, and built of stone and brick, with a square court in the middle, and galleries all around. There are said to be about 80,000 inhabitants in the city, comprehending 5000 Jewish families, besides Christians. The armed Turks amounted to above 6000, who, with the Moorish troops, raised the garrison to 14,000 or 15,000 men, 2000 of whom were cavalry. Without the city there is a great number of sepulchres, as also cells or chapels dedicated to marabouts or reputed saints. Long. 3. 30. E. Lat. 36. 49. N.