432 M. STEAMERS (touching at intermediate ports, 469 M.; agents at
Algiers, see p. 219; at Bougie, p. 262; at Philippeville, p. 304; at
Tunis, p. 331). =1.= _Comp. Générale Transatlantique_, cargo-boat Wed.
evening, viâ Bougie, Djidjelli, Collo, Philippeville, Bona, La Calle,
Tabarca, and Bizerta, arrives at Tunis Sun. aft. (returning Sat. noon,
arrives at Algiers Wed. morn.); 100 or 80 fr.; pier-dues at Tunis 4 or
3 fr.—=2.= _German Levant Line_, twice or thrice a month, generally
calling at La Calle.—=3.= _Hungarian Adria Co._, cargo-boat twice a
month to Tunis direct.
Or the voyage may be pleasantly divided as follows: Marseilles steamer
of _Comp. Gén. Transatlantique_ from Algiers to Bougie (Frid. evening;
in 10 hrs.; 25 or 18 fr.); Marseilles steamer of _Transports Maritimes
Co._ from Bougie to Philippeville (Tues. afternoon; in 12 hrs.; 18 or
12 fr.); Marseilles steamer of _Navigation Mixte_ from Philippeville
to Bona (Sat. forenoon; in 5 hrs.; 10 or 8 fr.); from Bona to Bizerta,
by cargo-boat as above, or by railway; from Bizerta to Tunis by
Marseilles steamer of the _Comp. Gén. Transatlantique_ (p. 128; Sat.
night; in 5 hrs.; 15 or 12 fr.).—The small coasting steamers of
_Prosper Durand_ of Marseilles and of the _Lignes Cotières
Algériennes_, which call at most of the ports as far as Bona, can only
be recommended for short voyages by daylight.
The coast scenery between Algiers and Tunis is exceedingly picturesque
and varied, but the voyage is often very trying for bad sailors.
Storms are most frequent between Djidjelli and Collo, and between La
Calle and Bizerta, and fogs are not uncommon, even in summer.
_Algiers_, see p. 217. As the steamer leaves the harbour a beautiful
*View is obtained astern of the town and of the coast as far as the
_Pointe Pescade_ (comp. p. 127). Beyond _Cape Matifou_ the coast,
overlooked by the serrated _Jebel Bou-Zegza_ (p. 249), recedes for a
time from view.
Near _Jebel Djinet_ (p. 253), beyond the sand-hills at the mouth of the
_Isser_ (p. 253), begins the bold rock-bound coast of _Great Kabylia_,
87 M. in length, with its headlands and cliffs worn by the surf, its
secluded little seaports, and its hill-sides carefully cultivated by the
natives.
We pass the mouth of the _Sebaou_ (p. 253), the largest stream in
Kabylia, and _Cape Bengut_ (p. 254), which affords scanty protection
against the W. winds to the port of _Dellys_ (p. 254); then _Tigzirt_
(p. 255), _Cape Tedless_, and _Port Gueydon_ or _Azeffoun_ (lighthouse),
with its roadstead open towards the W. Next comes the wildest and
loneliest part of the coast, between _Cape Corbelin_ and Cape Carbon; we
pass _Cape Sigli_, the _Pointe Timri n’Tguerfa_, where _Jebel Arbalou_
(p. 262) comes in sight, and _Cape Boulima_.
Beyond the little _Ile Pisan_ or _Djeribia_, overlooked by the steep
slopes of _Jebel Gouraya_ (p. 265), the steamer rounds _Cape Carbon_ (p.
264), passes _Cape Noir_ and _Cape Bouak_, and enters the harbour of
=Bougie= (p. 262).
The *_Gulf of Bougie_, in winter the finest part of this coast, presents
many superb scenes (comp. 128), notably as we look back at the town of
Bougie climbing the slope of Jebel Gouraya.
Near _Cape Cavallo_, in the E. part of _Little Kabylia_, the summits of
_Jebel Hadid_ (4780 ft.) and _Msid Echta_ (5072 ft.) are specially
prominent. We next pass the curiously shaped hill in the _Ile du
Grand-Cavallo_, the _Petit-Cavallo_, and the headland _Râs Afia_
(lighthouse), and reach the little seaport of—
=Djidjelli= (p. 267), pleasantly situated at the foot of green hills,
where the steamers anchor in the open roads (landing or embarkation ½
fr.). If time permit, the _Vigie_ should be visited.
The vessel now steers to the N.E. at some distance from the coast; we
pass the mouths of the _Oued Nil_ and the _Oued el-Kébir_, the ancient
boundary between Mauretania and Numidia, and then the _Râs Atia_
(lighthouse): Fine view of the _Bougaroun Mts._, commonly called _Sahel
de Collo_, famed for their forest of cork-trees.
Near _Cape Bougaroun_ or _Bougaroni_ (lighthouse), the northmost point
of Algeria, opens the broad _Gulf of Stora_ (p. 128), bounded on the E.
by the Cap de Fer (see below). On the W. bank of the gulf, in the little
_Bay of Collo_, and between the peninsula of _Djerda_ (lighthouse) and
the _Râs Frao_, lies the small seaport of—
=Collo= (Grand-Hôtel, poor), important only for the export of cork, the
ancient _Chullu_ or _Colonia Minervia Chullu_, one of the four Coloniæ
Cirtenses (p. 298), in a fertile hill-region. From the harbour (landing
or embarkation 30 c.) we walk round the *Peninsula, planted with vines
and cacti, and overgrown on the N. side with underwood, and affording
splendid views of the gulf.
Steering to the E. we now skirt the coast, where the _Cape El-Kalaa_ or
_Râs Bibi_ (535 ft.), rising abruptly on both sides, specially strikes
the eye, and pass the _Pointe Esrah_ and the bay of that name. By the
islet of _Sgrigina_ (lighthouse), which lies in front of the _Pointe
Akmês_ or _Sgrigina_, opens the _Inner Bay of Stora_, bounded by _Jebel
Filfila_, a mountain rich in marble, while in the background lies the
harbour of =Philippeville= (p. 304).
On the N.E. margin of the gulf, beyond the plain of the _Oued el-Kébir_,
with its border of sand-hills, rise the spurs of _Mont Edough_ (p. 128).
The steamer next rounds the almost insular _Cap de Fer_ (1148 ft.;
lighthouse), where we again view the whole expanse of the gulf, and
passes _Cape Toukouch_, which shelters the bay of _Herbillon_
(lighthouse) from the W. and N.W. winds. We now steer to the E.S.E.,
past the bare _Jebel Gouari_ (1880 ft.), _Cape Axin_, and the dark rock
of the _Voile Noire_ (213 ft.), towards the _Cap de Garde_ (p. 128),
which projects in front of the gulf of =Bona=.
Three hours’ steaming from Bona, past the low _Cape Rosa_, whose light
is seen 30 M. away, brings us to the open roads of =La Calle= (hotel),
where landing is impossible in rough weather.
Beyond the rock of _Kef Mechtob_ (591 ft.), and a little short of _Cape
Roux_, which is crowned with a ruined tower, and like Cape Rosa was once
famed for its coral-reefs, runs the frontier of _Tunisia_. The wooded
hills rising abruptly from the sea belong to the region of the
_Kroumirie_ (p. 326), so often mentioned in the recent history of the
country.
=Tabarca= (p. 327), the next port, lies picturesquely in a bay behind
the island of _Tabarca_ with its ruined Genoese castle.
Again steering to the N.E. we pass a range of high sand-hills and the
mouth of the _Oued Zouara_, where we have a glimpse of the _Nefza Mts._
(p. 328).
Off _Cape Negro_ appears in clear weather the coral-girt _Ile de la
Galite_ (1290 ft.), the _Calatha_ of antiquity, about 24 M. to the N.W.
of _Cape Serrat_ (lighthouse), where the ramifications of the _Mogod
Mts._ approach the coast.
Beyond the cliffs of the two _Fratelli_ and the _Râs al-Dukara_ we round
the _Bizerta Hills_, the northmost part of the African coast, with the
four headlands _Râs el-Koran_, _Râs Engelah_, _Cape Blanc_, and _Cape de
Bizerte_ (p. 129). As we near the bay of =Bizerta= (p. 352), fringed
with low olive-clad hills, we descry, far to the S.W., the _Jebel
Ichkeul_ (p. 352).
Steaming farther to the E., we observe the _Cani_ (p. 129) on the left,
and pass _Râs Zebib_, where the green island of _Pilau_ (377 ft.)
becomes visible in the foreground. To the right, on the N. slope of
_Jebel Nadour_ (p. 354), covered far up with sea-sand, lies the highly
picturesque Arab village of _Metlineh_.
For the voyage from _Cape Farina_ to _Tunis_, see p. 129.