Very few natives of the European nations are to be found at Ioannina. Mr. G. Foresti, the English Resident here, was absent on business in the Ionian Isles, at the time we first visited the city. M. Pouquèville, the French resident at the court of Ali Pasha, under the title of Consul-General for Albania, had passed seven years in this situation, which was somewhat alleviated to him by the presence of his brother, who had the office of consul at Prevesa. M. Pouquèville was one of the thirty savans who attended the French expedition to Egypt. Subsequently to this, he published a work, in three volumes, on Albania and the Morea, which has been recently translated into English. An acquaintance incidentally formed with this gentleman, was the source of much satisfaction to us during our stay at Ioannina. We found him extremely intelligent and well informed as to the present state of Albania, and were indebted to him for a degree of polite attention, which the nature of his situation under a hostile government, could not have entitled us to expect.
