MOFFAT, ROBERT, a distinguished missionary, b. at Ormiston, East Lothian, Dec. 21, 1795. Having resolved to become a missionary to the heathen, he offered his ser vices to the London missionary society, was accepted. and sent by them to South Africa. Arriving at Cape Town in 1817, lie munediately proceeded beyond the boundaries of Cape Colony to Namaqualand, where he entered upon his labors at the kraal of Africaner, a chief whose name had long been a terror to the people of the neighboring districts of the colony, on account of the audacious raids which he made among their Fettle:merits, and his ferocious character, but who had lately become a convert to Christianity, and now showed a warm desire for its promotion. Here Moffat labored for three or four years with great success, Christianity and civilization advancing together. But the Situation, on account of the drought and sterility of the country, and its very thinly scattered population, being unsuitable for a principal mission-station, be set out in search of a better locality, and labored at several stations in succession in the countries to the n. and n.e. of Cape Colony. Wherever he went, the gospel was gladly received by sonic of those who heard it, and in some places by many. In every place he also guided the people in the arts of civilized life. He made several missionary tours. and his adven tures were very remarkable, and are graphically described in his work, Niseionary Labors and Scenes lit Southern Africa (Loud. 1842), which he wrote and published during a visit of several years to Britain. rendered necessary by the state or his health. In 1842 Moffat
returned to his labors in that country, and came back to England in 1870. His daughter was ljfe wife of the celebrated Dr. Livingstone. In 1873 lie was presented whit the sum of £5,800 in recognition of his go at services. He lectured on African missions in the nave of Westminster abbey in 1875.
MOGADOTtE, or StrE'REA, a fortified t.. and the principal seaport of Morocco, 130 m. w.s.w. of the city of that name, on the Atlantic ocean. Pop. about 20,000. It is the port of the capital, and was founded in 1760, on the site of an old Portuguese fort It stands on a rocky promontory, opposite an island of the same name, long a haunt of pirates, which forms the harbor, and is said to be the best built town of the kingdom. Its streets are regular, though narrow, and it consists of two parts, each surrounded by water. The quarter called the Fortress contains the custom-house and the treasury, and is the residence of the pasha. the vice-consuls, and the Christian merchants. The town is defended by four batteries on the island, and by a fort on the land-side; the walls are also defensible. Mogadore is the seat of considerable trade; it exports olive-oil. wool, gum, hides, feathers, gold-dust, and almonds. In 1873, 114 vessels, of 28,907 tons, entered, and 211, of 27,913 tons, cleared the port. The value of the cargo of those enter ing was £263,718; of those clearing, i:259,030. The imports are woolens, cottons, hard ware, etc.