Beef, twelve quartos, or something under

three

pence halfpenny.

Mutton, fourteen ditto, or nearly four pence.

Bread, five ditto, or not quite three halfpence.

Anchovies, three ditto. Thefe have been fold for one quarto the double pound, but fince there has been a demand for them in Naples, the price has rifen

JOURNEY

JOURNEY

FROM

MALAGA TO GRANADA.

N Sunday evening, April 15th, I pre

ON

pared, with regret, to turn my back upon a city, with which, upon my first entrance, I was fo difgufted, that I determined to leave it the fucceeding day. Yet after a three weeks refidence, delighted with the manners of the inhabitants, in leaving it I lamented the shortness of my ftay. Having then bid adieu to all my friends, and paid the laft vifit where it was more especially due, to the marquis of Vallehermofo, recommended by his excellency to the care and attention of my guide, I set forwards on my journey.

The

The way, for the space of about three leagues, paffes along a bottom, fhut in by mountains to the left, but, on the righthand open to the fea. valley is covered with

The whole of this luxuriant crops of

corn, as are the adjacent hills with vines. As we advance towards Velez Malaga, the country appears more broken and occupied by innumerable pointed hills, all rich and cultivated to their very fummits with the vine. The rock in general is fchift, with some limestone, and one hill of gypsum. With such a rich variety of views, it would not be eafy to find a more delightful ride than this. At the diftance of five leagues we arrived at Velez.

This city occupies a declivity, and is exposed to the influence of the mid-day fun. It is commanded by a castle placed on the fummit of the hill, which, as no longer needful for its defence, is fuffered to decay. Here are two parish churches, fix convents, and, according to the government returns, eight thousand five hundred and twentynine fouls; but they are fuppofed to be nearer to twelve thousand,

Much trade is carried on from hence, chiefly

chiefly for lemons, raifins, figs, almonds, oil, and olives, with fome wine.

The government is in a corregidor, and thirteen regidores, affifted by the alcalde, alguazil, and thirteen efcrivanos.

As to the accommodations for a traveller, I can fay little, because I was happy in being received under the hofpitable roof of Mrs. Blake, the fifter of my banker, Mr. Joyes. Yet from a view of the pofada, I thought myself doubly fortunate in having fecured fuch good quarters, and fuch

able fociety.

agree

On Monday, 16th April, at seven in the morning, we proceeded on our journey, paffing along the alameda, fo called from alamo, a poplar, this being the tree with which most frequently the public walks are planted. Here, in a cool and refreshing fhade, where through the whole year the nightingale fings, and lemon trees diffuse their fragrance, the inhabitants of Velez affemble every evening.

It was with reluctance that I quitted this cultivated spot, where all nature seemed to wear a smile. Here the peasants at every ftep call for fome bleffing upon all who pass.

Their

Their manner is foft, their falutation is benevolent, yet peculiar; for they do not, as in other parts of Spain, address the traveller with vayaufted con Dios, that is, "God be with you," but vayaufted con la Virgen, May you be under the protection of the virgin."

When we had left this pleasant, this fertile valley, and began to climb the hills, the abundance of goats fhewed clearly the nature of the country, that it was rough, ́arid, and uncultivated. Such we found it, rugged in the extreme; and if our mules had not been nimble and alert, dauntless and perfevering, if they had not resembled in fome measure the goats, in clambering among the rocks, we fhould never have been able to proceed.

The scene itself was fufficiently terrific, but it was rendered more fo by the frequent view of monumental croffes. Of these the most remarkable was one raised on the spot where the marquis S. Antonio and his fervant met their fate. The fituation was convenient for the purpose, with a steep afcent, and roads almoft impaffable, to engage his whole attention; whilft fcattered trees. ferved