Natives and Residents. yj 



erection of a distilling apparatus for making sea-water fit for 

 domestic purposes, which, however, hitherto has not been 

 used. 



The population of Gibraltar, including the garrison of 6000 

 men, amounts to about 20,000 souls, consisting of Spaniards, 

 English, Italians (mostly Genoese), Portuguese, Moors, Turks, 

 Greeks, and Jews ; indeed, a mixture of races, customs, and 

 manners such as scarcely can be found at any other place in 

 Europe. The native residents call Gibraltar briefly the 

 rockt and themselves, with a kind of pseudo-patriotism, rock 

 people, though by the officers of the garrison and navy gene- 

 rally complimented with the name of " rock-scorpions." 



The permanent settling of foreigners, in consequence of its 

 being a fortress, requires a number of formalities, which have 

 the effect of limiting the population ; and even the English 

 portion must be considered migratory, as it consists chiefly of 

 military and government officers, who, after the lapse of 

 certain intervals, exchange in regular order. 



The only really beautiful walk in the place is Elliott's 

 Gardens, situated at the south end of the town, laid out 

 in a grand style, but disfigured by a tasteless bronze statue 

 of General Elliott (afterwards Lord Heathfield), the heroic 

 defender of Gibraltar in 1782. In the evenings, when one of 

 the military bands is performing, the grounds are thronged 

 by visitors on foot, horseback, and in carriages, whilst loving 

 couples, of all races and grades, ramble in happy union through 

 the shady avenues. 



