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by neighbouring marfhes, which, in hot fummers, in- 

 feft the inhabitants with mortal diftempers. Some- 

 times the furviving people abandon it, and return 

 again in winter. 



The fituation of Cete is betiutiful, — on the bottom 

 of a hill which is cultivated, inclofed, and covered 

 with vines to the top. — The accefs to the town has a 

 fmgular appearance ; and is finely romantic. — We pafs 

 by a handfome and very extenfive bridge, which crofles 

 part of a great fea lake ifluing from the Mediterranean. 

 . — ^The harbour and port of Cete is a work of extra- 

 ordinary folidity ; and it is the mod commodious and 

 ufeful in the gulph of Lyons. — Their trade in Langue- 

 doc wines and brandy is very confiderable. — They 

 have alfo a great manufatlory of tobacco, which em- 

 ploys from five to eight hundred men, women, and 

 children — Burnet, Durnos, and Co. are the mod emi- 

 nent merchants. Their cellars and warehoufes are of 

 greater extent and conveniency than any I ever faw. I 

 had a letter of introduftion to Mr Burnet from Mrs 



A n, an excellent member of our Britifh fociety at 



Hyeres. — I had my credit on Mr Burnet from my 

 banker at Marfeilles. — He is a native of Scotland, yet 

 has no intention, or dcfire to return home. — No wonr 

 der, he has been fettled here in a profperous courfe of 

 buiinefs for more than twenty-five years, and is married 

 toadefervingFrench lady,by whom he enjoys a good land 

 eftate, near Lunnelle. — He is, however, on all occafions 

 rem.irkably attentive and obliging to the Britifli people, 

 without any of the vile diftinttions between fouth and 

 north, w'lich are only kept up by perfons who diflionour 

 both. 



During my ftay here, I happened to meet with two 

 captafns of trading veflels from the Frith of Forth : I 

 was very highly pleafed with their fpirit and converfa- 

 tion — I vifited their fhips, and they dined fonietimes 

 with me — I fet down from their information a few 

 particulars which I do think material, or intercftine:.— 



