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carrying on a brifk and extenfive commerce, 

 and having all the appearance of wealth and 

 induflry. Nothing can be a flronger refu- 

 tation of thofe who afiert, that there is no- 

 nothing but idlenefs in Spain, than the in- 

 ftance of this city, which in thefe refpedts 

 has as great an appearance of activity as any 

 in France. 



The 1 5th, I reached Jarragonia, taking 

 the inland road. All this traft of country, 

 with the whole of that about Barcelona, is 

 in as high cultivation as it well can be: 

 the Vales are all watered with the utmoft 

 attention \ fome of the lands being mea- 

 dow, others lucern, and fome arable, over 

 xvhich the water is thrown, as well as on 

 the grafs. The rifing grounds are mulber- , 

 ries, and the hills are under vines and 

 olives, and between the rows of the olives 

 they take generally two crops of corn or 

 pulle every year. Wheat here, fown by it- 

 felf, in the common manner, yields about 

 three quarters an acre ; barley as much, 

 buck-wheat fomething more, and maiz 

 four quarters. They have whole fields of 

 carrots, potatoes, turneps, and cabbages, 

 and thofe .which made any appearance at 



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