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was most exciting. All the mauosuvres of a real engagement were 

 gone through with, breastworks thrown up, rifle-pits dug, powder 

 Imrned. The enemy were engaged and routed just as in a real battle, 

 only there were no dead and wounded left on the field. When the 

 fight was ended the soldiers all jumped up, fell into rank, and marched 

 to town. There were between five and six thousand men engaged in 

 this sham battle. As we stood and watched them pass, it seemed as 

 though there was no end to red-coats. They were accompanied with 

 bands of music and looked tired and dusty. We were very fortunate, 

 being on the Rock at this time, to witness this sham battle. Gibraltar 

 is shut otf from all communication at seven o'clock by heavy iron 

 gates. We passed through the gates a few moments before seven to 

 our floating home. As we sat in the comfortable cabin, wearied with 

 sight-seeing, we felt repaid for all the inconveniences we had suffered 

 on our voyage across the stormy Atlantic in March. 



The city of Genoa presents a fine appearance from the sea. It is 

 in the form of an amphitheatre rising five or six hundred feet, and in 

 the distance the mountains lend their charm to the beautiful picture. 

 The harbor is formed by two moles about eighteen feet high. A 

 steam tug came to our assistance, and we were soon in the commo- 

 dious harbor amid a perfect forest of shipping. The bells were merri- 

 ly ringing for church. They had a sweet, silvery tone, and kept up a 

 constant jingling throughout the day. Genoa is called the city of 

 palaces. The king's palace has 150 rooms, gorgeously furnished with 

 hangings of velvet and floors of marble, elegant pictures, etc. We 

 conld here ajipreciate the song " I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls." 

 Another palace has 365 windows. Every day in the year you can 

 look out of a different window. The cathedral of San Lorenzo was 

 built in the 11th century. It is of black and white marble. The 

 Annunziata has recently been restored. The whole interior fairly 

 glitters with gold. 



The new part of the city is very fine. It is a delight to walk in the 

 public garden where the better class resort. The streets are so nar- 

 row in the old part that carriages cannot pass through. The build- 

 ings are very high, shutting out the sunlight. There is a celebrated 

 bridge, connecting two hills, which leads to a church. The houses 

 are seven and eight stories high, but this bridge is far above them. 

 In walking out one day we noticed the people run and look over the 

 bridge. We also looked over and saw a man lying dead on the pave- 

 ment far below. It gave us such a shock to see the man lying there 

 dead, that we took pains to inquire what had caused him to take such 



