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visit every part of the rock, even the fortifications, 

 and endeavoured besides to procure the embassy 

 all the amusements which the insulated sea-port 

 could afford. At a ball we saw the light fandango 

 and bolero of the Andalusians, alternate with the 

 dances of the north ; and in the brilliantly illumi- 

 nated avenues round the palace, were heard some- 

 times the tender strains of Spanish madrigals, 

 sometimes the plaintive song of a northern bard. 

 This contrast between the south and north, here 

 strikes the traveller at every step. In the mixture 

 of Spanish and English inhabitants, there are many 

 Genoese and Calabrese, who, for the most part, 

 follow the occupation of fishermen and mariners. 

 The number of Jews, most of whom speak Spanish, 

 is considerable. The possession of this place by 

 the English has not yet been able to banish the 

 Spanish manners and language ; but the abode of 

 numerous strangers, and the great trade, give a 

 general and comprehensive character to this staple 

 place for the commerce^of the Mediterranean, But 

 what completes the diversified picture which tlie 

 inhabitants of Gibraltar present, is the presence of 

 Asiatics and North Africans. Of the latter, there 

 are many Moors, particularly from Morocco, who 

 sell fruit and fine leather manufactures in the streets* 

 The fair North European, and the tawny native 

 of the south, are distinguished by striking differ- 

 ences in the features of the face, and in their 

 whole figure, from these strangers of oriental 



