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They loaded again, rode up to the fecond, and fired a fecond 
volley : this they repeated before every waggon, and then fet 
off in full gallop the fame way they had approached, and were 
out of fight in a few minutes. This manoeuvre was intended 
as doing honor to the landroft ; and fuch a welcome re- 
ception, fo very different from that he had experienced on 
a former occafion from the inhabitants of the firft divi- 
fion of his diftrid:, was no bad omen of the change of fen- 
timents, or of condud; at leaf!:, that had taken place fmce his 
expulfion. 
After a journey of nine days over a dreary and barren defert, 
the traces of human induflry, though in a wild fequeftered 
corner, hemmed in by huge barren mountains, had no lefs 
charms than the difcovery of land, after a long fea-voyage, to 
the weary pafTenger. We found here not only a mofl friendly 
reception, but alfo fuch refrefhments as v^e began to be in want 
of. Two kinds of wine, the produce of the place, were very 
tolerable. Various forts of fruits, all of good quality. The 
oranges were already ripe and gathered, and the peach and 
almond trees were in full blofTom. Vegetables were unufually 
luxuriant in their growth : fome of the cauliflowers meafured 
eighteen inches in diameter. The rapidity of vegetation, at 
this place, appeared the m.ore remarkable on account of its 
fituation at the feet of mountains whofe fummits were buried 
in fnow. It was, however, expofed only to the warm north, 
and completely fcreened from all other winds. The thermo- 
meter, during the three days w^e remained here, was never 
lower than 46°, at the fame time that the appearance of the 
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