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remain are generally to be found on the 
other side, which station they seldom quit 
except during violent gales of wind from the 
eastward; and my informant added, that at 
such times he had seen them scrambling 
over the top of the hill in a great hurry and 
consternation. On inquiring what these 
poor monkeys could find to subsist on in 
such a situation, he said, that he believed 
their food consisted chiefly of lizards and 
the fruit of the prickly-pear bushes. As 
there are no wild monkeys in any other part 
of Europe, it is supposed that this colony 
was established by some tame animals which 
had made their escape from captivity. 
The quarantine regulations are, if possi¬ 
ble, still more strict in this port than at 
Cadiz. The letters were taken to an office 
to be fumigated, but positive orders are 
issued that all parcels shall remain on board 
