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the map, is built on a peninsula, with 
a beautiful harbour on each side of it; 
that on the left, as we face the sea, is 
the Quarantine, and the other is generally 
called the Grand Harbour. Yaletta would 
be considered a pretty town, for though 
the streets are narrow, they are very clean, 
and from many parts we have fine views 
of the harbours and of the open sea. The 
principal thoroughfare is Strada Reale, which 
runs the whole length of the town, from 
Foil; St. Elmo to the Porta Reale, and 
is nearly three quarters of a mile long. In 
this street and in some others, there are 
many very good shops, where most articles 
of English manufacture may be bought at 
nearly as low a rate as in England, and those 
which are the produce of other countries at 
a much lower price. Many of the shop¬ 
keepers are Englishmen, and most of them 
