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Account Of Cadiz.
ACCOUNT OF CADIZ .
THIS is the principal port of Old Spain , and is situated in the province of Andalusia , on the Island of Leon , opposite to Port St . Mary , on the continent . W . Long . 6 . 40 . N . Lat . 6 . 30 . It occupies the whole western extremity of the island , which is composed of two ciicular parts , joined together by a narrow sandbank . ' ¦ ¦ A strong line of works defends the city from all approaches along
the isthmus . Except the Calh Ancha , all the streets are narrow , and insufferably offensive . The swarms of rats that in the night run abnut the streets arc innumerable . The houses are iof ' tv , the roofs are flat , and few are without a turret , for the purpose of commanding a --f w of the sea . Round the parapet wall are rows of pillars to fix awnings
to , so that such as sit there , for the benefit of the sea breeze , may be sheltered from the rays of the sun . Hi gh above these pinnacles , which give Cadiz , 3 singular appearance , stands the tower of signals . Here flags are hung on the first sight of a sail , marking the size of the ship , the nation it belongs toj and , if a Spanish Iiidiaman , the port it comes from . ' The ships are acquainted with the proper signals to be made , and these are repeated by the watchman of the tower . The city is divided into twenty-four quarters , each under the
inspection of an officer of the police ; and it is reckoned to contain 140 , 000 souls . The square of St . Antonia is large and handsome . The public walk is pleasant : it is fenced off the coach road by a marble rail . From this place , continuing to go west , you come to the Composanto , a large esplanade ; it turns round most part of the west and south sides of the Island , but the buildings are ugly ; the onlrespectable edifice is the Orphan-house ; opposite to it is the
fory tress of St . Sebastian , on a neck of land running into the sea . The round tower at the end is said to have saved the city , in the earthquake of 1755 , fr ° ' ) ein g hurried away by the fury of the waves . This building was so strong as to withstand the shock , and break the mass of wafer that threatened to destroy the whole island . In the narrow part of the isthmus the surge beat oyer with amazing
impetuosity , and bore down all before it . From hence to the wooden circus , where they exhibit the bullfeasts , you keep turning to the left , close above the sea , which dashes over large ledges of rock , so that the shore seems here absolutely inaccessible . On tin ' s shore stands the cathedra ) , which is iiot finishedthough it has already occupied . The outward cases
, many years of this mi g ht-,- structure are white marble , and the bars of the windows of bronze . Next you come to the ramparts that defend the city on the west side of the bay . The men of war ride in the eastern bosom of this
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Account Of Cadiz.
ACCOUNT OF CADIZ .
THIS is the principal port of Old Spain , and is situated in the province of Andalusia , on the Island of Leon , opposite to Port St . Mary , on the continent . W . Long . 6 . 40 . N . Lat . 6 . 30 . It occupies the whole western extremity of the island , which is composed of two ciicular parts , joined together by a narrow sandbank . ' ¦ ¦ A strong line of works defends the city from all approaches along
the isthmus . Except the Calh Ancha , all the streets are narrow , and insufferably offensive . The swarms of rats that in the night run abnut the streets arc innumerable . The houses are iof ' tv , the roofs are flat , and few are without a turret , for the purpose of commanding a --f w of the sea . Round the parapet wall are rows of pillars to fix awnings
to , so that such as sit there , for the benefit of the sea breeze , may be sheltered from the rays of the sun . Hi gh above these pinnacles , which give Cadiz , 3 singular appearance , stands the tower of signals . Here flags are hung on the first sight of a sail , marking the size of the ship , the nation it belongs toj and , if a Spanish Iiidiaman , the port it comes from . ' The ships are acquainted with the proper signals to be made , and these are repeated by the watchman of the tower . The city is divided into twenty-four quarters , each under the
inspection of an officer of the police ; and it is reckoned to contain 140 , 000 souls . The square of St . Antonia is large and handsome . The public walk is pleasant : it is fenced off the coach road by a marble rail . From this place , continuing to go west , you come to the Composanto , a large esplanade ; it turns round most part of the west and south sides of the Island , but the buildings are ugly ; the onlrespectable edifice is the Orphan-house ; opposite to it is the
fory tress of St . Sebastian , on a neck of land running into the sea . The round tower at the end is said to have saved the city , in the earthquake of 1755 , fr ° ' ) ein g hurried away by the fury of the waves . This building was so strong as to withstand the shock , and break the mass of wafer that threatened to destroy the whole island . In the narrow part of the isthmus the surge beat oyer with amazing
impetuosity , and bore down all before it . From hence to the wooden circus , where they exhibit the bullfeasts , you keep turning to the left , close above the sea , which dashes over large ledges of rock , so that the shore seems here absolutely inaccessible . On tin ' s shore stands the cathedra ) , which is iiot finishedthough it has already occupied . The outward cases
, many years of this mi g ht-,- structure are white marble , and the bars of the windows of bronze . Next you come to the ramparts that defend the city on the west side of the bay . The men of war ride in the eastern bosom of this