modifies of Lika, which lies diredtly on the other fide o f the:
mountain Morlacca, forming a part o f Mediterranean Croatia.
From the beginning o f this century, till of late, Carlobago
carried on no inconfiderable trade: but the diffentions between
the military and commercial intereft, the firft o f which
ieems now in greater favour at the court o f Vienna than the
l'econd, which, however,; triumphed under the laft Emperor,
have reduced the-country, as well as all the reft of the Auft-rian
coaft, to à ftaté o f increafing mifery. The trade o f the Carlo-
bagians conlifls chiefly in wood. They have not a bit o f ground
fit for vines or corn j their territory is altogether ftoney; and be-
fides, the rigid temperature o f the air renders it unfit for cultivation.
In conlequence o f thefe natural difadvantages, they are
obliged to bring every thing they want from Other parts. Their
wine and oil are brought from Dalmatia, and the Venetian,
iflands; they ought to have their corn from the internal parts
o f the country, but the military government-of Lika feems to
make a maxim o f ftarving them. The prefent Emprefs Queen
caufed a road to be made from Carlobago to Lika, but.it was »exceedingly
ill executed, and is very different from the other Auf-
trian roads. It is impraticable for carriages, and bad enough;
on borfebaek, amidft dreadful rocks, .and thickwoods.
The character o f the Carlobagians feems much to refemble that :
o f their progenitors the XJfcocchi-,. but not being able to exercife
piracy freely, they rob and fteal every thing they can,, wherever
they come. In otwithftanding their poverty, both men. and women
have fuch an averfion to. dépendance, that no fervants can
be found there; and rather than-eat the bread o f others, they
content themfelves to carry to Gofpich in Lika, fruit, fifh, and
other fmall things,, which they buy onthe coaft, or the neighbouring
bouring iflands, and to live on the fmall profit they can make.
Tne people have all the Solavonian fuperftitions, as well as the
German, and a convent of fat Capuchins, planted on the lead
bad fpot near the town, contributes to maintain and multiply
them. The priefts, for example, go about at the feftival o f
-Epiphany, to blefs the houfes, and write on all the doors o f
the chambers, the current year, and the initial letters o f the
names o f the three wife men of the Eaft, thus, 17GMB76;
to which letters they afcribe many virtues. The writing is
made with chalk, and the inhabitants are careful not to efface it,
t ill the time o f renewing it returns.. The men o f Carlobago
wear the Hungarian drefs, and the women drefs like -thofe of
\Segna.
I did not proceed far enough along this coaft to be able to dif-
-cover veftiges (if there are any) o f the above mentioned ancient
.cities of Japidia, and therefore can fay nothing about them.
Neither did 1 vifit the internal parts o f Lika; but I can add
-fomething relative to its phyfical and political .conftitution, by
'information from credible perfons.
That fmall province fituated among the mountains, has never
been examined by any naturalift or antiquary; yet, by what I
could underftand, both would find matter for their refpedtive
-obfervation. The whole county is furrounded by very high
mountains, whereof a. diramation, called Sridynagorra, feparates
it from Gorbavia. Onthe north, it borders with part o f T u r key,
on the eaft, with Venetian P/Iorlacchia, and -is , feparated
from the fea by the Bebian .Alps, called V.elebich, by the people
1 o f the country. Lam inclined to believe, that the low .part o f
the great valley o f Lika, refembles the diftridt o f Knin, which
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