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■ iiïg What happens in the ftreefs, or coriverfing with tho'fe who
paffing'alohg. Thëre are riëfthèr courts, fqtiaires* o!r principal ftrêétB
iii this haiwh ; tHè whole place cóffl|i&iing a feöfö .archfeöl^Haï
dèföfmity. Thé ‘éttHëftMtföiife, WhiA is éÉ th& feaqfide, is dbrf ottrided
hy a rampart mounted with cannon, and contains barracks for foldiers.
T h e ‘tb%ti is ;£bbüjt 0 R f e® ^ sih 9öigÉi, a iö drie Sri BïèaSÉbh, ' Its
inhdbi&rits confift o f VoAagóéfë, riirittööës, tfiègfOès-, arid ¥ few ®fg-
lifh, who fe'fitfe 'théFè % r the' ySürjpófës 'o f ooririnèrcë. Ipjfe WSfeé Of
öiis mind, ft>' kfrcAyft foHl& We
gfeit óhjë(^ riF jts Jfritdfe, dnÖ ffifcJridHèiplid Baföé d f És göliéss The
dfêïS OÏ thé'Jjdórfer ïb ft b f pGÖpk is ri fefrd *8fdap; rhadWofcIofh,
‘Which théy wekt Jrifbad rif-‘dri hat, 'a fhórt jrièkét, and d u % ,
troufers, with a k in d b f boots of co ü ft rirtdtéSèd Möfcr 5 ’ffiöögh
many o f the lower clafs are feen almoft naked, and ittanifeft no
conrtnon appearance ó f dif&éfs' arid -mifeiy. i ^fhe ï ë ^ d h i s 'Oathrilic,
and the clergy poffefs the famepoWer^s"Mlëhê riihtffêi-ë6d®4yt*f' ■’th e
aa? f e? ^ a courteous difpofition, and treat ftrangpra-with
all the pundllio o f refped and poïitenefs. .
ca.mages_are kept in this iflarid, feug- bylhe^o^êffiot arid‘the
Èritifh Confuï: the fiibiiitutè For them, 'am^rg‘ffiê 'higher 'ördiH^f'
the inhabitants, is a very fine filk net, o f v a r ie s colbufsr capable "Of
containing a perfbn fp fit in i t : i t is Borne h y tWp mëhyby'ritóhs
o f a lopg pole run -through the 'four Mrnht's/ Which draws 'the
net clofe on each fide like a purfe; a filk cUrtairi'ts then throWrr -dVer
the pole, that entirely obfcures 'the perfbn Who fits.. fh ‘this Crirforis
vehicle, which, is the elegant inode o f conveyance tri fififs ö f Cgfe-
mony, and to the occhSorial eritertainirierifs o f the place, 'fttëfe,
höwever, are always in private houfes, 'hè there afe rio fhedfrèé, 'or.
any places o f public entertaiririiént, except the public garden, d fe rê •
there'are frequent exhibitions o f the móft brilliant fwë-work^
There are vfty few horfes in this iflandj mules and oxèri héing
principally employed both for draught and burden: nor is it ëafyto
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couoeiye the. fag^city and agiytoxjf ,tb,efe aidtn^s in adapting .their . 179*.
powers tp ^e h^eqji^lihea^of th^ ;yeiy |riq^$jnpy§ cp,m$y. w * oaober.
TTiie i^luary ei^blhhmaat .of ,th# Mydeirfis, is. yery limited, and
d.ops unt ccpfif]; p f o?pre than tjbrfjq h^d^rdMnen. fThe native militia,
h9?ycypr, are nymeycyi^, .bujt .th®y,|^i.mvrirj^tfi?.9disd,, except in time
o f danger yn,d alarpgy fThpip fqhjiff? ,ft? mgfi wretchedly clothed :
the«£egimOntal' eonfiftingof a very coarfe blue jacket,' with a veil and *
breeches o f the famd'eb'loti^ the wholebound With a coarfe yellow
ry#$lfed M§e’ 9»d ajlfvgppd Yrih red %oiigf -,Th<y w ^ .on Aeir
h§fdi; ?• Jw®d o f l^hST? 1 .hq| the artihsry fekhers are difdnguifhed
by fcsat? 1 o f fh e w;Qtft
^jrid, aod ifOpt in- %e q^f^r: in fhort, ijich was their a.ppea,rajj,ce,
that whgn feme qf c^ur mafaroffes apdfighr ^ prfe.Qie.n were
tft gp, W from fhe thpir appear7
p p e , qoyjd n,ot Ige gerfu^ded hut th^jt ih®, iWpije .yh^-^Scgrs in- the
^ritijlf feryice.
The it9Wn:iF dolBilded !r9vw d f‘ ffie fea, fr.gm .eaft io *peilr By a
fixoog . ®qu utgd ■ whh ,cgni> on,, and. a fort ajt dther ,end. The
climate o f Madeira is. well known'.'-fig}- i£s fafuBripus ijaflueppe, - as,
exc^itiri^' the month o f January, when there are frequent rains,
apcpmpanipdi with frarilerit th.ynder, it pidgin undergoes-any thange Of
ftafonjjThQfe who .have money may g^.qb&fe,he$g,-ua& in ojther places,
■ all the -luxuries o f ,l ife j hut they ilk g^nergd h§aria -YS?y.extravagant
price, though the fisft;pe©ple. Jive' fn-a fthe p f great .plenty 3nd.4egan.ee,
Even the wine, -which, v-ys-tyW is the ijfrddriCP o f the fpot, might
naturally be; fu.ppofed to. ibe^-purohafed, at a reasonable rate, could
riot be obtained by ris-frir 'lefs .than four-' fh SI lings a bottle. This
iflapd, .»however, notWithftandiig- ifts mpi.i^fgj.nnii',q fiate, mqft be
confidered, altogether, as a very,fertile colony j and»' as a pidturefque
objedi, nothing can exceed the romantic arid; beautiful views it conr
^ i^ p a r id therielighfful'fprils'|diat are coysr^i with gatdrih§ and vineyards:“
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