deemed neceflaiy for his pcrfonal intercfl and thofe of liis fiibjefls. Its pop«] at ion was
computed at about one tlioufand t\yo hundred fouls, without the garrifon, which confillcd
of two French battahons; this principality having been for a length of time, under the proieihion
of that countr)', of which it might be faid to form a province.
The iituation of the city is extremely pifturcfque and romantic, feated, as it were, at
the edge of a rock, which projedls confiderably into the fea. An accurate idea of it is
given in Drawing No. l6, which likewife includes that of the Turbia, or Troph®iira
Augufti, which ilands on the fummit of the mountain north-weft of the city. This view
was taken in the neighbourhood of Cape St. Martin.
The harbour, l]ie entrance of which is towards the eaft, is fafe and well iheltcred from
the winds in general, though more particularly from that of Lebeche by the rock againft
which the city is built; but as it does not contain water fufficient to admit veflels of any
great burden, merchantmen are the largefl: which enter the port. The fmallcr veffds
which pafs near the city were expeited to pay tallLige j and, in cafe of rcfufal, there were
armed cruifers maintained to aflert this prerogative, which the prince claimed as an incontrovertible
right, having belonged to his family for a number of years.
The caille, or palace, which commands the citj', has nothing remarkable, except the
parade which ftands in front of the palace. This fpot, from its great elevation alfo, commands
an extcnlive and beautiful profpeft of the fea. It is likewife tlie part which is moft
ftrongly fortified, and the ufual promenade of Grangers and ofiiccrs of the garrifon. The
apartments of the caftle are extenfive, and were ornamented with feveral good portraits
of the family of Grimaldi, who were the original' princes of Monaco. There were alfo
fome few hiftorical pidhires, but of the merit of which little could be faid.
The town is compofed of two or three fleep narrow ftreets filled with miferably built
houfes. Having made the tour of the harbour, I took my leave of Monaco, and continued
for about half a mile along the fea ihore, wJiich forms fcvcral delightful coves, nearly every
where fliaded by olives and limes. Quitting this diredtion, as the road got more to the
northward, I paiTed, at the foot of Roccabnma, a Tillage which is fufpended, as it were,
on a rock on the north fide of the road. Its fituation, though particularly elevated, is,
neverthelefs, nioft charmingly piiturefque, for the houfes feem as though peeping from the
midft of a thick forcfi, compofed of a rich variety of trees, and agreeably contrail with the
barren rocks which occupy the back ground. Purfuing ray courfe by an exceeding bad
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