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but-trees, which contribute!
of the inhabitants. le this country, also, the
women bike their share of labour eith the mete
etuJ euitivate and vrater ;he fields. The fisheries of
Wee; are sell more enusiderahle than those
Gallieie. With tke exception of Catslonia, com-
merce is ao where so brisk as here, ead.the Amy-
remit trade is more iridebeel to this province than
to any of the other, The liiszayan braves cvo-*Y
danger, and submits to any labour, from which he
has the prisspect of dens mg ailrentage. la conse-
quence of the industry of the ialtabitantr, and the
greet popuhstion of this previtice, not au inch of
ground isisegleeted ; the • highest summits a the
neouuteiia being cultivated like gardens. The
earth is not permitted to have any repose, and it
yield* a profit of (rem 25 to 40 per cent. The sci-
ence of agrieCtivre is so t;eneially understood by the
cauutry peop!e, that the Royal Society of Biscay
Aga eau scairsely .levise nay new plan for its improve-
111,71abet. 'J'his Society owes its eseiblishment prii.-
erpally to the zeal, talents, and patriotism of the
Count of Prima Floride. It publishes its tram--
actions anima:lr. in whwh it 'mikes keown every
thing pew that has mipeered iu Eurepe respecting
egrieuhare cud hosbruiry.
The inhabitants of Arnie:on and 'lVsvaire avnil
th.Aast ives to the utmost of the rich gifts of nature.
There two kingdoms erhibit to the travelkr
.taking variety of yeller! and plains,
and they are at the sitme time watered by
rivers. The beaks of the latter peeiwiit a con-
linciatiou or gardens. sleek produce ire Listniiishing
qoantity of choice holt. lief crops have receutly
been increased by the : eastroct ion of a tew caret!:
'fhivinagniticent undertektme isetnewileee at Tu-
dela, on the Decent Naysret, and was to have been.
crest inued to Fluerta de r.isa. below Sartage, where
that river lit:tames naivieshle, a distance of Its..
triglieh miles; bet it. hies only been completed to
about a leave helm" tearaeurtea. The expense
incurred by this work way very greet ; the canal
being &inducted. for a spoor of 710 fathoms. over
the )elou, a nerigeble titer, two high muds, and
I.e otlwr enrols, fit; the purposes of irrigation. In-
finite paint were required to cut through the moult-
cries of Guitar and •Frit ells*. Illetaeles ut every
kind eippo.ed the undertaking ; here a rock. as
bard as adansaht. and there a ',crews soil. which
imbibed the water. Ineamulete tr. it is, it canent
be denied that the work reSects the highest hotioir
on Spautab industry and magnificence, said its
utility has Few attested by the experience of iu
years. In 17t04 it yielded about two millions of
reale, and the claims or the adjoining estates has
been raised iii the surprising degree of fifty to one.
In oar: of Arm ;on. mulberry-trees are now cul-
tivated with great success. Hemp mid maize are
considerable articles of trade tOr both kittgdoms,
end the hill* preilitee atmodance of exquisite
Those of nerelta, Taytele, t'ariemite, ad in
Navarre, and others, are viell easy.. nsor all Eu-
rope, mid large quantities of them are exported.
Oil is another nearer of wen'th for this province.
T! .! various eyecup:dimes of agriculture employ a
great number of fiends, bat hot eodent with this,
the natives cross the Pr, cores to must their oriel,-
bears in the south of era-ice. In both kingdoms.,
eatnerous herds of table are kept, and wi-eden
and utuer cloths are menufactured. 'file principal
productions are silk, nil, corn. woo!, hemp amid.
waffroie which is cultivated in tlerty-six different
dietnets. The country also tibia alum, emir,
vitriol, jasper, marble. kart. mid particularly iron.
in the greatest uhundaner.
So &Bina are the esterior provinces of Spain
flow the descriptions that have been given of them
by some writers! Wa now proceed to the 'turner,
and thous lm it is snore thinly peopled, and worse
cultivated, theie,h its wee!th is more unequally
divide!, yet a erosible radii will seek and examilie
the COMICS °Defore lie proisounces airy %metes on
the subject.
Oue of the principal cons-e of the inmerfeet cal-
tivatton of the emintry, ia the extetornevre num-
Iller of *heel' ',shifts are there kept. if the wool
tnat is so highly esteemed is distributed lean the
centre of Spain over all Eurype, the e too must be
the pasture that feeds the Sheep whit h furnish this
wool. It is impossible to judge from the evesiimp-
ticia ef ea year, of the extent of reentry required
for sheep -wells% ; for every proprietor is olehAed,
for fear of accidents. to keep a doable stork,—
Hence it may be conceived. what au astonishing
space is necessary for all thew lecke The pro-
prietors, without any further expense, ohtaiti ei
sure profit from their pastures, which they pet fee
to the expensive and precarious returns of leo icul-
sure. Thus wasidering batioperr, who catinot prat.
cure a sithsisteoce by his work, except during a
small, part of the year, soon sieglects to till the
mirth. and dies withrint heirs ; and thin both the
population awl imeicueure seller. But it is not
tits sheep Pulp that oceuriy PO much dance; the
DI-crib of horses, mules. end horned caule, like-
wise require room. To this we must add, the ex-
teat ef the saltpetre grow ids, its which so many
baud* are usefully employer,. it must further be
ceiseidereil, that iu Wipe tracts of dry soil, which
are watered only by acetileirtal showers, particular
theposiyieue and IltVilingtUlP4ltll are requisite, and
that these can only he made by sere opulent
Owners. theta's IL is *beauty, that we must de-
duct almost one-third of the centre' regions of
Spain, if we would calculate the sisate susceptible
of celtivistien.

This third part, however, is by no means a dead
los, as we have alrewly seen. 'Cite horw+, the
tanks, and the Narks of sheep, with all the trea-
sates wtich they bring into the country, roitipieti-
sftte these parts ...or the want of agriciilture. The
docks of Spaaish h !VI) are.pstrtly miqmtory, and
partly stations,:. run:her:Ad produce 'f the
later, which shmintithrouglie.it the whole Ivor,-
is is iutpo;c.i%*to lalcu:ati!: but the samter‘
Sag locks comprehead s wut cite minions of ani-
mals. Though sp..ay bhrefo yield ten poands of
xet if we. reckmi then? ou an nrcra;_e at sic
pounds each, the total tuiouut is thirty tail;ioits of

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