The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-22 00:00:00

[PRICt STXPItNet ZI ,
ALITENSY.

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in an elegant and splendid manner, are' worth
of the highest .respett, acid among them are to be
found officers of exited merit, -both .in the army
and navy.

" Vie Galicians, amidst the poverty of their
country, are robust aiid vigorous. They are found
dispersed ail over Sp:tin, engag:-d in the most fa-
tiguing bibours, wiiich,‘ 25 they are more-profitable,
they prefer to those of an easier description.—
For soldiers, although perhapci- something in-
ferior in 'externs]. annearano,, they are admirably
qualified by their habits of Seibordination,, strength
Of 'bud,y; and ability to -sustain privations and
fatigue..

The.castilians, of all the• natives of.:s'pain, have
shewn themselves most attached to their Sus ereigns.
When the army of --Philip V. was comtp'letely de-
stroyed in the battle of SaragoSsa, the province of
Soria along firnished him with ancth-r, (rash, , and
numerous, with which he again took the held,; anti _
it was 'it that gained those victories, the ressit of
whichoszas. the total destruaion of 'the Austrian
pasty, The natives of this prosainceitile ;attain a ter-.
taro haughtiness
,of manner, the remains of their
ancient grandeur; which is now only to be looked
for in the'rtiins of their cities; and :in the honour
and integrity-by *Nell their character is still (h 1
tinguished. -
"Estreinadura-gave birth to the conquerors of this,,
New World, and has alway continued to produce
many distinguished warriors. Its inliabttanjs are
not much inclined to the cultivation of .lisarninge buff
those of them 'who have ap'plied themselves to such,
pursuits have not attained lesS celebrity in letters 'than
its soldiers .have acquired la arms.
The Andalusians, born, and, brought up in a
country V.rittlel, abnndaiat and, delicious, have a 11.%
character of being somewhat arrogant and assnmi pg 3 •
but if thii; leproachte just', it *Ought to be :fitrthut-
ed to their arent climate,
.the powerful. influence of
which on the moral cliarader is so well known.—
The advantagee nature has so liberally
bestowed upon their country make them re-
gard 'with contempt the poverty of, Galicia,- she
ruggedness of Bissay, and , the barrenncsas, cif
Castile. Their province, however, has at different
times given birth to Men who, have dime honour to
;their country and to shurnan. nature ; and wheolwe
retied that, Trajan and,Senecis are to .be :reckoned
among these, •we may be inclined, in sorned!gree to
overlook the vanity of a people who,c. country has
produced such men. In beauty, vivacity,- ans acute=
ness, the Andalusian women are superior to all
others : they are possessed of great addr toget her
with such a torn for intrigue, that a Moor (it rall.k,
who had resided some time in Sesslie:declarect that
.rte considered one of them SUtECitilt. to set the whole
En pine of Morocco in a; dame.
" The Murcians partake of the chsracter of the .
Andalusians and Valencians. `These last are gene-
rally considered as a light and frivolous people ;. bat
however general this,, prejudice.,may.be, it must. be
observsd, that among the Vaieucidtis of the present
Century, the culrivation• of lerning-and ,cienct has
been more :attended- to,. aad seith greater success,
than in any other, part of Spain.,
" The. nativekof Catalonia are*. the most industris
ous people in the Peninsula. Manufacture,, fisheries
and :commerce,: are things 'beak- knowe to the in-
• tiabitants, of ~the other. proviucess when compared
with the cataloniatas. They are not only' useful
from their indestry in peace, butare also' of the
greatest service in war, forming, light troops of most
excellent quality. They posSess foundries of can-
non, manufactories of arms, clothing, and accoutre-
mentsTdr 11;e-troops;: and'warlike stores and pro-
visions Of alt-sorts abound in this province. I'he
country is well cultivated, while its population is
,continually 'increasing in wealth and numbers; in
short, the Catalonians appear to be a people as corn-
pletelV distinct from those of'Galicia, Andalusia, or
Castile, as' if they were inhabitants of another part
theglobe. Their diSposition, however, is rather -
intradable; and from their applying themselves con-
tinually.tOs the Advancement of their interest, they
have:acquired thesname of the Jews of Spain. We
may preiliel that this province will continue to Nu-
the inhabitants remain as much strangers
to- luxury as they are at present, and to ,the folly of
ennobling their artizans, two evils which hare al-
ways, proved de'structiveof industry in Spelt,.
" The Arragouese are a-brave and honourable
people, tenacious of their, opinions, much attached
to their province, and moth prejudiced in favour of
their own:countryaldnss In former times they cul-
tivated the sciences with success, and acquired nitwit
glory in alms against the French in Italy,. and the
•Mci:)rs in Spain. This province, like the test in the
peninsula, was anciently very -populous ; and it is
a. common tradition among thetn, that on the mar-
riage of one of their Kings, he was attended to Sa-
ragossa by ten thousand gentlemen, each one with ,
his 'servant-;'the" whole tWenty*thousand, mounted
on horses of: the breed of the
.pro Since.
" The long period during which the different
provinces of this kingdoin were divided, akl often
engaged in war with eaCtl other—their spe.;king difd
teteut dialects, and 'being governed by (Life+ utit laws
---,naturally induced a certain degree' of
.Oisli4e:Land
animosity beta een their inhabitants, Which,
;though itow much diminished, is not who's)? eradi-
cated : and if in time of peace this may be regretted
as forming an obstacle to that union which should
. subsist bet wen. the different parts of an Empire, it
is not without its attendant advantage its war, by the
mutual cmulationwhich it inspires. An Atragoneses
reaiment.will not look with indifference on the 'glory
acquired by one of astile;
_and a ship of War, with
a crew.of Biacayans, will never surrender while ano-
ther continues to defend herself which is manned
wills Catalonians,"