Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-26
Translated for tAe Freeman's Jour.
nal.
From, the Portuguese Telegraph, So
furdau, 99th June, 1913. -

FROM the Portuguese Telegraph, Sa-
| turday, seth June, 1913.
Since the victorious army Of the
Great Lord continues to drive the
French from the banks of the Dol-
70 nv the skirts of the Pyrenees. we
think il will be proper to give a topo,
graphical description OF the road
| from Burgos to Bayonne.
| From Burgess to Bayonae is f6s
English miles. or So Portuguese
leagues, a little more or less. The
ronte is as follows from Bayonne
| to St. John de Luz Is miles, thence
| "a the banks Of the Bidasoa, which
seoerates France from Spain. and
| the pyrenees of Biscay IS miles; to
| Hermann 6: to rnlosa ss; to Verge
pa 10: to Mondrajon 8; to Vitoria
| 20: to Miranda Of the Ebro 20; to
! Bribiesca 20: to Monasterio 3, and
to Bursos Is.
Leaving ;oyonne, the road for tho
| first twelve miles crosses craggy
and mountainous country. which
commences the. Pyrenees. This road
leads to St. John de Luz, little
town leaving which. you meet a
small arm Of the sea. which you pass
on bridge. four miles further is the
river Bidasoa; after which you en-
ter Biscay. The first settlement at
| terward is Irun. a village badly
bniIt. two miles from Bidasoa; then
Hermann. a considerable town. sur.
| rounded with mountains. separated
| rrom each other by vailies covered
with venture. watered by a river.
which. nv the various turas it makes
is reueatedlv seen by the traveller
until he.reaches Viuoria. Over this
| river there exists several small
bridges we'll built with cut stone.
This road is very favorable to An ar
INV retreating towards France. be-
cause in every mile you meet posi-
lions we'll fortified by nature. 1t
ought to be remarked that at Her
,ani the road gives a branch to the
riyht or west which is the way from
| St. Sebastians and Bilbsa. in man.
ner following: From Hermann to
Foatarabia. are 20 miles; thence to
| st. Srbastians. 10 thence to Bilboa
| 30. Fontarabia is a town. well Tor
tilted. and considered. one OF the
keys Of Spain it is situated "n a
! small Peninsula. on the borders OF
| the sea, occupying a position strong
| both by nature and art. seeing thar
It is coveredon the side OF the land
bv great mountains. and on the sea
side, by an excellent fort. The
French have often beseiged it in for
nar wars. bat always with i'll sue
eess: Turning to the royal road,
from Hermann to TolOsa is twenty
two miles. the first twelve ii crosses
various mountains, and then deseends
10 beautiful and shady valley; here
the view Of the traveller is delighted
with a great variety of agreeable OBJ
ieets ever, habitation ot'the laborer
is surrounded with trres in such
manner, that the whiteuess OF its
walls forms a beautiful contrast with
the yeriure of the trees and OF the
fields the hills which rise one above
another, present an amphItheatTe
whence cultivation is extended TO
the SUBMITS of the mountains and
at times the traveller meets with
the prospect Of villages near which
magnificent ediices erect 'hcir cas-
tiIiateh fronts adorned with towers.
among the leafy trees that surround
them. The Parish church is almost
well situated and frequently forms
an ancient and beautiful fragment
of Gothic architecture. The scene
| is also beau ,tied with numerous cas-
sades. which. preeipitating them
selves from various rocks and noun
tains. form agreeable rivuiets. join
ed to which. We meet with those
kinds Of mills from whence imagIna-
tion sees those beautiful nymths
! like the heroine OF the renowned
Kaight Don Quixote TO issue One
Of these streams winds in pictur.
esque manner b. the valley OF ioio
sa. the aarient Iiurissa Of the Ro-
mans; this city very beautiful as
| we'll rs small, is situated on a de-
.irable valley near The river Oria q
Araxes. the latter crossed by mag
| nificeni bridge defended by tower.
This city was bHilt by Alphonso the
wise. King Of CASTLE. and wholly
peopIed by Sancilo the brave in 1891,
| il has paroci,ial church. two res
-. - ,a.t old a mock Of o.