Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-07-23
FOREIGN CORRESPO .NDE.N'CE
MADRID. May. 1916.

] MApRip. May. 1916
Your Impotence to learn where we are our wander
+pgs will enabe me at present 10 communicate only a
Iew of The details Of journey 10 this place From
karJlna, through the south Of France to Tuulon and
Narsees our route lay through mos, Interesting and
yely country, and at both Of these places found ma
objects that attracted attention. which shall be al
uded to at some more leisure moment. AT Marse,lles
i've changed our mode II conveyance and once more
fiook to water, and. early on very rainy morning.
embarked On board Spanish steam boat for Barcelona
b. Spain-making first for Iiula por,, twenty miles
ath Of that 10 avoid peculiar exactlon OF The Span
bsh revenue laws, making merchandise coming from
NlaseilIes pay higher duly than tina, from any other
rench port. After losing four hours by this ovre
we entered the guilt OF Lyous. we'll known for lis lur>
Ibuent and rough waters. An English engineer on board
bold he had crossed this gulf every mouth for three
ears and never in a calm but IN ice The Rhone here
schafges its waters into the Mediterranean and The sin.
uar conormao Of he land, where it enters, causes
transverse OF the wind tia. produces this
prul CONJUNCTION in the waters. Some twenty miles
Dom land, the Captain, in searching the boat. found
hundred doars worth ot goods in the sailor quar-
hers, which they intended To have smugged SHORE
Dr. caused all the packages TO be- opened took an lnveno
of The contents. then very deliberately heayed them
Ia overheard. We found the fare board of this boat
deaer Than any had beure been in the Aedilers
anean. Passing quite the SHIRE for the last TWEEN
miles, we reached Barcelona the next morning at nine
Lclock and the old expression 'as dry as bone, will
Idescfbe to YOU the appearance of the country along the
coast as far the eye could reach The vexsllous de-
LAYS in landing will give you good illustration Of the
spanish character. When dropped anchor, uulke
A,ery other place. there was no rush of porlers hack
lddyefs &c.-our Captain silently left The boat tor the
Illusion house, ,eIorIed himself and returned An hour
Eler, The Port Physician made his appearance and a.
While after him, lesurely the Police officer and
expiration OF four tedious hours, passed IN the hot
4 nn. we were permitted 10 land, which We might as
veil la re done in minutes. b 1t this did not end
A4r delays We then had to pass the Custom house,
td Tor long hoar and half there the pleasure Of
sci of lazy off ers before we were permitted 10 pros
Iced 10 a hotel.
Barcelona is The capital Of Caalonia-,he second city
jm Spain III population and among The first in manufac.
mes cummsrce and wealth. We found the inhabitants
more Industrious, and active, and respectable looking
han IN most Of The towns IN the susih Of Europe Gaia
nIa is represented ppor province, but its iuhabit,
ants more enterfrispg than any other in Spain cult,
vuung rough, regaed and in many parts sterile soil
but comparatively prosperous aud we'll of The civ or
Vafceluns is quite pretty--a wide street, lind with
ade trees, passes through lis centre, forming pleas
1M and beautiful promenade, which is a fashionable a.
nusenent in all the towns OF Spaln-and from sun sci
leu and even twelve o'clock, the public squares and
peasant walks are thrunged with people. The wall Of
city, on the side OF The haTbor, raised twenty feet
'e The waer IS another very agreeable s,rolng place
II spend an idle hour, witnessing the rapid movement
many vessels, with thet white canvass spread out to
he breezes,me passing ou, and some con,ug in with
ow and then beautiful lllte sail boat tossed fatuly
Ugh upon the rolling waves. Thea the foe. Of mas,s
long the quay and the dashing of the water. .gsin..
ne base Of The wall Here VT saw but few or no beg
Etars, rarely Priest and Monks Blu, there are mol
many objects of interest here. A Cathedral a superh
dIhce IN the pure rho style, is the only public build
I Og worth notice, So far, were well cn,ent with
>aln notwithstanding the vexctions delays we expe,
need in lsndlngbut, leaving this place early the next
morning IN Diligence, for Saragossa the scene chanoed
and presented more melancholy picture. This c.nvey.
ce Is the OIL mode Of travelling in Spain, excep, or
mules.
After leaving Barcelona, we passed through seye,a,
e Furnishing villages, with the country around well
u'Va'ed with the grape. wheat and barley, and SOON
egan to ascend and descend rugged hills over bad roads
na The diligence, drawn by len mules, went iyino
o jumping over rocks and ruis at pace truly alarm
y and, as they say mules hold back down the
e "'s' We Went IN full gallop, at the risk of ou
hec"s' 'of " mule should stumble and tall ad,eu !,
1't' travelling IN this way during the day and q,
"sh'' we reached quite early the next morn,uu Mani,
Hefra'-ihe most singular mountain ever saw II has
appearance, al distance. oi number of edifces nm
"i'' oh approaching, you find it composed of ma
cy''"dtcei cones, placed upon isolated rocks-,be
om' ensemble forming pretty view. 'rbere ,,e ,u,
''ens and several herni ages on this maintain -
~" 'io"'sefrat We soon reached the town of enalda
were we took our first Spanish breakfast consisting of
S'a cup OF chocolate. The cup not half az lsroe as
"' '''non French coffee cnp-,o this wac added for
4 ~" " Us Two pieces Of dried toast. What strikes a
travelling along This road is the entire absence
VI Shfnos-some times for twenty or thirty
'es no green object OF this kind orees the soht We
many old towns going decay-in the vicinity of
~ '"e mus We're eraced even 10 HE very summit.
''e terraces are now neglected and falling down
a ""9 me declining state of agriculture. Labor is
!" "'gh here. from thirty to forty cents day, and
'"eaPer than III any olher part OF Europe I'rav-
VI !" 'hls way one more day and night, reacI,
'"c'ent town OF Saragossa, the capital of the pro-
'e VI Arragon. IN all our route, we never mel but
'""''y travelling in private carriage. The owner
"a'''e-'ravellng in much style, preceded by
curriers' and guard The other wayiarers we ELI