New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-13

background Of the sierraEevada, and a canopy
ofheayy rain-clOuds rested on all the nights. A
ftful CLEAN Of sunshine now and then, broke
through end wandered over the plain, touching
I'D white towers and olive groves and reaches OF
tie winding Xerl with brilliancy which sug-
gested the splendOr Of the whole picture, IT once
thus restored 10 its proper light. could see
Santa re in the distance, toward L0xa nea-er
and more eastward, the Sierra de Elyira, OF &
deep violet color, with the woods oithe Sotode
Roma, the Duke Of WellingtOn's estate, at its
base and beyond it the mountain Of Parspan.
da, the weathergu9ge of Granada, still cOgered
with clouds. There is an old GranadiaD prOTerb
which Gays When Parapanda wears his bon
net, il viii rain whether God wills it o. no.
From the chapel of San Miguel, above the Al
baycin, there is a very striking view Of the deep
gorge Of the Darr0, at ones feet, With the gar
dcns and white walls Of the Generalife rising
beyond, and the Silla del Moro AMI the Noun
tain Of the Sun towering above It. The long,
irregular lines Of the Alhambra, with the huge
red towers rising here and there, reminded me
somewhat Of distant view OF Karnak and
like Karnak, the Alhanbra is picturesque from
whatever point il is viewed.
WedesceDded through wastes of cactus 70 the
Darr0, in whose turbid stream a group OF men
were washing for gold watched one OF them, as
he twirled his bowl in precisely the California
style, but got nothing for his pains Mateo says
they often make dollar day, each. Passing
under the Tower Of Comares and along the bat
Elements Of the Alhsmbra, we climbed TO the
Generalife. This charming villa is still IN good
preservation though its exquisite hlsgreee aud
scroll work have been greatly injured by white
wash. The elegant cOlOnnades surround gar
dens rich in roses, myItles and expresses, and
Al. T.. -. I,l1o1 bo Moorish Kinoa i'm
their summer idleness still pour their fcrtiizng
streams In one of the rooms is small and
bad portrait gallery, containing a supposed pOr.
trait Of Boabdil 1t is a mild, amiable face, but
wholly lacks strength Of character.
To-day devoted to the Albambra. The storm
which, as the people say, has not been equaled
for several years showed no signs OF break
ing up, and in the midst Of driving shower
ascended TO the VermiliOn Towers, which are
supposed TO be of Phpncian origin They stand
on the extremity of long narrow ledge, which
stretches out like an arm from the hill of the
Albambra The pasco lies between and is
shaded by beautiful elms, which the MOors
planted.
| entered the Alhambra BY the Gate OF JUS
tee, which is fine specimen of Moorish archl-
lecture, though Of common red brick and NOR.
tar. II il singular Whist a grace the horseshoe
arch gives to the most heavy and numbering
mass of masonry. The round arches of the
Christian edifices OF Granada seem tame and
inelegant, in comparison. Over the arch OF the
vestibule Of this gate is the colossal hand, and
over the inner entrance the key, celebrated IN
the tales of Washington Irving and the super
stitions of the people. | first assembled the
Tore de la Vela, where the Christian flag was
first planted on the I'd OF January, 1892 The
az nf h.. Va md Iitv nf do ,ra an
grander than from the Albaycin. Parapanda
still was bonneted in clouds, but patches OF blue
sky began to open above the mountains of Loxa.
A little boy accompanied US. to see that did
not pull the bell, the sound of which would call
together all the troops in the city. While We
stood there, the funeral procession OF the man
murdered two nights before came up the street
Of Gomerez, and passed around the hill under
the Vermilion Towers
made the circuit of the walls before enter
ing the Palace. In the Place OF the Cistems
stopped to take drink OF the cool water OF the
Darro, which il brought thither by subterraneaD
channels from the hills Then, passing the o.
tentatious pile commenced by Charles ", but
which was never finished and never will be or
ought to be, We walked along the southern ram
parts to the Tower of the Seven Floors, amid
the ruins of which discerned the top OF the
arch by which the unfortunate Boabdl! quilted
Granada, and which was thenceiorth closed for
ever. In the Tower OF the lntantas a number
of wOrkmen were busy restoring the Interior
which has been cruelty damaged. The brilliant
a.niejo, or tle-wOrk, the delicate arches and I'LL
igree sculpture OF the walls, still attest Its
former elegance and give some color to the ira
dtion that it was the residence Of the Moorish
Processes.
As we passed through the little village which
still exists among the ruins of the fortress,
Mateo invited me 20 step in and see his father,
the genuine " honest Mateo,' immortalizcd in
the tales of the Alhambra." The old man
has taken up the trade Of silk.weaying, and had
Anumber of gayly -colorcd ribbons on his loom.
He Is more than sixty years old and now quite
grsy-headed, but has the same simple manners,
the same honest face, that captiyated his tenn
porary master He spoke with great enthuSi-
asm of Mr.. Irving and brought out from place
of safety the "Alhambra" and the " Chronicles
Of the Conquest" which he has carefully pre-
served. He then produced all ARdalusisn sash,
the work OF his own hands, which he insisted on
binding around my waist, 10 see how 1t would
look l must next take off my coat and hat and
put on his Sunday jacket and iaunty sombrerc.
"Por Dos :" he exclaimed: "qae bmsn moio
Senior, you are legitimate Andalusian" After
sash "You must show il 10 Washington iv-
ing" said he, land tell him il Was made by
Msteo's own hands, which promised. must
then CO into the kitchen and eat pomegranate
from his garden--a glorious pOmegrAnste with
kernels oicrimson, and so fun OF blood that YOU
could not touch them but il triekled through
your fingers. FL Marques, sprightly dog, and
great slate-colored cat, took possession OF my
legs and becoe2 far A share OF every moQthiul
took, while old Mateo sat beside me, rejoicing
in the Aayor of Gibraltar cigar which gave
him. Butm time was precious and so let the
" Son OF the Alhambra' 90 back 20 bis loom,
aud set out ior the PalSce of the Moorish Kings
This palace is SO hidden behind the ambitious
shell OF that OF Chsrles v that was at loss
where it could be. thought had comprised
the hill and vet had seen no indications of the
renowned magnihcence OF the Alhambra But
little door in blank wall ushered me into
true Moorish realm. the Court OF the Eishpond,