The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27

ings One amer another--say twenty-five or thirty
,Ss eaeaas sess ne
DOCK they command nearly all points OF the com-
pass, and could then understand why Gibraltar
was ulsuccesssfilly Desieged by French ana Span
ish, by land and water, for four years. These guns
are 600 or 200 feet from the ground and their great
power and service from that height IL only exceeded
there.
We emerged at table rock similar TO that at
Niagara, but higher. Look over the edge; there
was nothing but space for nearly 1000 feet and
naked precipices forming framework Tor picture
below. We lett the donkey a few minutes 70 sist
g. Georges Han, which Is merely q large champel
az the end OF another gallery cut out OF projection
VI We rock, ana commanding range OF zoo degrees
win powerful guns All this part OF the rock II cut
W IN like manner ike beehive, with CORRIDOR
10 iInpregnaple--a boast or Enqland lit emblem
o. nef stfengtl III deience OF VI olence among lhe
naiQqs
Leaving the for,ilcatIons we remounted and
lufnci our races towards tile signal house, Duit ON
the central peak There nothing c.se or hiterast
besides me donkeys Iasistng upon eating weeds AZ
the very edge OF tie narrow path, making ones heart
jump III case he should stumble over Ihe scenery
became more grand each step until we reached tue
top ana IN every direction the variety and beauty
o. ~ al was aVe ious. Just south OF Us me Afri-
can coast villa Apes liill jultlng outthe Gibraliar
OF AREA the straight aud broad Atlantic; tue pi2n
laDiealds Of spain IN the East. Towards the nortn
the European Continent stretches ar far away; the
valleys; WIN orange aud cliron geoyes hlilides
coVeIeu WIN whey ards and olive trees. be-
yond the snow-capped sierra Nevada noIll-
talns, AZ Whose base lies Granada aud
It's glorious Alh0inbra watch shall describe In ms
next. Again IN the west hes the purple And chang
lag Mel'terranea here ann there dotted by vessels
ana ships, which looked IKE mere toy boats an incn
iong nom tiiS eieyatlon white line Oi slri eX-
tending hom our Rect TO the north, where sea- hand
aud sAy seem 10 melt into each other anu become
one.
Az this point Is the signal station, where, with
powerful glasses all vessels passing I'd the STRAIT
HERALD. u IL u pleasant place on warm day; the
points of the compass marked out of the wall
around; rude stone house where the Keeper lives,
where We got simple but refreshing lunch OF
London crackers and strong English beer, Indeed
such strong beer that donkey aud | seemed 10 be
dying through the air all the way down. 81.
Michael's Cave Is dark aud gloomy Ike
ether caves with ghostly column, AMI stalac-
ttes hanging down and sticking up all apout.
There Is also q bottonless pis here, said 10
De the entrance 10 a passage way between the two
continents ana through II the Barbay apes arc said
10 come from Africa. These ANIMALS, with par
tridges rabbits AMI small BIRDS are the only wild
animals on the rock and wild onions, sage and
stuntcd paims the vegetable products Several days
after We witnessed sham light on the mutual
ground, which was interesting M It's way. was in
company with a Mr.. NJ, Miss b. and Mrs. O.,
two American ladies. We weut in sort OF box car
rlage with no top. About 900 soldiers were u ma
nisuvrc the Admiral of the fec.. G0vcrnUrul the
fortress and other biz bugs were present well
mounted ana lying round as II out OF their senses.
During Il pause we ran race with the arliilc.y,
past the graveyard back 10 our original position.
There Was another prophetic pause whom all AT once
was terminated VI me position OF Messrs tlckHck,
Tupman Snudgrass and " inke on similar occ;lion
or upon locking towards the SOUTH an the sIgcsa-
tors were scattering ana battalion Of infantry was
charging directly towards us Ali The teams, inclu,l-
inh buc ARK VITA ts0 ladies' dressed IN purple aad
lavender are scs, with yellow bats and bright
red ribbons. tn, whole driven by q back man. and
contrasting beautifully with me blue ARK. got be-
yond DANGER quickly; but the pedestrians were loss
Fortunate, ana several orange and peanut stand pro.
pretors made tie most frantic efforts tn escape, Their
goo Is living In every direction the most re kess
PROFESSION. TWO friends Of ours, one very tall nhsl,
were driven INTO hedge of cacths and lricky pears,
laceiatlng their fingers IeartuiIy. All TINS was very
luuhy asniiicha rs ants pe.iac retreat was repeated
several simes Aztec Jiis there was deal VI march
ing about, OF charging, re'gcating crouc!ng, racing
around OF terrified horScs mounted by insane
tue whole fcrmilailg yith snarpshO 0InY aud 4
grand b0nharininDi aud cinuOnadrng.
When started dbl not feel very well. but Miss Is.
WAS 40 pretty, Mrs. Z. so interesting and Mr.. H.
WHY, mat date my recoS cry from that day.