, 1877-07-07
GIBRALTAR.
ID seripiion Of fhe british stronshoi'
=. m. .utrauce of the SIeeiifeEr0nean.

n seriu,ion of fhe british Stronghold
al the entrance of the ncshiefronean.
Ihe .c4ne- IN the lovely bay snd In the
narrow, zIgzag streets are bu-tling and iuil
ut life. The hay Is dotied with ships AMI
b,st. of MANY kInd-, anchored IN the sh d.
OF the rook. On the qnays OF The town
won recognize the reason Of saying that Glib
ralt.r Is IN epitune OF the three cODiinrDts.
Here. besides Engll-h and Scottish soldiers,
" ho are met Oh eyrTy hand Ia The sieinity ot
he rock, are to bv se' sWArihy and hand
some Moors from opiosI'. B.rb~ry, with their
snow uhie rurbans. flowing robes. bare,
leather cUlUrrd l1gs. aud loose s''pprrs down
Al hs heel j VS. from over the STRAIT, IN
quantity embroide, ed cusIumes, vi h broad
VarIcolored sashes wound abou their waists,
AMI baggv whIte trow>ers; Sptih-h SNUG
gIers. ia tight ftIIng couis and ore"ehrs,
fastened down the sIdes with SILVER buiionsi
ure " dark EYED women Of GENOA, arrayed
IN scarie cloaks and hoods, the latter trIm-
md with broad lack velvet; Spanish beau
tIes, with hong I,,sh,s and iangui-hing EYES,
wearing heir sweeping black lace wells ami
graceful man,iliAs; Highland soldiers. IN
uisId and tartan aud d face Of acllmatrd
English, brpnzed ami seml-SprnIsh III feH-
lure, the natives of Gibraltar, upon " honn
the Spanish have bestowed the ralhrr nn-
complin,ep,a,y rpi het OF - Rock Scorpions.
On lpro the sen stretch the various "aiol-s,
the most conspicuous being the old and new
mo!es. while at the northern md OF the town
rise the oa ers, tarIlemenrs, and crumbiing
walls Of The old Moorish c4s,le-an imposing
rrlic Of he days Of Mosem ascendsucy. In
the distance, among The hills aad groves,
peeps Uut he ancient LITTLE Town Of Dan
Jnque-a curious place, and well worthy OF d
visit Every wheIe about az Will a. ON the
kock you ale remluded of The facr that Glib
r.ltnr L. frs OF all, fortress. Soldiers and
guards, drplnyng, luuugIng, OF ON p1-',
present thr mseIveS at every iurn high mp
on he cliffs the dininisbtd figures of seniI-
Ilels nre serD pacing TO and tro; III the pleas
ure gard ns be most noticeable persons are
the offers, sirolllng aad taking Their ease,
rhe tattoo of drains, and The Tuar OF cannons
at stated hours, the opening and closing OF
the great gates that separate the fortress from
the tuan, all impress one with the military
Importance of he place. Sill more marked
appears the military character OF the r"ck, as
YOU glance up toward the chtf-, and see,
yawuIng from iunumrrable port Aoies, and
above long Ranges OF batllemcn1s, and from
many an embrasure and turrrt, the cannon
which guard The entrance 10 the MrdI era
ne4u; aud, AZ curious 10 behUld the marVeis
Of he fortress IN their details, you cross the
d-aw- bridge, 20 under the low arched gate
ways, pass The parade aud Alameda. ascend
the lrres uiar STREETS which creep III steps up
-. - Is.ftr nd he
quaint old Moorish castle, and at last find
Yourself entering the rock through an mon
gate. The frs glance reveals the immense
/. oOrs wbIcn have been unGer AIKEN 10 perf'cf
by art the d, fenSes win which nature has
endowed Gibraltar. Oac sess befure him
ses!-- OF g,ii.ri-s, tuan.i-, aud excavations,
oouG uc' ,n-s apyareu,ly INTO nlai OF Ci-
:n. rI.n daIkn.ss Here, far aLove The beach,
are dug OUT lar..- tunnels at the very edge Of
The heaIIong cliff; and yon pass alcng
ihei,. guided by The hrhI Of torches, yOn OBJ
serve port hUlrs al Intervals OF tlirvn or
twtn'y feet, with brass orjn 4Hc- p-ering
cut mru ruscIugly from every Oue- Ascending
CONSTANT iy, yoa find that rhrIe IL rirr alter
i-r o. 'here runurl~. There, 1t u-ce~si'y
should arise. the gunuers 'ght s,aud ami
H'Hi 'bct tSd4'h H4S Hppii H7SN VI NN-'o'''
perfrc iy shirid-d by Ihr m4s-.ve and solid
rock, " bich no missile however destructive,
o,u.d more than ierbiy Indenr. The Wind
-or q G.lierieS. which are excavations wholly
within The rock. form n continuous subrerra
nean passage o. two Ihunsand feet III lrngrh,
Twelve feet high md rwriv1 wId-, and this
passage ascends by The same zIRzag course
which Is IN the great rr.ds that wind
over the Alps. ill l. yivrs an onrl1t near The
,umIpit-fyOm Harper Magazine