The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-01


On the land side every means was formerly
taken to protect the neck of land and the ap-
proach 70 the castis By formidable fortifcs-
tions. On every other side the place IL pro-
tected by steep crags and perpendicular cliff.
crowned By battlemented wslls. After passing
the outer wall We enter the modipval castle by
long and narrow passage. which reminds
me Of the entrance to the citadel Of Quebec.
There Is no longer either draw bridge or port
cullis. The Marquis. however. has scrupu-
works. 20 a. 10 preserve its historical features.
The Bayona Of Moorish times, WIS entirely
VIII" T ses Ss For the sssp. es
rubbish and numerous fra9mentso Of wall which
=, attracted our attention az We drove up
The outer entrance to the court and xave US a
sSn an .ns hs GaSe
fury. Tiny places 81 bronze ordnance dug up
with Wsapons borne 6y tho knights Of yore.
tars. Va saw sxaaisteiy carved osIen chairs,
and IN, de ss m9nastsriss and CHURCHES:
hubsns. and executed at Arras. depicts the
unto! S o The sssss
tables and etageres are ALSO Of oak. blackened
BY ss' and carved Ry skiliul hands sentars ,
ns Sss Ssns
ration Of the castle. and drawing up designs
for new additions TO the building vas invited
s .n H stroll Ss the
is an apartment furnished with the choicest
shsssS ra% the 81 Esory Sb
ject, from the tapestry on the walls. and tho
AND selas tns
was salected by the Warehouses;; Then came
what presume is intended for q billiard room,
gilt, the s0iid and elegant furniture being all
made to match. the chandeiiers and clock be-
ns slsS IL rS s0 4as a sis
looks the entrance to the harbor OF Bayona. A
LOFTY. POUNDED promont3ry. Is green a. an
Monte; Real to protect the hnrbor on the north
side Beyond this green hill rising sheer up
d the Cies Islands. also called the Islands q
viEo Bay. and looking in the bright MONDAY
Two Other rooms bsyond this I arc fl H with sif
ancient Spanish armor and a collection OF
Sea Islands. tho East Indian Archipelago. and
Japan BY the MArapis's Oldest son. an officer IN
# and
The dining room much resembles. both in
design and decoration. tho F6vssterid refectOrt.s
Of the, ancient monrsteries. The ceiling is
vanited In tho ogIyai style. and It's conpart-
same tasteful and eostiy style as that Of The
Ner Ia especially beautiful.
After luncheon !, We ,s went to the prIce;
the fortified space. II ,oysrhangs the clfr.
looking down on u tumbled mass OF gigantic
and Y asss .a s hsIe
smooth sand amid the great black, rocks:
~ tho caI%ess wsather With , HS ahsass sfn in
ss v SSH se %es
Who 70 the ne shs ss ., 81 nSss
Marehioness and one Of her daughters. while
bathing in one Of them. were surprised BY .
INC e'f h By Ss"
tic, wall. and above the cove. In memory OF
evidently the watch tower Of the fortress. It
sons soutSsn The
the Mimic. and northward along the Cies
Islands and the entrrnce to the Bay OF vieo
Ing covers the room into which wo were usii:
the room. Two narrow windows i nave been n
pierced In the massive walls and allow the eye
Hsns ssats hsye BEEN s
beneath them: and here the statesman who il
the master Of the castle loves TO spend the few
The mad waves thunder on the crsgs below,
and the spray washes to the battlements. I
and asking myself II there We're not ' secret
passage beneath from this tower to some safe
cave near at hand. when Miss Elduayon al
existed at the opposite extremity OF the castle
and on the harbor sids. Then We assembled the
the upper story. with its wardsr's room and
open platform. 4 prospect opened out before
ss pss Bas Of is only
The castle occupies the entire rocky penin-
sula. closing to ne south ths beautiful little
nestles In an Amphitheatre at the foot OF u high
hill. green to its very summit. which rises some
Wet s Sand
waters. on which the largest craft can ride in
with here and there ciumps OF large trees. ad.
vapees Into the waves to form with the Castle
q tee Tss BE
Ing places Ia Europe. As We came out on the
platform. the p,esnlnsula. with its long lines Of
green slope to Tie south. tho blue bay and i'd its
circling belt Of white sandad beach. reposina
held MS all speibound for u moment. No won
der Milton bore the picture away with him.
In0 Doaatiful nay roS0mDseu huge sapphire
ring set in pearls,
Turning round to the north, intervening
line due north rise up the Cies islands. Wher-
ever our eyes fell OH tho glittering reaches OF
beach, they reminded Us OF the coral Islands
Of tho Pacific. the deep blue waves rolling In
and breaking In u line OF snow white surf upon
the shore. l could not wonder that all this
lovely region. with It's splendid picturesque
ought to tempt the artist, Just rs its aeknowl-
edged mineral wealth ought to attract the cap
ttaist, and it, Incompatible bays and harbors
ought to Invite the com merce OF the world.
We follow our noble hosts around the walls
which form circuit OF fully mile IN length. A
broad terraces some ten feet wide, ruinous In
many parts. enables us to follow every turn OF
the crenellated battlements. On the side to-
ward the town OF Bayona several lines Of forth
tween the castle itself and the mainland,
The position was so strong In medi@yal times
that the victorious army OF Almansor the Great
After vainly assailing the place. swept onward
to Vigo, Pontevodra. and Compostella. Ad-
Joining tho present slightly mansion there was
IN old franciscan monastery one OF several
said to have been founded about 1918 by ST.
Francis Of Assist when he performed his pill
xrimase e C9mpostslIa. This monastery, to-
gether with the church, were pillaged and les-
ecrated by Massena's French soldiers In 1909.