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The coral manufactory is worth feeing; it is exclusively in the hands of the Jews. The English factory, however, have the principal lead in commercial affairs.

Part of the city, through which the canal glides, reminded us of Venice; and we found that district to bear the name of Venezia Nuova.

The lazaretto is a large handsome building at some distance without the walls. About three leagues from the shore is a lighthouse built on a reef of rocks called the Malore, within which is the road where men of war anchored, but they are quite exposed to the fury of the winds, which fometimes blow ftrong gales on this coast. At Leghorn I met my old acquaintance Lieutenant Parker, who was bound for England with dispatches from Lord Nelson and the King of Sardinia. I mention this circumftance, as it was the last time I saw that gallant young man, who has fince fallen gloriously in his country's fervice.

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On the 23d of September we embarked on board the Santa Teresa frigate, and foon after got under weigh for Minorca. On the 26th we paffed a convoy from Leghorn under the care of the Mermaid, Captain Oliver. Mr. Erfkine, commiffarygeneral to the British army, was on board, having been to Tuscany to purchase cattle for the garrifon at Minorca.

On Sunday the 29th we defcried the island we were bound to, and in the evening worked into the harbour of Mahon, after a pleasant voyage, rendered more fo by the friendly attention we met with from Captain Campbell. As we entered the harbour at night, we could not form any idea of its excellence, though, from the height of the land on each fide, we were pretty well affured it must be a safe one when once entered.

As we paffed the barracks at George Town, the lights in the windows made it appear close to us; and on the other fide the high white walls of the lazaretto seemed equally near. We learned the next morning that the Minotaur had returned to Palermo, and that the Swiftfure had failed for Gibraltar; my friend therefore re-embarked in another frigate for Sicily, and I remained to wait an opportunity of rejoining my ship.

In the mean time I took up my refidence with my friend Brigadier-General Stuart, who introduced me the same day to the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir James Erfkine Sinclair.

The appearance of the town of Mahon is very remarkable; it is fituated on an eminence at the further end of the harbour, and on the water's edge are a range of storehouses1, by the fide of which the merchants fhips are anchored. Oppofite to the town, on a low flat point of land, is the dock-yard. There is fuch depth of water near the wharf that a ship of the line may be brought close alongside it, and be hove down without difficulty. There being little or no tide here, they have no dry dock. The town of Mahon is very irregularly built, and the ftreets are uneven and steep. There are two large churches, and feveral fmaller. The annexed view will give a pretty accurate idea of the principal fquare, or grand place, where the guard is mounted: on the right is the cathedral, a plain unadorned structure: in front, the building with corridors is

The ftorehouses to the weftward belong to the royal dock, in which are kept naval stores that can eafily be transported across the water to the dock-yard.

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Grand Parade Mahon

London: Pub by I.White. Fleet Street, 1801

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