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MONTHLY ANTHOLOGY,

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FEBRUARY, 1810.

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FOR THE ANTHOLOGY.

JOURNAL OF A TOUR FROM CADIZ TO SEVILLE.

BY A BOSTONIAN.

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On the opposite bank of the river stands the town of Triana. It is connected with Seville by a bridge of boats (a most shabby one it is) and may in fact be called part of the city. It is here that in 1481, under the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the dreadful tribunal of the Inquisition reared its horrid head. This was the first establishment of it in Spain. This institution, the disgrace of human nature, whose very name, like a pestilence, spread terrour and dismay around, has now, happily for humanity, lost many of its horrours. As the nation becomes less bigotted, it must sink into insignificance. The period, I conceive, is fast approaching, which will behold the downfal of superstition and priestcraft.

No person is allowed to penetrate further than the chapel or hall of the Inquisition, and even so far admittance cannot be gained without difficulty. From an exterior. view of the edifice a stranger would never conjecture the purpose to which it was appropriated. The architecture is airy and even elegant. Like its prototype, the devil, its face is decked in smiles, while within "all is false and hollow." Its deceitful front is but a mask to conceal the rottenness that lurks behind. In the hollow caverns and noisome dungeons of this infernal tribunal thousands have expired in torments, or languished in misery. Its walls have echoed, for three centuries, with groans and torture and agony.

Along the bank of the river immediately opposite to the Inquisition is the Grand Alameda, the mall, or great publick walk of Seville. A very agreeable subject of meditation is offered by the object in front. At the head of the walk are two magnificent Corinthian pillars of marble, the shafts of which are hewn from a solid block. They were brought from the ancient city of Italica, about two leagues from Seville. There are also several other publick walks here, many of which are very pleasant, but none of them seem to be much frequented. In the great square, on one side of the cathedral, stands the Archiepiscopal palace, a structure of much elegance. It is memorable in Gil Blas, as the scene where Scipio performed his theatrical feat, and decamped with the robes and regalia of the king of Leon.

The Archbishop of Seville, who is nephew of Charles IV. and brother-in-law to the Prince of Peace, is also Archbishop of Toledo, and primate of Spain. His revenue from the Archbishoprick of Toledo alone, is one hundred thousand pounds sterling per annum. He arrived while I remained at Seville, from Madrid, where he had been as one of the members of the Supreme Junta, and from whence he had been compelled to fly by the entrance of the French. He was received by the populace with great acclamations. They unharnessed his horses, and drew his coach through the streets themselves. Some, as he was descending, kissed the hem of his garment, and others threw themselves on their knees before the gates of the palace to beg his benediction.

The president of the Junta, the celebrated Count Florida Blanca, accompanied him in the coach. The old Count, who was upwards of eighty years of age, survived his arrival only a few days. I saw him as he got out of the carriage. He could with difficulty totter along. Florida Blanca was prime minister to Charles III. On the accession of his son, the miserable and imbecile Charles IV. he was removed to give place to the worthless minion of the abandoned queen, the infamous Godoy. Since that period he has lived in retirement on his estates, until at the commencement of the late revolution the eyes of the nation were turned toward him. At the call of the people he came reluctantly forth, and by their unanimous voice was placed at the head of the supreme council. The late disasters hastened his end. Distressed at the melancholy situation of his country, worn out with age, affliction and

fatigue, and unable to avert the calamities which he saw impending, he sunk under the accumulated burden. By his death Spain has lost her most distinguished statesman and firmest support. Since she has lost him, her councils have become distracted with divisions. Distrust, party spirit and jealousy have crept in, and are preparing the way for the armies of her invaders. He lived however long enough to see his rival and enemy, the man whose elevation has brought ruin on his country, and destruction on the head of his infatuated master, receive the just punishment of his crimes.

Opposite the cathedral, on the other side of the square, stands the Consulado or Exchange, a beautiful building. It is a quadrangle of two hundred feet, with a spacious corridor or gallery, adorned with Ionick columns, and supported by a corresponding number of pillars of the Dorick order. Below is a room for the chamber of commerce, and above, to which you ascend by a superb staircase of marble, is a magnificent hall, where are kept the archives of America and the Indies. This apartment is truly splendid. Here are deposited all the papers relative to every expedition that has ever sailed to the new world since its first discovery. All the letters and documents of Columbus, of Cortez, of Pizzarro and the other famous adventurers are arranged according to their respective dates, and may easily be inspected by the curious traveller.

If I were not afraid of wearying your patience, or rather if I was not quite so lazy myself, I could give you a particular account of all the other publick edifices and institutions of Seville which I visited: The torre del Oro, the plaza de los Toros, the mint, the private collections of paintings and statu ary, &c. &c. But this relation I trust you will readily dispense with. The process of coinage in the mint is exceeding slow, and the machinery comparatively speaking very imperfect. They have not yet adopted the steam engines, which are used in the English mint, and which saves so much time and expense. The whole labour is performed by mules. The machinery appears to have undergone little or no alteration for these two or three centuries. While I was there, they were coining the new dollars of Ferdinand 7th, from the silver sent them by the English government. By my watch twenty one were struck off in a minute.'

The cannon foundery is another very conspicuous object, and is also a very fine building. At the present time and for

some years past, it has not been conducted with its former vigour. Like every thing else in Spain, it has degenerated from want of attention, and suffered the paralizing effects of a corrupt and feeble administration. The brazen cannon which are cast in this foundery are the finest in the world. We saw some exceeding curious old pieces. A very elegant one I particularly noticed, which was cast in the reign of the emperour Charles 5th, and ornamented with the Austrian eagle.

The Marine College is a very noble edifice, and worthy of so excellent an institution. The youth educated here are instructed in every thing relative to naval tacticks. They usually continue until 15 or 16 years of age, when they enter the navy. Some of the drawings which I saw do them infinite credit. There is also an academy of painting and sculpture.

One of the most superb structures in the city is the building appropriated to the manufacture of snuff. This forms one of the chief ornaments of Seville. It consists of four regular fronts, inclosing eight and twenty quadrangles. It is six hundred feet in length four hundred and eighty in breadth, and sixty in height. The architecture is very elegant. A stranger would suppose it to be a regal palace. It is very entertaining and curious to go through the various apartments of this vast manufactory, and to observe the different operations. In some they are occupied in unbinding bundles of tobacco; in others they are employed in separating the leaves from the stalks. Some are busied in dying. Some in preparing the tobacco to be pressed, and some in pressing. In one apartment alone, and in one particular kind of snuff, they have on hand to the amount of fifteen millions of dollars. The room nevertheless does not appear to be half filled. The manufacture of cigars occupies a vast number of hands. There were in former years three thousand men employed in this immense fabrick, and a proportionate number of mules. From mismanagement, and the same causes which have operated on every other branch of trade and manufacture in the kingdom, the number is greatly lessened, though it is still very great. This trade is monopolized by the king.

The last building which I shall mention is the Royal Alcazar, the ancient palace of the Moorish kings. It is by no means handsome, but very singular. The gardens belonging to the palace are very extensive. On entering, we seemed transported to another region. The eye is delighted in every