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of the Junta; but the same degree of lethargy prevails in them now, as in whatever else relates to the defence of the country.The mountains round this city are well calculated for vines, but so little attention is paid to the cultivation of them, that the wine produced is very bad; at the Posada where we Nike Shoes Australia reside, there is only one kind of inferior sweet white wine, which is not drinkable; but North Face Outlet Store we had the best proof that good wine is made here, in some which North Face Outlet a gentleman sent us from his cellar j it was equal to any Burgundy I have ever tasted, and of the same colour, without any flavour of the skin; in fact, he had sent bottles to a vineyard about three leagues distant, celebrated for its excellent wine, in order to have it Nike Australia free from that taste which all the wines here acquire, from being brought from the vineyards in sheep-skins, with tarred seams. It is rather a curious fact, that in a country where cork trees abound, the trifling operation of cutting them is so ill done, that to have his wine in good order, this gentleman thought it necessary to send to Malaga for English corks, as well as English bottles.The oil now produced in this vicinity is not sufficient for the consumption of the inhabitants; but as the quantity of wheat is verygreat, a considerable exchange in the two commodities is carried on between this place and The North Face Outlet the townships to the South of the mountains. .I can say little of the state of society in this city: I have been at no parties excepting those of the Duchess of Gor; and there the gloom of the political horizon was too powerfully felt to allow of much enjoyment. At other times I am told it is a place of gaiety and amusement; and though the charming public walks by the side of the river are now deserted, yet in better times they are said to have been crowded with all the beauty and fashion of the Nike Air Max 90 city. There is a theatre, but it is not open, the performers having gone away to avoid the French.The remark I made at Cadiz on the effect of despotism, in stifling the strong feelings of the populace, has been confirmed here; every one knows that the enemy has forced the passes of the Sierra Morena, and is rapidly advancing in this direction, but no one speaks of it openly; it is whispered only to confidential friends, and even they affect to treat it as a temporary irruption, which will be checked before it can possibly extend to this place. I shall leave Granada to-morrow. I have received much pleasure in viewing it, and feel no small degree of regret at the fate it must soon experience. I Nike Air Max have, however, no personal apprehensions; for our route hence is not in the direction in which the enemy is advancing; and besides, we are sure of having two or three days notice of his approach, in which time we can reach the sea coast, even Oakley Sunglasses if the road to Cadiz should be occupied by the French.LETTER XLIV.SANTA FEE SOTA DE ROMA TOWN OF LOXA The North Face Outlet Store MOUNTAINOUS DISTRICTCHIUMA LA PENA DE LOS ENAMORADOS.ANTEO.UERA, JAN. l8l0.WEleft Granada at break of day, and
