To the Desert And Back Or Travels in Spain the Barbary States Italy Etc I
To the Desert And Back Or Travels in Spain the Barbary States Italy Etc I
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Every nationality and creed is repre- sented at Gibraltar : Jews, Turks, infidels and heretics live and luxuriate in perfect harmony, under the benign influence of the British rule. Here may be seen the turbaned Moor, the Barbary Jew, the Italian and the Greek, the African negro and the heathen Chinee a cosmopolitan place indeed. The inhabitants of the town are however princi- pally Spanish.
Of course the fortifications are the great thing in Gibraltar. Permission to view them must be obtained ...from the military secretary. Pieces of light artillery, weigh- 6 82 TO THE DESERT AND BACK.
ing several hundred tons, more or less, lie scattered about in every direction. The newest are muzzle-loaders ; the breech- loading system for artillery having been found to be a mistake. The galleries ex- cavated in the rock contain each its own complement of guns, ready to do terrible execution on any enemy bold enough to approach them ; the gunners incurring hardly any risk. To silence one of these batteries would be next to impossible, con- sidering that the small apertures through which the guns discharge their contents are the only places where a hostile fire could do any mischief.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Every nationality and creed is repre- sented at Gibraltar : Jews, Turks, infidels and heretics live and luxuriate in perfect harmony, under the benign influence of the British rule. Here may be seen the turbaned Moor, the Barbary Jew, the Italian and the Greek, the African negro and the heathen Chinee a cosmopolitan place indeed. The inhabitants of the town are however princi- pally Spanish.
Of course the fortifications are the great thing in Gibraltar. Permission to view them must be obtained ...from the military secretary. Pieces of light artillery, weigh- 6 82 TO THE DESERT AND BACK.
ing several hundred tons, more or less, lie scattered about in every direction. The newest are muzzle-loaders ; the breech- loading system for artillery having been found to be a mistake. The galleries ex- cavated in the rock contain each its own complement of guns, ready to do terrible execution on any enemy bold enough to approach them ; the gunners incurring hardly any risk. To silence one of these batteries would be next to impossible, con- sidering that the small apertures through which the guns discharge their contents are the only places where a hostile fire could do any mischief.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Zouch H Turton to read onlineMoreLess
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