Identifier: scottishgeograph20scotuoft (find matches)
Title: Scottish geographical magazine
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Scottish Geographical Society Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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The Port of Melilla. LETTERS FROM MOROCCO. 641 One might almost fancy oneself in a small town in Spain, were it not forthe numerous Moors in the narrow streets. Outside the town in thenew quarter is the Buen Accuerdo, where the officers live; here alsois the theatre, where a company from Malaga sometimes plays duringthe winter to relieve the deadly monotony of the soldiers life. Thereis a good-sized bull-ring too, the animals for the corridas beingbrought by boat from Ceuta or Tetuan. Beyond the last scattered houses along the shore, past the Rio deOro, stretches a little uncultivated plain, where are camped at presentsome of the Sultans troops who, beaten by the Pretenders soldiers, cameto seek shelter on neutral territory. The Spaniards are entertainingthese refugees, and give four pounds of bread daily to each person. Aband of good-for-nothings from the mountains have taken advantageof this generosity on the part of Spain and joined themselves to thetroops at El Campo, with whom th

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