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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,
favour of an unfortunate galley-slave . As long as I have breath , I shall retain the deepest sensations of affection and loyalty for his sacred person ; and will be ever ready to expose my life for his Majesty and his august family .
A Description Of St. George's Cave At Gibraltar.
A DESCRIPTION OF ST . GEORGE'S CAVE AT GIBRALTAR .
Communicated by THOMAS DUT . CKEK _ . EY , Esq . in a Letter to tlie late E ' ARI . of CHESTERFIELD . '
" if N compliance with your Lordship ' s desire , I do myself the honour JL ° g ivmg you the following description of St . George's Cave , as related to me b y an officer of this garrison . A little above the Red Sand , not far from Europa Point , on the S . W . side of the hillis a large cavitywhich is the mouth of St .
, , George ' s Cave : the entrance is very steep , in some p laces descending " regularly , in others very irregularly , and all the way very dirty and slippery , occasioned by the continual penetration of the water through the top and sides of the rock , which causes a mouldering and decay in the stone , so that one cannot well go down without boots . Thc descent to the Cave is in some places a man ' s heiht , in others you
g are obliged to crawl on hands and knees . After several turnings and windings , which render ; the passage very tiresome , you enter the Cave itself ; the bottom of which is level , and the roof very regularly , arched after the antient Gothic manner . There are several tables , with benches round them , the workmanship of which is very curious , all
cut out of the solid rock ; but the roof and sides surpass all imagination for beauty and magnificence . The gentleman from whom I had this account assured m ' e , that " ail the descriptions invention ever furnished us with are poor and mean in comparison of the glories that strike you in your first entrance into this Cave ; adding , that it infinitely exceeded the finest paintings or sculpture he had ever seen , as . well for the prodiious lustre and diversity of colours that shine round
g you on every side , as for the neatness of the -carving and other embellishments . This Cave , in common with most other extraordinary productions of art or nature , are - ascribed to preternatual architects , and various are the . stories raised of apparitions , & c . haunting this place . The most probable conjecture that can be raised isthat some priestsor
, , other retired persons , chose this spot to seclude themselves from the world , and employed their leisure hours in beautifying this their retreat . The beauties that are celebrated in this Cave are , in my opinion , the equal productions of Art and Nature . The tables , with
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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,
favour of an unfortunate galley-slave . As long as I have breath , I shall retain the deepest sensations of affection and loyalty for his sacred person ; and will be ever ready to expose my life for his Majesty and his august family .
A Description Of St. George's Cave At Gibraltar.
A DESCRIPTION OF ST . GEORGE'S CAVE AT GIBRALTAR .
Communicated by THOMAS DUT . CKEK _ . EY , Esq . in a Letter to tlie late E ' ARI . of CHESTERFIELD . '
" if N compliance with your Lordship ' s desire , I do myself the honour JL ° g ivmg you the following description of St . George's Cave , as related to me b y an officer of this garrison . A little above the Red Sand , not far from Europa Point , on the S . W . side of the hillis a large cavitywhich is the mouth of St .
, , George ' s Cave : the entrance is very steep , in some p laces descending " regularly , in others very irregularly , and all the way very dirty and slippery , occasioned by the continual penetration of the water through the top and sides of the rock , which causes a mouldering and decay in the stone , so that one cannot well go down without boots . Thc descent to the Cave is in some places a man ' s heiht , in others you
g are obliged to crawl on hands and knees . After several turnings and windings , which render ; the passage very tiresome , you enter the Cave itself ; the bottom of which is level , and the roof very regularly , arched after the antient Gothic manner . There are several tables , with benches round them , the workmanship of which is very curious , all
cut out of the solid rock ; but the roof and sides surpass all imagination for beauty and magnificence . The gentleman from whom I had this account assured m ' e , that " ail the descriptions invention ever furnished us with are poor and mean in comparison of the glories that strike you in your first entrance into this Cave ; adding , that it infinitely exceeded the finest paintings or sculpture he had ever seen , as . well for the prodiious lustre and diversity of colours that shine round
g you on every side , as for the neatness of the -carving and other embellishments . This Cave , in common with most other extraordinary productions of art or nature , are - ascribed to preternatual architects , and various are the . stories raised of apparitions , & c . haunting this place . The most probable conjecture that can be raised isthat some priestsor
, , other retired persons , chose this spot to seclude themselves from the world , and employed their leisure hours in beautifying this their retreat . The beauties that are celebrated in this Cave are , in my opinion , the equal productions of Art and Nature . The tables , with