Of the remaining islands of the group, only one deserves mention and that only for its sad memories. This is Cabrera. It is little better than a bare rock, incapable of affording subsistence to more perhaps than two or three score of men, yet here during the Peninsular War the Spaniards were thoughtless enough to confine 5500 French soldiers, the victims of Dupont’s surrender at Bailen. Their sufferings were more severe than those of many a shipwrecked mariner. Each man was allowed only 24 ounces of bread and a few beans every four days. There was but one spring in the island and the thirst-maddened men would fight each other desperately to get a drink from this. Murder was common, and in one instance a man was detected in the act of preparing a meal from the remains of a comrade. It is touching to relate that for many months the men made a pet of a donkey they found wandering on the island, and it was not till the boat which brought them their miserable ration was long overdue that the poor famished wretches could find it in their hearts to kill and eat their only four-footed companion. As time went on, the captives made some attempt to cultivate their island, and their lot greatly improved, as the Spaniards continued to send the same rations, though their number was now reduced by two-fifths. Finally, in 1814, the last survivors were taken off by a French transport. The bones of those who died on the island were interred by the crew of a French warship and a monument was erected over their remains. [Illustration: PLATE 1 GENERAL VIEW OF BARCELONA] [Illustration: PLATE 2 GENERAL VIEW OF BARCELONA] [Illustration: PLATE 3 BARCELONA: VIEW FROM THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY STATION] [Illustration: PLATE 4 BARCELONA: PANORAMA FROM MONJUICH] [Illustration: PLATE 5 BARCELONA: PANORAMA FROM MONJUICH] [Illustration: PLATE 6 BARCELONA: PANORAMA FROM MONJUICH] [Illustration: PLATE 7 BARCELONA: THE DOCKS] [Illustration: PLATE 8 BARCELONA: GENERAL VIEW OF THE PORT] [Illustration: PLATE 9 BARCELONA: DETAIL OF THE PORT] [Illustration: PLATE 10 BARCELONA: VIEW FROM MIRAMAR] [Illustration: PLATE 11 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DEL CENTRO] [Illustration: PLATE 12 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DEL CENTRO] [Illustration: PLATE 13 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DE LAS FLÓRES] [Illustration: PLATE 14 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DE LAS FLÓRES] [Illustration: PLATE 15 BARCELONA: PASEO DE COLÓN] [Illustration: PLATE 16 BARCELONA: PASEO DE COLÓN AND HOTEL] [Illustration: PLATE 17 BARCELONA: PASEO DE COLÓN AND STATUE OF LÓPEZ] [Illustration: PLATE 18 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES] [Illustration: PLATE 19 BARCELONA: PASEO DE GRACIA] [Illustration: PLATE 20 BARCELONA: PASEO DE GRACIA] [Illustration: PLATE 21 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DE CATALUÑA] [Illustration: PLATE 22 BARCELONA: PLAZA DE CATALUÑA] [Illustration: PLATE 23 BARCELONA: RAMBLA DE SANTA MONICA AND THE BANK] [Illustration: PLATE 24 BARCELONA: LA GRAN VIA AND STATUE OF GÜELL Y FERRER] [Illustration: PLATE 25