Gibraltar--Forbidden Ground--Derivation of the Name--Curious Provisions of the Treaty of Utrecht--Extraction of Saints without a Miracle--Demoniacal Possessions--Beauty of the Scenery--Agremens of the Garrison--Its Importance to Great Britain, but Impolicy of making it a Free Port to all Nations--Lamentable Changes--Sketch of the Character of the Mountaineers of Ronda--English Quixotism--Political Opinions of the Different Classes in Spain.....21 CHAPTER II. San Roque--Singular Title of "the City Authorities"--Situation--Climate--The late Sir George Don, Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar--Anecdote Illustrative of the Character of the Spanish Government--Society of Spain--The Tertulia--The Various Circles of Spanish Society Tested by Smoking--Erroneous Notions of English Liberty and Religion--Startling Lental Ceremonies.....41 CHAPTER III. Country in the Vicinity of San Roque--Ruins of the Ancient City of Carteia--Field of Battle of Alphonso the Eleventh--Journey to Ronda--Forest of Almoraima--Mouth of the Lions--Fine Scenery--Town of Gaucin--A Spanish Inn--Old Castle at Gaucin--Interior of an Andalusian Posada--Spanish Humour--Mountain Wine.....59 CHAPTER IV. Journey to Ronda Continued--A Word on the Passport and Bill of Health Nuisances, and Spanish Custom-House Officers--Romantic Scenery--Splendid View--Benadalid--Atajate--First View of the Vale of Ronda--A Dissertation on Adventures, to make up for their absence--Ludicrous Instance of the Effects of Putting the Cart before the Horse.....83 CHAPTER V. The Basin of Ronda--Sources of the River Guadiara--Remarkable Chasm through which it flows--City of Ronda--Date of its Foundation--Former Names--General Description--Castle--Bridges--Splendid Scenery--Public Buildings--Amphitheatre--Population--Trade--Smuggling--Wretched State of the Commerce, Manufactures, and Internal Communications of Spain, and Evils and Inconvenience resulting therefrom--Rare Productions of the Basin of Ronda--Amenity of its Climate--Agremens of the City--Excellent Society--Character of its Inhabitants.....99 CHAPTER VI. Ronda Fair--Spanish Peasantry--Various Costumes--Jockeys and Horses--Lovely view from the New Alameda--Bull Fights--Defence of the Spanish Ladies--Manner of Driving the Bulls into the Town--First Entrance of the Bull--The Frightened Waterseller--The Mina, or Excavated Staircase--Ruins of Acinippo--The Cueva del Gato--The Bridge of the Fairy.....121 CHAPTER VII. Legend of the Fairy's bridge.....150 CHAPTER VIII. Departure for Malaga--Scenery on and Dangers of the Road to El Burgo--Fine View from Casarabonela--An Independent Innkeeper--A Spanish Battle, attended with more Decisive Results than usual--Description of Casarabonela--Comeliness of its Washing Nymphs--Road to Malaga--River Guadaljorce--Sigila of the Romans--Cartama.....178 CHAPTER IX.