The Weather Was Extremely
Agreeable; And If I Had Postponed My Voyage A Little Longer, I
Foresaw That I Should Not Be Able To Return Before Winter:
In
which case I might have found the sea too rough, and the weather
too cold for a voyage of one hundred and thirty-five miles in an
open boat.
Having therefore provided myself with a proper pass, signed and
sealed by our consul, as well as with letters of recommendation
from him to the English consuls at Genoa and Leghorn, a
precaution which I would advise all travellers to take, in case
of meeting with accidents on the road, we went on board about ten
in the morning, stopped about half an hour at a friend's country-house
in the bay of St. Hospice, and about noon entered the
harbour of Monaco, where the patron was obliged to pay toll,
according to the regulation which I have explained in a former
letter. This small town, containing about eight or nine hundred
souls, besides the garrison, is built on a rock which projects
into the sea, and makes a very romantic appearance. The prince's
palace stands in the most conspicuous part, with a walk of trees
before it. The apartments are elegantly furnished, and adorned
with some good pictures. The fortifications are in good repair,
and the place is garrisoned by two French battalions. The present
prince of Monaco is a Frenchman, son of the duke Matignon who
married the heiress of Monaco, whose name was Grimaldi.
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