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210 MR. BUCHANAN’S IMPORTATIONS.-SPAIN,
armies, fleets, &c. arriving. I left the letter
addressed to his Excellency, Viscount Strangford,
who promised to call on me, but, thank God, I
have done without his assistance; I have found
good friends here, and have every reason to be
grateful. Tell my friend Bone that I shall ever
be grateful to him for his letter to that good man,
Bartolozzi *, who has rendered me every service.
He has given me high ideas of what is to be done
in Spain, and that many fine things are in the
possession of the old noble families, and are very
little regarded. I have notice of a very fine col-
lection that promises well. At Seville I know of
several houses, but that is chiefly for the pictures
of Murillo. The difficulty, or almost impossibility
of getting into Spain, for political reasons, makes
the moment favourable; the deranged state of
some of the first nobles, on account of the late
disturbance at Madrid, will make up, I hope, for
the trouble of getting there; and I assure you,
when I am in Madrid I shall think myself very
fortunate. All the cunning people here have dis-
couraged me by saying it was impossible; but
every thing is to be done if properly set about.”
Owing to the political state of affairs, Mr.
* The celebrated engraver, who was then residing at
Lisbon, and far advanced in years.
armies, fleets, &c. arriving. I left the letter
addressed to his Excellency, Viscount Strangford,
who promised to call on me, but, thank God, I
have done without his assistance; I have found
good friends here, and have every reason to be
grateful. Tell my friend Bone that I shall ever
be grateful to him for his letter to that good man,
Bartolozzi *, who has rendered me every service.
He has given me high ideas of what is to be done
in Spain, and that many fine things are in the
possession of the old noble families, and are very
little regarded. I have notice of a very fine col-
lection that promises well. At Seville I know of
several houses, but that is chiefly for the pictures
of Murillo. The difficulty, or almost impossibility
of getting into Spain, for political reasons, makes
the moment favourable; the deranged state of
some of the first nobles, on account of the late
disturbance at Madrid, will make up, I hope, for
the trouble of getting there; and I assure you,
when I am in Madrid I shall think myself very
fortunate. All the cunning people here have dis-
couraged me by saying it was impossible; but
every thing is to be done if properly set about.”
Owing to the political state of affairs, Mr.
* The celebrated engraver, who was then residing at
Lisbon, and far advanced in years.