ragrusa

Updated: August 5, 2026

There is, however, much room for improvement in certain national traits; apropos of this, the "Mail" for September, 20th, 1880, lies before me, wherein the writer, in a leading article, after giving a description of the combined squadron at Gravosa, goes on to say, "It is amusing to find that the traditional impression of an Englishman prevails so largely at Gravosa, Ragrusa, &c., namely, that he is always drunk, or has just been drunk, or is on the point of being drunk."

J. J. Smith - In Eastern Seas : Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83