Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-22

oned the e!tabliihmene of the Rep vt'ssk. j.
the feven lies, under the auioices so os : Of
kingdom of Great BRIAN, and the co y, The
iion of the Dukedom of Tufcauy 1 inv
kingdom, by the influence of the D o
lie of France. pup
Corfu is about IS leagues loue -,
s wide, anciently known by the nam, . ", M
scheria, Pheacia, Corcyra and Drpna o VI
i" where never lcience reared her laq[eI' o,
head" In the bef days of Greece >l ,I
Corcyrians formed a powerful repnb rrs
i" proud unpolilhed race" In laccsa1
ing times it belonged to the king Of NJ
pies, was afterwards foId for so,coo d'
cats TO the Venetians, who maiintsi,e1 ~
fleet of gallies in the port, with Nrooa
garrilon to defend this and the neiebboEs
ing ilands. This ilan,l contains st,u,
10000 fouls, and was divided into ,
bailiwicks. The air healthy, the Land,
fertile, and the fruits excellent. OrsDpss
citrons, the mott delicious grapes, hoSss ,'
wax aud oil, are exceedingly ABUNDANT
There are fome places mountainous and
barren, and good water is icarce; lsIr
forms great part of its riches. Thea.
pital has Away borne the name Of the i.
land, is the fee of an archbihop, is we'll
fortified, has good harbor, and enioy,
a comfortable degree of trade.
Cephalonia lies oppohte the guIph Of
Lepanto, celebrated for the famous naval
victory which Don John of AuRria in the
year 1917, obtained over the Tukih
feet, and in which the inimitable Cervan.
ties loft his hand and part of his left arm.
This ifland is about 40 miles long, and
from 10 to 20 in breadth. It was ancii.
emily called Samos and Epilus Melauno.
1t was fubjea to the Venetisns from the
year 1449, until the late war. Tie
chief articles of commerce are oil, MuC.
cadine wine, and fpecies of grapes called
currants. The air is very warm, the trees
are covered with flowers all the winter,
and bear ripe fruit twice year, in April
and November. Corn is iewed in the
winter andIreaped in June. The capitals
called after the iland, is the fee Of a BIZ
faop, united to Zante. This town was
much damaged by an earthquake in the
year 1855.
Zante is about Z miles in length and
tx in breadth. This iiland produces eS-
cellent wine, currants, olives, figs, me.
Ions, peaches and other choice fruits; to-
wards the end the illand is in generalmoun-
famous, but level in the interior parts II
is much labjea TO earthquakes. The capt.
tai is called Zante, in which the Greeks
have 40 churches, befldes converts and a
Bifhop. The catholics have 3 GOWNS
with bihop in union with cephaI0o'a'
Ccrigo, formerly the we'll known s..
thera, is fcparated from the fou{hefn part
Of the Morea by narrow trait; it's dry
and mountainous, about 7 leagues IN Gle
conference, producing neither corr, wlne'
nor oil fulfil :ient for the Inhabitants YET
fome of the vallies are fertile; lheeP'
hares, quails, turtles and falcons are aDon'
danr. 1t has chiefly fcrved as renaez'
vous for pirates.
St. Maure or Maura, formerly Le0ca'
dia.-This Iland was anciently a PENN
fula, connected with the continent OF Al
canania /; But the Carthagenlans, or aS'
cording to Others, the Corinthians ievs i
ed it, lnfomucb, that betwlxt the ''l','
and the continent, there is channel q.
bout 60 PAGES broad. Itproduces s'ss'
plenty Of game, wine, oil, ci'roO:, Po on; X
granates, almonds and other fruits WV, ~.
fine paaures. The inhabitants ;. a &c
Creeks, lubiea to a Bihop. In this !! :.
land were formerly three con'loel !. ~
towns, with moa magnificent tempe y. y,
Venus. The town of St. Maura' VIM" n:",
gives name to the iland, contains aDG1 IN
oooo inhabitants; and being itu ID ,n u
the water, and defended by vans @rs
I Il. .ba,e Ic no COlI>