Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-13
From the Gazette Of the Unite6 States.
LETTER III.
From q yoaag Gestlnza tra0sHng IL Eli.
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LETTER II.
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/ pdneu IN the twenty-five miles EOn
Antwerp.-Some Of the houfes were de-
faced by cannon balls, many Gill ltick
ing in them but except this, not a
veltage remained Of defolation. A rich
harveit had jua been gathered. Every
field looked ihaven and finilhei. For
the fra time in a fortnight, though al
mott always on th: road, our proipe6t
was dlverG6ed by hill or dale; and yet
more to enchant this charming icele,
tor which we had exchanged Holland,
| a clear canal ran beide the road, which
for mills was lined wi gardens, jtb
d'eap, palaces. and fine koules. A rIcn:
Ter, more cultivated, or more delightful
| country can be found no where. No
body can be lels alive TO th- BEAUTIES oI
nature than am bur this inchanting
exhibition was irreliaably exhilirating.
Here in Bruhels, we are in differ
ent religion. Our hoIel fAnds in
iquare of palaces, on an eminence
which command, the whole town and
surrounding parts. The chambers are
elegant: the attendance good we are
itrved off of pla'e in a word, fnce
we landed at Hrlyoh, we have com
piained hon'ly, till our arrival here =
but The face Of things is now ia lenly
and wonderfully altered. We are now
ia the climate Of falhion; plealure dif
plays heffe!f IN Ill her forms; gentle
men, well dref-d women, carriages, all
that betoken' q great and gay CITY are
before US. Hitherto the comparions
which have been made with England
and America have given them a drcid'
ed preference bu; | never was 10 70
fine houie as | am now highly fin
ilhei apartments, great many large
mirrors, rich furniture, painted floors,
and every thing elfe Of a correipond.
ing ltyle.
Friaay evcning.-We rode out this af
ternoon to the palace built il 1885 for
the emperor, at which the Archduke
Charles's iixth, who was governed, of
the Low Countries, refded formerly.
1t is on hill, down which there is a
vita to canal, and from that a level
Of velvet graf. 10 frcond-there are
gai dens, exteutlye pleaiure grounds,
woods, temples, iiatues, alcoyes, ta-
bes, and ali the ehcntials and orna-
ments. The caicade Of the palace is
plain, romewhat like the woodlands,
on grand lcale. The entrance is or a
large oval falcon, OF s. French fett, The
floor variegAted marble. The A lor Of
each room is unlike the ref, all being
cheqneTeI ana curiouly inlsid, either
Of wood or marble. The apartments
are numerous and very luperb, but
thorn and diihevelled the walls naked
wherever there were glales or pictures,
which, upon the approach Of the French
were hurried 70 Vienna This lplendid
manlion is for lale, as arc numbers, al
mott equally fplendid, which have beer
Geized tor the benefit OF the one and IN
dulEbk Lord Hawkelblry cannot
imagine where The French funds lie, and
why they are NOT exhaufed. If lie had
a tit des maijEnS et Aouer ct vsndrs in
BrufeIs alone, his doubts would be
folved
The hatred borne by the Brabanters
TO their new lords is inconccivabIe.
The man who conducted US thr ough
the palace delcarted upon the late fe'
licity and prelent mifary of his country
with freedom which furpriled me,
Brufels, he faid, from the feat ofwealth
and tate was reduced BY the French 70
poverty and happinels. Caltles and
churches we're fet up to fAle, the trees
which had been reared to I'll lde and de-
corate the walks in The neighbourhood
| Of the town were cut down and fold,
and nothing efcaped for which a price
would be gwen. The patriots he con
demned as equally unworthy they
rolled 10 wealth and Affected 10 be poor.
TIE lively appearance Of this city is
made 70 tally with thefe diimai accounts,
by adyerting 10 the number of Itrangers
who, at all fealons, but Especially this,
are here and however deep and ag-
gravating the extortions may have been,
5000 people in an old and rich town,
are NOT to be fcorchcd dry by one days
fun.
Saturday eVenirg TO day we have
been through, the Arch Dukes palace,
which, though much injur ed and rob-
bed blythe French, is grand. The molt
worthy obieas are feveral chambers OF
paintings, iome Of them by The great
| matters, and library Of eighty thouiand