Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-19

L6S - nature ilau t6F>Cu P'1'i =
country with all It's Gifts, there IS no sea more
famous for IFS dln; whila ialt ls made IN aoun-
dance or its banks.
The A ppenine., which intcrsea the whole ex-
tent OF the kingdom, from the VITO che 5. +.
are the principal icerce of the fertility OF the
country; but they also render it fubjett to ire
quent earthquakes, which are attended with ter
rible effects. They are more Especially very cora.
mon in the maritime part, where arc dicovered
the ruins of a great number Of towns formerly
celebrated, bur the names of which are now
lcarccly remembered. Calabria was overw helm.
ed in 1853, by daafer Of this kind. So
dreadful a catafrophe truck terror toto all Eu.
rope.
Nothing is more ariking than the reab d'ael
Of Naples. Rui!t at the end Of bay, leagues
and hzlf wide, and as many long this city
riies into an ampajthestre, having Veluvius and
the hills of Avsda, Capua ard Calerts TO the
north che iile of Csprea to the fouth Psui.
lopPo, Saint Elmo and ADtiguano to tie wsG
the cape OF Melina TO the eaa. Between thrfc
capes and the illand of Caprca is feen the van ex
tent Of the ocean. The remainder of the baGn
is embeilifhed with the beautiful villas OF Pau
hlppo, the palace OF Por.ic, the view eff Her.
calaneum and Pompeia, the mountains Of Yer,
gina and Tifsta. In the midR Of thief: points Of
view, Naples, on the declivity of hiI, EN-
braces the Tea by its var extent it is rcckoned
ITO contain SEC, eco Inhabitants. The Neapoli.
,ans tell you, that after having sen thiscspi,aI
you have nothing to do bur to die, fnce you ne
ver can 'iaites yonfleif with admi'iog any thing
SO beautiful.
Sicily, which Its triangular figure caufed 70 De
named !rtnactia, is The l. rgeR Island in shc Md
iscrraaean is bou, 516sengrap hical tquare
miles III extent, and contains from II 10 200, 000
inhabitants, amongR whcm are 10000 p:iefs
or monks, The country is divided into shrce
provinces called valleys. Palermo IFS capital
contains 700 inhabitaats.
The li4nd is very fertile: although ieen hor-
Ezoussliy, II appears only (hspelels aGemblage
OF rocks, fulpcnded above each other. 1t was
tt0rmery called the CANARY Of Rome. AZ pre-
lent even toe quantity Of com RATED on it great
ly exceeds its conlumpion. The win. made
mere is very good. 1t produces alto an abondsncc
OF excellent fruit, oil, saffron, fsls and honey;
the iugar cane is ALTO iuccefsay cultivated here,
more Especially in the neigbouhood OF Mount.
Etna. The tlihrry Oh the coat is very lucrative.
The cultivation Of the fix worm made its way
here during the clusades i, psaed inicnsby
into the kingdom of Naples, thence into LON.
hardy +; afterwards into Spain, and finally into
the fouthc'n provinces of France.
II there be in Europe Fate capapl- of produc.
irg all The neccdary articles of life, and mott of
thote Of luxury which men have made for thtm.
lclv,s want, 1t IS the kingdom Of the Two ST.
ciles. This county was called by The ancients
Great Greece divided into leveraI independent
dafes, its government was not uniform. A re
public was bounded oy k'ugdom, the chief OF
which bore the name Of Tyrans, which did not,
al thar time, pfetent an odious fgnltcssion 70
the mind. Interior wars were frequent, not.
withdrawing which, TIE m n, like bees in a
hive, enjoyed aI the delights and abundance of
an active and laborious life; they multiplied
prodIgoaay. =
The city of Syrscuis alone contained as many
Inhabitants as are now compriied, in the whole
iland of Sicily. Syracufe acted great part ~
the glorious ages OF Greece. A, fiji republic,
afterwards kingdom. under both forms ct go
vernmcne ITS naval ftreng,h was equally fosmida
Bile, and balanced that o: Carthage. The fatc
of Syracule contained as mary as three millions
o! inhabitants; nevertheless its dominion sever
extended over The whole OF the i1and.
Che extreme depopulasioa Of the :wo Siciics,
was for q long time attributed the escrio, ii
Auenee Of lis government. Since tie death Of
the EN-; etor Charles ID. 9Th, this kingdom was
deprived OF the prc(ence OF its losc'eigns. Co
vcrnsd by Viceroys who locked on their elors
and precarous magiRracies as means Of amass-
ing great riches, which 'hey carried eff with
them to their country. the rspaciy Of The Fief
reduced, che inhabitants 10 fu'h great dia'efs
that, according to the Iepost OF Gi,nnone, they
delested the country by thouiands, 70 lsek more
tolerahIe government IN the iaands of Greece
.ubject to the Vepesians, and even to the Mus
sulmaus,
Yet face Charles dc Bourbon has taken the