Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-07

rnes N circumference, is very fertile, aboeudng ia
every species o tropical suts and vegetables ot ali
kinds found there in abundance. The valley,
Which Is from the town, nter5perscd with rich
iarm-hsuses and three delightful wllsges built with
marble ard with great regularity. The streets os
Cagiini1 are narrow and dirty the inhabitants al
Catholics, the houses from two To FIVE stories high
anj built principally OF stone, plustered. Swsrms
at paupers attack stranger his landing, tur char
ity, and sill not leave him until he has giyeo them
one or two rails \ rial is about tenth of dol
lar. The only establishments worth visiting, are
the Roman Cati,ue Cathedral. and Anatomical Mu-
seam. The Former IL very s"lendid. The latter
S considered one o. the best III the world. There
are also great number of natural curioates, min
erals; g the petriheat,cns exceed any thing have
ever read or heard oil. tn. Queen has q palace
IN this city hut 1t is AN ordinary eliicc, and very
auc'ert We spent two or three days At this place
and then crossed the bay, sbou, ten miles from town.
where We "atercd on the 2jih ut in the even
ing, We weighed and stood Tor luns we had de-
hsltiij passage G! two days, anchored about q
niles FROM place called the Goivtto, where AL
their shipping ay. Our difficulties set
tied with them IS they came to our terms directly,
which understand was for flag to pass unmO-
e'ted through the Mediterranean, wthout tribute,
ans Ia pay Cor vessels which the Erglish bro {.
into the port of Tunis during WAR viii, them.
| The Commodore received $4,000 dollars, aud we
went on shOre. I SAW nothing worthy e note IN
| ills place, except the Bey's Castle. The interior
! III this palace is sad to be magnificent uian
| any IN the states OF BarharY. | canno, eige
YOU description o.it, as il exceeds nv power. Air.
skinner ID. Barton and snyselfysitcd every part of
| It. There are one hundred ro0ms, of view large
size in the palace. The CoHnc,l-ChaUber Che list
| room but one, we went iatc,) is truly magnificent.
| But cannot describe my surprise when entered
the Scraslin. II is about sixty feet in length
aud forty IN breadth il is archet and the ceiling OF
tne room consists OF ivory, marble, god aud silver,
iormi such variety IF olors, as dazzes TIE c,cs
on frs, entering it. The culaiss at the yra,incs
are c.ms1n velvet, s2argod WI, gold. Tn sof's
! (sfut 40 r nunber,) mahogany, studded with
, gid. The large marble pillars Ss elcEautelass chan.
delcrs, give TO the whole n strange appearance,
| wei calculated to inspire guilty passion You,
perhaps, may be surprised Mt m, being admitted to
, the Bey's Seraglio Bet. when inform You that
thsis palace, Just flushed, a.d that the Bey
h;s rot yet removed his women iaio it. Your wonder
viii cease. The Tunssns approach nearer t. civil
| Zaton than any at the ether Barb ,ry powers The
Turks generally, in this town, Ct anly dress .,
| w'l!iormed, and OF prepcsseSsig appearance
they treat strangs with Chilly, AID some ias,an-
ee5 with Considerable attention, but they well know
the art of making money; Ell, rat I, or charging
stranger twice the vslue OF amy article ter wish to
purchase. The streets Of ths place also mar
row, aud dirty, aud majority OF them arehed, so IS
to preclude the Sun at al times
he lake which, We have 20 pass through, to get
to the town, is about 40 miles IN circumference and
IS so strongly imp~egnste with salt, that Il is dan
s'rous to pass through i, when the wind blows fresh,
without running your chance to get Your new ccat
spoiled, for wherever drop OF water lights up on
your clothes, there will remain an indelibe spot
have also visited ancient Carhagc, or rather, the
place wher- 4 stood nineteen hundred years ago
Where once tourishcd pnpuCusc city, now IS . wide
waste, few r mnarts Of its splendor only remain
me, to warn the stangr Of the inst bity 0iwOr!dy
grand mr. Ihave collected many pieces oftae mar
BILE which intend 10 carry with me- 70 the u. S.
One or two # the cserns are still extant, AID fur
nish living evidence oftlie magnitude Of that "a
Nous city. Alter gratifying our curiosity, s spend
nS as much time here, in the opinion Of the Com
modore was necessary, we got under way, and have
got this far way to Tripod.
Various are the reports Of our future destination
some say go. with the whole feet to America
from Trip2.i-others that we are t. visit Syracuse
Naples, Malta, Lesho n and Mcrscilles wherever
our destiny may be, ahall go, aud as the storm OF
war has blown over, and gc tie p,aSe smiles ar,. I'D
Us, anticipate great deal of pleasure before | re-
turn 70 happy America notwithstanding my wish
to visit you, have determined to STAY long we
keep squadron in ths SEA. You ~, therefore,
present me respectfully to al enquiries
OTIHbod, Oh .9nguSk.
We arrived OF this place the 5Lh inst where
we have been backing and filing ever since q trea-
" OF peace has been concluded the commodore
mas received $4,000 dollars, as an Indemnity for the
vessels taken ami CARR into their mort by the 3ri
l5b, du' ig our with them. Tie has also relea.-
ed thirteen prisoners OF different nations who have
been a long ume held in slavery. One man. q Sic-
'rn, has bren 10 years at hard labor in this if, rial
place, lie was taken, (by maraildirg party WHO
his father and six brothers and ssttis He has, by
us ndelat. abe industry III that timc, ransoned his
athGr ana hs brothers aud sistei 8 lc Is now re-
leased by the American government. We NAV call
II naSnanimity IN the commodore 60 stpuiate forthe
release OF foreigners, who have claims upon him
| rot one OF the PrisoBers arc Americans. We have
not anchored in the hagbor yet, ncithcr 10 | think
| we sha--we have been very close IN, bu, could
not set sufficient view Of the town give You de-
serpuon Of It. a large high wall surrounds tie
| town. On which arc raourttd great number Of pie
ees Ut heavy artillery. There are alb two aatcr-
| bMtcls which deienI the town, ol anOut 50 guns
l he Bashaw, our first appearance "a This place
bred alarm guns, and great nuiaber OF armed
! IWks : presume 10000, assembled GA the beach to
lie eastward of the tsWn. Froui the great quaint
y OF horses and cames which tliey brought with
Item, ii supposed they come from gre At dl-ta CO
in t!ic inte'Cr; however formidable this force ap-
pared, II - my OPTION that hall oil the numb of
( Ctrntians would put them 70 fight We have ex-
pcrlenced considerable Inconvenience from the Sroc
winds, srce "e have been at this place. The heat
Conveyed by them f,Om tie de5erts, is intense and
Use effect produced my system, IS similar 10 Inst
! OF burning fever. Fortunately, sc have expert.
enced but one Ci ihem and that only Tor about half
Az hour. The commodore, with several other oil
Gers, have tl.ia deg 50 silore Mr. Skinner from
! slip, went on shore dis morning. lie sent us of
s1me OF Che finest melons have ever seen, Together
with igs, daies, oranges lemons and other tropical
iris lacy are very cheap, which proves that they
! can b. procured here ih t5e z. Catest abundance
/ Tie lnpDiiisus have Tired three saa,es to-day,
| which We have punctially returned. OR Gcslina-
ton IS nOw Syracuse, where understand, We strait
remain some time, snd have an opportunity Of TN
bending from the strict discipline of q uau OF var.
August ~, Lat. So, 80, i. Lon. -, 90, Eve