Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-05
Ic:onmwicat,d for u, Boston Daily Aarrrti.cr1

Icommucieat,i for IN, Boston Daily Aayrrticr.1
Extract cf' u Letter from yo.lxg esfeer a., nie
May, 20 his isends.
"Previous to our les,ug run;s, we made au ex-
eursion TO the ruins ofCsr hase. Oar captain, ae-
eompsnied BY number Of his officers, lett the YES
sci early IN the morning; aud having procured hor
SEES, reached the desolaie site of that once powerful
city, at o'clock il is situated about sixteen milss
irom iunls, and three from the GoUtta, and is,
from It's antiquity and former celebrity, an object OF
curiosity. We found the remark oil i'asso strictly
correct
isia,e'i car'lese scarce amidst the plains,
Il trace oil NJ! her r'lnd poinp remains
"Ali that the travel CIR can now discover. is a large
extent OF loose stones auuiragments o. marble, parts
o! pillars, cornc' &c. AID very large c.steras
tos1ntain the water sor the city, wch was brought
from great distance by an acueduct; these are in
toierable preservation. We found also a number
OF suberraneous passages, leading from one part Of
tue city Co another, many Of which axe inhabited by
families oil miserable, hSitsta-yed Turks, who an.
pear to regard with Jealousy CT contempt, these
Chistisns whose curiosity attracts them % thoi, a.
bodies We were unable tn discover an the won
ders detailed by Lady Montague and Ciateauhri-
ana, but have selected a fragment of the palace
ct Queen Dido, which. for aught know, cnrnposes;
part oil the very hall in which Aneas relates his Pc
rilous adventures On our return 70 the vessel
We nun, dntciy got under way, and inside sail for
lupoli, concluding that Com. cambridge hat gone
10 that place. Sept. %, on our arrival there we
learned from Mr.. Jones, the American consul, that
the Commodore had sailed for Turis toor DAYS pre-
Nlous. Com. Decatur had repeated his demands
here, Tor the same caus-, aud had met with the
same success the bsshaw paid $1,000 dollars and
liberated ten slaves, one OF whom hal been in cap
uVty hte zen years! lie Was very tiienllly and al
toutise tothe Americans when in slavery, and had
been ct service 10 them in several instances The
present Bashaw is the same who reigned during our
war "Ith Irpoli, and remembers the hard knocks
he received from Com. Prcb!e. The wreck Of the
Philadelphia remains Just ut the en- trance of the
"a at iow water, but are somewhat dangerous when
hidden, which is the case at high tide. The cem-
mander ofan English ~ struck on with his barge
short time since, & narrowly escaped drowning The
Bashaw has sort ofbnx built out of the upper story
OF his palace, to represent the stern of the halei-
pha, in which We saw him repeatedly, surrounded
10y his wives. The American character is highly
respected here, TO which the resoutc drporneut Of
MIR. Jones, has contributed in some degree. No in
digniues were offered him during the continuance
OF his quarrel with the Regency, except upon one
occasions being ordered to hoist has cOlors he re-
iuseil compliance, and il threatened to be- done
by force, Inn the Bashsw desistcd on finding him so
determined. While we remained here, he held Di-
var, 10 wh'ch our captain was ,ted and went ac-
colnpanIed BY those 81 las officers who were nrovi-
ded with ciiapesux de bras, lac made many inqui-
ries with respect to our country, and in return tor
AN lnc'an war-club given him by the captain, pre-
seated hnn with si'veT-mounted Turkish nabre.-
The city o, j rIDoii is smaller tllan Tunis or Al
gers but ITS inhabitants cviliz d. or rath-
err less nimical to Christians than those OF the latter
PLACES"