Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-27
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FRon THE LONDON roUp,,,
A tour through some par;s If -
Switzerland, sccoy, GernYc 1r''o
Belgium, during the summer r,;y NJ
tun.n Of lSl4-by the honorable p n
ard Boyle Bernard, II. p A'cS
This tour was undertaken at A..
interesting period, when the late COVE ven
sions on the Continent were sDh ,GI!V.
and the political changes which ,ss1
likely to be conducted by them v ,ss@ D
ginning to manifest themselves. mi pee'
MIR. Bernard remarked that the d i;,'hs
faction at the loss Of former co u'ssaa''
was very prevalent, that the EusS"fiutis
visited that country were regarded ID" VINO
Jealousy, and that theirpurs sIons With
manded certain interested sss;G Sa'
which took care to remunerate ;tsoY Tui'Y
Politics howeverby no means fo.
Distinguishing feature Of this work nI: ne
is in effect such journal as might S Sr u.
pected from gentleman of rank ,r IIsA-
tune travelling for information and iO
mnsement, and finding an ample sor ~
10th, in the productions of nature >, '0a' &c
as in men and manners; what he saw a. "t 81
describes with unaffected simpI;c;,r
We select as specimen his acconIt 8
Frankfort. ''' VI
"a few hours drive from Dsrmst,do
brought us to Frankfort. The ConntI
for the most parts fat, and abouudsv;tS
woods, but except near Frankfort has H.
tie to interest the traveller. We fcmd
THAT great commercial city fully answer.
bic to our expectations. Every tbippgn-
nounces the opulence of the Inhabitants,
The streets are spacious and adorsed with
houses far surprising any that either "a
ris or London can boast. Some Of ,ke
great merchants may literally be said 10
inhabit palaces. There are a vast mum.
Der of inns; some of them are on Great
scale; and worthy to be ranked among
the bestin Europe. / observed in lie
streets here greaternumber of handsome
private carriages than had seen in Pa.
ris. Although the situation of Frankfort
is not remarkable in picturesque point
of view when compared with some otter
cities, yet it is extremely al togeCus
for its inhabitants being placedin tie cen.
tire of the richest country in Germary.
" The advantages Of Frankfort fer
commerce have attracted vast humber
Of Jews, and reconcile them to many re
guIations imposed by the magistrates,
which otherwise they Noald net submit
to. Their numbers are said TO exceed
COCO in a total population of 5C.CCC.-
TIE fame of Frankfort is not however
merely Of a commercial nature il can
boast of having produced many of tie
most eminent library characters Of Ger
many.
" was, by the favor of merchant to
whom had an introduction, admitted 4:
temporary member of the Casino Of
Pubiick Institution. It's cne of the bCs
conducted estabss bments have seen.-
There are not less tran TIC reWsEaI er
besides other periodicaIpubiications, all
after an interval of two months. J wa
aisd to reruse an English news aFer.-
Tie reading room. Nike the council clam
Der at stutgard, is adorned by f2vn
Of silence. and tie hint seems well o.
served. There are. However, seyer% e
~ spacious and elegantly decorated a
rartinents for conversation Cart.. b.
liartIs. SC. These rooms are recrsltCd
by ladies in the evenings, and fey l,a'
some resemblance to LOldon route"