Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-20
MOUNT ST. BERNARD.
CHANIoUNY, Oct. s.

have pt arrived hero from visit celebrated Mount
s. hrI@ri Is scarcely possible to FORM idea ui the
h-pd upon zach ot III such confusion. nI projecting so
crrGealy, thar the first impression upon tie mind IS that
thc moun,ain viii instantly give way, and the whole
kg,m With its ruins. The second and scarcely les terri
nc feature. lts hlrrennes Upon the whole s.rice OF
te mountain trr Is mt S"hclt earth To c"rer the miN-
sable bois OF those who persisted in the tey ad
- suf,ii hnlhur constructed Tor the purpose. within
lew yards Of he cOnsrnt where ey cxpoe in every
sage % decay and horror. travellers eve. saw,
orers t body ola woman. Who had perish IN tle
SLOW only Two days before yethsre in this abode Of drca
in,>, ard d solSo. the midst vi trrgl >nu,ys and pcn
,ty The elevated spstin Europe, forty human bmes
only winch eeapcd the tTeel reYOlution.
Par raI,t. il several prigil ers, and CONFER able
tie moi,,, nv alno', ,Ialy burien the cold was
;'trnv tieh he l,ai IN the valley from which aseen-
], patui the body and Gyitiul TO Il maginatiun
sapas hnse tlisrcrtei III few hours from the Eqra-
Pole. Viewer rcceiv, with ths h!nrsS
- the nuuks and dned md s'pp9 with thrm v much
pleasure lead dln supp,j hure incur lives
'. here persos. vi traye Europe, begging aims IN
te 81 tins monastery, some Of whom have in
Lng.nl, and Who obtain consi.rt- of mon'y in
i1is mc {nSItry We we're inorm 10y ore Of tie mOnkN'
h, by 81 Prrnard, OF Tie ruins ola 'tpl ~ jnpr,
winch stood nearly upoi the same spot he it.
SELVES called Nous Jvvos. We wtre seNn the spot up
which the temple s'oad Not SIMPLE ye't ofit r.
Jlaiis. Lt0H fr'iHC. IN exploring, however.
considerable depth among tie rocks, great Eunbr on
ItaS small images aud plates have hen discovered diff
tttr' times the usual inscription was. PT0 i'm Tedi;
several Of III were sewn b. the ScnLs; among 9th
es Tie pases from which ,Sinterrd thai this the pass
Pr'10 joci,( some, Fe1o from which it is inferred.
the Offering made by Csrmeirian tbs, hoveV
is evidence ntl absence of in,crp-
tim ~ the Carthagii,ian language itself
In the chapel otthe monastery there IS heauti;
ed 20 the memory of the French GEN. DcssnN.-
= Of u is extremely well executed far
e'ld distinguish f!tm the DARKNESS nf the weather in
4 t airy spot, ard the it ut which placed. Ie
psoutt IA tr art at Hing from his horse arms
grsTatier, an :epeaiing tic N"ll kno, wosds, fiz
Gre Fie,ier Consult The inscription i simply
< Be,saa .,igr IL 5qqiie dc fsr,rpso. The hoIv Mas
1.c,g,t ~, r. from Nnp ly or.r Of p,nono,t aid ,bs
Concycd from laly Iars for the purpose Of
ing seen by him. previous 10 ITS erection where
stands.
have SION: h days in seeing NIont'arr ,'c
Cacicr the Vale of ChanoHnN "ud other Wonders Of nature
vi;h which Il spot a'omos, gpon which ravc r. have
fvpUIHly exhausted ,if aspirations and ihir enp
ras the curious ullCc oful tie Alum. kept
= ms. ~ which every traveller cords his sensations, az
visiting the mo'i'iu. j. is s curious n an lc
iail have hops.rS aud SYstiI ar,
,vever- enincy do"ir9n'. Madame de s' pass,d
ttw weeks t,ton Wti her daughter their way tn
Ju,1nnc. Whre Mad ses was, ur r.tood. besrw
y hand upon The Duke d. BrSit Ihcw Of the
General Of t,at nani", who figured the opening Of ,le
cyucli R-,oiUt.un.