Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-29

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i .The town i, surrounded bya wall
tsi|e Of whic are several monument
nd cemeteries in one of which we say
~ r,,ins containing the illusirious dead
,emaining as when found ihe aqae
| ,suct that afforded water to the ihhabl
Itants is still in good order, anu lne wa
ter. Of which drank, was excelieht pufe
land good.
& n Herculaneum, but one theatre on
lty is dug out. as this place was destroy
Ied BIZ the lava. it is a work of immense
| labor to cut through it-whereas Pom
Lei was DESTROYED by the ashes and Gin
| ders emitted hy the volcano. Porter
| now stands on the site of Herculaneum
while in the theatre, we plainly heard the
carriages rolling over ourheads.
=. We next visited the Tomb OF virgil
situated near the Grotto OF Porsilhpo,
ione mile from Naples. ! never expect
ed, while a schoolbos under the tuition
iof Mr. II. at W, tottace tie
Eeround he made the scene Of his story,
and enter the tomb where once reposed
tie mertal remains of the Prince OF la
lin poets.
The Grottos of PorsiIIipo aud Della
mo are remarkable; tbs first from It's ex-
tent, three .nurths of a mile, and being
Icut entirely through the mountain the
latter for The poyious vapor exhaled
lfrop its bottom, fatal to every thing
Ebrpa .ht into it. We saw tie expert
meat tried IN a dog, which after. remain
ling a few moments in this cave. became
Totally inanimate. A torch placed With.
I'm foat Of the ground, is immediately
iextnguished.
!" he castle St, Elmo is an antique
and stroug work commanding the town.
The CathuSian Monastery near it. the
Ca,aconib4 and the StuAii are worth at
.tentinn and rank among the csriosities
Of Naples. The bbra,y of tie Spdii
contains. Il is said, 100000 volumes
NE Picture Gallery contains some spe-
cinens. of the best ac,ist, particularly
10y Rapilae But as | am no coBaoissear,
Il will nnL attempi TO ueilneate their Sc
..eYa merirs Ba, abCut twelve miles
from Males, visited in cOnapa with
other alficers OF the ship.-it is aituated
nfi a Hay Of the same hame formed by.
lie promGn,ories OF forsiiiJo and Mi-I
Iseneun Ii il celebrated fGl IA wing been
the r@trest OF Roman Epnperors and
phe, diyesting themselves ~
he burden OF public duties. retired hi
liner. tcenjay AMID its Inquiries otum'
cum 4 gntate," There are n0w 10 be
seen tie remains Of several Temples, Ne
!ro'S hor and csid baths, his prison, a re-
MAJ Iiable reservoir for the use 9i the Ro.
man Geat, ;en'D of Agrippiua, &c. We
lad irYGn The promOutory Of aii>enum a
fine aud near view 0. the river Styx and
i,he + ysiail heids, but 10 Charon ar
isNercd to our repeated calls, and in vain
we locked for his crazy boar.
1T WAS on this Promonterv Aeneas is
aid bY Virgil to have first landed, III l.
talv, IN search of the promised Latium.l
Visited the fake 4Acernus, supposed tol
ha the entrance, ad through which Ae
apas il SAID 10 have defended into :beI
iuyernal Keeions. Near iris j. the Grot
If he sybii, whose resd1rce vas al
aniie. town situated once about foul
niles frop ii, ami ten % great size andi
'opu!sncc, int now totally extinct; here
sue oeiire.ed here 0Facles, and her Ac.I
|reaS demanded Of her knowledge OF hisI
Ide,tiuY, ard, By her command, visited
Ithe Sba4a5. entered the Gs0tto, andi
"a AIRED Oh the back Of ny guide tcDI
er fifteen rods into Der priYaie bati,;u2t
'aDartmgnts. Il is nov foot deep IN
a.cr, and very dark aud gloomy. A
Don't ntie from this is he iucrin4
i,ake. from witch the Auxurisus Romans,
ipyocnrea tbei, faMous oysters. At Puz
loli On the opposite sida OF the bay are
no remains Of 4 bridge e'ec ed by Cali
sala, connecting hia and Pu2Zeli: ten
;.iers remain eatire \ Puzz Ii are tAe
lcGins Of an amptheat.e, and several
l's.apies particularly one toJupiSer Sela-
,pio"
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Depart4l this lie, on fuesda. eveu.
Ing the 2Gth instant. afrer lingering
and Painful illness. which size bore With
Ipatience and resignation, Mrs Lucy
IARMlsrEAD. rehct OF the lats JOHN Ar
misrtat. Esq. Of Caroline county, Nlrsl-
Inia. IN tie 7Sst year of her aye.
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