Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-12

anchorea in Malaga. We dressed ship
manned the yards, and fred salute il
commemoration of the glorious event
Having caught 26 turtle two days before
we made mess for all hands, and sery
ed double allowance of wine and gro,
to the crew. When the peal of our can
non and the hearty cheers ofour brav'
fellows proclaimed amid despots AM
slaves free, a great and happy people
ny soul swelied with an enthusiasm. or
glow Of which would not barter for e
very selfish enjoyment.
1 am p! eased To tlnd the prosperity 0
the navy still increasing-The Butcl
Admiral to whom | carried several pa
pers from the captain, told me We ranked
the FIRST in the world, and that the Ame
rican Navy was the finest profession TO
a Ruth that the world afforded Its
indeed, a glorious service /: and an
devoted to it, life and soul.
Naples Bay aagust Cd, 1916.
We have been a anchor here since tn
l4th Of July, without the recurrence 81
Iany remarkable circumstance save ane
lruvtien ehyescuyious on he 9TH. VIA
lha%be6a the nature or the result of Mr.
lpinkney's demands. we arc left TO cor
lecture Whatever fhcy are. it is re.
tported among us that the king has acqu'
IesceI in the justice The squadron
with the exception of the schr. Hornet
are all here. making a formidable appea'
Iance. not altogether to IKE goat OF the /
italians. We expect every moment
sail; believe only awaiting the decision
of court ,martihal to be made pubic
Most probably. we shall sail 70, Messila
thence to Syracuse Tor the arrangement
lof our hospital thence We shall pay a
visit to the Balbary powers. Our busi-
ness there being settled, we viii go inlo
winter quarters, very probably at Syea.
cuse What ship will return Know not,
Ny determination still ranains unaIter
ed as to containing in the Mediterranean.
There appears 10 be little probability o.
active service on TIE home station, and
such service is so evidently .ndispens,
bile to Improvement there can be lin alter
native than thu adoption Of so advanta-
geous an opportunity.
have been highly gratiiied and de-
Rightcd in visiting many of those curiosi-
lies, which Try short stay when we were
here last summer, prevented NY seeing.
The kings palace at Portici, the ruins of
Baia, the museum, &c. &c. were ali
sources of renewed pleasure znd satisfac-
| tisn. The palace was superb!y decorat-
| ed by Murat, and shows amongst its fin
lest ornaments, his portrait with that of
Joseph Bouaparte, his wife and children,
that Of Napoleon and his neither, speci-
mems of exquisite execution. The apart
mems are al! superb; that OF Madame
Murat, with its furnftu e, particularly.
The gardens are decorated with equal
taste and magniicence. The Museum
of Naples produces some rare collection.
lin paintings and sculpture, the former are
|uodern, and from the hards Of the best
masters in Europe, among them some
productions Of Raphael, NJ Angelo. gc
The statues are mostly from Punpela q
Herculaneum, few from Rome. They
ARE numerous, some equestrian, colossal,
besides many basts.
The ruins Of Baia reqsire longer dc.
scription. We obtained permission to|
Igo in one Of the ships cutters, so we had
nothing to hurry US. We got a guite]
from Ppzzo'i, and passed by Ca!igula'sI
Bridge, IS arches of which are still above
water. 1t was intended to join Baia and
PuZZoli, bat it was never completed ex
|ccpt with boats and sgars, which were
soon washed away.
We passed in sight Of Mont Barbara,
where the Remains got their Fa'ernian
wine, OF which we read so much, pa ticu
larry in Horace. We landed where port
Julia formerly stood, which WIS destroy
ed at the same time that Soifatara sunk
by the sudden appearance of Monte Nu
evo, which filled up its mole of which
some remaiss are still seen, Here vel
saw the Lecrian Lake, where were pre-
served the fine oysters, for the luxurious
Romans. About mile beyond this, is
Lake Ayernus of which the ancients have
given us such an horrid description il
is now harmless lake, remarkable only
for the ruins on its borders. A temple Of
Apollo still remains on one side its yeI
nerable ruins, moss grown, and still de-
flying time and weather. On the oppo-
site shore to tpe temple, is the grotto OIL
The SYPHILIS, as remarkable as the stery oil
its priestesses, We entered a cavity in
the foot OF a high hill, and descending
gradually aDout 40 yards, were conduct
ed by our guides, each having torch,
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