Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-26

lish whig: bnt declared his detestati Il
OF that fictitious revolutionary libertk
which lad desolsted Europe. Neithe
Madame Layaiette. hef daughter, age'
Ia. nor her nurse. were Implicated. Re-
uuette de Kerquidec. the head goaler. z.
Madame LIS chairnlen and va.ette. Were
acquitted but Eberle. tbe urnkeT. va
convicted, and sentenced to two yea'
imprisonment, Matlame Is conduc9
was fully justified
Prituts Correspondence for the CONNIE
ciet .2drgrtiser.
Extract OF a letter from al american
gentleman row in Europe, to his friend
in New York.
FIoRrvcn, April 20.
" / presume that, ere this. you will
have received nv letters ftom hlaiseii!es
annoonolng m, de,ermiration to make a
shot t,u,, into Italy. / eli that place
iaa the liil ultimo Cor TouIon aud Nice.
IN company with friend from y. fosk
and another from Baltimore. We were
uuable 10 obtain permission to visit the
arsenal OF Touloa. which is considered
"a, the best in kurope. with the exception
( that Of Portsmouth. Eut all appiica
ions Of strangers for this purpose are IN
discriminatory rejected :: we OF course
lad 30 right IL complain. | was, how
ever, much gratiiied with view OF the
Notifications. which are compact and ia-
I.nensciy strong, and uI the fine ships OF
he line TO the number oi thirty, which
are Wing upin ordinary. sevcra! OF then
are OF the first rate. They a'e not well
taken care OF, ana its said are III state
,oi rapid decay. ] hey are not Of the least
alue Il, france, situated as she is at
present. Could she be induced to give
IS part ut them. as partial c9mpenSa
TO-, :ov her spoliations Gu 9pf commerce,
a. how much better use would we apply
Them
:, Al Nee we embarked for Genoa, 4
,ity which we'll merits It's appeiiation OF
he supeyo. Whole streets are composed
IF mag ni6cent palaces in the best style o.
Architecture. and those palaces well stor-
led With paintings ard statues OF the first
mas ey,s. II is Still city OF very consl'
ldesa5'e commercial Importance. and h''i
I2ule freqUeutsd by Anlericans. indeed
Itae American flag has ne been seen there
| Since the peace. think. however. thai
Isone good expeditions might Occasionally
be made there.
Al GeDca We again embarked. and
lcoastei the Mediterranean rs lar a.
lence in the gu.ph Of Spe2zo, aud rom
It epce proceeded by land TO Leghorn,
I heghorn, which is very RoQ3i,hins
ItoAu. remained some days, and had an
|opportantv Of acquiring considerable
IcommerciaI information, which may be
III future Importance to ne.
Il was truly Fortunate to ind myseii
lat Rome during Easter week, t!iecere-
iaonies of which are peculiarly interest
2; but were to pretend TO give you a
description Of them, and OF tue church III
ich they were performed, | should We
iry soon exceed the limits OF an extfaoF-
binary letter. and convey 10 sou ~ a'ies-
Iqaate idea of their magniiceace. For the
same reason, Imust pass over N silence
Is splendid ruins and It's cieidaeaeres OF
os;ntinc aud statuary. can only say,
my most sanguine. exPectat ons have heeu
Realized. and / shall always consider the
ime I have passed At Rome. as decided
V the M / agreeably, and tar iron De
Ing the least asefuliy employed oi my
lite.
II have been here TAT Flor nce) since
,se 2lst instant. occupying nT time 81
asst entirely in the celebrated gallery
Itch was founded bv the MedIci, ard
rich, since the destruction of the Lou
at Paris, is decidedly the first in Ea