Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-15

In such confusion, ana prnJectihS 80
lgerriGcally, that the first impressli1..l
Upon the mind is, that the mountain
will instantly give way and cover
he whole Kingdom with its ruins
The second, and scarcely less terri.
lie feature, is its barrenness. upo'
lthe whole surface OF tha'monD'aa
There is not sufficient earth TO coYe'
The miserable bodies Of those Wiz
loerished in the snow they ere iaia
lin small building constructed Tor
line purpose. within few YARDS OF
1.-The convent, where they arc exposed
lin every stage of decay aad horror
Ito the travellers eve. We saw. q
!mong others. he body Of a some''
Iwho had persisted in The srow only
1.-TWO days before yet here IN this a
ibode Of dreariness and lesolation,
,n the midst OF eternal SHOWS, and
lup0n nearly The most elevated spot
lin Europe, forty human heing have
freely chosen theiy residence fo' life.
This was the only convent which es.
ieaped the French resolution. Boz
.Inaparte granted il several privileges
land comfortable means OF suhsis
Itence for The monks. Upon reach
ling the top, We found Tie monaster,
Iai.nost literally buried in snow the
Ic0ld was intense. tho the heat in the
|yeiiey from whin:, We assembled vas
H., great as / had ever fell the tran
sition was equally painful to the
body and frishtful 10 'he iinagina
,ion one supposed himself trans
]Dorted in few hours from the r,
quatGr 10 the Pole. We were re-
ceiyed with the greatest kindness BY
the monks and dinea & supped with
them with as much pleasure as we
had ever dined Or supped befuFe II
cur lives There are persons who
Itravel ever Europe. begging aims 10
1.-The name oil this monastery some OF
whom | have seen in England, and
Sho Obtain considerable sums OF
l.nuney IN this way. We were told
that the persons were all iapostors.
i'hls monastery, We we're Informed
Thy enc OF the monks. was built bs
iJs. Dernard 0ut OF the ruins of a
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temple OF Jupiter, which stood near
{!y upon he sans spot. The moun
ltain itself WAS called Mons J0yis -
We were shown the spot upon ws;ieI.
the temple stood no; the slightest
lYestsge Of ii remains. EtiGm PERI
g g ruinas In exploring. howeyer,
10 considerable deUth among the
iioeSs, t great number of medals.
isniaii images, and vo;ioa plates. have
IDeen discovered at different time-,
tine usual inscription was Pro itW e.
'ediia several Of theae were shown
Ito Us by the monks, among others
the plates. from which il is Inferred
THAT this was the pass by which
Fl Innibal entered Italy The III
.criptiOn is joni PaesiHo Gin some
PeniaO) from which il is inferred,
THAT .be otfering WAS made by a
Carthagenian this, however, is no
livery strong evidence in the absence
of any inscription in the Carthage
Inian language itself.
In the chapel 10 the monastery
There is "a beautiful monument erect
led to the memory Of the French ge
iaeral Dpssaix, The statue of Des-
saix is extremely we'll executed as
far could distinguish, from the
darkness oil the weather in this drea-
ry spot. and The height at which il
lis plaeed He is represented ia the
act Of falling from his horse into the
arms Of grenadier and repeating
,hr well-known words. ;. Alien dire
| aH Premier Consul SIC The in
scri ,,iion is simply. A DesSdar mort
u lie LatiniIe dc Morcng0-I'hr body
Was brought here from Milan by or
der of Bonaparte and the monument
coDye, ed from Italy to Paris for the,
purpose Of being seen by him, pre-
vious 90 its erection, where it 40"
stands.
We have spent seven or eight days.
I'm seeing Montbanc. the Gsaeiefs'
The Vale of Chamonny. auu otiieFi
wonders of nature, with which tbs
spot abounds. ard unon which ira
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