Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-02-05
BY THE MAILS.
INTERESTING LETTER.

CrsaALTrR 3tf Odobs,, SIC
Since our departure from this place
lalt July, we have viftcd Naples, Mefii
ma, Syracufe, Malta, Tripoli, Tunis aud
Algiers From the coat of Barbary We
went to Malaga, but not being able 70 OBJ
tain pratique within twenty days, we
came to this place.
81 was quite disappointed in Naples
The houfes are lofty and are chiefly built
of white Zones, but when you approach
near you find them faded and itained.-
Many of them are, however. very fuper-
bly, furnilhed.-Thers are many poor in
this city-you cannot walk ten itePs
without being importuned for charity BY
the lazzaroni, the number of whom are
eftimated at about FIFTY thousand--They
are often found dead in the itreets. hav-
ing died with hunger.-I faw an inltance
the other day OF a man jun traathlng his
latt, ara be was taken no more notice of
than if he was aieep. There is place
in the environs of the city, where there
are three hunored and Gxty-iix pits, one
for every day in the year, where they
bury all perfons who have neither money
nor friends-eleven were buried in my
pseience-they were thrown IN jult as
they died.
81 vifitec many places round Naples
at Virgips tomb | Jaw fcratched on the
wall the names of feyeraI Bofonians,
Mrs. s., MRS. Nice, &c. sc. |
Jaw alto the cave of PauGhppus. Con-
ceive # hill, nearly mile long, with
road cut through the whole diitance,n near
ly ninety feet high ,iome of The COM
mon people, who are very tuperltltious,
suppofe il 20 be the work OF the devil -
it is undoubtedly work of great anti
putty.
"On our arrival at Naples, the Gov.
eminent expected nothing elfe than an
attack. -Iranfports were fent for add.
tional forces, which returned full of
troops, conveyed by "A and fOme fri.
gates. Yet the people teened TO like US
very much, for the frit boat that went
afhorc was received by great crowd,
crying, !" buzza Donna America1o."
Our fhip aniwers cur expectations =
fhe fails remarkably well, and is very
tiff. here are feyeral Englifh & Dutch
"a and Sos here-the Warrington looks
like a picture among them.
g While we lay at Mei1ina, the Prin-
cefs of Wales arrived there in merchant
fhip from Egypt our commanders all
went TO pay their refpects, and Capt.
Perry fercnaded her with his hand. She
was compelled to leave the place with
out going on fhore, as the fhip could not
obtain pratique.
/" There was comfortable disturbance
at the Theatre Taft evening, on account
OF Tome american citizens not taking their
hats off. when they played :" God fave
the king."-Our officers that were pref.
emf, all rofe and took off their hats on
which the mufc truck up Hail Co.
lumbia," when all the company in the
house rofe and took off their hats, which
was highly honorable to both parties.
" Lat evening Governor Don gave a
ball TO the officers of the American and
Dutch fleets, and on Thurfday next La
dy Don gives ball to the officers Of the
U. ). ihip Wathington.'
a NoUG- Scotia Wrlier, thus describes FRO
ceedings IN ireland -
upon such occasions ii is not the ora
tor, but the audience that is hanued. Al
notice is set up for meeting OH Catholic
emancipation, Parliamentary reform. Iii.
thes, Proctors, Rents, Landlords-no prea
matter wha,-Ali The people come togeth.
ef'-oone man gets up.-rhey ali clan
their hands.-He speaks very delightfully."- !,
and there Is more ciapping at the end Of
esefy sentence. But when he winds mn
the climax 10 something transeendsn,ls
gest, then the whole assembly CIV Gu,
" Elm go 5ragh Erin 60 brach !"--
aoout the space of one hour. / he apd;.
ence thcn dispense, and that evening som.
scores OF throats are cut The cut.throa,s
are apprehended.-A special comn,;ss;o,,
comes down from Dublin.-rhe Or.,as
gels greai many fees, for he is usuallv
lawyer He makes another 80,
speech. and so on--s0ties quones. Me-
"hiis' IL inc Orator becomes very trouble.