Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-01-11

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las IL ladies 81 the bsdchambcr. besides hsr
uslr 4,gendans, There are SIX regiments
il guards the order ot Henry buasls up
wards Of 50 members. In The army * ind
8 marshaIs lieuggnsnt-geasrals; q sful
l. y, . .eg.menss u rngin,eis, ;, Corps I;
ol ialan,ry, . fcgimenis filled up apa
others named oil cavalry, ; regiments oi
naval sficefs, including the grand admiral,
29 besides cadets. Long lists afe also Civ
en- OF th- Eis al md Judicial departments
The Queen holds hsr court on Thursday at
FIVE clock-lhs King receives petitions at
ten O'Clock on the court days, AID returns
an answer on the following Such is the
progress of this Interesting settlement.
TIE Code Henri, which has been published,
IS a thick volume he laws ae OF course
on The French model.
Extract ofa letter from an c6fcer on board
fie u 5. siin Peacock, 90 his brother IN
Boston, dafrd. Gibralter, .NoU. s.
I'shall for your qualification and some OF
my ttiends, endeayour to give you short
account OF my voyage.- he whole time
lave belonged to his vessel has been
spent most agreeably. On our passage TO
Ha.re de Craze, we enjoyed all thar good
company and good weather could give.
We remains in Havre three weeks, where
We had every opportunity OF becoming ac-
quanted with The place. IL IS not 10 be
compared with Boston, for beauty or reg
ulIrity, and our town is, bad enough.
1 he streets are very narrow and filthy, and
the houses SIX or seven stories high, built
chiefly Of inferior free stone, but Tho sur.
rounding county isindeed beautiful. From
Kayrc VIC proceeded 10 Gibraltar. The stron.
gest fortress ever known. he town has
nothing remarkable, and is much smaller
han Portsmouth in New Hampshire. The
inhabitants depend chitlly upon the neigh
boring Spanish towns for provisions. The
focS, according TO ancient mythology, is
said to be one OF the pillars of Hercules.
From Glbraiter we proceeded to Naples, 10
Ioln ~ squadron. Naples is the fl ST city
on The Mediterranean shores. Here the Gu
rious may wander for months, and suil
fad something 10 invite their attention.
| he paintings and sculpture exceeded my
greatest expectations. | visited Murat's
p Ice, which is easy OF ingrtss TO strangers
= the king only sleeps there twice in the
week. Ihls, perhaps, is the most elegant
building in the world OF Its size. Ii con-
tins so large and spacious rooms, all OF
which visited by giving trlfling gratuiIy
10 the keeper. Lady Murat's bed room
tS syfrht Ilsfanr h@r H,ae
arn bed-chambris still remain, kept in
most exact order. he present king sleeps
ln The n9rtn part OF the palace. Lady Mu.
ra'a ,hing-room. (adjoining her bed
chsmb-r,l is lined with superb glasses
be library is filled with ms 81 choice col
leclloI OF books oil oil langueees. / he sa-
looms are large. One DOM, (the smalest,)
IS said 10 have cost halt a million OF dollars.
he ga1den attached 10 the p4laee, though
not large, is elegant, containing several
'ouaIalns, statues, &C. fruu tees, flowers
and plans OF various kinds. While we were
here, the burning of Vesuvius was great.
K strikes the mind with ,stonishment 10
see hc mountain vomiting forth flames and
omoNe, with large quan'lties OF lava rolling
or mll=s down It's "uge sides. I lie iuins
OF Herculaneum and Pompeii are yet le
m inlng. htse cities were destroyed by
al earthquake many hundred years sgo, and
disc eIed some time lasg century. A
nunbsr of the streets were cleared out by
urat h Gtotto OF Pausllippa is one
mile long. anc cut through solid rock.
he Passage Is long enough for two Car
riageS 10 drive abreast, and lighted at all
ines Ii is work of much labor he
Grotto oil Celcarno Is remarkable for its
poisonous streams. The catacombs eyscnd
5 wal miles under ground. Vigii's tomb
Is sull remaining, tough much decayed.
The women here take great pains TO adorn
their PEI sons, which are naturally beautiful.
Cp1tas, plays, sc. are their principll a.
musements. Ii is almost impossible 10
walk the strec:s Of Naples, for lhe great
number OF beggars Which intest strangers
O.. all sides
Ffam Naples we proceed 10 Tupis, a
place worth. u little a.teDt:on. The ruins
ol Carthage aIe yet to be seen. This once
famous city Was destroyed before Christ BY
he Romans now no,hing remains but a
lew pillars and ruins OF buildings, some OF
them Inhibited BY Turks, more saysgethsn
our wild Indians. have number Of old
CONS which picked up among the ruins.
from unis we proceeded % Algiers,
strongly fortified city; and slthough the
English boast SO much OF having humblcd
them, | cannot see the great injury done
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