Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-07

IiAc Wt4saIco w udtS VIC vOsbutSSEs uUy
at Pensacola relieved, preparatory e
their return march. The Tennessee vol.
uu,eers will forthwith move 70, Fen
Montgomery, where they will reee,.
further orders.
The General, in taking leave Il co.
King aud his command, tende: 70 L,
officers and soldiers an affectiouale fns
welk By ORDER
hdjutant Gentnl.
From the Ns,o York Daily .adrstisr.
A volume Of Travels has reeprd,
been published, under the title of'AJS.
ney to Rome and Naples. performsda
1917. by Henry Ssss'-from sh.chw
have extracted the f. living aeeuuatd
the asthor's visit 10 rvmpeii.
"On our descent IRON Vesuriu,, =,
proceeded to Pompeii, about eight miles
from Purtico. In advancing 10 il, v.
passed through Tore del Greco, which
is partly in rens FROM late erupiOr.
We al;ghted, and were at Once intro
duced into what appeared a fairy city,
whose Inhabitants by some cham h,t
disappeared. With breathIes' inrs.
tierce, and light steps. as il fearful d
disturbing the genii OF the pace We
trpped over the ground, Perpirs lot,
their chambers, tenplea, and tl,eates =.
at times admiring tie beauty Of her,iH.
ing, the symmetry Of The statues, Il. {.
Iegance Of the architecture, or the con.
venience of the apartment. We Gen
ran along the streets. g!ancire at tie
shops on each side. still With the iesTB.
hat we we're int uders, and at last .,n
ourselves up to the enjoyment OF h,
surrounding objects. An ecslatic lee.
ing DO, sesssd US in this city; Which ,i;s
being buried tor nesr eighteen centres,
seems to have been rebound but to De.
light the eyes. Dispensing Ourseiv.s,r
again discovered each other, from AVN.
dow, the top Of theatre, or seated 10
one Of the ships, or, the ,oic. I:sulF:
from o chamber underneath.
The first place we entered wasaTi2
adorned with columns, called tie ar
racks-on the walls may be seen wrInr.'
Gc. We examined in succession, !
small and large theatre, = temple oil
sis, one oil Rscuiapius, Greek tempt,'
school, the study Of . sculptor, and TIE
walls Of . city. We Afterwards pas'ede
yer large tract Of ground covered viii
vines, under which the greater part q
the city still remains buried, to tis 'sr'
Their side, where there is . magnlbcsh
amphitheatre, not SO large as the CoIee
um, but much more perfect. The int
rior Of the arena, the corridors, &c. Or.
enbellished with paintings 1t appears
TO have been built in hollow, the srO.Di
which surrounds il approaching very rW
D. the top /; and We descended to thet
rena BY arcades regularly paved. J.
takes the usual fern Of an oval. w.
turning, we catered the Forum. 10
beauty, with that Ut the surrouhdI';
buildings, although stripped OF Their e.
naments. delighted us. There is u'a
simplicity and good proportion in The a.
chitecture. Its temples are lovely, d.
playing he Grecian Deric, lonic, I'D
Cotinthian orders in their simplest lens
The tribune Of The latter order IS ma:
niicent. Statue, Of the ConsuIs. cscr
sal horses, &c. in bronze, cnee aGaR
this plsce. e
We next visited the bsbi.ation ofs
Iust-and although we could have w.
ed it to have belonged to more Virta"
character, vet Ne took great eleasurf
examining the apartments. ThroUs"
the house, there is :, air OF luxury; q
rooms are elegantly painted, the uc.,
and various richly eo!oured Ea@
e hich ornament the floors are arrar.'F
with much taste. The bath, in partler!i
arrested our attention. !, liifsrent co
partments are paintings Of Diana and y
teor, Europa aud Jore, Mar ard Yes
With ornamental figures. The ac% .
this chamber displayed the richest ~
bles dispersed in various shapes Of h%'
flowers, land birds A large family
sion was another object OF our eu'I'''
All it's various Objects are subts'Ta",'
We descended to them and saw :
wine pitchers ranged in row, and y"
oas utensils.
The streets are narrow. but there .
raised paths on each side for too Piss
gers. Within the curbstore !! nr