Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-20
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all
| on bread and vine.
The clouds had now dispersed, and
We enjoyed view of the superb bav a.
Naples. must say. (Uor do | know h W
lar prejudice influences my saving srl
that II liz inferior 10 the bay of New York
The famed places HAT skirt its shores,
gave To " a reputation and classic inie-
rest that New York cannot boast--aud ~
long as Homer. Virgil, Horace and Piiny
are read, so long will this bay he the most
Interesting IN theworld. independent of
these writer's, the fertile soil tina; enve-
lopeS the foot of Vesu,ius, with lis burn
ing craters, the lumber of cities ami vii.
lagos destroyed by lis dreadful workings.
VIII ever attract The lover Of Landscapes
and The student of nature. The cite,
over which we waIk-lhe palaces over.
which, we sail--tle lakes, half swallow
and mountains elected in "a single night,
a'i add TO the in,ercs, oi the place
>nch were my thoughts as my male came.
Down The base OF the mountains, at the
hi'le village of Ricins, from whence we
had descended lie day b. fore inin lie
cnlantum. The theatre alone is no.7
shown some persons has InS been iost ~
The excavations, they are nov closet Ia
Inc pubhc--and through the iua'iveIieucS
ot others, we are deprived 81 plea snre
and instruction. To Pump-ii is eight
miles, and we took a kind of cliaise ior
the day. The Neapoi,lan chaise, or cis-
brlOlei, ia a very small gig, INTO wbicl,
two very smail perssnS may squeeze one
oi them drives and the coachman siaacs
belhnd 10 whip The borse, which Is rNclu-
slVeiy MS prerogatlve, AMI the passenger
cannO, prevent him FROM making Tie
horse ran all The distance. Pompeli, AK
~ CHI
than Herculaneum since ii Is part az
city exposed to light and open TO day =
We walk by daylight in The streets: enter
inc houses and temples, ana visit The
forum and iombs. the same as any ancient
iown-bUt cannot forget, tllat sint e the
year 70, TILL within IL short time, the ashes
al NrsuvIus have hid II from the day,-
The temple OF Isis is the most complete
few houses have The second starV the
first are perfect, and are easily Known
Thus several cook shops, bake house, 4
surgeons or dru gsist's, a miil<man's, &c.
are At once recoSnized by The signs paint
Ell on The walls, aud frequently the name
Is seen too. One of the streets must
haye been superb: il Vet exhibits the
marks OF carriage wheels. The w0ritmen
and guides are very strict; WANTED =
square piece of marble, which served! rs
iald lonsa on The ashes, vet they replaced
II nor had bride lar beyond lis inIril-
sic value, any effect. They gave me 10
understand that both their neCks would
answer for II :"
wrote 10 you from Leghorn-We vent
from thence To Pisa, Lucca, and Florence
Tie latter is brautiful and interesiii,r
place. in the vale of Arno, one o. The most
iuXur,ani III the world. From Florence
10 Rome Is 200 miles we arrived In ihe
Holy Week, and saw The ceremonies Of
Easter. The religious ceremonies were
tue mOsi splendid ever saw. The pope.
20 cardinals, 30 bishops, and lots of dea-
cons otiIciaied-aboui $4,000 persons
were i'll 81. Peters during The service. We
vol by chance with the ambassadors hui
though lnck favored us in Tie caikeirj1.
II leit us To shift for ourselves al The door.
and we mingled in a crowd OF $50, 900
persons, who Knelt 10 receive lie 6ene-
dlrnon of his holiness.
The illumination of ST. Peters, and
the fire Norks, were superb beyond DIES.
cripiIon. They are said TO have cost more
than one million of dollars, and siill his
h0hnpss cannot clear bis dominions of
bandllti-he Is TOO poor! Part of the way
from Rome TO this place, guard houses
are builI every quarter of mile, and sc
had frequently soldier on each side OF
the carriage to protect us from robbers.
SiIii the traveller sees every mile crosses
erected OH The grave Of some murdered
traveller, or tie limb of some wretched
victim of the law
From Rome we crossed The Pontine
marshes; tie travelling il 10 miles an
hour; the people look as il nature was
sinking TO rest still they are the onlv
conIrnied folks have seen in Iialv.--
Formerly feIOns were condemned 10 aci
here a. Positions; at present things are
not so bad, and only want proper ma.
nagrmeni."
A further extract from this interes,;m,
letter will he gwen in d future paper.
TD. A0h5.