Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-21


was only though, OF when associated wuh she eta OF
s9eiates or Epsinirondas. The pens Of R,tun aud
Chateanori1nd have redeemed this iovr, country with
its delightful isiasds from entire oblivion nisa sub
Jeet Of era,uaion to that American feels plea
sure IN even viewing ihe ruins OF Athens it argues
mind oiisse, aud proves that considerable progress has
already heen made IN ether studies, than those whis
constitute the usual aeeom pshEents oi au American
superIargO The writer gives some disagreeshle in
elilsence respecting that comet stnins lord
From an article that lately appeared In the Pert Folio
describing this poets residence and manner at living
In m,eleae we Induced Relieve that the errors
OF his character reelected isry aud ~ scir,mes, on
himself alone his philanthropy and ro.ant.e beneyo
ience there hight, spoken Of TLis idea i. scarcely
retoncilable with le that his course nm
Greece was marked 10y debauchery aud iicentiSusness
Hts character, however, Is too eccentric Tor comu,on
calculation We yet hope that reformation may take
PLACE. AID that the eniraning qnaiity Of his genius
VIII carry down to ppstcry character of less mo
tuipitnde than the one he supports
tPittsbnrg Ga:eIfs.
We LETT Trtpo'i on the 9th or October and passing
within sigh, of Mount Ida In Crete. we landed AT The
Pieas the barber of ancient Athens; we ascended the
or citadel celebrated as the place where the
The Inhabitants leave city, their bride and M
scr, and embark for Saamis this place is only
"istinguishcd ty the temple of Victory the double
temple NJ Minerva and Neptune and the Par,henon
that unriyaicd specimen OF ancient architecture these
tep'e which are OF cnre marble ant are viewed as
master pieces Of art, erected by Pereles during
the most brilliant period OF Ahenan history the has
reles which represent the battle of tue C.n,aurs and
the Lap,ha and the principal events i'm the life sf Mi
nerva are supposed to be the Of phidias and the
lew which have been spared by the hand of time and
the sI more destructive rapacity of travellers are
esteemed Invaluable both fer design aud execution
emitting the acropois passed near the of
Cimon and Thuciddes aud asceuded The hill of Mans
where are still To be the remains of the seats of
the arsepagus that tribunal whose Integrity alone sur
vssd amidst the universal degeneracy OF Greece, he
low this is the PnyX place for popalar assemblies
from whose rns,run was once head m, rc,is,lss eo
quepce Of percles aud which witnessed The
| act Of ostracism doon,iny ars,,d,. Ia bankhusnt
from this the eloquent AIcbiaa.s d.,ermined This
tickle people Ia the fatal expedition against Sci;y and
Deinostenes and Phoc ION murdered ,h,ir auatewas
against the ambition Of Philip which d,ev, down npon
their heads the haired IF s SON s.x,nds
The sublime Socrates here taught the doctrine OF The
| immortality OF the soul be was here condemned 10
death few PAGES distan, n,,v II. ser ,hs nm ne
! OF The prison in which he drew his las, sion
'' After passing over the rims nj ancisn, ,,h.ns 49,
u,o '"ec."n M few minutes he entered, and we
barbarian, of ad ,ss,ashce OF 20 years among The
that psliteness so nccuiis, -, ,, w. ~ mn
lug strangers: his COLLECTION i .oc S" and sns
pose valuable ancient vases coius, fragments OF CO
nnns and capitals, copies OF medals aud pieces o;
h,ny ns spiehn around ~ great profus'"n; every
its Productions are nnsn "ue" .nr present woia anu
rian and he appe,ts snr;e i, 20, 70 's wo,.a, ag"a
As an evidence of lie total ahs,, sr,; 81 IN, n,ii