Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-29

BalIasterOs Is reported 10 have returned to
ArragOn, To hover on the skirts the enemy
and that Saragossa has been evacuated on his
approach. Nina had escaped from the mac
ceSSibie precipice, we suppose by another mir
acle-and is once more g prisoner at large -
ten. Manso Is said to have entered Catalonia
from Valencia with COCO men-and To have
struck new alarm into the French.-Eyents
are rapidly developing themselves A few
days must bring us some momentous catas
trophe.
ITALIAN sEETCHEs-LoRD BYRON.
We are favored with the following extracts OF letters
from young gentleman in Europe to his correspon
dants in the u S.
Nice, .lpra 2, 1898.
am, as you see. on the borders of Italy
and France, in the most delightful climate Of
the World, TO which all consunptive cases are
sent. left Florence in company with my
good friends, C and M--. AT Genn5.
we determined to call upon Lord Byron. W.
wrote hun Il polite note, requesting leave To
pay our respects TO him, TO which we received
an equally polite answer, appointing next DAY
for the interview. he is particularly kind to
the Americans, as he sees none of his own
countrymen TO us his kindness was great.
We spent about two hours with him he sent
us new works to read from his library. and
treated us inevery manner, with degree Of
pOiiteness we had no reason to expect He
has the finest bead ever saw, upon so bud
body-one leg is shrivelled, and shorter Than
the other, yet he is considered as The best
swimmer IN Europe, and also the best rider,
being obliged To take great exercise.
1.-THE country between Genoa add Nice is
the most delightful, have ever vet travelled
IN The road conIiuues along the borders of
the Mrditerranean,cu cut aimostaiI the wayi long
ihe side of the rocky Appennincs, which pro-
Ieci into the sea and occasionally an intrryrn
ms promoniory is pierced through, forming a
long gallery vauIted, and cut through The solid
rock, for or 4 hundred feet:-occasionallv
are vales filled with tows-al the hills cover
cd with the finest olives, the gardens filed
with oranges. lemons, Sc. and the most beau
tiul palms, 1.-THE only part of Europe have
ever seen them, 1.-THE weather was delicious
We were mounted on mules, the distance
$50 miles-it took us days.
The situation of this place is delightful =
out of my window is garden of oranges;
the hills covered with the largest oily Is in
Italy, with occasionally The fantastic and
majestic palm rising into the air.
now avn leaving Italy with the greatest
regret. The country had every thing but a
government which can be sought for the
most heavenly Of climates and best OF SELL
teeming with fertility, and the most amiabic
and kind-hehrted Populalion--ihe viIlannns
and murderous Italian exists only in the Ro-
mances, and in the mountains.
Paris, May I'm.
" After long and aborious but not ted
Gus trip of So days, have ut last arrived in
Paris From Nice we went through Toulon.
Avignon, MarseiIles 10 Montpelier, where We
were well received by DR.. DeIe. one of the
first botaniss in the world, and who was Bota-
mist 10 the Egyptian Expedition
My wish 10 see The Congress of Verona
was entirely disappointed. used every en-
deavor. as didalso my excellent frieuds -.
10 obtain permission TO 90 to Verona but
could not was DESTROYS early in the winter
of getting to Paris through the TyIol and
thought it would be- fair excuse, as / must
pass through Verona-but no I. The Dircc-
tor Of the police of Lnmbardy answered me in
very perrmptory tone " Per 10 Shif. Yenifo
non 81 pnsSG," you cannot pass through the
FenIIIan territory (in which Verona lies")
GeB0r. ----.
81 have been rambling about Italy for Ii
months and know every road in il better than
any one in America, aud every street or lane
~ Milan Florence, Rome, Venice, &c. SC
&c. better than the Main street in Richmond
! ann however, believe about 10 quit IT.,
lear forever an here lingering on the end
VII Aatt lNtll we dlIibtu mere dilUNI I'VE
miles from town we overlook gentleman on
horseback attended by servant: looked at
MS face and instantly recognized him from
portrait by an American painter West, now
at Florence, to be The most extraordinary |
man now allve-a glance at his distorted foot
confirmed tive rode ou-part Of our object
10 'Isjing Genoa had been To Introduce our
selves TO hun. Accordingly next day wc
wrote . short aud polite note requesting leave
Ia pay Our respects, Co which we received |
one equally polite requesting us To call next |
day at two O'Clock. We went II servant
stood ready 90 receive as, and we were shewn /
INTO saloon where we waited with beating /
hearts for ahOIt minute when he made his /
appearance. lie is about feet inches hgh /
Ills body is small and his right leg shruuk, /
add about two inches shorter than the other /
his head IS beyond description fine. Vests
likeness Is pretty good, bat no other head I !
ever SAW of him IS IN me ieGsf like him. list
forehead is high, and smaller at the top than I
below, The likeneJ5es are vice yersl.) Hsl
barr beautiful brown riuglcts beginning To- turn |
gfey, be being as he told US 50 years old. HisI
eyes between light blue aud grey-his nose
straight but little turned up, his teeth most
beauiiful-his head is perhaps too large for.
bis body. Uho IS he? One of our company
began a set apongy which ne cut short by
telling us u was useless, fof that he was very
5iad 20 see US. and thco bryan 70 ask us goes