American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-31

faces uncles and aunts to their change of masters
adopt his philosophy, and as they never move j
muscle" ask myself why the deuce should p
And YET II IS not easy Tor an Englishman on enter
ing Italy, with the thousand memories and associa
tons that crowd around him, to lay down at once
the prejudice which he owes to his country and hei
lconstltu,ion--at least | found it so, when | frs
stopped at Milan from Switzerland. in this mar.
inihcent city. ooce the rival oil Rome, and long the
lcapital OF an independent Kingdom, listened with
some impaence to the details Ct Austrian imprison
menls and sentences, and the frequent arrests OF the
Italian nobility for Carbonarism
| 4" 1t may be said that the condition OF slave can
Iscarcely admit OF agg AVIATION hut, in the case oil
Milan. particularly, and Italy, in general Napoleon
at least, gilded her Chains aud hung them less gal
Iiingly upon her now Lbeeve. she leeis tive ma
ked iron at her very heart The exaciions of mo-
Iney and men are doubled by the Austrian govern
ment, and no public benefit is conferred, no public
limp oVement continued. The Cathedral here, is
Iony second IN splendor among the Italian churches
TO d. Peters. The architecture, which is not bea-
tiiul is Gothic but the boast ofJhs gorgeous edi-
lice lat least with the hierarchy whose taste is cor
ERECTED by the rules of multiplication, addition and
other extracts from Cocker is the subterraneous
chapel OF San Carlo Borromeo, valued at more than
lwo millions. must confess was more gratHed
| by my ascent of the tower and the view from II.
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corn fields, extended on one side to the Alps md on
the other the horizon, Immediately beneath me rose
the turres and spires the palaces and barracks the
| pride and shame of Milan. The glorles of the
world seemed spread around me--the magniGcence
OF the vast pile ITSELF of which each minare, with
the many statues and exquisite fret work had alone
been sufficient for wonder and observation the va
rety and elegance OF the various galleries and sta
ges; the intricacy and harmony Of the whole i'm
m al
which was still laboring under the impressions OF
the novel and singularly romantic views which The
passage of the Alps had left uponit
" had Just before seen those stupendous moDu-
nents oil natures pride, and now looked upon the
trumphs OF Art The transition gave double ef
fec to the prospect enjoyed. From the aw ful and
sublime labours OF God--irom the Wild, the sim
ple the terrible and maestic--fron scenes Of peril,
OF beauty III its most serious and sternest aspect
horror and desolation, where all was left with the
early impress OF creation all as it had been from
the beginning, and will remain to the end of time
! turned to the elegant the tasteful the rich the
{ luxurious and perishabe II was fine field for a
philosopher; but an enthusiast like myself had on
" the powe' OF enjoying it, without farther benefit
to himself or others. could not resist sight OF
the Iron Crown, which is only pain golden band
SET with gems; IN the centre piece of iron, which
they call one OF the nails of the cross, is enclosed
between two small glass plates. The crown itself
is enshrlned within large cross opened and glazed
over IN several places, for the purpose Of disclosing
to the eyes of the Faithful the SPONGE the reed and
some OF the thorns, which were used at the cruel
hxion The ceremonies attending the exhibition Of
this holy tt0h, the curtseyngs, the genufexioHs the
prayers, and incense burnings. were enough to wea
Try the patience even of Archbishop Laud and drive
1.-THE remnant oil brains from the head of Mause Hea.
drigG, 1t they could have peeped up to witness these
lsaeerdoal antics. priest had informed me in the
morning, that ST. Peter had discovered these relics
| to Mary Magdalen in dream but the reverend
Snowman assured me it was no such thing; that the
Saviour appeared to St. Helena, and instructed her
where to lind the cross that she successful in
following her directions and gave this very nail a
Ipart OF the discovery to ST Gregory, who bestowed
it the Cathedral of Mouza that the other accoun
was entire fabrication, calculated to nislea the
unwary, and not at all to be credited. left my
f" holy light fully convinced Of the superiority Of
his evidence which was Obliged to purchase at six
francs while the incorrect history only cost me
1.-TWO. Truth is not dear at four francs in Italy, where
j rather think it is contraband article for one
scarcely ever hears OF it. Th. IS comparatively q
very respectable evidence of the enervating, and
cannot but think, denoralising bgotry of this de-
! graded people
Il elf had not been going to Venice. should have
.Iquted Milan with regret where had found much
= to interest and delight me. passed through vi
Izenza, Verona, and Padua, in my way to the sea.
grt city, and owe to Shakespeare the chief pleasure
4 derived from my journey. II is not possible Il
S iapproach Ve'ona, which looks the sort oil feuda
lefty that Capulet and Montague might have set BY
j the ears without thinking of Juliet and her Ro
= meo." assure you their images haunted me
)Ithrough the streets, and though the moon was ur
rbefore could prevail myself to leave the Amphi
Theatre, which is magnificent, would not orego the
slpleasure OF making pilgrimage to Juliet's tomb
: which they show in garden formerly attached to
ala Franciscan convent They have a tolerably cor
rect story but should be very sorry be called or
for an affidavit of its truth; still believe it all al
1.-The t.Tne. and In snnh nlac. ,,nLer ci,rIa