Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-17

The little surprise whenwe relect upon the charac-
iters and condition of the natives Of that countr,
when the Europeans first visited them. They vvis
well versed in the art Of painting, sculpture and r
chtecture. Their gardens were large and we'll fiji
ed with medical and Towering plants, and esculen
roots. The city of Mexico was, that time, more
splendid and populous than any other i'm the world
| Its population more than 100000, its house,
| were built of rock, and many of them three storie:
high. Its streets wide, straight and regularly
laid off. They We're furnished with water by ca.
nails, and the houses were also furnished by aoue.
duets. One Of the Emreror's palaces could conve-
niently accommodate 500 persons. Its walls were
built OF jasper, of various colours, and beautifully
polished, and its rooms ofnamented by cotton
hansings, and featlered tapestry, richly painted-
Their works of ant were numerous, and executed
with the most consunmate skill; and their public
! edhces, and other works for public accommodation
were grand and stupendous monuments of huma,
ingenuity. When these things considered i,
cannot DC thought veiy strange that the Nabos
inhabitants of the same country, should have at
tanned To the Improvements aud degree Of oiyiIi.
cation which we have described.
| Paying oG.--Itis presumed that not less than
| x 10000 have been paid to tie seamcn of the
Franklin ~, on her return from three years
| cruise consequently each man received a con
siderable sum. IL is an old adage, that seaIpcp
get their money like horses an! spend it like
asses and although oflatc years the character
of the sailor has undergone some alteration.
that Is, they a more reflective and prudent
class of beings than they formerly were, vet
they still retain smack of their old generous.
careless, indifferent manner. This has been
exeinphfied in the conduct of the crew of the.
Franklin.
Before the Purscr was prepared to paw them
off, they raised the wind on shore for few DAYS
by borrowing tens to repay twenics, and G.ov
carried stiff sail through the city.
The first luxury and curiosity OF a sailor on
shore is a riiic on horseback Or in a carriage &
no animal on earth is more awkward than sail
or mounted. They dashed their horses with :,
small bit of rope, clinging iorcihly by the
manc at the same time, with their heads nearly
on the pu,nmel of the saddle, and thus their hor-
SEES went kicking ana piumging up Broadway.
Several tattercd barouches. filed with the fraii
sistcrhood from Cor!aers Hook, dressed in taw-
dry grapes, bespanglcd aFii crowned with arti(i-
cial flowers, with their sailor friends, drove
through our fashionable streets, haiing O.
very thing on the way. The hacks have had a
harvest. One sailor would take possession OF {,
coach.-'' " here shall go" said the coachnan.
Any where, every where-bcar up for the
Franklin" g She is over at the navy yard,n
SAID the whip. &C Well, lay your course for her,
YOU iubhcr-itcep her n Il. F.. YOU shark.n
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handsome hacks, and had mounted the box with
the driver, at the Park gate, when he was hailed
by nesslnate & 10! ship ahoy--wlerc are you
bound to-" &c To the HoolS.n {" Isoave too, &
take me on board" " You may go below in
the cabin, but de If you come on decle.n
Let down your companion laiIcrn The steps
were let down and in stepped honest Jack, who
roared outs g Keep her full"
They have also honoured the pit Of the thea
tire with their pre-. nee in toierabie numbers. 6
tolerably in for it. 90 that's excellentr-
6 that's fine" said one, III appaudng sent-
mont of the play; and, when Parker danced n
sailors hornpipe, in a character, their cheers
were enthusiastic. C know him said one
It's Jack Gravity, turned player-man /; he's
danced that hundred times on our a,un-dec!s
Saturday night. Halo, Jack, don't you know
us IN
Thus enjoying themselves, and saordinp
merriment To others, these gallant sons. of free
dom arc tasting for while the joys OF being re-
leased from confinement and rigid discpIipe ::
and, when relieved from their loose cash, which
soon must be the case, they enter for another
cruise, gaily singing, s'Whcn my moneys
all gone, that gained in the vars
.Ncio York EUen Post.