The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-21
80 many glorious "reminiscences. IN COMM

30 many glorious "reminiscences, IN comma
ny VII, aa officer of Tins ship, paid ler 1
sisit.fTti.r commander was n line tpoi. ING
muscular fellow, drrsssd in the C,reeinn
costume, and exhibited most imposing
APP earaner. had formerly Though thu
! the fine Grecian heads which ha,, 81 FREE
! quently admired 10 9allerl.s II Arts. whe,,
rather the elect of The painters skill than
a correct exhibition Of IA Gr.cian po,trai
ture but m this vessel, aud particularly
her captain, recognized the merit of ma
ny representations of u ecian contour.
! could hui repeat IL my comrade what
| Hamlet said of his fathers miniature
| Here every God did seem To set seal
| To give the world assurance of "A man.
Upon our reaching the deck from the
s'mB"ay, he immediately stepped opposite
US, aud with his right hand on his heart.
aud the palm OF hls lell IN his forehead. he
made "A low d'gpiled bow The grace that
played about this salutalnn has 81 captiva.
tel me that dozen tunes through the
course oi the day | vainly attempted to
hitaie II. am certain Chesterfield never
made such bow. We were first taken
Tor English officers but thra' an int,rpre
Ter, we in,or ned them who we were, and
the object VI the visit Upon leatning lhal
We we're Americans, they manifested the
most extraordinary feelings al delight aud
SURPRISE The crew, Who before paid II
Difference To the commander, by standing
alont from the quarter deck, unmeti,trl,
surrounded and scrutnized rs with delight
aud curiosity. felt II glow Of patriotism
ana philanthropy in favor of this people.
and O. Y llnrfnI than, 4,
struggle until they effected their entire
emancipation. | Informed them of our
national feeling towards q ,,e.e the Efforts
.hat Congress were making aud the pc.
cnnIary resources that would soon reach
them from America. | pledged him our
national and individual friend ,hip in bow
"l drecian VINE, which they redeemed with
much enthusiasm. have had the pleasure
oi pernslnS The iour first numbers of y Gre
elan weekly paper, printed At one of the
ionian Islands, in modern Greek, French
and Italian. 1t appeared, edited with CON
siderable talent. In the third number there
appeared several extracts from the Presi-
dents Message, together with the address
of the London Greek Society, cxhortng
them - unanlmiiy as the only certain
means OF their obtaining their independ-
encp.
From letter received this morning from
Barcelona, we learn, that 400 French
troops nre about IL be embarked, To be
quartered On tins, and the island of Major
ga. Ii also notices Il rumnr of 10000
French lrpops marching thro' Spain, from
thrner 10 embark to South America. am
not disposed To place reliance upon every
port in circnlation But this comes from
"A source that rs 10 the rrrnrt itself being in
Spain there can be no question. ! thiuk
the French design giving us something 10
do for it is actually necessary TO divert
the attention of the French people Fl IN
broodins over their humiliation y if So, |
lst the United States will spread her
ESis over the Infant Republics ofthc South
can only speak for one, aud doassure y"u
| would volunteer 10 met them with other
arlrs."
*JHe Lament has not been rec,iUed.