Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-14

1 "A Journal OF 9 oa! ." i.u,y =. j,or aS.
100, w,th a. description Of Gt6rattar. -.
.oanrnied nth several engrcv'ngs ~ :"
I a1,mm4r;can..-Eyery good book gpon na
,nns written by native OF the y; o'sso,
I'd especiaIly OF one who opens ns ~
| e.. tho frat time on the scenery, soCiety'1
".,oms and manners Of fhe old worn.
nc, he considered as baying strong Claims
,,nnn The attention Of readers in this couht :
no. and valuable addition to our s'oe 10 o.
Indigenous literary producuons'
have NOT vet had time 10 peruse lne "oIA,
.hose lille heads the present aiticfe. ou'
n. following brief account OF it, 70 wr''len
| hv q friend in whose opiAion we place coh'
! fidenCe. NJ n %
tour in Italy, and deem II not unworthy
the literary source from which tne au'ncr
| derived bis taste for knowledge anu n's
,alent for description. Ii does not aspire
n the profound classical delineai'ons OF
Eustace, nor TO the deliberate and stately
eYhihition OF Forsyth; but il is not on WIS
occount less-entertaining and useful. ne
auihor sailed from New York 10 Gibraltar,
where he arrived IN November, 1910. he
has given several sketches OF this remark
able place in simple line drawing, which,
with his account OF it, furnishes 10 inc
minds eye tie best picture OF the most
;mpregnable fortress in the world, ana Oh
the customs and characters OF ITS ball opa,
nish and half English population, that
have ever seen. The voyage, from TINS
place to ItaIv. and arrival in the Incompa'
rable bay OF Naples. were enII'eneo oy
the singular:ties of an Italian passenger
who Joined them at Gibraltar. This man,
whose name was Malta, and whose eccen-
tricitjes place him on the verge OF mania,
serves 10 furnish the reader with no incCD'
siderable knowledge OF the Italian cbarac'
ter. The author, think has been happy
| in his illustrations on national manners'--
He notices pecuIiarties, which, though
thew would impress stranger very forci'
| bly on sight, TOO seldom find their way IN
10 the variations OF tourists. In tins re-
.Dect. be resembles Moore, whose adnlra-
! bic Views OF Society are now scarcely
| known 10 juvenile readers. MIR. u Hap
pears was qualified to hold converse WILD
the inhabitants in their own language, a
circumstance which cannot tail on all sucb
occasions, to increase tie interest aud ~
siruction which book OF travels affords.
His a.cen, of Vesuyius, bis description OF
! Naples. OF HerculaneUm, OF Pompeii, OF
Porici, OF Pozzuoli. Of Bais, 4 other adJa'
cent places, frequently enriched by CLASH
cal alusion, give the reader mass OF val.
liable and very interesting information re-
| laiiye TO places " hicb must excite the Gu.
riosity of every intellectual inhabllant OF
this globe, as long as history exists One
Circumstance adds much to the interest
which the narrative eYciles. The author
was in Italy at the lime when the King OF
Maple. was absent in Austria and the IN
vading army was daily expected to make
ITS appearance on the frontiers OF the KING
dom, and the struggle tor independence to
commence. The Comparatively trlbIng
excitement which this portentvus event
produced in the mass OF the people, and
| the almost buresque pretensions TO pa
triotism and courage, exhibited by The
soldiers and the Caroonsri, are sufficiently
instructive and amusing The converse.
lions. however, which these events natu
rally elected, help the narrative, and IL
Iustra.e the character OF the people,
Rome occupies a reasonable share OF the
volume, and it is but justice 10 say that
Mr.. p.'s account OF the eternal city IS by
| no means either servile OF common place.
he Judges for himself; and Judging With
the eve of an American, his descriptions
have greater value o. the road TO Flo.
| renee, oUr author met frequently with por :.
| tons of the invading army, and during DIS
STAY in Florence. the King OF Naples, With
a good Burbon face OF Gross features
drove into the city at a round trol, and
laughing heartily with his companions 10
some merry tale He wasoi course under
tine protection OF the Austrian army. which
vas lowering 10 the neghborhood.
The scenery of lsly is very well des-
| crbed The fine arts, antiquity OF arcbl-
teclure excepted, do not occupy much OF
| the book; but il could be desired that the
authors attention bad been more directed
| to The literary and benevolent institutions
OF the principal cities through which ne
| travelled; though we are aware that these
are topics very often much neglected by
tourists. He passed from LegAorn over
| the mountains 10 Genoa, aud thence to
Turen, with an account OF which The book
| closes. II is a well printed 8vo. OF 1853
pages, and when its merits are known, |
cannot doubt that its reception, among
readers of taste and judgment will be fat
tering to The author.
*The author, il is'welI understood, is
| nephew of the late President Dwight, OF
Yale College Modesy alone could have
| induced him to withhold bis name.
Pore. of the Human Body.-By apply.
! ing a good Microscope TO the SKIN OF the
human body multitude OF small pores
will be seen, through which Precipitation
is continually issuing. Ii is calculated