The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-06

length we we're earrifd ny the c'erefi, was
computed by those M board the frigate ut
upwards flour Engli-h miles;ihp' the su'u
nj BREADTH barely one, The rapidt, ofthe
current Is such that no haAt cen ow direct
~ across aud II my IN SOME measure he
esiimntod, lrlm tie citeuinsiance nj the
whole distance hrlne accomplished by one
nj the parties VA nm hour and Ave, and by
the othcr in IN hour aud ten minutes. The
wafer "as extremely cold. from the melt.
,ns oi the mountain SHOWS. About three
WEEKS b fore. Ne had made M pfismpt =
hnl having ridden all the WAY from the
ffnad the same morning, aud the wAirrhr
,ng al IA icy Chilhmss, W. fund II nrcessa
~ Ia postpone le,. eomPielloo ill the fri
sate anchored below thr~eAallcs whtn Ne
swami across the straits, rs lusi stated, On
tering considerable way above the Euro
llehn, aud landing hslow the Asiailc fort.
the'ahr1 saNsaNnnnH jew swan lhe same
distance for hi mistress aud OLIVIER nicn-
TINS is having hen done by u Neopolltan;
hui our Consul Il II ragnna remembered
ariihrr afthrsr circumstances, aud tried Io
dissuade IL from the attempt. 4 nnmhcr
II the Salsrli's crew were known la have
accomplished u greater distance; and the
only tmng that snrpriIrd me VIA, that rs
doubts hid hccA entertained al the truth ol
Leaudor's stony. ~ traveller had nvrr ~
dea'"'ed Ia asreltal" lis rracl'cahllity
This notable adventure MAS however, FOL
lnwcd by III of the ngue.
He returned Ia England, after an alb
sence of three years, aud the Two R,st can
u of ChilRe Hafoh made their appear
anee u few munihs afterwards, To thi,
poem IN rapid succession followed the
Giao,u aud the Bride Of .4byios, two Tor
l,lah stories; aud whilp ,he world Nns as
yet divided IN npinon ~ IL winch al these
three pieces the palm VAS due, he Produced
Ia, brant,iul poem ii the CotSair.
Gu the I'd oi January, iaij, his Lord
ship married, Al Scham. IN The county NJ
Dmhom, the only dau a ter of Sir Ralph
Mhhauk NorI, Baronri nd towards tlir
flos' oil the sa,ue vem Ina I.ady hroughi
hun daughter Within q few w"rks
however, after That event II separation tuoi
place, for nh,,h snrious causrs hnt beer
stated 1hs difference excited u prodi
g,ous sensation nj the lipe. His Lordphir.
white the public anxiety rs 10 The course
he would adopt nas At he height, suddenly
fl the kingdom with The resolution neve,
In return.
lie crossed over To France, through
winch lar passed rapidly In Brussels, taking
IN his way n survey al the 6otd Of Water
loo. lie proceeded 10 cohlcntz, aud
thence up the lthinc ~ faI ~ BaAe. AZ
ter visiting so,ne of III. mont remarkable
scenes IN onllzrrland he proceeded to the
North 1T Italy, lie t,ok mp his abode Tor
som" time nj Venice, where he WIS lnlnrd
by Mr.. liobhouse, who accompanied him
IN an excursion 10 Rome, where hr compie
ted his chute Harold.
AZ Venice, Isrd Byron avoided as much
as possible intercourse with his country
mrn--iIe quIilrd dat city, aud took NJ
his rr,ldenc' IN ollier puts of the Austrian
donnions IN Italy, which he qhIii,d fol
Tuscany. He was julncd by the late Mr.
shelby, and Afterwards by Mr. Leigh
llunt.
HIS pBtrimoni1 estate received lately Il
/ large increase b, The death ol Lady BY
rnn'a mother, aud n,alnabIe coal mine, said
IL be worth Go 900 had been discovered
o. no nochdI estate before hc left Ens
land, 50 thd II lbs death hp must have
been IN lbr pnssessiou Ola trgr Income.
The journey Of his Lord.lnp In Grrrre,
and the pat he has acted IN tha country
will cnd,ar his meianry 10 every friend Of
liberty
One production Il his Lord hip win be
/ looked fur with more anxiety than any oi
/ his ln'mer publications. We allndr To- his
Llir. written by himself, which he gave Ia
his friend ,lr. Tbomns Moore, aud which
has been samr time in This country. IRE
port is To be credited Lord Byrob has IN
! lhls work examined himself with an un
spnring sasrily of which few men ale "a
pablo.