The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-11-03

silent streets O1 lo"Ht "hio.i'
years, has been hid from the light OF Gay
and the world, when the manners ana every
day scenes of so remote an age stanu reVea,-
ed, unchanged, after so long an interval
would appear, that ! 6 years before the snow
er of sand and ashes from Nesuvius oceurr-
cd. an earthquake had nearly ruined the
town; 50 that the houses are nearly rooi-
less. partly from that cause, and from the
weight of the ashes which tell. other-
wise they stand Just as they were lett.
The streets are narrow, but paved; and the
mark q. the carriage wheels in the lava pave
ment Is evident. In Murat' time, 1000 men
were employed in excavating; and perhaps
one third Of the town, has been uncovered;
but. at present there arc only eleven men and
some BOYS at work. fancy the Ncapolitans
find the expense of giving 10000 Austrian
troops double pay little troublesome; and SO
excavations must stand over for the present.
The houses we're all small, generally oftwo
stories, but beautifully painted; and the figures
of animals, such as horses, peacocks, &c.
are AS bright as the day they were painted,
There are two theatres standing, and one
amphtheatrc, all nearly perfect; but hnd
It impossible to give you any idea OF the
wonders we saw in one walk through Pom
peii. At one time, we walked up street
called the Strada del Mcrcantis. On either
side of us the shops Of Mosaic sellers, stat
luaries bakers, &c. &c. with the owners
names painted in red, and the sign OF his
shop rudely carved above the door. The
lniii III the bakers shop, and the oven a
mused us much st another time, we pass
ed through the Han Of Justice, the Tem-
i pic of Hercules, the Villa Of Cicero, and the
I villa Of Saltus. The only Villa OF three
stories obscrred, belonged 10 man called
] Arrius Diomedes, (his name was at the side
/ Of the door) and, i'll the cellar, beside some
4 jars for wine, still standing, was the skeleton
1 Of this poor fellow, found with a purse in one
! hand, and soae trHkct, in his lett, follow
ed by another bearing up some silver and
bronze vases, the last supposed to have been
4 his servant 1heg had hccn trying to cs-
1 cape By taking refuge IN The cellar. Many
other curious things lave been discovered
here, and a grea, deal may yet be brought
to light; for, from ticket of sale stuck up
on the wall of / house, it would appear that
one person had no less than 900 shops to
let. The street of the tomh3 is the most
imprcssive; they arc beautiful and extreme
" interesting. One for tho gladiators has
a representation of the different modes o
fighting carved on il; and from this, il would
seem that they occasionally fought on horse
back, which before the discovery of Pom
pei WAS unknown. Here, however,, | must
stop and leave ytl to hear more about the
matter, from my Journal, which is very
full.
On the 9th Of this month, we made our
4 visit to tho top Of Ncsltius The ascent
and descent along the lava takes about five
hours. We have very fortunately Savado-
ri for our guide, wh3 toll rs all about the
different eruptioHs, &c. The crater is not
At all the thing expected, but gulf OF
immense size, and one can see to the very
bottom of it. can scarcely believe what
we are told, that il is four and half mile!
round the crater, and that its depth j, 200i
feet; but it is most harrid, magnihcien
signt. Here and there quantity of smoke
, is seen curling up the rocky sides, but a
present the mountain is very quiet Al
r around is dark, black looking waste of lava
. extending to the sea; and, near the foot, ar,
, the vineyards Of the l.achryma Christi. Ii
spite os the sad cxan.plcs Of Ilercuaneun
and Pompeii, Villages arc sprinkled her,
and there at the very foot Of the mountain
and our guide told us, that ono of them cal
{ led Torrc del Greco, had now been destroy
ed fourteen times, and another seven. Tn
day was clear and beautiful, and the view
MAS very fine. The country round Maple
towards the hills, is 50 rich and procuctiv
that it is called the Campaisna Felice; bu
: st,ll the people are poor and miserable.
IAe ceiebratcd BUbb D0ddmgton.-Dol
tlington Was very lethargic. Failing aslce
ono day, after dinner, with Sir Richard Ten
j pie, Lord Gotham, and several others, on
). tthe party rcproachcd him with his drow
) siness. He denied having been asleep, an
,. to prove he had not, offered to repeat a
Lord Gotham had been saying. Cobhar
= challenged him to do 50. Doddngton re
J, peated story, and Lord Cobham owned h
= had been telling it. "W'ell," said Dotidine
= ton, "and yet did not hear a word Of it; br
! went to sleep because kge-v Mut a6ot
!. this time cf day yoa zeouH scHthat &torV
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