The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-04

flea of B1it 2 gus, t1etf idNu''te ahsfstihtni
n, S,,ct, y the pemp aud circumstance, sao
..e eg.s,. af loyalty Its dependencies and
.,yaars-aal sueh tue dearaved state Of the
moral feeling and ,aste Of fle Spaniards, tint
a mixed malfiiale Of mobiles and subjects
,nfneln ? to gsther their grandeur AMI ubase.
nent, hail with shouts of JOY tue exhibition
oftbs bull; intealel for the battle, and enjoy
,sa sacriice nf the ge5le animals aud their
,vrthia,s anier The most cruel fortunes. with
the .m,st blrbarous delight They hail the
victor with loud plaadrs, aud and reward him
a. one wha had achieseI some noble exploit.
rheir mobiles and FIRST citizens aspire to inpe-
ri.hal,le honors, and win for themselves my
er fading ,vreathsof glory, by triumphing over
alan5 animal, which exlausts its brutal rage
araia5t the ingenuity aud dextcriiy of men
aore brutal than themselves. Glorious VIC
tory! and thrice happy he who is
So brave,
That, with his single arm, he ovefthfows
!. rpe leader of the herd =
Ne wish that we could give The reader some
aIeanate idea of the fght--low the heroic
sha<-lJo stands doubIy armed in tae area
"a ,.anI anptheatre, arouud which four
teen thonsana spectators are ranged, all of
whom, who haveany " longing afterimmortali.
81, renvy the happiness ofthe victor--Ahowt tie
bull, maddenedto fury by the torture of spikes
driven between his shoulders, furiousiy assail5
him and after an alarming show OF terrible,
though innocent rage, is slain by his adversa-
~ who is all the time secure ofvictory-how
the victor advances to the august Ferdinand,
and bends before the monarch, aud how His
!Mqjesty rewards his yalor, aud the irius 20.
ud, drunl. with joy, reud the air with their
acclamations--All this would no doubt be
highly interesting and instructive to the Ame-
scan people, but we have not room for it
The description of the public walk is also ve-
~ Interesting The Palro of Madrid, as n
public walk is the 6aest in all Europe. About
1lnset, the carriages of the nobility, aud a
great proportion Of the population Of Madrid,
appear in 1.-THE show Of Royalty the pomp
Of the nobity-the splenlor and elegance Of
slreigu anbassadors-t display Of carriages
alde1uipaSes in molly confusion and strange
aud ncons ruous variety, with the fashions OF
i. che show of characteristic costume of the va.
pious nations, and the immense crowd of all
sexes, sizes and condtions--present spec.
saclc which BAN les all description. AT the
rngingof the vesper bell air is hushed as
death, and no murmur escapes that mass
which moment before was confused and
loud. They are engaged, as Catholics, in
prayer. By midnight the walks are still, for
all nave retired. These are two of the most
popular amuse nenis in SpaiR, and the de-
scrptinns are given by the Reviewer from bis |
personal knowledge The Essay, 0or it par
fakes more Of the character OF IN Essay than
a Review is not only interesting in itself,
bat is very handsomely aud perspcuonsly
written IT is attributed TO the author Of the |
Interesting narrative OF the principal events
in the Life Of Lafayette, the appearances of
which ad Ted so much 10 the celebrity of the |
North American.
Arl~4. .4rtricHn .SorrTs. This article is |
Review Of ten novels that have been written |
in America, aud Issued from the American
Press within the last ls months, to wit; !. |
The Refugee--2 Hobomok---3 Peep at the !
Pilgrims in i636---t 9he Witch Of New Tn.
glands Saraiaga--6. Adsonvile---7. A
Winter in Washngton-9. Tales of an Amer
lean Lar dlord- %. O'Halloran--I0. Costing.
ton Shadow. The Reviewer INDUCES in some
very iudcious remarks on the subject of no.
vel writing and ministers TO the authors Of
the above recited works much wholesome
advice mingled with pretty severe eastiga-
fion for their faults
Art s. Common Lq,o Jurisdici6nr The subj
Jet matter oflhis Review, while it womb be
nninteresting to newspaper readers generally,
admits of no analysis. Jurists will 30 doubt
find it very interesting
Art. q. European Iaotitics.-Some time ago,
S. Sism lndi, celebrated not only in France,
but in all the world, Tor The liberaiity Of his
political views, published in the herne EHeg-
cIo2tdque an able article (Which has been
since translated ON the state of Europe, and
which forms the subject NJ this review Inc
srice is short, bat eynces an Intimate know
ledge Of the state of Europe, aud Of the ma
ehi4erp hy which tha present STATE oil things
was brought about AMI by which II Is cont.
Rled. The Reviewer disputes the correctness
al some Of VI. Sianpadis views, though he
attributes the error oil the French writer ra'
Tier to the .1nsilant placed upon the press
in France than to his incapacity. The idea
that Gern,nv, +" the ancient country OF war
aad politics" 1t. no longer an influence on
che afrrs of Elrop,, Is cnnhrted, we think,
most successfully -and it is demonstrated,
that, whenever new convulsipns shall burst