The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-24

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who lasislIed all their powers In tie
description. which would haiTlly have
been the case ii beauty WAS the com
mon or frequent gift. immured rs
they were in the seclnsions Of their
own walls. their lives and minds in
general insipid and unruitiyated.
their society must have been. in some
degree. regarded with II similar ca
teen and respect by tie intellectual
Greeks. as the Ottoman ladies are
by the Turkish lords Of the present
day. Another circumstance, nnta-
vorablr Ia the growth or preservation
OF beauty in the greeks, was, That
they confined their connexions "hiei-
" II their own country. and lid not
generally intermarry With Other ma
tons. Il IL evident thai the person
nj nj, antagcs the Turks possess o.
yer other Nations are exclusively CIV
ing To their taking wives from NIL
countries Arab. Grecian aud Per-
sian blood all flow in the veins of m
Ottoman. and con.pirc to make him
tho handsomcst of human being"
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Tdmpico Harbour. Nav s3d.--As
We passed the bar of Iampie0 the
captain pointed out To me the fort by
which it il defended. could not
form an exact notion III thus admira-
bic fortress at such "A distance. but |
should have taken 1t for fey fisher
mems huts This evening We am
chorcd under the fort, aud Il little
way from the bar. The force aud
rapidity OF the current of the river
il gradually Diminished by the resis-
tance offered 10 il by tho sea till II
reaches point where the force is 40
exactly balanced that there ~ scarce
ly any perceptible motion. Al this
spot the waters of the river have de-
posted a bank oi clay IN the form OF
an horse shoe. lhis bank formed
by The rI,er panuco i called the bar
OF Ianplco, aud renders the en-
trance To the river impraeticable 10
large vessels. and difficult even To
small ones As soon ~ We had an
chored We fred IA gun as a signal 10
the pilot ~ come out TO ~. The
right OF pilotagr ~ the exclusive
properly ot AN individual. u via IN
il ~ suid by government ; no one
can pass the bar without his assis-
lance, OF without paying him tour
atr1- You vii 81 courae Gee how
uniatorAble such II monopoly ~ to
commerce, which has indeed.alrcady
suffered from 1t. Az the pilot has
but two boats, aud there are often
several vessels waiting II cross the
bar, il follows that they waste thor
power IN calling him In vain, aud
whatever be the urgency OF their bu-
sIness they must wait his pleasure.
Alter IA considerable delay we ga" a
point in The distance which we soon
discovered To be IIttle black BOAT III
II sOmeW at more horrible aspect
than that which crosses the Slyglaa
ferry; on IFS nearer approach II ot-
lered To our astOnished eyes "A dozen
animals whom | VAS at loss 10
class, but who were described To me
IA mixture Of Negroes, sanbo"s.
Mestlznes aud Indians. Whatever
they were, their countcnance Vas
truly horrible i; there was mingled
expression Of melancholy aud lerocI-
y which rendered them paniul To
look at. Their colours we're of Sc
vrral indeGnablc dark shades, aud
the clothes oil those nhO were ClDthrd
at ali, consisted Ut II short SHIRT
In short, give them "A par OF bats
wings. and | would defy Michael
Angelo to people the inleraal streams
with more dreadiai iIgures.