The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

LETTER froma young America genie
man, IN Algers, To his friend in WASH
ingtun.
| Communicated for The Nat. IntelIigencerl
.fgisrs, June %, 1895.
On the igth of April landed at THIS cl-
" from the u. 5. ship Ontario, Cnpt
Nicholson, and was received by the Con-
sui q neral with great kindness. As my
voyage was moi without incident, a short
| relation may not he unacceptable. Our
passage from the Cnesapeake to GibraI-
tar eas made in "a doys: all my anti
clpatOns OF sea-8lCknebB were real1Zed =
nor have derived from 1t the beoeGts
which have been thought to succeed
Cato, the censor, charged himself with
thee things, oil which one was voyage
by sea, when he could have travelled by
Land TIN. self reproach | have not IT,
MAKE but, If could return 10 America
b. iand pa-sag. of 5000 miles, would
certainly do II. ! did say, that would ne
Yer again embark upon the Vastly deep,
but, as The Premise was rxtorted under
dnreSSe, II cannot he binding: and am
now prepared, with the inducements of
the first, tn hazard a second voyage.
To thosc who have visited the classic
soil Of GtTece or Italy, Gibraltar might not
present engaging ass0catlons--to me-. who
had only approached antiquity through
books, this citadel WAS peculiarly interest
Ing. stood upon the apex of this mount,
and imagined Genseric aud his Vandals
passing over into Africa, when, as Milton
says of the populous North,
"Her ba9 barous sons
Come IKE a deiuge ON he South, and SPREAD
Beneath dibruiiar 10 me Lybian sands
|, was here, also that the Moors, under
lark, from whom the rock of Gibraltar
takes IFS name, first landed for the con-
quest of SPAN. The dominion of the
Moors Ia that eounty for eight centuries,
distinguished as It was by the cultivation
OF sci'nce and the arts of peace, presents a
painful contrast Ia ia present condition
under an Imhecile Legitimate. Were To
pursue the historic recollnctions of this
place, should he ca rled back To Hercu-
les; 10, Gibraltar, and the opposite prom
ontory in Africa, were called the pillars Of
Mercedes. tie is sand to have opened this
passage ior the waters of the Medilerrane-
an, by an Effort of his own arm, Mr.. JEFF
'ierson snpposes similar rupture TO have
discharged the waters in the valley of
Shenandoah, but unfortunately his coun-
trymen cannot credit the Herculean pro-
cess or any Hydrologic agency.
\ casllr, built IN the 9Th century, is still
standing al Gibraltar, and l. fine specl-
men of the Moresco. This rock was thus
early occupied as point d'aypiti, and its
conquerors, IN modern tines have appre-
GATED IFS Importance, by rendering it per-
ieotly lmpreSnahle.
The present Governor of the garrison 10
John Earl of Chatham, the eldest son of
our Chatham; and should be pleased 10
say, that, with the title, he innerits the ,ir-
'oes and talents of his illusirious progeni-
tor. II is probable, however, that the dis
linc''on OF the SON will rest on that great
and celebrated name" as Burke speaks of
the first Ch1thdm--the eloquent states
man whose genius will ever be admired.
aud his memory venerated by Americans
Lord John IS SAID 10 have dissipated the
pension of $4,000, granted TO the Earldom
b, Parliament. His present salary is $685.
600. had the pleasure, while at Gibral-
Tar, OF seeing the renowned MARQUIS of
Hastings. He landed there on his way to
Malta, oil which island and garrison he is
Governor. As the youthful Lord Raw
don, ms nane is associated with some of
the most important operations and promi
nent events of our Revolution. He was
generous and chHalric hut he sustaius
the odlum OF Colonel Haynes execution.
Ills defence .. 'riat measure, in letter to
Gc,,. lee, is published in the Champaign
oil 81, by the accomplished son of that
distinguished patriot. As Earl of Mora,
he was Governor General of India. His
great pecuniary ADVERTISEMENTS ave un-
d'rstood to bave been caused by his phi
ianthropy towards the French emlgres.
during their revolution. General Lafay-
elite aud he are perhaps of the same age :
ana they were conbatants on the same A.
rena yet how different their fame with
poster,y The morally sublime specta-
Gle OF Lafay"te's visit to our hsppy coun.
try, proves, that whoever will attract the
aumlration, and secure the esteem of hu-
"anlty, must not contend against IFS dear
est rights.
After stay of four days at Gibraltar,
we sailed Tor Mahon, port in the Island
Ut M'norca, belonging TO Spain. The u
nlted States Squadron had wintered there.
and was prepared 10 sail when we arrived.
Com. Rodgers was kind in his recep-
ton, and furnished me conveyance to
this place in the Ontario. The squadron
returned from Gibraltar to this place on
'ne Esd OF May, and anchored. During
lhe'r stay of two days, the Commodore
proposed to visit the Bashaw, but, as he
aec'ined receiving him at the hour reoues-
'ed, he determined to leave without paw
,ne that respect. The squadron sailed
nenee ~ the Leyant. As the linz OF hat