The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10
Prom he Natbousi lni.lllgenosf.
rAbEn. LupatHtA

wEYER'S CAVE Dis vIBGlsIA)
Though TINS proud trophy Of the ingenuity o
mature has bee so frequently described by ira
selIers. d,ssing ished both Tor rank and talents
vet Il Is .anp d that u remark by m humble so
saur er, will not be considered as = REELECTION y
on ihe tea RS OF Ibis paper. i6s celebrated
,a,pr, !. situated three miles shoys Port tie
public. in Augusta county near the boundary
lie. IL Is classrtib b, those VINO yisii u, anu {
The pr.al.st eur,o.,tlcs of the world aud surpas-
ses even the most saugu,pr eSp'ci atoms o. nose
who have not previously ,hiird a. "f,e'
Cave ls certain, u c,tiosty ~oihy OF the ifaf-
e1tef's notice. u Is ~ fhr same hdi, and %tafeiei
10 Nai,sun's cave, from which u IS ao'ua Two
hnadsed yaris distant Tins bet s made a sort
Of CLASSIC grnand by Isfersan description OF II
in his Mates bui Is interior TO Neserfm every
particular he psri OF Ma lison 5 cave which "a
60 Ivealenily q crsshie, Is about one "uuhfcd q
dfy yafds long Wryer's Is rom nine huhur d
TO a thousand fourteen large room have heea
opened which h,yr received in,agi AIRY names,
The mnsi spacipu, OF which are Washmgi n
Hall. and the Ball room THE lofmrr IL ninety
unr yard, long. ~ ~, teet vide, anl the arcb
sist, feet high the latter ssiy yards long, ihir-
~ feet nle, AID the arch dhy lee' hikh. The
variety ahd g'otrsqWrness ot stal"eiits ate
most strongly ckhibird IN tie TowrT OF bibei
,seie hug probably thousands Of tons 1emrcir-
rnlar in front aud fall Il Outings. The most
beautiful apartment, because TIE whiesi aud
most transparent Is the Ladies Toilet IN the
tie ofihe 10 ms, Ia the variety AID magnitude
ofihr staluciiics, IN The elasticity, and ouusr-
quently musical sounds Vi many Of its spars tits
tan,bouriue room, music gallery, 6c.) Weysr's
Cav, is probably unique. certainly very superior
10 the famous groto OF Antiparos, one Of the
small Cyiedas Island. In the Grecian Arcliipeia.
20. situated two miles to the West oi toe Island
ofporos. Weyer's Cave exhibits many bennti-
sul white transpnrcncies and r%efrcting surfaces
but in sone places the spnrs are disclosed by
clay on the surface and some ofthem by the
rna OF ifnn, in The substance. This extensive
croiio was on Friday the ~ instant, exposed 10
she view uf r large concourse OF visitors by the
reneciing rays Of about NO thousand candles
The scenc was truly I'm posihg Tar surprising
description. II must be tcen 10 be known. No
pen eau potrtraY It's beauty . no isucy paint. nor
imagination conceive. lrs sublr - grandeur. In
che exploration of this scunc. I FIST entered the
~esiibUlr, or an ,-che nbcr, whrre the rrarction
of the numerous ,spctE occnsione' by the Spars
was drlght nj. | con,inu don to Solomou's Tenn
ple, where the estrut OF he room The diversity /
of spars, the disposition of irsto nIng aud drspe
~, the hrlgii Of me lohy aud uoblr selling. AMI
ihe con,efging rays from the ca dies. reelected
by the spa King btiliancy u the pillar, MI com
h,ned IL keep the sublime en- tons ~ n constant
state OF lesSins excitement Bot on entering
W shingion's Hall was struck mute IN aston.
! .htnent. Hr,e Wcre isposed hundreds of
surn ne candles. all N fhl view, twinkling
through me space Of ninety Que yards beior. ~
Here the h"h iders stood, M obey entered,
wrap Ia a~mHzrment, wondering that such u
scene should nave been effected suhtcr,nnrous-
Is. Indeed. " here ~ eHy hing 10 strike mute
aihl astontshmcut the iigeilest fancy aud The
noft Ia illisnt imag ,oai'n. II - TN. gIdnd apart
msla. properly illnninrG Music was intrudu
mo the several appointments Ia r~"traciug 7
my steps NSfst as the Bail room, ! found II
number OF ladies aud gentlemen am sing heni-
selves 10 coliliions. flr thSi has read the ad.
y ventures ct the twelve princ-s and Twelve priu-
ces %. ~h con ,nucd 80 lung ticit tNi'y dancers
Under ground. wOuld conclude thr Bat tnom ot
Meyers Cave To have been the Identical spot ~
" hich iheS tript the light fantastic toe.
r u now hight, & tied, rrti ed TO the
house ofen'erlainmnut kept pttHe cave o. NJ,
NausG ID. TO whom | am SO much iud' btcd tor
hE polte attention. VlolTANI.