Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-25
From the National Gazette.
XIRlII NJ

works IL our ra'1Ne lleIa'u'c {, SeT" W ha'e 'u'
lutte cff Ct in aIliac irg traveller, TO The re-
nownyd dominion YET lis noun aims, springs,
caves and scenrry-the hosp,i4li OF lis natives,
clr love of Fa,he'land, hel Intelligence aud
elegance of m"' ners,-are matters oil common
drscani Moreover. is soil Is precious IN the
estimation If every American: her pa'rlo's and
ba, c Geldo shed an impcris able glory III Wv
gina.
The anomaly OF y SUMMER excursion to the
South IS The probable Cause Of So fw Nor hetn
visl'sIs being seen below the Potomac IH
,hrr- is no, more bland and delightful climate
than that Of he region east oil he Blue Ridge
during nc carly spring weeks: and Us he
temperature still further sou,n, in the valley
where the s.rings are situated il is far below
the averag, heat in philad,l phia; and even the
use Of fires j. The morning and evening is OF no
rare necessity. i hi'k that the climate Of the
springs is cooler, in general, than ,ha, Of Schoo
ly's Mounlaiu; and as The Nrw-fork watering
places, there is COMPARISON.
From The wealthy em,erants who occupied
lat pc estates il "uld Virginia" a, 'he r vo!u-
ton, their des endar have INFERRED more OF
he bearing Of Engli,h gen,y tnan is visible in
the never Settlements. There Is, OF Course,
more +, 6nemeE, and culture, and the number
bied 70 maintain relinue, preserves more OF
parental authority aud independence, than Is
possible under different circumstances ! his
is somr ines called arislocracy;-if The hane
is applied with good ceilings, il is correct; bu,
if it b. mean, to denote superciIiousnrss, or any
other than provincial price, the epiIhe, IS un-
JUS. The region Of Petersburg is, perhaps,
The strongest hold f his spirit OF Virgnia; and
i, is sorrowful 40 see so fine capital dwindilUg
from Us prosperity. The site designed for II
was upon ,he james Ri,er,-lhe pIrsrn' land
me place called City Poin'; bu, BY some fa,uous
influence, il is buii twelve miles from that
rram, unon its continent, the Appomai'ox -
1 ne tobac CO trade has been transferred TO Rich
mond, nd Pe'ers5ureis manly dependent on
,he fluctualing spirit OF the cotton market. The
town appears OLD, aud tAe frequent conh,gra-
lions which !: has suffered, have left unsigntly
blanks throughout us best paris. But there
are sill many ell, gam mansions and capaci ous
stores, and sufficient business to give lively
appe arancc 10 the stree S.
A norihern man is disconCerred by the num-
Der o. a,tcndar' So ana proiusicn OF he tables,
which he here begins 70 witness; and he VIII
be SURPRISED al he free and frank kindness
which OPP. MS TO him every door, as IT he were
a relative returning To his own home. He must
learn 10 dispense with The Formally and verbal
ceremony 10 which he has been accustomed.
and pprsu ade himself hat he Is conicrrng, not
receiving favors, in using .he house, horses and
servants of lis host, acCordingto his Tree wlsh>
es A Tuck ahoe seems TO his guest rather d
fellow boarder, than he proprietor; and y r.
Their party is 20 be peasured by the visit, II
mus, be conceded UPON 'his unders anding. o
this engaging fradrr Of Vlrginlan socrty, must
b. added the agreeable manners and elocutl'n
Of he gentlemen, aud the rlracity, an 4hlhy,
and accomplishments Of the ladies, which give
an interesting and distinctive Gas, TO social in
tcrcourse.
The mineral springs are unrivalled for varie-
~. number, and fiji a,lousness. Those Of hief
r. sort re situated N the ceni guous counties Of
Bat, Monroe, and Greenbriar, and the entire
read b, Alexandria ard Wmche.et,t or by
Uarpe.'s Ferry, is ir'er, sing enough TO com.
peusa,e for is ocr asiona, 'oughnrss. The wa
TER Of the several springs is odap'ed 10 ali cons
sti,u i ms ,uffeliug under d, billy, or diseases
founded upon il: out as al Others, the purify OF
the air and encouragement to exercise arc the
principal agens 10 res Grafton. Al The W arm
| Splings is perennial bah, capacious enough
20 ADMIT dozen swimmers al once, the water
e which is always al he temperature OF go.
Five miles dis,aut are three Hot springs, Of The
natural unvaryiag warmth Of 80, 1903 and 1917
the Be hesdss Of rhum ,sies A days ride
bring, you 10 the Whre Suiphur-,he Sarato-
ga Of the South. The buildings ex.erd over a
,erdsn, soil, shaded by sg d trees, and in the
vicinity Of 'hick, deer-frequen,ed woods. The
wafer Is so Strongly imp'egnaled, and so mar
vtllcusly ofacent Of he odour OF gun.barrel
wasiings, that uo'ice nausea,es many yards
from II; but few draugh;s OF The crystal toun-
| tain will convert him into walerSbIbner.
Tive Sweet Springs are in hgh, celebrity
Ihe bath is remarkably pure and braclng, and
fhe Southern servants, drilled to the exclusive
of the table, unequaled BY any other wait
ers, French or English striking point OF superiori.
ty is their gentiy without fopp,shness or oieious.
ness
The most inveterate quidnunc ever met with re-
sides on the road from Harrisonburg and Staunton-
For the purpose Of catching whatever news may
he floating in the more stirring quarters this gentleman