Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-13

mond whig.) touch of our national 'nhr"''y, 'any
v.n;tv exercised ON noble obects-and rather
ser,es therefore, to season than to SPOIL what IN itself
is worth reading as graphic description heD- York
american.
ux,rEp STATES SHIP NORTH CAROLINA
" There was. however, a mu, h finer sight than
,b;s. which did not miss seeing; finer sight,
indeed. far prouder exhibition, than any WHICH
comes within the whole range Of nature of art.
Th;, was an American Ship Of the Line, which
had long been expected al Gibraltar, and "hieh
I had been extremely anxious 10 meet one
was said TO be the largest. Certainly inc
mos, formidable, as we'll as the most brauutui
shin III at ever crossed The ocean. Afer much
weary expectation, the ship was at length Sig
nailed from the tower, aud climbing to me top
of the rock, l saw her coming down otf're
p.n,l. Levan,er, with skysails & studding sails
Q. ,erfec, cloud of snow While canvas. By
and bv the lighter sails were drawn in and DIS
,os.d Of. Europa was doubled and left behind,
and the gallant ship stood boldly into :he har-
nor win wards l.le braced, sails all filled &
,s,ee, and her hull Jus, creened enough 10 I'M
nrove the beauty Of the broad side As she
came closer. and contemplated her from The
more favourable position OF the line wall, no.
thing could exceed the beauty OF the spectacle.
II as we are told in The Life Of Columbus,
. nothing seems to have filed the mind OF the
most s'oical savage with more wonder 'nah Inc
sublime and beautiful trophy OF human genius,
shin under SAIL" what would have been me
wild e1tacy of The sensitive Anacoona, H. IN
stead of the shspeless caravel OF The Adalanta'
do, she had FIRST seen this ship, at least twenty
lines as large. and hundred times more per-
feet? She might not only have believed u 10
In hat ha elf
self had deiened 10 come down and visi' his
children of Xaragus Even TO the prae iced eye
the sight was magp6cen, one. Instead OF he
heavy poop and other membranes, which
di figure European vessels Of the same lass,
eyery thing was smooth and uniform, eacula-
ted 10 produce an unbroken eff ct & The most per
periec, symetry So perfect indeed, are the pro.
portiops VI this vessel, that her size at dis
lance would BIZ undervaIued, and, though larger
| in tonnage, ana throwing a greater weight OF
me- al than any ship that ever went 10 sea, yet
her appearance is SD deceptive, that she might,
a, distance, be taken for and approached as
figate. II was only by comparing the pig
my proportions Of the men who moved up and
down the ma.ts, or threw The lead, with her
huge mas,s and wide spread canvass, that any
idea could b. formed Of the size until she en-
tered the road and came near other vessels. A
British. rrigatc, which had hitherto looked a
| Ieyiathan, as the American crossed her stern,
was owindled into cock-boa,. And now the
wonder became still greater, TO SEE Ihis i'm
! mense mass this wooden mountain, PLAYING
abou' the harbour, with The graceful faclii
Of d li,lr schooner the huge sails changed from
SIDE TO side, TO receive the action OF he wind
with the changing prov, and, at last, when the
hidden from view. with iht facility with which
| bird would fold ITS wings. l seems as il
there was q magic in the whistle of the bolts-
| WANT
"The immense size Of The ship did not, how
ever, become com pletely palpabIe me, until
had reached her in boat, journeyed up the
weary side and stood at length upon her Geek.
The sailors were drawn up brfoie the main
mast, looking with silent respect 10 he haliow.
ed regions Of the quarter deck. Upon tbs
spacious parade ground a nked by doubl.
battery, q hundred fine looking soldiers, b.r
nishsd arms and well brushed attire, were
brought up to salute the departure OF the com :
mander. A splendid band of music, dressed
| in Moorish garb, was stationed at the stern, and
the off ets wrre Ill collected for the same pur
nose upon The quarter deck in irregular groups
OF noble looking young felows--ihe presen
pride and future hopes of our country. A.
length the Herculean form and martial hgure
| Of the veteran commander was added 10 the
NUMBER Here was the master spirit hat saw
impulse and soul 10 The machine. A thousand
eyes were fixed upon him--a thousand hats
were raised aud, as he passed over the side,
the soldiers presented arms, ard the music
sent forth a martial melody thought had
never seen an array 50 soui-inspiring-so i'm
posing; and when came from contemplating
he whole, 10 look into The details Of mis- per-
feet CONFERENCE.-The lis,ie w"rd-h his moving
ci,y-and to admire the excelen: order and
arrang ment every where observable for health,
comfort, and on.enence--for annogance and
defence; | could no. bu, feel the folly of That
wish which could look back with longing after
the refinement of the Augus,an age. The
Greeks aud Romans may have had nobler build
ings, aud be tier statues, and finer paintings than
we do Yet, to say nothing Of our improve
men, in morals--,o leave unnoticed a thousand
are and useful discoveries, and especially that
| ;nyoptinp IF tho prouHPei