Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-04
From he Losdoa aIorning Chrsnie!e.

sad, to grstify very natural and iaadahie Su-
rissi,y, we has,eu to lay few rxrac's 6si"rs
our readers. Ii would DO unfair To Mr.. ho"rs,
alter SO very hasiy a glance, to ehsr any sF'n-
ion an the execution uf The work; she Contents
caspo, bs stherwiss ,han iu'<teslng-
Lord Byroa's Letters written Oh his hrst IRA
ysls have much freshness and iassrest. Ihs
following reminds US .,ro.giy Of ,hs si'is dss-
cripiians in Cki!ds Harold:
San adventure which no mst Vi,h 81 y sile,
charaC,eris,ie both Of the eountry s"d Vi hiRa-
self is ,hus dsscrihsd 10 the aane letter ~ Mrs.
R,r,n, CHS notherf
We lodged in The bosse OF tvo Spabish ~
married ladies, who poseas sir houses IN Se>
vile, and give III a curious speoimen OF span
ish manpsrs. They are women Ut chsra' 's',
and The eldest 6ne voman, the ypunges, pref
", ba, no, so good 6sure AZ Donna J"sePhs.
Tie freedom OF manner which 10 general Ter.
asionikhsd ms Ist little; and In the courss vi
public observation Srd that reserve Is not the
characteristic of The Spanish bsllss, who are II
gsssial vsry hasdsems, With large black eyes,
and very fac farms. Ths sldss, hoaorrd your
sogs,thy .oa with very psf,icuisr at'eniion,em-
bra, ing him with great tenderness q, parting.
q va, there but three days) hf,sr eating ohs
lock Of hi. hair, and pIe.satiog him with one
Of her oup, about thrss fee, in leugth, which
sssd, and beg yau will retain uh my reform
Hry last Oh < were, 'GSies fu harmoso. ne gtsto
mneAo' Adiss, yea pretty fellow, 700 pie ss
me much. She offered me = sasrs OF her apart
meat, wbica my virtue induced sne 10 d'eli"e;
she laughed and said l had .one English 'dmoa
rs" U,I<r,) aud added ,haI sc was gong to o.
married 20 All officer in inr Spanisn army.
"Amsng The beauli.s ai { ad,I. his IN, gina
tian. aazzird by the attraction OF The many. vas
Oh ,hf paint. it wosld appe al lrssA 'as follow
ing, u bsiug 6x'd ~ ont:-
GCsdiz swst, Cajiz. Ii ihe os"ai delightful
town srsr b:bs.d; very tifrrest from our En-
giiAA cities III every rek2sci, except Cleanliness,
(,nj IL is as sirza as l. .sdeI,) hui still osast-
fa!, .Ia tsli VI the 6nsM Women in Spain, the
Cad,z bellies being The L.nc .shire witches Of
THAR l4pd just q. l MAS in,rodSesa, and began
ta Ike ,as grandeur, wa. forced to leave il for
thin csrsea place; but before rsiurn 10 Eag
Ia.3 l Shall visit il again,
Use n,yhi 6.fore lrft il, sa' is the boa
a, Tbs Opera with Admiral ''''s family, an ..
gsd = lie and ias daughter, Sennorsns 's'-
Ths n,rl is very prss,y in The Spanish s'yie; in
roy apinioa, by no means inferior 10 Inc English
in rAarms. aud certainly suprrio 10 f-.cioaiion.
Lssg black hair, darn langsishins eyes, clear
olive eomplr ctiou, And forms more graceful ~
psiion than can Is conceived BY an English,
man p.sd TO the drswsy, !istIsss air Of hls eaUn
lrywsmeb, added TO the mos, bse omiak dress,
ana, ~ the same lime, the mos, deceat In the
world. render Spanish beauty irresistible.
" Miss &C." aad her little brother understood
. li,tic Fr-och, aud after regrsitins ny igao>
reese Of ,h. Spanish, she proposed o become
NV prscepTsss in Ih.' language. could oaly
reply oy low bow, aud express my ree,e, TIA
lQsit,et Csdiz 100 soon to permit nae TO make
tA~ progse,a which would doubtless attend sly
Shades uGdsr SO chArr0iag a direciress. vas
siAna,ng a, ths back az the box, which resem-
b,es oar Ops.a boxes, he theatre is large, fine
IL dscora,sd, and The msSic admirable, IN the
manner IN which Eagsishmen generally ADOPT,
Tor tear CT ineommod,.g the ladies 10 front,
when itis fair Spanisrd dispossessedAn old wo-
usn Gao aunt or dS.nnal 81 her chair, and
commanded sas TO be seated mex, her,slf, n 4
ts.srsblr dis'rasce from her mamma. At the
slose Of the Performance withdrew, and Was
lss~gins Nth party Of men 10 the passage,
When sspssssnf ,hr lady turned round aoa called
NJ, and had the honor Of attending hsr to the
Adairal's maaaIoa. have an invitation on
ny return 10 Cadix, which l shall accept, If I
ie,arn Through ths cssniry on my rsturs fsm
Aisle"
The following acsouHts OF Lord DIsoB's pri
V,ii be nsv to mos, of eur readers:
1--WE have seen. by the letters written BY
him On sis passaSs homewsra, bow fs' from
cheerful or happy was the state Of miad in
which he retsrned. In ruth, even for disps-
si;ion OF The mast sanguiee CAT, there was
Quit. enough IN he aisc omforis mat uo~ await
Cd him iB England to saddcn is home and
check IL" auoya"ey. To Or happy at home
(says Joanson) IL he Ultimate rssult Of al am.
hi,ioa, the cad u which every eaterpriIe and
l.ssr tends!' But Lord BYRON had no home
a least aane tia; deserved this eadeariug name.
A foad family circle to accompany hin with
tie prayers, while away, and draw rouud him
With listening eagerness on bis return, was
vns 4, ualuckily, he never knew, though win .
hear, =, ~e rave seen, by nature formed Tor
il IL ,he absence, too, of all that nigh. cheer
and sustain, he had every hing 10 encounter
that could distress and bsnilia,e. To The
irsariress Of horne wi,nos, Affection, vas
.l H. h.rA af t.kl shoas Vifba Mt