The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-11

AOohE - LIT i Oc i.OtD Dl KUN.
Lord Byron's Letters written or his first
travels have niuch freshness and interest
The following remind US strongly Of the
vivid description in Chido lIsrcd:-
An adventure which hc met with at
Seville, characteristics both Of tie country
aud of himself, IS thus described in the
same letter 10 Mrs. Byron, (hjs mother):-
I'VE lodged in the house oftwo Spanish
unmarried ladies', who possess SIR houses
IN Seville, and gave us cnrigsls speciA n
OF Spanish manners. They are womeNof
character, and the eldest fu0 women, ;he
Youngest pretty ,butnot 20 good u figure Is
Donna Josepha. The freedom Of manner
which is general here astonished me not q
little; anu ia the course Of public observa
ton. end that reserve is not tho charac-
toristic of the Spanish boiles, who ore in
general very handsome, with large black
eyes, and very hne forms. The eldest
hono.ed your un'eorhy ION with very par.
ticular attention, embracing him with ggea,
tenderness at parting, Il was there bu,
three days,J after cutting off lock of his
hair, and presenting bin with ole Of her
own, about three feet IN length, which ]
SEM, aud beg you will retuin Ill my return.
Her last words were, '.idios, Ia hdrmoSo,
me gusto mHeho. Adieu, you pretty fellow,
you please ne much. Sho offered Lie Z
share apartment, which my virtue in.
duced me 10 decline; she laughed aud said
had some English 'cnGnie,' (lover,) and
added that she was going TO be married 10
an officer in tie Spanish army.
Among the beauties Of Cudiz, his i'm
agination, duzzled by the attraction of ths
many, was on the point, il would appear
| from the following, of being fixed by one -
"Codiz, sweet Cldiz, is The most delight.
! ful town ever behelt; very different rom
our English cities in every respect, excep,
cleanliness, (an1 ii is as clean cs London. J
but still beautiful, and full of the finest
women in Spain, tic Csdz bellies being the
Lancashire witches Of their land. Just rs
] was introduced, and began 10 like the
grandeur, was forced 10 leave il for this
| cursed place; but before return to Eng.
land | shall risi, it again.
THE aght before left it, sat in the
box at the Opera with Admiral ''k@'s iaml-
ly, an aged wife and a fine daughter, Sen.
noretta 49,. The girl is very pretty in the
Spanish style; III my opinion, by no means
inferior TO the English in charms, and GER
tainly superior in fascination. Long black
hail, dark langDishing eyes, s,clear olive com
plexlons, and forms more graceful IL mo
ton than can be conceived by en- Engli
| man used to the drowsy, listless air Of his
countrywomcn, added 10 the most becom
, ing dress, and, al the same time, tho mos,
decent in the world, render Spanish beau.
| ~ irresistible.
"Miss *@# and her lit:le brother under.
stood little French, and after regret,ing
my ignorance ofthc Spanish, she proposed
to become my preceptress in ,ba, language.
] could only reply by low bow, and cx-
press my regret that | quilted Cadiz too
soon 10 permit me 10 make the progress
which would doubtless attend my studies
under so charming direetress. ! was
standing at the back Of the box, which re.
scmbles our opera boxes, Che theatre is
large, finely decorated, aud the music ad-
mirable, ! in the manner in which English.
men generally adopt, for fear ofincomrnod-
ing the ladies in front, when this fair Span.
lard dispossessed an old woman fan aunt or
q duenna) Of her chair, and commanded inc
to DO seated next herself at tolerable dis
tancc from her mama. AT the close ofthe
performance withdrew, and was lounging
with party ofn.sn 10 the passage. when
en- passanl the lady turned round aud called
INC, and had the honor Of attending her 20
the Adiass.'s msnsiOn. ! Ihave an invitation
on my return 10 Cadiz, which ] shall accept,
If ! return through the country on my ro-
turn from Asia"
The following accounts OF Lord Byron's
private affairs on his return 10 England. 10
1911. will be. pew to most ofour resders:--
we have seen from the letters written
by hin or bis pssssge homewerd, how far