Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-30

nsnmeht o. dunghlls a. venerable Mshonet. |
They have built an opera house. ordering the veal
thy Moers to put down their names on the box list,
and subscribe becomes patrons of the fias arts
fhey have arranged circle Of private brxcs IN the
theatre, to which tho ladies Of the several Harems
nave keys, and where they listen to Italian songs,
learn 10 be delighted with the romantic loves of Eu.
rope, and turn over leaf in human nature which
hlgerine Hour ever turned before. A detac hment
OF dancing masters has been brig sded for tho ser
vice. and raodisfes 'fpom Paris are rapidly opening
shops in the Grand hue Roysle" Tho ludic. are
a. might be expected, in rapture, with the change,
aud go ont shopping with the air of ei,gante "f
the Fauxbourg st German. Galignani daily com
nunicstes to the Algcrine coffee house. the new. of
| werld OF which they hitherto knew no more thnn
Of the news of the dog star. AL is gaisty, gostc-
uiati"n and the march of intellect. Ii great three
tailed oashsw feels disposed to express the sgtcs
dislike OF the new regime, they ordor him TO be sha
we'd dispossess him of his turban pipe and .cymsta
and send hin to learn the manual exercise under ono
Of their sergcants. The remedy is nf,lble. In
t~elve hours revolution is effected in all his opin-
ios.; he learns the Preach air Of looking delighted
under all crcumsta and returns from the drill
changed man. The offending Mauritanian, is dis
ciplined out of him. and the parade has indicted him
INTO the march Of mind FOR the Of his days. The
Frensh are d,silling brandy from sea weed; arc
teaching buffaoes to draw their cabr'oles have al.
rendy formed subscription pack Of tiger hounds;
and, except that they scorched TO cinder, with
the more serious evils th,t they must wait a week
Tor the Paris news, and have not vet been able TO
prevail on Potter and Msdernoisells Du Fay 10 ion
'asir theatre, ara az happy as Sultsrs.-En gi,h
Paper.
From the New Yorh Com Advertiser Of AprIla
The London Morning Chronicle Of the sls, ob 'er-
ves:-"Ihe report ofthe sudden and very dangerous
indsposition OF that eminent literary man Sir Wal
'e. SCOT Is ~e are happy 10 hear, untrue l, origi
mated IN mistake, and applied to Sir Walters health
short time back, when from lss.tudc or some other
cause the worthy and knd-hear,ed Baronc, was very
Sn~eii' SIR Walter Scott has sold his house in Edn-
outRh, and has retired 10 III. picturesque retreat at
hsoottsford W hero no is actively eng aged IN his lit
erary pursuits and the irnprov smpnt OF his large
ef'ate. His avorits daughter. Mrs Lockhsart, with
hef chl!dren intends shortly TO visit Abbot sf,fd and
afterwards Resume he possession Of Mr. Lockheurt's
comfortable cottage. situated only a few mile. from
has ather-n- laws mansion"
Inc preceding paragraph, the principal fact con-
'ainsd IN which, was briefly noted in this paper last
evening" mas gwen us very great sa iSaction IL so
happened, that the of the illness OF Sir alter
was received on The day which, through the poll e
ness OF Nj Carey, we were engaged in the rrusal
OF the rst volume, and half of the second Of he next
"aVericy novel-thc printed shces " which were
received by the Hibcrpa. The intelligence would
have been painful any time; but came with pncs
'af srce at moment when we were eagerly d.vour.
ing The half OF an unfinished work from his nd.faga
ole pen which promises to be Of the mos, splen-
did IN the whole serie, ofthose wonderful perf,rman
e. Robert Paris" is the title Of thi work: and
Inc DARING Knight of that name, who early went to
the holy Wars. when Europe first began 10 pour forth
nei millions Tor the recovery Of the Holy Sepulchre
Is ns hero The time of the story is that of the ar
'sai OF inc second expedition of the first cur.ade
VIII lch reached Constannope after the destruction
OF mat WHICH had been led by Peter the Hermit and
!hose which had persisted by pcscnce and the sword
'h hungary and Bulgaria-when Godfrey commcn-
ees hs negotiations with the First Alexius for
passage through The Crock Empire and for sup
pines for his fanatcal host. The action seems to be
IL Consantinops, and in It's environs. The princ-
Pa' characters, thus far developed, Robert and
n ahnr nd
Dand IN feats of arms; Aexius and the limp ess
irene, with her daughter Anna Comnenus the his
tof,an o. ncr fathers reSgn;) -Godey. Boheinond
ana other illus,rlous Knights who led the horde of
time from Normandy, FIander and Lorraine,
TO dcvastate the Eastern word; Neighbours
and Grecian General whs h,d been bani,hcd
by h!exus and others whom il is needless to par
tcuarise, and among whom is subal,ern in CORDS
Of exiled Britons who had left their own c,un,ry on
the Norman ceniues', and were engaged as house
held troops IN the service ofthe usurpInr Emperor
Robert Of Paris" is therefore. but another Tale
of the Crusaders and will OF course p,rtske OF the
fame character with the former tales under that
title, and the still moro elaborae and decply inter
esting story Of 'vanhoe-though on different ground
The reader viii At once perceive, that the subject
INC characters und the scenes Of action could not
have been better selected for the display of tho
Various and unequallcd descriptive powers of tho
author All that is glorious in arts and splendid
III arms-'he glitter OF armour, the pom2 OF war
a"o spiencouf OF chiVaFy-the gorgeous scenery of
the Bosphorus-ihe ruias of Byz inium-tbe maa
nhcencs o. the Greclan capital and the richness and
volnptnousne.s Of the Imperal Court-wlll rise be- ]
fore the reader IL succession Of beautiful and Gaz-
zlIng images The actual history IF the events of
that crusade. Is the veb upon which tn. story j, I
woveh-but OF the pot. and is denou'm enr, we can
divine nothing. One leading Incident which is IN
nave an important bearing upon the tale, is the in.
suit winch the sturdy Robert puts upon the Empe.
ror, by rud-ly and fsoressy SEATING himself uron
his throne. while the monarch is receiving the hnu
sge and featy Of Godfrey and his followers as III.
c"ndItion OF his friendship and alliance But the &C
iion Of The tale Is most probably short as the bluG
knight was slam soon afterwards, the battle of
Derylsum. The descriptions arc rnastcrly from the
lonthsorne Scythlan horJe' who were ,nfcginp the
empire and fighting for against whornsocyer thev
pleased. to the gntering array Of knigLrs-"al fur.
n"hes all IN arms, all planned like oslrchcs and he
myrnds IN their train;-from the crumblnp and
IVY covered ruins IN the suburbs, 10 tho superb !
splsndon OF the palace and its pseean,s within. !
The true character OF ElrXnshis cold and diet rust,
TIL reception of the crussders-and his dsoIici,,
and ueachcry toward thsm, though touched with