Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-26
We copy the following from one Of Wills's last
Letters, as published in the New York Mirror.

visiting Juliet's tomb and riding through the
lovely environs. The opera here is excellent,
aud we went last night TO See " Romeo and Ju-
llet" performed in the city renowned BY their
story. The prima donna was one of those
found often in italy-a young singer OF great
promise, with that daring brlliancy which prac.
tice and maturer science discipline, to ny taste,
too severely. II was like the wild, ung0yernaoie
trill Of bird, and my ear is not SO nice yell that
even would not rather feel a rOughness IN the
harmony than lose. it Malibsan delighted me
more in America than in Paris.
The opera was over at twelve, and, as we ener.
eed from the crowded lubby, the moon. foil. and
as clear and soft as the eye OF a ch'd' ourst
through the arches of the portico The theatre
is opposite the celebrated Roman amphitheatre'
and the wish to visit II BY moonlight was express
sed pnntaneous!y by the whole party. Inc
cus.ode was reused, aud we entered the vast are
ma and stood in the midst, with the gigantic
ranges of stone seats towering up IN recedlng
circle, as if to the very sky, and lofty arches
and echoing dens lying black and silent IN the
dead shadows of the moon. A hundred thous-
and people could sit here; and it was in these
arenas. scattered through the Roman provinces,
that the bloody gladiator fights. and the massacre
of Christians. and every scene Of horror. amused
the subjects Of the mighty mistress of the world.
You would never believe it. it you could have
seen how peacefully moonlight now sleeps on
the moss gathering walls. and with what un-
trimmed grace the vines and flowers creep and
blossom on the rocky crevces OF the windows
We arrived at Bologna just in time TO get to
the opera. Malibran in La Gazza Madrd was
enough to make one forget more than the fatigue
of DAYS travel. She sings as well as ever, aud
plays much better, though she had been Ill, and
looked thin. In the prison scene. she was ghast
lier even than the character required. There are
few pleasures in Europe like such singing as
hers, and the Italians, in their excellent operas,
aud the cheap rate at which they can BE- frequent.
ed, have resource corresponding to every thing
else in their delightful country. Every comfort
and luxury is better and cheaper in Italy than
elsewhere, and it is pity that he who can get
his wine for three cents bottle, his dinner and
his place at tie opera tor ten, and bis lodgings
for any thing he chooses to pay, cannot had lei
sure, and does not think it worth the trouble. to
look about for the means TO be free. Ii is vexa-
tious to see nature lavishing such blessings Oh
slaves.
The next Morning we visited palace, which.
as it is not mentioned in the books OF travel.
had not before seen-the Lambaccari. 1t was
full of glorious pictures, most of them for sale.
Among others, we were captivated with Mag
dalen OF unrivalled sweetness, BY Guido Carac-
ci 1t has been bought since by Mr. Cabot, Of
Boston, who passed throsgh Bologna the day at
ter, aud will be sent to America, am happy TO
say. Immediately.
There we're also six of "Cbarles the Seconds
beauties, "-por traits of the celebrated women of
that gay monarch's court, by Sir Peter Lely-
ripe, glowing English women. more voiup'nous
than chary looking, but pictures Of exquisite
workmanship. There were nine or ten apart
ments to this splendid palace, all crowded with
paintings by the first masters, and the surviving
Lambaccari is said to be selling them one by one
for bread 1t is really melancholy to go through
Italy, and see how her people are suffering, and
her nobles starving under oppression
We crossed the Apprentices IN two Of the fin.
est days that ever shone. and, descending through
clouds and mist to the Tuscan frontier, entered
DE lovely valley of the Arno, sparkling in the
sunshine, with all its palaces and spires. as beau
tiful as ever. I am at Florence once more. nod.
parting from the delightful party With whom
have travelled for two months, start for Rome
to morrow, in company with five artists.
Something MarueAous.-We have been told
the following story, which savours 50 much of tho
marvellous. that we cannot believe it aud should
not publish It, were not the source from which we
derived it entitled to high credit. Our readers
shall have 1t precisely as It came to our ears,
There is girl in saybrook, Connecticut, about
eleven wears Of age, who from the many specimens
she has given, IS thought to have been recently
endowed with some extraordinary gift Of speech
At certain irregular times, when the impulse is
upon her, she breaks out into powerful, connec-
ted and finished exhOrtatIons and discOorses,
generally On religious topics. The first discourse,
which she is known to have uttered. aud only one
upon that subject, was on intemperance, tits
said to have been remarkable tor the clearness,
precision and elegance Of its language, the CO.
gency and eloquence Of its thoughts and the i'm.
pressive manner in which It was prouounced.-
Since that time she has delivered herself Of moth
ing on intemperance. The prempn,tory symp-
tom of her inpromptus is.usuaily a fiji Of stupor.
As soon as she comes out Of that, she rises, closes
her eyes, aud perfectly distracted from every
thing about her, commences by repeating hymn,
which sometimes is original, and Of the higher Or
der Of poetry.
She then piyes mt a text NAMING the chs nfpr