The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-25

was fined and imprisoned for libel. Mr. Nichols is
neat, pointed, humorous and clever writer and his
consolation with the press Of this city, will be hailed
with pleasure.
The Caledonia has srived since my last, and Of
course you have already her intelligence The Great
Western sails soon with a small number Of passen-
gers, the packe. ships being preferred this
Mrs. Mowatt gave her last evening" ofrecitalons
on Saturday. She is pretty woman, as have said,
but has no business to appear in public. With many
praseworhy qualities elocutionist she Is very
obnoxious To just criticism. In humorous pieces she
is most successful in the more elevated and serious
she fails But will pardon all her fault. for intro
ducing me, and dare say iour-ffths of her fashion,
able audience, to an exquisite poem entitled The
Light Of the Light House, by Epss Sargent Esq.-
This poem Of the ballad simple romaunt school, is
gem IN our language. had heard Of
before, yet it written by one in our midst. II
Coleddge Byron had written it 5000 miles
sea, it would long since have been familiar to every
American ear. II is written by Of our modest
bards and his coun.rymen and countrywomen hear il
for the first time in the Rotations of eocuonist
II is worthy to stand side by side with Coeridge's
/" Mariner" or Byron's Dream" which was reci,ed
a. thc HiS 10 PRAISE Uut Vhoo'ei 'ee''
the poem itself will bear testimony to its justice This
poem alone will immortalise the poet Read If Is
in print
The Prince is here from his western tour. The
corporation visited him. yesterday, on board the Belle
Poule, and received with salute that shook the
city. His Royal Highness is TO give dinner party
on board Immediately afterwards he will proceed to
Boston and honor Faneuil Hall and its assembled
beauty and gallantry with his royal presence As he
remains in this country only until the 10Th, he will
have TO return the succeeding day the French ct
zens are to give him dinner in the Gothic Hall
Of the most magnificent apartments in tie city, and the
theatre of many fancy ball and masquerade The
same evening Mrs. DR.. Mott in return for civiltes
extended her by the courteous King Of the French
during her residence in Paris, will give the son
magnificent ball and if the poor Prince was not to
be suffered repose the city corporation to dine
him in princely style at the Astor House. Lord
Morpeth will represent the best English arstocracy at
several Of these entertainments which will afford him
an opportunity, as "ooker on in Venice" Of seeing
something Of republican hospitality extended to a
Prince His Royal Highness is genteel looking
young gentleman, with brown complexion and man
Iy features much like the outline of his fathers, set off
by mustache. The hair is dark and worn long
is the present fashion with young men. his ordinary
uniress costume is blue coat with bright buttons, an
ordinary black hat and black pantaloons. His appear
is by means SO dandyish and farccal as that
Of some Of our Broadway bucks whose fathers wero
not Kings! His manners exceedingly mo-
dest and unassuming, AM he irresisbly leaves
pleasing impression upon all no presented TO him.
He now speaks English with fuency, though when
here three years ago he knew but few words of it.
pleased to the attentions shown to him. as they
will be rightly appreciated in France and have ten.
dency to bind in closer union two countries whose
friendship was formed and cemented in the revolution
and the eternal duration of which the sacred memory
of Washington and Lafayette should be the sacred
pledge. Yours
HUDSON.