Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-01-14
rrom ,he uni,sd sta,e. Gare,te.

A few DAYS after our arrlya! at Athens,
King Ohio and his Queen returned from
tour among the northern provinces IN
Greece. We went out upon the road to
Eleuss TO see their entry. But little in
terest seemed to be taken in the event.
A small escort Of citizens accompanied
their maiesties. They were surrounded
by brilliant staff of Bavarian aud Greek
officers. much preferred the appear
ance of the Greeks to their masters
There was less honesty and good nature
in their phvsiognomies than in the Bavarl-
an, but more energy, FIRE and passion, and
all that outwardly expresses the iron ele-
ments that go to make up military heroes.
King Ohio wore rich Albanian costume,
and in every thing but expression, appear
ed Greek. The Queen was apparently
even more youthful than Ohio. She is
light, fair haired German, and rode her
palfrey with as gay and careless an air MS
any other hoyden of eighteen. She ap.
peared to be more ambitious to play the
part of al amiable and artless girl, than
to attempt the stiff dignity Of Queen
Their young majesties appeared rather
strange, in the midst of so many of the
old chiefs ofthe revolution, whose SCARED
faces told of many hard fought battle.
Their entrance into Athens was hailed
with the riras of select few of the " OF
poNoi," and the roar of some old cannon,
that had poured death upon the Turks in
the last war, and the parade of the garri.
son. Upon arriving at the palace, the
King and Queen appeared upon the Balco-
ny. They were coldly received. In
deed the multitude were altogether indf-
ferent to their royal sovereigns, and SEEM
ed solictous only to get glimpse at Col
ocotroni, and the other chiefs. The son
of Bozzaris, an and. de-camp of the King,
was pointed out to me, and the daughter
OF the renowned Suliote, whose name, as
Halleck has it, is
Freedoms now, and Fsme's--
Oae OF the few, the immortal names,
That were not born to die"
The daughter Bozzarls is n Maid OF
Honor to the Queen. Had the King al
lied himself with the blood of some of the
native heroes OF the revolution, he would
not now be looked upon as stranger by
his subjects.
If Ohio has done but little for the rege.
neraton Of Greece, he at least deserves
praise for his efforts to preserve and re-
store the ancient monuments. His father,
the King Of Bavaria, has, out OF his own
private purse, contributed to preserving
the wrecks of ancient grandeur in Athens.
He has also, no doubt, influenced his son
to the same praiseworihy undertaking
The King of Bavaria is one of the most
passionate admirers and patrons of art in
Europe. In his reign, Munich has become
| another Athens, and the magnificent pile
Of the Valhala, which is now risag on
the banks of the Danube, will rival It's
great original, the Parthenon. The Val
| halla is consecrated 10 the memory oil the
great men Of Germany, and is TO contain
| the statues of the most illustrious OF her
men of genius. A lofty hill bearing up
from It's broad summit this majestic tenn
pie, and commanding the Danube and the
country around to a great distance, forms
as imposing site for the Valhalla, as that
| Of the Parthenon. Excavations are now
being made on the Acropolis BY order of
Ohio, which have been already rewarded
by several discoveries, particularly of the
remains or the little temple of Victory,
which has been restored and replaced on
its original site in front ofthe Prophy Itpa.
Having obtained the necessary ticket
of admission to the Acropolis, we ascend
ed it by the pathway which winds up the
eastern side. On our way we passed the
| Theatre Of Bacchus, which lies near the
foot of the Acropolis, on the same side.--
Here were performed the tragedies OF So
phocles, Eschylus, and Euripides. The
seats of the spectators and part OF the
! facade vet remain, but the whole area is
| oyergrown with weeds, and almost con-
cealed from view. The Theatre was open
to the mir, and like all other Grecan The
aires il was placed upon the side OF a hill.
| The seats for the audience were cut out
Of the earth, and rose n amphltheatrIcal
| form, from the scene, which lay at the FOO!
oCthe hill. In this Theatre, Demosthenes
received the crown Of gold which was vot-
ed to him for his repair Of the for:lfications,
and for other services. The motion OF
| Ctesphon, for the presentation OF this
crown, gave rise to that memorable dis
/ play Of eioquence on the part OF H.schines
and Demosthenss, which resulted in the
defeat aad Punishment of the former to
Rhodes. At Rhodes, Eschines estab-
lished a school of eloquence, and he was
accustomed 10 read to his pupils his ora
/ ton and that Of his great rival upon this
question. His own was received with
1 appreciation, but that Of Demosthenes with
extravugant applause. And how must
you have been affected" said Eschiues,
with a generous acknowledgement of his
rivals merit, chad you heard him deiiY-
er it,"
This theatre was reserved not only for
the representations Of tragedies, but was