Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-23

a while deprived the scientific Genoese
of his wei! earned fame, it is to be hop
ed that the historian, the sculptor, and
the bard. will yet do justice to the mem
DRY OF Christopher Columbus. The dis
| covery of the new continent, and Che
monetary facilities granted by the Ban
kers OF Lombardy. both singularly iden-
titled with the fate of the powers who
had crushed the Hans Towns, now divi-
ded pablic attention, and for season, the
desire of obtaining loans of money, to ex-
spirit of adventure that pervaded princes
and people, gave rise to series OF extra
VACANT speculations; sosthsayers were
consulted. estates mortsaged, and con-
nections formed that proved like the
South sea, Yazoo. Choctaw, and other
bubbles, utterly disastrous to to all con-
cerned.
At this extraordinary era, the fable of
I'll Dorado, was invented by Il reckless
impostor, who had visited Guiana, and
obtained specimens OF rare birds, plants,
minerals, &c /; among other curiositles.
some. of the shields, bracelets, and silded
weapons of the Peruvians and other In
dams. The exaggerated presentations
of the boundless wealth and magnifcence
Of the golden region, spread contigiously
from realm to realm, and so inflamed the
Imagination OF navigators and statesmen,
that in 1895. Sir Walter Raleigh obtain
ed permission of Queen Elizabeth to E.
quip an expedition to explore the domin-
ions of the gilded king. Elizabeth shewd-
{ ly remarked that it looked very like
romantic knight errantry, and required
description Of his fair Land, and the
history of its soyereigns, trade, products,
&c. Sir Walter stated that travellers
who had been there, gave him the follow
ING narrative:
AFTER the fall Of the Incas of Peru a
prince named Atabalipa, collected ak
the treasures he could lay his hands On,
and fled to an inland country, where he
was kindly received and became king Of
Manoa or Eel Dorado, with the title of
the Great Mako, or Great Peru; thai his
subjects gave him control of inexhausti-
bic mines of gold, emerald, adamant, ru-
bies, &c. that his palace was built of por-
phyrg, alabastor, ebony aid cedar, with
massive cornices, pillars, &C., of brilliant
marble cased with gold; that the coun-
try abounded in valuable perfumes, Won
derful animals. delicious fruits, and
spontaneously produced all the luxurious
delicacles of every cline; that the kings
robes, furniture and palankeens were en-
riched with gold, silver and precious
gems; that the royal household and the
temples 0! the sun, the magi and vestals
were arrayed in the most gorgeous and
NEST beautiful attire; and that gold and
silver was SO little valued, that their
weapons, armor, sand household vessels
were mostly formed of those rich mate
rails; that the Great Peru, was DESTROYS
of forming an alliance with some Of the
nations Of Europe, and that the treasury
and commerce of England would be vast.
| ly enhanced by such an alliance; that the
kingdom was situated in delightful re.
zion near Guiana, and when his majesty
went to the temple of the sun, he was
sprinkled all over with gold dust, and
his path strewed with delicate and fra
grant flowers. &c.
Elizabeth knew we'll the romantic ma
ture of her favorite, and told him that he
could not realize all the wonders he had
heard of, but hoped he would make dis
coveries and form alliances favorable tc
the commerce of England, and that i
was principally with that object IN view
she sanctioned his adventure in search
of the kingdom of Ell Dorado. History
informs us, shat after encountering per
lis and privatons, wasting of his health
and expanding his resources, Raleigh re-
turned to Ensland-dejected, tempest
worn and disheartened. But Ellzabeth's
object was accomplished, for the embryo
trade of her reign was the basis OF the
stupendous commerce that exists at this
day between Great Britain and the Gov
ernments Of Peru, Chill, Bolivia, Next
CO, &c.
The fate of Raleigh is an epitome Of
what befel other adventures, and when
we contemplate the evils ofindulging in
such chimerical projects, and compare
the disastrous speculations of the 10th
century with many splendid bubbles that
we have seen bust within few years
past, we easily perceive that peace and
competence, await the patient and in
dustrious, while those who reject the adj
vice of prudent friends and the dictates
of wisdom, generally share the fate OF
those adventures who sought the delu-
siye region of Ell Dorado.
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Ompompanoosac and .Nichilimachinach!
is the exclamation of the editor OF the
Memphis Eagle, on reading the follow
ing:-'The infant daughter of the Queen
of Portugal, is to be baptized Donna
Maria Anna Ferdinanda Leopoldna Mi
chna Raf9la Gabrielle CarIota Antonio
Julia Victoria Praxedes Gongaza de Bra
ganza Bourbon SAKE Cobourg Gotha.'
'Ompompanoosac & MichilimackinackE
If all this doesn't kill thai body, it must
have an awful constitutions