Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Correspondence Of The NeW York Express.
g. S. FRiGArE CONGRESS, TRIESTE,

YOU must conclude that are less patriotic abroad,
Than we in Portsmouth on the previous 9TH. IL
was pleasant party We had ihere-but here we have
uivpn a MAGNIFICENT hall There we had not more
than hundred persons here We had more than SIX
times that number. There assembled The plainest Re-
publcans-here the naughty arstocrats, 10 celebrate
| the day we became n nation There Inc Democracy
came On board FOR personal enjoyment-here the high
est mobiles came show respect to national power
whose institutions they hate Sill there were enough
hare too ho for fun and !rolic, To minge gaety
and pleasure with form and magnIhcence. AND no
exerons were spared by the officers OF the waroToom,
% no pnve the ball 10 make the affair worthy OF the
day OF their country, and OF thel. distinguished guests
The whole spar deck converted into one brilliant
ba roon where three hundred walled OF Promenaoen
in one great oval. The canopy above was vauied
h,ph and clustered with glitierng stars From The
canopy hung flags of all nations, fesooned with beau
| uful bououets OF flowers along the buIwarks where
sofas and lounges arranged Tor the id'gufd nah-
GERS Along the centre, were ottomans ana oWahs
sire wed with flowers, where grouped ana hted peauA
and bellies Of many nations and various languages
Eyergreens were rnlwined about The decks with the
most exquisite taste Whatever was lmm"veahie, was
into use and ornament. The very masts were
turned into huge and curious candeaofas, WINE 'he
LARGEST chandeliers from the CENTRE flung their count
less lights upon the brilliant apartment, which seemed
created by encha to iascnae Inc coolest ohsef
YER On The beautiful decks were drawn appropriate
devices by two dsng uished American artists, VINO
came with the officers from Venice 10 ENJOY the cele
bration OF our independence, uhoer our own nepuo''
can flag, in imperial waters
By ten o clock, every thing that was noble. elegant
and beautiful in Trieste promenadea .he oecRs o, Tue
Congress The exquisite order IN "hch me snip -
ever kept, never fails to produce me mos. u"'e
admiration But C.. this occasion, the enect was truly
enchanting The beautiful lades-their rich dresses
the uniforms OF the officers Of Austria imperial army
| side by side with those of America ) hepuolcan navy
the brilliant illumination that lighted up every coun
tenance and chased away every care-all contributed
10 dazzle the imagination and please the fancy Beauty
was so common that one ceased to admire 1t, unless
beheld in superla,ive degree Austra, Italy, Greece,
France England, and Germany were all oy
distinguished beauties, and many gentlemen OF ost'hc'
ton VALUES and quadrIlles succeeoed eacn otnF, a
erna,ey until midnight, when supper succeeded them
both for n time.
The whole company paired off, descending the man
deck, while the band played "Hall Columbia, where
was stretched along one side, splendid supper Ia
he filled with every thing from The East, and from The
West tia, could Impress the mind, tempt the appeue,
and CRAFTY The When the beautiful lao"s ano
their admirng beaux, lined along both SIDES OF Inc Ia
BILE of pyramids, Oh, shade OF Titan what scene
for n picture 1t would Gil whole Louvre OF 'tseli,
and embcdy some of the most beautiful portraits IN the
world The towers, pyramids, obelisk~, Companies,
stood through the of beauty and The heavy hre
of champaign; while the barriers and red"uots Of ices
ellles French kisses, sweet meats, ano pitler meals.
fell under the irresistible attacks OF the fa oesiegers
led TO the charge by deserters from The ramparts who
had been won by the beauty OF The front ranks Inc
Austrian and American flags that waved from the tow
ers were wresied from their high state by the cavaliers
of the besegers TO lay at the eet OF the arest OF '
fair and strange 10 say, where there was so much
beauty the same lady during the evening,
at different times, and by different cavaliers, was pre-
sened with all the flags without either OF The admirers
! knowing the homage had been pad by another She
was siranger and they knew not of what nation; but
her beauty was of the most unquesiionable order
Still there were mothers, who had daughters to mar
ry tha, could see nothing to admire in those Tea
lures divine-that form Of beauy-that molion OF poe
try Indeed said that she was no better than she
should be, else some one in Trieste would have known
| her.
AS il had been from the waltz to the table, so was
| from the table to The waltz; and the gentlemen again
encircled, the most approved Austrian style Inc
precious waists of their lovely partners IN the rapid
German waltz that would make Spanard g'ddy to
look upon But whether they whIrled rapidly or
walked slowly, they were alike graceful and light,
and commanded the admiration OF the verest old pa
chelors that the occasion had assembled
"Here, Col n. lounge upon this divan with me,
and tell me who the beauties are as they pass oy
us, looking killing things at their partners-yon
know all Trieste First, tell me who is that exqu-
site beauty smiling so sweetly upon that majestic
ge nteman in black-ther admiration seems mutual
"She is the Countess of -, the most celebrated
beauty in Istrla She is from Vienna. The gentle
man is our noble Governor They may admire bu'
no, marry Though they are both OF noble blood,
his is most so; and should he marry rank below
him, he would forfeit his inheritance His elder bro
Their did il before him; and this, the second son,
thereby stepped into his brihrigh by the laws OF
Austria, where they more particular with Their
nobility than in any other part of Europe. TO
marry such a lovely creature as that, said one OF
the American officers, g" would forfeit all the BIRTH
rights in the Empire "They are usually more con-
s,derate in this country" said the Colonel. 'Wait
until you get TO Constantinople, and you may buy
such a beauty for 300 FORMS Who would not De
q slave owner at that rate:
"'rhere is your American Ambassador to Vienna
resumed the Colonel, "as gay and gallant Pafi-
s,an but that lovely Greek Countess his arm, in
fuses admiration wherever she directs her smiles, and
he be blamed for his present fascination Here
comes of your young officers with another style
of beauiy-what an exquisite face, and how heaun
fully delicate is her form She fransy lvanan-
here fnr the benefit Of sea bathing Here comes that
tall officer Of yours that always black still with
the Hon MISS B. of England his side, if she
were part of his appendage. have seen him with
no else to night They look inseparabe, and may
they prove But you sailors the same in every
port There is another young officer of yours, hand
some fellow, with many epaulelies us your Cap
TAM and bandsomer uniform, trying to disturb The
, peace Of the charming Miss S. while him is
of your handsome Cadets, (Mds) saying the sweetest
things to of The girls that Tyro ever
produced Here is another Of your officers that wears
two epauettes, the finest looking fellow hoard, mol
even excepting our Governor. He we'll matched with
D the elegant Countess of o. his nrm, where she has
of others heard lady, who has three daughters IN
the market, trying to persuade her to take sat- that
of her daughters would give her one but the far
Countess Ind The good taste no, 10 elnquh the arm OF
such beau for the seat Of such rival Next to your
largest officer, walks your smallest MILDLY with the
pretty little Miss M. on his arm, and rose upon his
cheek That might excite The envy even Of that Ger
man beauty. that whirs and coqneltes with Lieut. b.
whose liquid eyes are fixed upon her in snch marked
admiration, as they gracefully glide alnng this great
circle unconscious of the presence any but them
selves Now observe your Commssary whhthe beau
full Ida of Poland again. What would Mrs c. say 10
that? She waltzes more like lady of Madrid than
Warsaw; probably to accommodate her handsome part
ner Now look at this long line of Austrians who have
provided Tor themselves happily The Americana
how they fly along your smooth decks with the rap
dty of whirw,nd. Any tina, takes them for
SLOW coaches will be prodigiousy deceived. There
your first Lieutenant enters the lists again with his
queenly partner. She IS the most princely beauty
have ever behrld and yet CANNOT, find soul who
knows her in all this multitude, except officer with
her, who met her she board as an old acquan
ance aud has scarcely been separated from her since
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