The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-04-05

ne exact cOutcnls OF our p0chet or Tue
yalae Of your clothes to attend 10 any thing
else however, We made out good break
fast, and beng invited rs some yanhees to
take vine, refused; why one would think
that our Carolina preludlces would iofsake
US, On such an occasion. after a boisteIous
passage; no We refused, bui without Of
Tending any one by our correct reasons;
negro was the treatcr
We entered the city through a small
cump Of what appeared to be The remains
Of grove Of trees, by the gate OF St, An
gelo, over which there are two SOULS, SAID
10 be Of two pirates Who were executed,
Lord knows when. for their crimes, aud
having hired batouche and horse, visited
/ the Capuchin Convent where Tue dead arc
deposited, and the Public Gardens.
You travel on long road, boFdered OF
each side bysloue walls "ah the fruit ct
Tue Lemon, Ctirou, ard Orange, peeplug
here aud there over them, and enter the
convent; descending into.thc earth By
light Of black marble steps, yen fiEd your
sell 10 one Of the streets oil the city Of The
dead IL is said there are no less Than 10000
skeletons here, all standing up, wrapped
round With black cloth, and holding ~
their bony fingers their names and date Of
birth aud death on small bt Of card be
sides these there are numbers Of square
boxes containing the femaius Of the mobiles
on each side, and also embalmed bodies,
looking as perfect as life, IN glass cases;
horrId sight which ne could not long ENJOY;
we visited this place twice; hlung q ba.
rouche, We next proceeded 10 the Gardens,
few miles from the city.
You enter through a long square stoae
tuiidng with a pavement M trout, G.
strange article in these paTts NffsG>esen
one walks in the middle Of the street. and
find yourself introduced TO your guide SUI
rounded by Chron and Lemon trees, IN ma
ny a shade Of which, beautiful fountains play,
and ahet looking for a moment a, tse goi-
den fishes which swim in the basld Of the
grand fountain, and those frightful spectres
which they show you. and which caused
the death Of the lady O.. the Captain Of an
Eaglish schooner, rs | was told, while IS
we're there, we returned 10 the city, much
amused by our jaunt, mud visited the square
Of monuments, the churches. and public
, building, which are not on half So grand q
scale as those OF Venice; after. taking it
cargo and bidding all hearty farewell
: (for true il is although Palermo is not 81
novel nof so enchanting city as Venice
you can make more friends on account O
nearly every one speaking English and
enjoying the chagrin Of the soldiers, whom
We had often in our prauks ashore managed
to set at defiance, we again set sail, and IN
20 days or more arrived al Gibraltar Bay
here we spoke the Pfoble, t. S, Sioop Of.
War, who alarmed US with the news Of war
between England and the United States, IN
consequence of which the Uulted States
squadron up the Mediterranean had been
ordered home we saw also the Brandy" Inc
and several others; also some English lrg-
ates; fthe rumor since proved to be reg
ular down-east humbug) Gibraltar is a
noble looking place. and one glance at lis
precipilous aud inaccessible sides, will re-
conclc ones mind to its lmpye gnabihty ;
We we're not allowed TO 90 ashore, but en-
loyed sufficient view Of It's powerful lort'
fcauons cut out Of the solid rock-the rock
itself is said to be 1900 feet high here &c
we're kept waiting for two days, al the ene
of which time u fair wind sprung up, and
We gladly bid lis lorbddlng and meoaclng
aspect farewell The couutsyoa the Span
ish side Of the straits is one of The most fer
tile aud beautiful the mind can conceive :;
rich pastures, high hills which are cutlva
tod 10 their very SUBMITS, while the noun
tains which slant the border Of The adl4cen.
Bay Of Trafalgar, (where Nelson fought
and won the famous battle) are covered
with eternal snow the ear too shares with
the vision this delightful prospect; the
unaing bells of some neighborng flock,
The shepherd with his staff at their head, or
the deep melancholy sound (Which in no
other country than Spain or Italy can be
equaled,l of the Cathedral bell Of TARTAR,
"a beautiful place situate near The beach,
seems to call on the mnd 10 JON with those
in its holy precincts in the anthems Of
praise, which far above the noise OF the bill
lows breaking on the beach, could be bare
~ distinguished.
! There we had trust no, the last view Of
Europe, and with our bosoms swelling With
the proud and happy consciousness that
we we're homeward bound" we cheerful.
" obeyed the order whicb gave the swell
my canvass 10 the grateful breeze.
I Oh there IS pleasure which nothing
can equal; which atuues for all hardsmps'
wtich touches the sot,est emotions OF The
human breast, which makes the breeze
which impels even as the shock from an
electric machine, which thrills through the
whole frame, aud awahens to everything
bright aud beautiful aroupd' It's the con"
sei0usness, after months Of absence, after
scenes OF peril and hardships, of at length
returning hone.
After rather boisterous passage across
the ocean, we reached Boston, after the
lapse of so days from the time of leaving
Palermo. ....
Tbpre is nothing about Boston which