Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-12-19

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seem A small miserable village i'd the vicinity il
inhabited BY the most sickly. llaegard, wan and
dwarfish-lookIhg people we have ever met with
We were glad to buy ourselves of. and make a
hasty retreat possible from them and the place.
We retraced our steps to SaleEno. where wa soeDt
thenight, and the next morning iourneved hack IN
Naples passing through the same delightful cot,n
try as on the first day. We made a circuit two
miles out of our way to see the pretty little town of
Castelanhare. 1t has fine port which was well
filled with vessels, and the people seemed very ac
tive and bustlng The place is also celebrated for
its mineral waters, for which it is much resorted
to in summer by the Neapolitan gentry, as we'll as
the King who has casino here. 5a .y.s .-.Y
We arrived safely at onr Hotel, highly grati6ed
with our three days jaunt, and the next day set a.
bout knocking off the churches. Do not take this
for an Americanism il is pure English. An En-
giishman was asked il he had seen all he wished at
Rome. ",Yes, he said, he had done every thing
but the charches; tomorrow he should knock
them of. and then be ready to depart" The first
we entered, was chiefly remarkable for the variety
and richness Of the marbles with which IFS
whole interior was incrusted. The next. for
splendid fresco painting. covering the greater part
OF the central ceiling. The Cathedral Of St. Jan.
uarius, the patron saint Of Naples, 1--WE asked our
guide, who spoke very good English, who this ia.
nuarius was. He REPLIED" all he could tell, was,
that he was the greatest man in Naples, the head
Devil ofall; he.however, had spent years in Amer.
ica,andhad perhapslearne some heresy THEREBY
contains in its treasury forty silver busts of differ
ent saints all OF life size, and richly wrought
He.e, too, il Kept vial containing some Of St
Januarius' blood the vial is in box behind the
altar, kept asways locked with two keys. one held
BY the archbishop, the other BY the king, or dep
1ty appointed by him, and cannot be opened but
IN their presence. On certain day Of the year. it
rs shown to the people; when first taken out, is
seen black and dry, but soon liquiies and becomes
tfesh and red, as if just shed. Thousands crowd
to see this miracle. which occurs yearly But one
must have JGiM for all this to be at these exhibi-
tions without faith, s like eating beef stake with
out gravy, very dry and unprQff0bie At the
church Of St. Paul, are some mutilated columns
and statues, taken from the ancient temple Of Cas-
tor and Polux, and as usual, fine frescoes and mar
bles St. Clair is the burial place of the reigning
family, and considered the most richly ornamented
church in Naples. In one Of it's chapels, that Of
San Felico, is magnificent picture Of David
HA~yA"0 tAee stSsPS oA 0AuSau9 uoOTe uiG HTksr 0y
Conca. At the Chapel Of Santa Maria della Pieta
de Langri, we saw some most exquisite pieces OF
statuary, one, adead Christ, with sheet seemingly
wet with the damps Of death, so closely did il
cling to the form, showing the body, limbs, and
every feature Of the face; even the wounds in the
hand are distinctly soiranspafelt 10 this mar.
BILE sheet that covers it. The others are allegor-
cal, one female representing Modesty. The fig.
ure, covered from head 10 foot with veil, IL very
beautiful. AuotheKi b Vice Untleoe;vodp-- % maj,
entangled in . nett from which good spirit 10
teaching him TO extricafe himseif.i The meshes Of
the net and the body seen through II are admirable
In one, Of the Churches, of which forget the.
name, 10 a figure Of the Virgin, which has fine
growth Of hair evevy year. On a certain day. this
Is cut off by the priest before the people. She is
then withdrawn till the ensuing anniversary, when
it has grown again, miraculously Of course, and is
again cut. But enough Of these. My letter has
acquired such length, THAT Ecannot trespass upon
your patience to give description Of Court ball,
which we attended, where we had an opportunity
Of seeing much Of royalty, wealth and beauty
This last closed the scene for at Naples and a.
ter Delighted sojourn Of three weeks, during
which. we had not drop Of rain, but ever bright
and cloudless sIy, with pure and delightful tenn
perature, think zoe may ever REGAL Naples az the
" Daughter Of Sunshine. "--Adieu. =.