New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-07

DearJ: have just received via Havrc your
last, and catch a moment of leisure to reply
although am we'll nigh dead; for have been
twitched and pulled and hauled about by every body
for the last month, without regard to justice or
mercy 1t is enough to kill man, as you we'll
know by experience, 10 live among the Genoese;
butit is worse still 10 do business here. TO cap
The climax. another cause OF distraction, much
more 6esiratlc however, than others alluded 10,
occurred week before last. While VIC were SIT
ting after dinner en- tic terrace, which overlooks
the sea, We saw with the glass tlucc immense
vessels off on tie horizon. We debated long
time apqut the 2e9T corners, who they cogid be,
whea the signal was given fom the Telegraph
over the Fort, e. an american squddron." You
have once seen an American f.ct come up the
same Gulf, and need not tell you that we felt
"most peculiarly hopeful OF good tilnes.' 1t had
been one Of those calm, glori9us early summer
days never seen but in Italy, and all day the sea
had been a7 smooth as an inland lake. But the
evening breeze had sprung Up fresh, and the
squadron was riding up the Gulf with all her
canvass set, seeming like cluster of small white
clouds coming out of the sea. Gradually and
mperceptib!y they moved up until their high
forms became distinct aud we could see the sail.
ors in the yards-hrst the ftigate Cumberland,
barring the broad pennant of Commodore Smith.
In her wake, mile distant, followed the beauti-
fd frigatc Columbia and last came the little
corvette Faiffeld-the two latter continually re-
ceiying and answering tho signals OF the flag.
ship. Il was q beautiful sight The wind was
blowing fresh and the squadron was masiog
or 10 knots hour, and YET the vessels sailed so
nearly alike, their relative distances remained
apparently the sarae. The Cumberland passed
the Mole and dropped anchor, and swung grace.
fuly round to the wind. In about ten minutes
theColumbia came by her and anchored astern
and shortly after the beautiful little Fairfield shot
by them both like an arrow, lowering her flag to
the Cumberland as she passed. From the be-
ginning each vessel was beautifully maneuvcred,
and they swung round TO their anchors and rode
on the gentle swell light as pleasure boats. o.
course there WAS diffused through the old city of
Genoa Subito great JOY, for all the needy and av-
aneious gen!uses On which the place abounds, IS
you have had occasion to know greeted this
golden occasion di guadagnare an poo, as they
say, which, properly translated into good old
English, means III thus case, cheat IKE q JeD.
In less than half an hour, al moderate calcutta
ton, {. score or more OF these bloud-suckers
iocked to greet me on the arrival of "a1 Gttra
squedra americana" One had carne excel.
lsnte," buon preeSo;* another very long ropes
all one pisce; another could wash clothes, and
begged recomme ldation to that effect; another
had gold watches cheaper than silver ones could
ever be made; another. could teach all the an
Gent and modern languages (this one lit
oh nj
course, for literature. find, is about as prcGt-
able in ore part of the world as in another
can give younoidea Of the siege went through.
Perhaps You ask, "Whv DO you allow all these
fellows 70 tease you so z" Wei, sir, for a very
good reason. and one which, as far as my limited
experience goes, generally speaks for itself: l
couldn't help it. You mast remember that an
Italian is man you cam. getrd of so very easy.
de will stick to you Ike bur; you may scold
and fret, and he will bow and be exceedingly
polite, and talk his beautiful linguoggio, and be-
fore you know it he has gained his point. Oh.
Of al! teasers and beegars, give NE last Of ell an
Italian. However, the tired bell rang again, and
Lieutenant from the flag ship came IN and Of
fsred me passage TO tho Cumberland, ana OIL
we went. The squadron had como from Mahon,
touching at Toulon for clean bill OF health,
which was entirely unnecessary, for hac o.
timed from the Government free p.atque Tor all
our Navy ships coming from Mehon. Com. Smith
yeu NAV POSSIBLY know; he is from Boston, ard
ka true New Eng lander; he gueSSeS, and i
generally right. Every ship III his squadron is
imperfect order, and as neat us Shaker kitchen.
Every officer and every mcn knows his place
Count Admiral dc Very .oid me, after examining
alllhe vessels, that he had never seen squadron
lnsuch perfect order, por such beautiful vessels.
Oar Naval vessels always exotic universal adj
mlration, but this squadron IS what The Italians
cat peramente ar TrcGntc, and the COLOMBIA Is
Without doubt ore OF the nest beautiful irigates
nthe world You may JUDGE of The perecI DIS
cpline OF The fleet when tell you that l2U0 men
came shore, and not one broke his liberty and
only one got drunk. Blu; the Tempe ance Re-
tornation must take It's share OF cIedi! FIR this,
of the flagship is tc total snip, ard very lllcis
Crank IN the other vessels. The impression ere
asd IN the Mediterranean by Com SIS squadron
vii be inhpitelg more u oar credit than any
other thu, has recently entered L; for generally
Inc Italians at least have snpposed on- seamea
were "a fighting aud drinking set of fellows."-
inesquadron remained twelve days, and it was
season of fcstivity Every day at dinner or
every evening at = so;ree or the opera We met
Neatly all the officers spoke either French or
issilan, and many both, which made their society
sOaftsd universally. When the squadron came,
vac @sad Marquis di Negro was at his cOuairy
una He came in the town as soon as he could
=. make arrangements to give succession OF
.eS at his oietta, with iiluInnations in the gar
s T But the Commodore had been detained at
oaeh9n by adverse winds four weeks, AID he
'uia no longer delay his summer cruise; end
ss osioie yesterday we all went on beard to say
So oy; and III fcur hours the maln-iop-a gallant
aaos 0! the fEigates were hid behind the blue
sba Tho Fairfield sails for Mahon, and
Del sn oins The squadron at Naples, where the
mou'h had been ordered, and then they all sail
Ssnu 70 The Adraic and the coast of Greece.
~ much for Naval news.
tv osaoa has been crowded with Americans for
y W. months. Hantir gdon, the pain,e, Of New.
D, M q and his lady; the generous and humane
tn move, and family, of New Haven john
cppan, Esq. and lady, of Springfield; Mr..