The Southern journal., 1846-03-28
The Vatican.

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its extreme length through the apart
ments, and not duplicating y single
room, was '79, GOO feet, or nearl four
teen English miles. 1t has 1000
rooms, and 200 Of the antiquities Of
Rome, as well as most of the celebra-
ted statuary and paintings Of the early
as well as the modern artists. there
you will see Raphaeps immortal
TRANSPORTATION. as we'll as the great
fresco Of the Last Judgment, with an
immense number Of highly meritori-
ous paintings.-The sculpture is also
great. 1.-The inimitable $50 called) Apollo
Belvidere, and the truly great Dying
Gladiator, with 10000 more, some
very fine, and others common; all the
Caesars, and all the Roman Emperors,
Presidentsand Senators, as we'll as the
orators and poets, and host Of gods
Of sea, land and air. In fact, ifn
person was to visit the Vatican once
or twice, he only sees the building.
1t will take him 80 days to get fully
into the routine, so asto understand
the road from room to room, without
valet. The whole is a world Of the
fine arts, on much greater scale than
any other city can boast OF, in fact.
than all the cities in Christendom
together. The Library Apartment,
when all the doors are thrown open,
gives single view cf 1900 feet, and
the Gallery which you first enter,
where all the inscriptions in Latin are
plas!ered in the walls on each side, is
immense. There you will see thou
sands Of inscriptions, with the : names
Of the persons who were merchants, or
shopmen in the early ages, giving a
list Of their articles. and the quality,
as well as price. Many ofthese were
from Pompeii, anc some from the ruins
of Herculaneum, and very many Of
them from the baths of Caracalla, the
palace and baths of the Caesars, and
from Adrian's palace, commonly call.
ed the villa; and also from the Pam
theon and Temples Of Minerva and
Jupiter, and other gods and goddesses,
making a number almost incredible.
Late from St. Domingo.
The ship Henry, Capt. Neyes, arrived
at thisport yesterday morning, from Havre.
She was compelled toput into Port-au Paix
for water on the 1st inst.
The Haytien army was assembling in $
grand division, each of which was 10 march
on the Sd inst.
Two of these divisions were to be con-
centsated at Azua, under President Pierrot
in person, and would march to retake the
city Of ST. Domingo.
The Sd division would move for Port-au-
Platte, by way of ST. Jago.
The entire force of the army will amount
TO $4,000 men.--Pic.
From Havana.
The brig Hope Howes, Capt. Shaw, ar.
rived yesterday from Havana, having sail.
ed thence on the 9th inst, TO which date
she brings papers.
The Cambria's advices reached Havana
on the 9th inst, by the way Of Charleston.
This was well deemed mos. extraordin-
ary, the Cambria having sailed on the 4th
February.
The dramatic company at Havana had
finally dispersed for the season. Some had
gone to Mexico, some to Puerto Rico, and
a few to Spain.
The Spanish brig Primero de Mario,
from Cardenas for Havana, foundered at
sea on the 5th inst. The master and four
others started off for Jaruco in the launch.
One of the three passengers on board was
drowned. Two Of the crew had reach.
ed Havana in the coasting schr. Gen. La
mar.--Pic.
The March Of Mind
An honest farmer of the State OF
Pennsylvania married Miss from a
fashionable boarding school, for his
second wife. He was struck dumb
with her eloquence, and gaped with