The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-20
Notes Of Trip in Italy, by Mrs. ]. G. B.

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NAPLES, 2Sth March, ls47.
am now writing to you from Naples, sitting
with my window open, and in q summer-drsss.
| have beautiful suite of apartments in the Vic
toria Hotel, facing the bay Don't tell me OF
your American skiss-nothing can equal the sky
here. At this moment that write to you, never
have seen any thing to equal it. l know you
cannot believe that, because you think nothing
can compete with America in any way The
bay, decidedly, is not Superior to the bay of New
York, though they generally say il Isl but really
do not think it so. The variety of scenery, with
the exception of Vesuvius, is not near so great
nor so picturesque but the sky, that nothing can
equal In no part of Italy have seen it SO
beautiful as here. Itmay be, very likely, that the
reflection of the water does much in producing
that effect.
In the rear of the hotel, they are very busy
watching balloon which is about ascending,
with man in it, and have desired them to call
me when it is all ready but can hardly write
for the noise. 1t really appears as if all Naples
were in the street, such concourse of people
riding and promenading every day here al
most looks like a jour de fete. The Italians
seem to live to enjoy themselves The Neapoli-
tans very happy sort of people, and very
proud of their city, and certainly is very beau
tiful but there is nothing in architecture, nor
sculpture, nor painting, that can compare with
Rome yet the city itself is every way, should
think, more agreeable as place of residence
than Rome. The air seems more pure; not so
confined. Nothing can exceed the coup d'ciI of
Naples on every side which you regard it from.
The Toledo is the principal street here, but the
streets are narrow, like all Italian streets. The
Toledo is the largest, and about mile in length
The houses are about six stories high, and all
have balconies and flat roofs, in the form of ter
races, which they use generally as sort of pro-
menade.
am called to see the balloon ascend ! must
20 and see it, and finish this letter tomorrow.
saw the balloon ascend, and the mans wife
called round to get money from the lockers
on in the hotel, and, as Mr.. Polk, the ambassador
remarked, "to see her husband killed"-but
what would not Italians do for money land sure
enough he came very near it, for in about cou-
pie of hours afterwards, saw him from my parlor
window, by the aid of my glass, seated very COM
fortably, or rather uncomfortably, in the midst
of the bay, waiting until boat picked him up;
and if they had been but five minutes later, he
not landed in the burning crater of Vesuvius he
was very near it. Apropos, talking of Mr.. Polk.
have met him; he is very much liked here as
ambassador, and is considered quito an accom-
pished and gentlsmanly man, as every person
who knows him must acknowledge. He is very
attentive to Americans who come here, and
thinks there is no place like the United States.
You will agree with him in that He says, he
devours the Herald when it comes, because il
gives information of what is going on there.
He is called the handsome ambassador.
went to the San Carlos last night; il is as you
| are aware, the finest theatre in Europe. 1t was
built by Charles III, in 1887 The front bears the
names of the most celebrated Italian composers
and dramatic poets, and is ornamented with CO.
lumns and statues. There are six tiers of boxes,
and these boxes will contain twelve persons each.
The royal box is most sumptuous. | have not
seen any thing to compare with it in any theatre.
The music was not of the best-the opera was
Due Foscari, which / have heard was SO well
executed in Paris by Grisi and Mario.
went yesterday to sec Pompeii, and shall
give you an account of it in future letter,
as | have no time now, for l am about pre-
pairing to 60 up Vesuvius to-day. l shall stay
up there till moonlight, and thus view it
in its glory, night is the best time to
see it. / shall give you an account of my
ascent In my next, which I expect, from all /
hear, will be very interesting; the descent is
amusing.
have some amusing engravings, which will
send you or bring myself; they will make you
die with laughter.
On my way here, | saw the ruins of Cicero's
nd rot a nil of
of the delicious oranges growing in front of it.
He was assassinated near to it, when escaping
in litter from the fury of Mark Antony. 1t
was very interesting to look and see the room
in which that great man was wont to repose.
passed also through the town of Fond, ce-
LIBERATED for the beauty of its women. 1t was
once destroyed by Turkish fleet, the com
mander of which wanted to carry off Julia
Countess of Fondi, who was famous for her
beauty. The celebrated Appian Way form:
one of the principal streets but any thing like
the beggars / never saw in my life they are
so lazy, that they actually will not take the trou-
BILE to come down to ask for charity, but stretch
their hsnds out of the window, and hollow most
numerically at you" Oh ! for the love of the
Virgin, give us something. Oh, Signora! Oh,
Signora give something, and will 90 pray for
you at the next church; you will have thou
sand sins forgiven you, if you only give sous
do lady, do beautiful lady, a perfect image of
the Virgin herself"
MEXICAN OFFICIAL Account OF TIE BATTLE OF
CERRo GoRDo.-We succeed, short time since,
in obtaining, in advance of our contemporaries
the Mexican official account of the battle of
Ccrro Gordo. We published il imme lately, and,
as usual, it was stolen from us by every journal
in the city, and many in the country, no credit
whatever being given TO the Herald or any other
We perceive it is still going the rounds. We re-
commend such papers have not yet copied it
to correct slight mistake which we fell into in
the hurry of translating it late at night For
"lsth May" please read "lsth April"