Washington telegraph., 1848-09-13
DESCRIPTION OF poMpEu.

"a aht very considerable part Of this
6reelan city is unveiled We entered
by the Arpian waN through narrow
street OF marble lumbs, beautifully exc.
cuted, with the uumes OF the deceased
plain and leeihe Ne looked into the
columbary hzlnw thai OF MariouH Arms
Dlomede>, and perceived jafs containing
the ashcs olibe deal, with small lamp
at the side Of cnch Arntng at the lnle
we perceived "A seHtfy.hoN, Ia which the
skeleton Of soldier wns tnnnd, with a
lamR in llis lad, proceeding up the street
/ beyond the euic, We went INTO several
streets, aud entered INTO whal is called Il
cotiee-horza The mafbs ui cups h5iug yisi.
BILE On iHa sIaaa We eime, likewise, To IA
iovefa aud lauud the ,ign Not a vcr.
| decent Onel NEAR, the euimnee. The street,
are liucd with puhIie buildings and pri.
yals houses, most oi which have lhcif
original painted decorations fresh aud en-.
Tire. The pavement of the streets Is
much worn by caraagr.wheels anfholes
are eul through tha side stones Tor tie
kcl-rlaec-aHd, in certain situations, are
| placed Stopping g'slones, which give Us IA.
ihefm uniatomble idea Of he state Of the
streets. W pa-,ed lwo beautiful little
temples wenl into urgsou'- hausc, in
ite apaalilu.Fnom ol WHICH chmgical
Instruments we've iauud, entered M non.
m0ueers shop where an anvil aud ham.
met were discovered, sculptor aud a
bake shop III llis latier nj winch uay
/ hH ssHH ma aKpu AZ gludiug.mills. like
old Scotch queu-. he examined lise-
Ni=a an uIlHan' up, gua a wiHH.slul
lBtely aprled wlrH money was laaui ia
/ che tiil school ia which was i0uud a
suulI Iulpls with step, UP To 1t. N the
middle ul ths department. a groal thea.
Dee, a 'unle ol justice. an amphlheairar
ahnHI two hundred aud twenty iHei IN
irugh valiaus lriup.r- a. bgrraaA 10.
-o.dIan lhs columns at winch are sClb.
BLEED with thsir uames aud le-tsi wells
ci~leus. sealz, triciiHmms. beautiful Mo.
safe. aliar,, inscription. fragments al STAT.
Ties. nHl nianY ui.el cuuaus reuslu, 0i
antiquity Among llIe mozt rcnafhWbia
uhIeeIs WIS anUurIeu, wall. with narl oI
a -ilIl mofe aHriuuI marble lneHe, Rullt iu
o. o. a eommau sioueH and a stream. which
lia, ilpwod uHdrr ihis once -ubieuunoou.
ciiy loag heisic be- burial, pipes, oi terra
Gotta. to convey the waller To the diiicr.
gut streets. stocks for prisoners, in ouc oi
Which e skeleton was found. All lissu
things ur,na onc almost 10 look iog ihc
uuaMaul~ aud wonder at the de-ollle
+iIrncr 81 the place.
Tie huu-e- no general are very low,
aud thc rooms arc SMALL should think
not above tu ',ct high Every house i-
provided with woil aud ci-trm. E,.
rNthug -ecu- lo be- in proponinn..-
ihe principal tlucts do NOT appear toex.
coed -iAiru tcct iu width, with side puy e.
myni- abau, lhreo feet some q. the slIb.
ordinate street, are from siN to ten feet
widc. with idc pu,cmeuts la proportion,
dies atr occasionally high, aud are reach.
eIly Steps. The columns OF the bar.
Urh- ule about fifteen feet in height. they
oi the shaft is smoothly plaslerod, ,hc resi-
hulcd 10 the capIlal. The walls ul the
houscs are often painted red, aud sog,e OF
them have bodgrs aud antique oua.
mcnts, nlash- and limitations ot marble,
aud, IN geurmt poorly executed have
observed on ihe walls of 8n oaIiug.pom
various kind, OF food aud game, lul, mhly
represented. one women apartment Wu-
omamcnicd with subjects relating 10 love,
aud muus with piclWe- OF @ martial
character Considering that the whole
hus been underground upwards OF seven.
teen centuries, 10 is certainly surprising
that they should he rs flesh a. at lhr pg.
rod OF laglr burial. The whole extent
ol the cily, not one halt OF which is 60.
cuyutcd. may bcnbout iour milcs.-Frym
lliAtaatS 'Tr0rch u HdiH GroCr ~
Mn NAN BumN.-We like to have Il
blow occasionally at Martin Van Bufen