The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-31


o clock and then we stood as we gradually
approached, and watched the puffs of smoke
which every few minutes he sent curling into
the air, like some old giant with his pipe
Soon the Bay, with all its charming views,
began to open on us, and we unanimously
agreed that its high reputation for beauty was
fully sustained by the reality. It is about
eight or ten miles in depth, and in shape some
what like an ox-bow AS you enter it you
pass the beautiful islands of Ischia, Procida
and Capri, and then as you are standing up
the Bay, you have the venerable form of
Vesuvius, as the grand object of attention on
the right; and on the left the noble ridge of
Pausilippo with its luxuriant vineyards dotted
here and there with its smiling villas. At the
foot of the Bay, where it terminates in
regular and most graceful curve, stands the
city. Naples is said to contain nearly or quite
five hundred thousand inhabitants, and is
ranked as the third city in Europe. 1t rises
gradually from the water, having as back
ground the lofty eminence of St. Elmo shown
to the best advantage. It. exceedingly COM
pact covering as little ground as a city with
such population can we'll be supposed to &C.
cupy. A great proportion of the streets are
little more than alleys, and the finest street of
all, the Estrada di Toledo, has scarcely more
than sufficient width to allow two carriages to
pass each other. The buildings generally are
high, and many of them large and snowy in
their architecture. 1t contributes greatly to
the pleasing appearance of the city, that the
greater part of the houses are of light GREEN
color, the material being either light stone,
or stucco which in this climate appears to
endure almost as long. AS you see the whole
in approaching from the water, with the bright
blue sky above, the rich verdure and splendid
scenery all around, and the clear, light, taste
full appearance of every part of the city filling
feel that there is some reason in the old
proverb of the Neapolitans-" Tedi NapoH
poi nuort"- See Naples and then die
Along the border of the Bay towards the
Pausilippo side, are very charming public
gardens; along whose gravelled walks stand
great number of single pieces and groups of
statuary, both originals and copies and among
the ornamental trees and shrubs, many beauti-
full varieties which in northern climates are
never seen growing in the open air and also
several fountains which pour out their cool
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tractive place may be seen late in the after
noon of every day, and more especially the
Sabbath, throngs of the people of all classes,
who here, as in the south of Europe general
lv, find most of their pleasures abroad in the
public places of resort. The higher classes
are fair in their compilations, tasteful in their
STYLE of dress, and elegant in their whole APP
pearance. The dark eyes and brunette COM
plexions, which we are accustomed to attribute
to Italians, are found chiefly among the mid
die and lower classes and are less common
even among them than had previously sup
posed.
| But of all the population Of Naples, the
Lazzaroni are most certain to make deep i'm
preston on the memory of every traveller
They are the evil geniuse of the place, who
are sure to haunt his steps continually, and
to torment him in all sorts of ingenious ways.
Their number is immense-said to be at least
forty thousand in and about the city. They
are the most perfect vagabonds imaginable,
most of them half, and the children not I'M
frequently wholly naked, without any home
or occupation, lying down to sleep wherever
night may chance to overtake them, by the
road side or on the doorsteps, along the lanes
and streets about the city. The stranger who
rentures abroad withont q cane to keen them