Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-05-25
From the Independent.
Naples anb its EnyirOns.

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The beauties Of the Bay of Naples have not
been exaggerated. The harber was much small.
er than expected to find it, and the shipping
does not equal, that Of Boston, either in the
number or size Of the vessels. copsidera-
ble part of the bay is too shallow to afford an
chorage even for small vessels. And it is oc.
cupied as the rendezvous Of fishing boats and
pleasure boats, OF which there are many hun.
dreds thus clustered together. In its asso-
ciaiio with the commerce Of the world. in
sweep and depth and majesty, in the roll Of
mighty rivers and their struggle with ocean
tides, in its floating forest, bedecked with
the steamers Of every nation, in its pcopled
island ssisas aswitA p.lasss. .ss...a .&psssdiae
cities upon either shore. the bay Of New York
very far exceeds that Of Naples
But New York bay is not SO unique the eye
can not take it in at a glance from no point can
its whole scope be seen from the Hook to the
Battery it has its upper aud lis lower: it is
broken by the long reach Of Staten Island it is
formed on the scale Of the panorama rather
than Of the picture But the bay of Naples is
a picture a beautiful picture, ,one that you can
look upon as n raoIe from one point aud anoth-
er, and then examine in detail, without being
oppressed with its vastness. and without los.
ing in its diyersitns the sense Of its com.
pleteness. In this respect as a picturesque oh.
iect 10 be seen aud enioyed the bay Of Naples
altogether t,anscends that Of New York
enough 10 meet the conception Of vastness.
swelling outw ard into the sea an, in tnat ,li.
,ection bounded only nv ia hor;yo, o,a vo,
compact and definite enouyh 10 mee, Tho senso
os h..,,v !, Ia, ~. e.,.,.au .,.,
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,no,,,a;,. u,u. ;,s ;.,.o,s
inc v.r;s,v w,bou, hr.al;na ;,s ;,,ouasa;,,,
NV ,h.;r avn n,ou;,e,c.
The city. too. spreadiny yracefuliv nround
;-as IL R,oolly, Nav VII o,a I..so. Co.,,
r,,..d an. o.,,;,,ous o;.,;, o,,, ~. ~.
bor-- rise, over 4. IN Nsrs of hu;,d;,r.
crowned with forts and towa,. F,o,, what.
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portray.
The diameter Of tbe bav ia ,ho,, &c ,;,.,-
and il is surrounded on three sd.s bv an On,
pithca,er of hills which at either c,,rem;,v
shut down close ,no, ,h, ali MI.
yan;ye If hil,s on ,,s ;nror =, ar,1,,
Of Ire bay strache. IL. .;,v oe N,,l.s ,';,,,
i,s depeudenc;es cover;n an 80 :. ,..
.a,niles and embraciny = nornl.,ion - ....,,
half million. Yet IN. ci,v nronor;. 4. cam.
pact,y bni!,. and os in nil The Italian c;,;os
i,s population "a SO denselv nackod tIo, !, d,o.
not appear to the eve to compete nearly with
New York in it's census.
The street facing the harbor il free from nil
the nuisances comnon to the seaport. brond.
well paved. and in many parts adorned with
elegant buildings of cream .colored stone and
is one Of the most mny,i6ee,, s,r..,s &, ,h.i
Eorld. H.;a IL tho rov,, ,,I,co h,;Ia;,, 1,
good architectural propor,,ons, more tban 400
feet long, commanding 6ne view of ,be h.,.
Dor, and not ,ais only. bu, 60 con,ectod win
!, and with fo,,a ~ 70 ,e,,a uo x,,;a, !.
e'''ie' 'or escape IN the event OF a regular
REVOLUTION In lne structure OF almost every