Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-23

hat far PORTION uf your readers delight ~ eeen
will be ample for my pilgrimage will lead me to me @ a
If saints and their holy recs-my "anue" ne Ilils oi
End by the ruined towers Of the RhineLpTSe,
Taunns- irtu the deep ehades OF the BACK Sm,,sr
the brau,ies Of Odin Wold-the wild sfahu'" -
land AMI
''-lnn the realm Of INC I I"a,s'
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ill.,; oov The meaning we'll as iden OF Inc Rou,ees
es hicb amusement may be drawn for our diS'ah
risnds bore nm in Antwerp, surrounded by its old walls
md i,s deep r,oat-fankcd by its strong b'sions-ano
Trowned on by It's citadel 1t cliy 81 palaces
by s merchant princes OF the oldcn time as mt
their departed grandeur each painted "hl'e' uon iooa
neat and clean newly erected grave stones Ia enu
yard Strange contrast presents to the cil'es OF
with their small dark habitaons OF dusky Dicks. els
ia BRIGHT and clean and every house of any consideration
has its "portecocere" opening upon paved entrance my
r.e and handsome courtyard round when are d
nres stables &C. and come many Of them inoeed
second court yard, terminated ny an Immense 'uS %
or as we would term IT, warehouse IL ~ae anu sun y,
the custom of the merchants TO have their counting Iooe
In the Game building with their dwellings, and those Oh !e
highest class still their magazines conneceu WIN
them, o. described. Tho old custom oil making al ei.
on thigh change and having lie qucl VI 'hef
counting rooms carry them out, enables mem 70 sel
through with vast of business al out tTllIne
expense when compared with our American moues VI co
mercial dealing. 49,. .,r-ou,
The streets Of Antwerp with few exceptions, are narrow
and crooked with no ways. The streets are however,
| wei
In square There are Some hne streets; hh nds
may be specially noted the Place de Mer when
palace OF the King often , usea 00' KEPT III
celebrated for lis cncoura cement OF the arts
and for the eminent artists has produced ce
stand in proud pre- emineace the names hubens
Tnioa IoJdaens and uenp Matsys. Tho latter black
smith by trade, and al Tho head OF MS eu'u io' 'a "
having become enumored oil ihe aaueh'et %, =,
rio, no WIS cooly informed by the father that Inc yuenH
DIV rouI no, degrade herself by union win shis i.h
rssed al this hiaisys that lie could ana would Nc
painter an nS pTh 5s peoc and in short time
ranked with the first of the profession ahd pore Oh Ills a'y
love in triumph. -, .,,r. xo,,i, +, Ant
VAN nod form sources the churches In which
they are those OF RunenS "hc arc
eagerly sought by all strangers Of TASTE They nave oecn
TOO often described and well known to require even
list Of them IN TINS ietler IN, r, =, 81, r
Antwerp ia rich in beautiful Churches Inc Cdmfa'dt o.
Sore Dame of the largest and purcst specimens I"
Gothic architecture in Europe. II was commenced aoou
tho middle the thirteenth century, and was not hnsheo
unit, nearly hundred years afterwards Inc comoneu
of the ma 70 and five hundred feet the width
which treble uses each SIDE Is two hundred
and fifty feet The Interior from its extent and loncss Is
extremely imposing The masterpiece OF tuoens. ue DE-
csnt from The Cross and several other Of his finest paintings
are in Church The pulpit is formed OF iemae hgueS
Of carved oak representing Europe ASA, Africa ana Ae
design without TASTE but The carving beautifully exc
cuted.
Of which is surrounded by s'cepe-the oer oelng
still unfinished Notwithstanding thar Six hundred years nave
passed since commencement. The finished steeie IL
i66 feet heh one Of lofics and most beautiful in the
world Its minute Gothic carved Work, caused the Emperor
Charles v to say that N. BE- kept in Ma
poleon compared it 10 Mechn lace. Looking upward
seems indeed like piece Of beautiful lace suspended rom
the clouds with which it's lofty height appears connected
The view from the upper gallery OF The scePs s beautiful
bcyond description mixing In nearly one hundred NILS I"
surrounding country Spread out below Is me town
liz walls the citadel; stretching oil seaward flows the
Schedt while in The far distance The towers OF Bergen
p.Zoom Flushing, Breda Mechln Brussels and Gheni-
Within the seepe ninety nine rels aud very large
moved by clock work. and ring each quarter hour, die
cnt tune. Separate from lhs clock there Is immense
iron piano arrangement with the chimes This is used
festivals and holidays. The music from the chimes is de-
ightfu and when heard distance might well be taken
for the tones Of deep and rich piuno.
In The street. in front of this tower, is an ancient we'll
covered with iron canopy Ut Gothic desgn-he work Of
Quentin harsys before he turned painter The figure which
surmouns the canopy, of knight in complete
NOR The beauty of design and execution Of s work.
fleet quite much credit upon tho talent OF MaIsys as do
his paintings.
jeco,u Eupass those of The Cathedral 1t possesses
also some OF ltuocns finest pictures-thc tomb of the
great painter in is Church il covered with Slab Of
white Misunderstanding long inscription commemorative oi
his genius "
nil in oak representing Andrew ana Peter called from
hc ;hing boats and the Saviour The figures Are
a. large as lie, and full of dignity and beauy.
There great number Of other chuiche5 but they arc
only remarkae for The paintings and which they
con. un, und have neither the space time, or Inclination 10
them One no erer deserves he noticed for irs
illustration Of the ROmish religion Its the Church Of 81
Paul Outside The church, but within the enclosure OF lis
railing, representation Of Calvary The Mount is formed
by pieces of and Stag emcncd together On It's sum-
the Crucxion, and beneath is gfoo, copied il is
from the Holy Scpaichre OF Jcr osacm On entering
IT, the body of the Saviour lie enve:opcd in vcamcnts
of silk Over it kept constantly burning sacred lamp
On sides of the rock the entrance are carvings
the flames o! purgatoryin The midst of which, are faces
expressions Of great agony and Intended to remind
the spectator f he be wicked one Of the suffering he
must undergo in that place OF torment Round this en-
ON The slopes of the mount, bordering the pa,
IL nf nnpta M
Patriarchs all ercent enesse each with his paint
ed below thu, the visitor may not mistake Tor at
old acquaintance, or bow TO The wrong parting.
The Museum. or Acadeay Of Painting contains grca
number OF The finest paintings OF the old Flemish masters
open daily from 10 until O'Clock TO strangers and at al
times students Of the ar-rRaay OF whom are constantly
seeking Improvement! in copylng The masterpieces whicl
decorate its walls The living painter Of Belgium
is said be DE keyse and he received his impulse from
this Museum. lie poor country farm boy attending
the marketa Whenever he had opportunity he wo1J
into The Museum, and attempt 10 pencil copies OF some
the pictuies which pleased his uniuored fancy One o
rude Efforts fell into the hands OF lady oil wealth. ant
she aad line curiosity the boy-peased with his intel
gence had him educated; sent him 10 Rome and hac
the satisfaction 10 see him acquire name aud riches Subse
ouently by some dsnser tins lady lost her wesh and be
came greatly reduced De Keyse with true nobility Of hu
man nature secretly purchased all of lost pro
per,Y and restored her TO position and Influence
The unjying fame Of Rubens Fandyck Teners and Jor
daens hav thrown halo round Antwerp They al
natives und residents of the city, uud the generation
which they arei held have caused many press fowa
museums lo eorysts and the annual allowance made b,
the city, also by the Government TO send such excel
for further improvement Rome have tended make grea
prohc;en,s and keep alive for excellent school
painters; of them had the talent step bold
like Rubens and establish for themselves reputation nGc
pcnden, of boundaries which former genius had drawn
firmly around tho Such s the worlds hislory-u Car
"a Charlemsene-a Napoleon, in armsa RuLens in
lights burning through time for Thousand years each
before any other light OF strength appears 10 pale them be
| fore its brighter uys
Antwerp Ia admirably situated for commerce. but six
| knc FiUr MIDI m.
right bank Of which II is situated carrying thirty feet hf
lowest atage OF the tide the sea- with rise and fall of II
feet makes capable Of receiving AT all tmes the heaviest
class of vessels This. connected with ohe, advan
tagcs made her in the middle ages the first cia city
Of the world. An old writer states, that during the time
the Emperor Charles " ihcro daily 500 vessels in
her port that dav 300 wagons entered her
every day 5000 in her Ey chango
Tier gave annual circulation to 500 GOO Of
euide, and her population 2OOO souls within
the walls.
Her merchants princes and mobiles, and her oanfac-
tories supplied silks aces and other he
ties Of every court in Europe Wars and expressions
changed destiny She has boTne the horrors Of the
siege assaul-and famine Her people suffered under the
Inqnston established by The bgoty OF Philip H. of SPAIN
IF ,ha nulo of ,ntd Ia