Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-24
Foreign Correspondence Of the Milwaukee >entins
Rambles in Europe.-No. 16.

Rome as first seen-the Cdmpagnn-he Tiber-
the seuen uoonders Of the ,oorLd reduced to one
st Peters Church--its fr0nt--the interior
its dome and uieio therefr0m.
RoME, March Goth, 1855
Rome 10 81 tuated in the valley of the Tiber,
which divides it into no unequal parts. running
eircuitou>y through it from the north TO the south
Southerly and south easterly it stretches as far
back aud up the sides Of the ancient seven hills on
which the old city stood. These hills from
one hundred to one hundred and seventy five feet
above the level Of the river, and from which fine
views can be had Of the whole city and surround
ing couHtry. The canlpagna is seen in every d.
rection, there being suburbs or villages to OBJ
struet the view. Ia the south, in ;he distance,
the celebrated Ponlne mars es--in the west and
ard EoTth- west the horizon meets the campagna,
aud all other sides the eyes rest upon the pic
tmesque Statue, Apprentices, and CCmaen ranges
of hIlls which form circle at some f cen TWEEN
~ miles distant. The most distant tops of the APP
pennies are covered with suow--but the Others
more near appear chequered with villages, ruins /;
and occasionally monument OF some kind tower
ing up far above all others. A. viewed now from
emiuence, the campaigns resetnbes,as havs
before remarked, our western prairies e -! Lave
no ,i5ubt the grsat Ponuue marshes lying between
Konu and i,sp-o correspond with our low wet
prsiries. The campdyna between here aud the
sea. IA distance of some fifteen or twenty miles, ve>
nv much resembles Rock Prairie in our state, lif
June. There few improvements beyond the
CITY walls There are the same deep rayiues aud
gorgvs quite up the city walls the same as near
Janes,ilIe, thea be oHd the prairie stretches off in
Irregular undula;ions and occasional long belts OF
level, fine, land, as there IS be- ween that Icr
aud Deiayau.
Ihe liver Fiber is spanned by a number Of fine
bridges IL is about lie size Of Rock river, but
deep with low, naked banks aud rapid carrent
IL still has tic same yellow appearance that il had
Thousands of years ago THIS is accustomed by the
yellow sand tha: is mixed with tie water for It i,
never clear but uiwavs turbid Most of the CITY
lies south Of the river. The population OF Rome
in her pAimy VS. exceeded thre- njljious--jt now
nambetr ahoul one hundred and seventy five thoa
sand.
The first impressions seeing the city are wei
describe by AN American writer, who says: " he
view Of the majestic ruuS, the solemn gf'ndeuf
OF the churches aud palaces, the restriction OF
the past the religious customs, the magic aud at
most melancholy tranquility which pervadts tht
cltl The cuj vneut of the end ess treasures OF ait
all cousplre To raise tie mind nf tae iraveler to a
bieh state of excitement. The churches, palaces,
vrlas squares. ,stfees, fountains, arqueducls, un-
tiquities, run>--n short, every thing proclaHis
tie ancient lpNJesty and the prcsent greatness Of
Rome
There are only two or three streets that resrm
bic those in modern chi s--tne balance are mar.
row streets and lanes similar to these Of Genoa aud
other Italian cities, with less ii tn 1t therefore
presents "'e l"fest o. eoii'tS, "i'h me "'inVe anu
spires o' ia t"'ee H"Idieu ana '!'' ~
besides nearly as many more o. an me % 'e' pug
TIC buildings lnese are mtreIS Tue out'inee "s ne
sees them 'tom the tcp oil The FihcIaH "i' III '"e
north oil me cay.
The historians OF ancient Tunes uh"ed i'll the
oP'nioh' 10 "h'ch Ihe "o'd n"S 'sSe"''u 'o' hi''e
tho" twenty ce"'u!'eS' 'n'' t"c's "eIs oT IN
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M 80. Of This church 10 undouhtedlv the sDot
=, p,,or s,tT.rsd ,,,r,,,rdo,n Ia tb. ear
"heiF - .., y I'm, Of Homa aud who had
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been ofdA,"'u '! .,,G,4 b The b.ood or
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ths carry martyr ~ '"o' ''tS''""" ~ - -
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oil e'"t OIL JHS'.rg, auu az" a. We Sln'' ~
used oF the eaI'y N'"''S'l@"s io' N""' cues '
cohuhueo 10 DC tue s.S@' "''a> ''0" "''!'- -,
t'""S UNI" '"e yea 80 -
hundred years. "heh ope Nte"o"s -. c''h"ie"
ced the present eoliossal structure, Inc ''tne o.
building ana GoH'pe''ng II extended over 'he re's"
ot 'osiy A"u oce''''o 'po'e '"h 'l''ee
hunersa as 80 go ',,1t
meet as o. 'eu 70 ''i' SN'e VI 'n>
$50 d,rns tn, pon,i6cat~s Of Il,- !, and
s thst II led dir,ctIy to the rrf,r,.p.on