Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-05
.aiIg Gmpire.
letter frOn,lItaIy.

ana nhFh got SO var intu Italy, the Land OF
Beggars and Priests, which centuries ago
was with justice called the Queen Of the
World. As far az | can judge from my own
observations this country is like sn old man
whose form is bept with age, and whose end
is drawing nigh But Italy can yet be re-
stored in all her might aRd glory, and tbis re-
generation has already begun particularly in
the northern portion, under the rule Of Victor
Emanuel.
Thisis the first point have stopped at
since leaving Paris, aud you can easily i'm
agine how tiresome' the journey has been to
me, 70 travel for (oryy.six hours uninterrupted
", without sleep or as much only as could
obtain sitting on hard bench, in a railway car
packed iullo soldiers, Alter journey Of
twenty two hours by railroad we reached the
land Of tho savoysrds, (shvoy) where the
Alps which divide this land from Piedmont
ia Italy begin Here the railroad necessarily
terminstes, because ths power Of locomo
tive is not sufficient to draw q train up these
mountains, In Savoy the soil is rocky and
barren and almost impossible to cultivate
On both sides Of the road rugged cliffs rise
thousands of feet iaso the air The inhAbi-
iAnls appear like the vegetation, small and
dwAt6sh At st. Michel we left our seats in
the cars, TO refresh ourselves with warm
meal aud better 10 withstapdthe storm and
cold on the mountaina Three diliqences
stood ready to receive those passengers and
their baggage who wished 70 cross the noun.
tains BFhesa wagons aeaa graa, daat la.oo,
,h.,
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apartments The foremost one will seat bpt
three petsons the middle Que six and hind
most one. called ,ha ro,nnda also sir. hasides
tbese ara two aaats ou ,on ,,,ak;n,, savor,,s,,,
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buts Inhabited bv the moor noonp'a;,ssr. ana
az our borses moved along ;n a sloS 10, 80
lhe windows OF he diligencs hsins thros,n
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have mercy ON the moor. gentleman
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other side Of the road immediaielv three ~
four others RAJ, toward me and began he.,,in,
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