Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-19
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10.

SIN Henry Ho1LASD.-A happy man is
s;r Henry Holland, and model man, We
ShonId ,hiuk. Born in 1887, he still lives.
Wa made his first visit to Iceland IN 1910, and
reneated it after the lapse of 81 years. an III,
teryal longer than the period ordinarily allotted
10 life. He has pursued the St. Lawrence for
1000 miles of its lake and river course, and
has nayigated the waters of The Upper MlSsis-
siupi for 100 miles below the Falls of st. An
thouy. The Ohio, SusQuehanna, Potomac,
Connecticut and Ottawa Rivers he also care
fully explored. There is not a part OF Europe
which he has not visited. ln Isl he travelled
in attendance as physician on the Princess OF
Wales, afterwards Queen Caroline, on whose
trial he was called as a witness. he mas known
rho animate friends of DR.. johnson, travelled
in Albania when Ali Pacha ruled, made eight
,.;S;ts RI tbe United States, and at the age OF
a;uhtv-two lin 1860 he was here agaln-the
puest Of Mr.. Evarts and of Thurlow Weed. -
Since then he has made a voyage to Jamaica
and the West Iodia Islands, and visited Ice
land He was friend of Sir Walter Scott.
Lockhart. Dugald Stewart Nine de Stael,
Byron, Moore, Campbell, Rogers, Crabbc,
Wordsworth, Colerlcge, Talleyrand, Sydney
Smith, Macrulay, HaIlam, MacSlntosh; Nal
thus. Erskiue, Humboldt, Schlegal, Canova,
Sir Humphrey Davy, Joanna Baltic, Lord ami
Lady Holland and 10 this country. Edward
Everett, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Ahra'
ham Lincoln. Seward, &c. lie was physician
to Queen Caroline, Prince Albert, Queen ' lcto
ria, and has been consulted by most of the
eminent men known to this generation. Tie has
never known. he tells us,a great misfor une never
ways been stranger to him. His health has.
with rare EXCEPTIONS been singular y
good" Every year he has taken long hon
day-not less than two months-ani spent II
in travel carrying with him two or three books
light heart. ami full purse. He estimate,
that at least twelve years of his life have been
passed in these voyages. He has never had
personal controversy or quarrel. His children
have never been other than source ot happt
ness TO him. Survel We may say that the du
ration of this strange life is its least reInarka
bic popularity. He once lived next door Il
Byron Maid of Athens" and he says of hen
cher youthful beauty, though somewhat em
bellished ty the warmth of puetry, was such rs
might we'll attract the fancy of the poet. de
happened to be 10 company with Madame Gle
Stael when the entry of the allied armies into
Paris was announced. Her emotion Wa:
great and ardeutly expressed. He was dane
lug with Murat and his Queen at Naples wheI
the ec,pe OF Napoleon from Elba Was announc
ed. In 1881 he was called to see young mar
in Hollesst Loudon, who was suffering from
severe gastric fever. A lady was anxiously at
tending upon him. The lady was Queen Hor
tense and the young man was Louis Napoleon
Forty years afterward Sir Henry visited the
same man an exile at Chiselhurst. Among
Americans he has given professional advice tt
Daniel Webster, Mr. Lincoln and jefferson
Davis. He was several times consulted by the
too celebrated Mrs. Fitzherb bert. He knew
Sir Philip Francis the reputed author of Ju'
MUS. Indeed, there is scarcely prominen nj
man of the century whom Sir Henry Holland
has not known more or less familiary.