The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15
Monaco.

contains as many enchanting and lovely
landscapes as the Riviera di Ponente.
the sea-coast on the Mediterranean be-
tween Nice and Genoa. Mach has been
written about the peculiar charms of
Nice, the city of everlasting. spring, of
balmy breezes, and perennial flowers,
and Of the sombre magnifieence Of proud
old Genoa; but all their extraordinary
beauties are far surpassed by those Of
Monaco, with its incomparably pictur-
esque surroundings. In fact, a tour in
Italy is incomplete without a visit to
this little terrestrial paradise; and the
tens of thousands of travellers who
flock to Monaco every year would not
stay away even if it were not, as it un-
fortunately is, the last asylum which
King Roulette has found in Europe,
after his expulsion from the German
watering-plaoes.
Leaving Nice by the fine highway
leading to Monaco, the traveller, no
matter what season it may be, but es-
peeially in the spring and summer
months, has before him a panorama as
grand and delightful as it is varying.
On one hand, the gulf, with the endless
ezpanse of that most beautiful of seas
the Mediterranean; on the other, the
horizon, bordered by the snow-clad
peaks of the Maritime Alps, whose
slopes are covered with the luxuriant
vegetation of the sunny land, amid
which here and there peep out curious
1y-shaped villas, while the space be-
tween the road and the sea-shore is dot
ted with magnificent palaces, surround
ed by the most beautiful gardens.
At last bend in the road brings you
in full sight of Monaco. There it lies
on naked, rugged rock, iutting into
the sea. At its foot lie some of the fin
est mansions, buried in the most luxu-
riant vegetation. Among the alendor
paln-rees thousands of light-red blos-
SONS glow in the darl-green geranium-
beds. Countless flowers, in the most
gorgeous colors, cover the slope on the
landslide like a splendid carpet. Gil
gantic aloes and cactuses stretch their
oddly-armed leaves and branches into
the air, and the climbing-roses are to
be seen among the light-colored foliage
of the lime and orange trees.
On the right lies Italy France spreads
its most beautiful landscapes before us,
and in clear weather, it is said, we may
espy from Monaco even Corsica, with
its rugged mountain-peaks, historical
little Eliza, as well as the Legendary
isIet of Monte Cristo. Close by lies the
sanitary ystation Mentone, and the charm
ing RoceabrGna, all of which the Prince
of Monaco has sold to France for the
sum Of four million francs, reserving to
himself only the naked rock of Monte
Carlo, with the Kurhaus, and the di-
minutive capital on the cliff.
Old traditions say that Hercules was
the founder of Monaco, and that it de-
rived from him the name Portus Herc'i-
lis Monocus. Among the ancients yir-
gil, Lucanus, AMI others, mention tile
place. During the earlier periods Of
the middle ages it fell into the hands
of the Saraeens. The Emperor Freder-
ick Barbarossa presented it to the re-
public Of Genoa. Shortly afterward,
and during the whole Of the terrible
struggle between the Guelphs and Chi |
bellines, Monaco, as well as many other
strong points on this coast so rich in
small bays and inlets, became a strong |
hold Of the daring pirates and a terror
to the honest nayigetors of the Medit-
erranean. At later period the town
and its surrounding districts fell inte |
the hands Of the powerful Genoese /
family of the Grimaldis-the descend /
ants of Pepin Of HeristaL One Of them
was assassinated here at the beginning /
Of the sixteenth century by his own
brother, who fell, on his part, by the |
dagger OF his nephew, Bartolomeo Do |
ria, a cousin of the illustrious Andrea |
Doria. The French Revolution incor-
porated the small prineipality with
France; but the Vienna Congress, in |
1914, restored It to its forlnsr proprie-
tor. The whole area of the principally I
at the present time is only one square t
mile, and It has about three thousand
The prince, Who is mar
ried to a Duchess Of Hamilton, rules /
over his subjects with all the arbitrari-
ness Of an Asiafie despot and his pow
ar is limited only by the Difference he
has to pay 20 n. Blanc. the French pro
prietor Of the gaming-house, who psys
him annually for his privilege a large
sum, the only income Of his highEess.
and liberty Of the press do
lot exist in Monaco and only a small
AIarseilles journal and the Paris Figa-
70, which adyocates the necessity Of
public gaming-houses, are admitted into
.he principality. The prince has, Of
course, like all his crowned brethren In
Europe, a standing army, which. when
IN q war-footing, numbers twenty-sizs
and, il times u peace. only fourteen
men. The uniforms Of these Monacan
soldiers are more gorgeous than those
IF any other troops in the Old World
md It has been noticed that four MILF
lary orders decorate the breasts q near
y sll Of them.
The Knshans. with ita magnificent
halls and saloons, is the finest structure
In the plaee. and, during the whole
gear. Is thronged with an elegant crowd, /
which, Of course. finds in the superb
gaming-Eooms its greatest attraction.
The princes palace. too. is worth 3
visit; for It is filled with rare curiosi-
lies aud splendid works oi art, coilec-