The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-28
ITO be continued
TIE RUNS OF C-4RTHIGE.

hr. W. L Robertson, a Scottish gentleman,
having recently visited the site of this once
proud and famous city, gives account of
the present condition of its ruins, and presses
regret at the wholesale destruction of he fe "
but beautiful remaining monuments of its de-
parted glory. Mr.. Robertson writes:
Landing at the little town of Goletts, which
is the pore of Turi-, and distant from il about
ten miles, pat up at the hotel there, kept by
an Italian. A wide bat shallow lagoon stretches
ont toward the modern cry on the left, with
which communication il kcpI un by trains
which run at intervals during the day. mile
or two out FROM the staJioU, a wide plateau,
we come upon the foundations of q wall some
three feet in thickness. Following this for
three miles we come to s1De pl2ugbe1 ground
covered with Fragments of broken marble
columns, with here and there a heap of ruins
fast crumbling to decay. Seated among these,
We contemplate the history Gf city which
was once tue rival OF Rome, and to yards which
the eyes of the civilized world were turned.
Here Hannibal, hen boz nine years of age,
was led to the altar by sls father Hamilosr,
and there, with his hands upon il, made to
swear eternal hostility TO the Roman people
an oath which his after-ii'e proved bad not
been forgotten by him. o. This hillside in
later years, the Roman ENJOYS stood; aud one
OF them addressing the Cartnagenlan senate,
said, folding his tOga over lis arD, &" In this
fold carry peace or war; choose you which
you will have' Give US which you will" is
the reply. Then take war" Say tue Roman
envoy, letting his toEa fall loose; aud war,
fierce aud lung.contInued, @as once more
waged between these hostile forces. The only
remains in any way complete the reser oiTs
and the aqIedncG. Tue former are in good
state of preservation, and are instructed on
a scale of great magni 6cence. They are
calculated to hold large supply of water
These have ali been ed over, but some
of the arches are beginning to give way,
and have tumbled into the tanks. Round the
margin of these pool paths extend paved with
small pieces of polished marble about an inch
square All around may be picked up the
fragments of broken pottery, broken jars, etc. I,
which, doubtless, have been in use for the
carrying of water by the madens of the city.
TIE lovely situation of the city, standing on
that prominent headland against which the
waves of the Mediterranean beat, as in days
when the Roman feet went down beneath
them, went far to capJivate those who ultima
tely became its conquerors. That it might not
be 81 accessl BILE to Foreign invasion accounts
in all probability for the change of situation
in the more modern city of Tunis. TWAS with
regre' touCd among the material collected for
building purposes at the town of Goietts parts
of marble columns with carved work of the
most magnificent description, all of which are
being broken up to erect some humble stead
inRs. The Italians aud Spauards OF the Mid
die Ages nave adorned their places With mar
bles from Carthage, and the Veuetians have
their friezss and columns. which were once
the admiration of Dido aud Hannibal.