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v 4'. Two & a HAir ijo- rl . ,v. , -rW..-;4 TrvT-.. tt. iv r ttx tjtti -r Yif&.4(r :..j-:u'RALEIGH,:(H;' c.) MONDjYUGUSM 'W3 U , No. S84; - " F'rm RtlfrPhila&tyhit Gazette 'V Of letteri from art 'African Gentleman travel ling la Europe, ia th Editor of (his Gazette, i, " OM leaving Bern for, Geneva we re linauiftfed thcdircQ; road by Freyburtr,: ; and purfued tbt :ofeuchateli on ac-; count of? th& divtrfity of' its ieenery.-i- Th road is very pleafarit, leading thro a charming piece of country, enlivened by cheerful viUages neat farms, and. .comfortable cottages.. .All the, country.: people hve healthy ruddy complexions. - Ther areplain in their -drefst modeft : and induftriousi and rathrihy of ftran-; pafled along the lake bf Marat, and then round tne lower ena or tne lake or iNeu--. chifel by SC Blaife tothe.'town.- ,v CTJchatellitBQft'.ibea on bafe ibf a deep mountain: immediate- iy on inc noun weu nae or jnctiaKea bout a league from thd lower, end. I he building? ;areV; fubftantial; being con- Jlru&ed principally of an olive coloured ilone, which me , hdghbourin quares produce. f'fhe. Maifori de Ville isvalu perb building, and would do credit to a ny dry both as to fize- and architecture. The Neuchatel red wine is excelfent, & ranks in rriy eftimationtne&t to'iiurgun &y for delicacy and flavor; 'I he town, . and. the territory ahhejeeel itfa -it, form part of the Helvetic league; but the fo vereignty.. belongs to the King of Pruf. fia There are, Jevera! haufes h'ereeh'." gaged in, the cotton buunefs." There are no troops fta.rioned in it j nor has it been in' any mahner diflurbea by the.tr oubles , oi SwitzeTlandiv We left Neuchatellat daybrea'W and Taw" the fun rife' oyer the mountains on the oppofite fi de of the lake; which are very lofty and rudely' brokeri into a va iiey of fhapes.T'hefe mbuntains are a part of the Greek Alps, & joih to Mount Blanc'jahil the great -St Bernard, about , :'g..capqct 'ithlfnow,-, the. Tifi'ng of the fun u;ave them a fDlendid auoearance. Krom Nefathatert6.Yyiejrduhi'':i? tionec(,felecTecl: as a 'depot for the on!- is fo fca'nty; 'and'-thepeafanfry To incli nance and military ftores of fiwif 7.e.rhrAJ. ar.nt. rhnf thriv rhWArt-n about 7 tniesi: the , f pad runs in view' of me-ia&e, aca,,attoras,a charming ride," On bur left wehad the lake of Neucha tel with theil!age$ on its margin; and the fnow mountains on the bppofite fide, - brokeri into, thbufand forms, an j rif ing with great. majefty behind each other. The lake is alrrift 36 miles long and from 6" to 8 pread,'ihe vineyards ilrefch J' ing unintertuptedfy' alongithe fbotrOf the mountains. v.,.., -v-; t ; Welffade a halt at Yverdunjfituatci afath; head jf lajte NeucKateK :Qt has nothing attached to It particularly wor thy of notice,. excepting a good view .of the lake, fome "charging walks in the environs,and a collecTion of antique cii riofities at theiibraryvWhich VereTound y in the neighborhood SyhereVa Roman ' colony was early founded1 From Yver dun there are" two roads tsadirSfft .if hat chat mingand celebrated traft,ofl wumry eaiiea me rays ue vauaio L.au anne, the ;pne Moudbnilibelbtherlt . by Orbe Cofronayv .W'e preferred the latter. . Before we Reached- O'rbc. the beauties oTthe, - Fays de- Viud ' begin to i. open to our view, preleniing a very rich well eultivatedjyalewh each fide, furtbunded by .vineyards. hk cen tre f the valfe :furni fhes. Iuxurianlt . meaaowsand paltyiage for a -multitude, of cattle; oUVithina;-.4eagueJ and a,half: of Laufannef w'enad, Mcain Blanc and ; Alps jn ,igahd as .wf 'cdntinued t'ladvancei. the lake of - Genera "gradu-, pened,ntiTWdeftendsJThe ''ill, whcnAvehad trmbflxxtenfive view V "of itfas farlasThefiglit : coiilctteachf ' Laulaniie is finely 5f uated on tbe north Of bow-fide of rh 'lsfc&M iflfhpvajhnt: from, the wideiV part of it, andabbift. i icanuea jrom" tne .upper ena or tne . lake. tThe tbwhls biiilt partly bri ''a deep? parny onmeiiacanu nugecj Mulahne is bre.eminent auioheL them.v n our . wav-frorii hence to Geneva.' , n pafled throughlMorge8;"whiehvis ar 'JeVand. one of he places before toea- nance and military (lores of Switzerland, rrorn whence, by. the lake waters, there U an eafy communication 1 to' Geneva We'alfo Railed through Allemann Roll Niorr Copper, Verfoyj , and many others vilIages,moft of which are furrounded by vinevards, the road is excellent, and' the tountrv dillineuiflied bv the name of : the! Cote on account of the" extent $fit&'- i"iproveniems,ana me oeauiy or us ap pearance. ; We . had Mount Blanc in view the grcatc- par.t of the diftance from L,auanne,' to oeneva,- towering on an immenfe height above the'o'ther mouh rains - -t ppetj-aoout two leagues tromjGenfcva, we pafledjhe Swifsline. ,and entered intone French tepirtment fi .eman.: : . Geneva ; is, now. made: the caitaT.;:Jlie'eate,r part of this depart merit formerly belbnptedltb the Duch v ! of Savoy. t'J he lake of Oeneva (or Lac juemdnj is auoui 50 mnes in lengm, ana varies in breadthr from ten miles do wn5 -wards. It is tn mape fomething Hke the" moon at her nrft quartering." Inc great--ter part of the north fide is bounded by the fays de Vaud, and the Coie. On ftent. that their f hildrpn arff thus fnrrpA from heme to feek a Tubfiftance in the neighboring countries The Savoyards' may ;bes found 'as. domeftic in ; all - the fouthem parts of Europe. ij ; v -After leaving Geneva," we took the road for -ybnsf - While we flopped at, Cpulonges,' w hich is fitua'ted v at the bafe of Mount Jfira; we afcended fome' dif tance" Up the mount,-and had a Vertex tenfiveview of b,ao"' Mount Jura is covered wfth wild box. , A fhort dill ance r from Coulonges we came t a ort L'to toufe, whjchis-buvkona very,bigh rock' the right fide of the.Khone.and com mands ihe narrw'paf'shere nature Kas. made jtchafm. for m eourie between Mount Jura and the mountaihs of Savoy.: Thisfirft is the; mbft 'rorriantically fi0-. atcnd' COlnmandsviews into Savoy; and France at the fame noint foon af ter leaving: fort L'Ecleufe aftekpafTing uirougn a very acep yaney.7 we; arrivea' atThe falls of the K hoheTandiuft before ineje,, toe river diiappears ror aoour two. hundred yards,- and thea rifesriigaiu" from under. a bed of;fpvksi: We: then palled thro'tiChattinon,letweenlnhi arid 3t. German Devoux. there are forhe- i uuc. - villages apourmai more alliances r iiuptnuour anq wtia. views.':.? ueiccna the ibuth;.lideare;theAlps of Bern, Vallais and "Savoy - rifing.majeftically all round the lake thiin . which .'nothing can bfe' conceived tnore vernal and olea- furable -Mott fcf thbhouies in' Switzer land Have wide projecTing roofs, which 4 fide, of ihe road; : T he lake is about a ierve as peuiTipufes : Fountains of' the pUreftwiter Appear, iri every direction; and the towns and Villages are fupblied info plentiful :a manner, that it mufti: ptove a great lax un m the iummer fea fon. Water mills alio abound, together with farm houfes and cottages, fcartered amonglt the mountains, Tome of tbem fo insulated and detached from fociety, as to leave each family in the fituation of' afmall republic by itfelf: and indeed' no thing can look, more like it, for; the fa mily,; the barn, the ffable, cow houte, &c.are often'comprehended under one root P But there is a general appearance of heatnds and comfort in ill their. dweM lings; ft A great deal of wine Js made through all that partnof the country tfhicfTwe have traverfedrrT he white is l4keii-the--hts-exct-aboiiteu chateii where the red wine; though ..very ncniy navorea, nas npnunicienturengtn to admit of, expof ta'tion. - The country 't jttboiinds'with wood, and the vallies with , 'the fineft'paltuTage,lby;whichlthey are enabled to make abundance ot ecelJenti butter and cheefe. , This country may truly be called the RefrrwrjflSur:piy for it is a fountain which TupplieS four of its largeir; rivers, viz. f he Danube empty ing into the, Black Sea, the Khbrie into the' Mediterranean, 4he Loire into the. Ai.i : . " 1 in ' i . 1 vr . 1 Atiamic aua tne jtnine into ine iNortn Seav 'Iravelliag in Switzerland is about bn lhird dearer than in France or Ger-, many ; but then' the carnages and hyorf-, es are very good,' the roaTiHe, and the: accommouauoiis T;xirciiiciy tumiuria- . bieV ; , I left the -rural ami captivating J lcqnery or swnzeriana witn Uinnite re- v Geneva is fituated on the lower end of "the lakeVaud the town is divided b..ihe '. river Khme, wnich lliaes trom tne laKC whli'avrapidityv''e buildings are; ebbd, arid ther. town appears livelythe people animated and Johd oY drefs' and gaiety. t,-i.lie 111115 or uuicis die vs1 411-; different:?' T his city ioefcbrated lor the ?Teat ni rriter bf 5afTitts 'which v are enV ployed in j1 the" makf ngf of patches ancL the f manuracturev ot Ayatcn materials, which conftitutesa principal part of its' frddei ;It.is governed by a ma;o, (who: mull be native born) and a council iih der their old ci)de of laws.H-T he Krench do nbu interfere with: any, 1 hing relative fq the government of the city j but tltey have a garr"ifcn of about a thouf and men, who keep pofieiTiohbf tlie fortifications and fuburbs.' As in: Flanders and Ger many, niufib'ansf generally make t heir; IppeatehTc'eW amufed the ; firfl day after our ;arrival by ith , eri trance; of ?lwb Uittle,5 Savoy girls,' the brie abou(.twelve,- the-other about ibufteeh years old; in the ruftic drefs- 0' their", cbuntry: and vjtIi:WbTettbipe8., Their brother;'; a boy abotfteenlc cbnipanied them as mufi'ciari'and played very well jvhile the two little; girls e:c hibited a variety or gracetul dances pe . . - 1 . " . TL i t. ! . r n ing to Lakie ColinK, ive pafled bya fine cafcade,' difcharged from apcrpe'ndrcu-; arTocK pr rorry reft nign, ciote Dy tne, mile lone, the niarcin fkined all round with wild box, and at a f mall difiance'. rifes a ridge of ;,tery; lbfry bare -rock" which nearly encorripafs the lake -: At. 'Nant.ua we made ::lfays;to: feeia very large manufacTory fcr fpinning filk, well worthy the attention' of thofe' who are acquainted with the machinery and pro-grefs.-Leaving the lake of NantUa fome diftance behind us, weTegan 0 aFcend a very formidable mountain.: 'J he morh ing;was mi Id I and the furi bright : We had nbt continueci afctriding mere than; an b'cur and a half, before we left all our clear ; atmofphere, anxi- were fur rcuuded by, an almcfl impenetraMe and chilling it g. I. T hi& jpntomfoj table fog continued till ejrrr l-defccnded fome diftance cn the bppc fitefideof thenioun- taiilt'--wferiptli- rTre'rhe "molt' bold arid tremendous declivirj' wl:ich Ave had yet feeri in. our travels. ' We we're cn nanow road tn ' our left' vas a precipice varying from v$or to 2oVfet deep : on the right of the i oad the rocks afcended nearly as .much, arid were fa perpendicular; that the? ieemed to oycrr hang us. .We thought it mcft prudent to makef'cur defccnt .on foot. : H ere we had a view of two cafcades which fell the 9ppofite fide toan im mcnt'e. height J and alio bf the: ruins of 2 . . . .?- -. r . ... ' 1 0n the banks ofjhe , Rhone .there is air ver'y diftant view ofthe mountains which divide, SVoy from Jjauphine,' of a part of the Alp.vanil allb'Ot.AlourU Blanc, ' which, Iho . at 120 miles 'diftance,, U f0 'prominentand clears that the i three pro jecting points are perfe&ly: diffiritb to- . the naked eyeitbut the wonder teafesr v when we recollecT that it is. nearly. 1 cobo , Engiifh feet. in-perpendieularheignt., Though therewas nothing Jikcf roll, or now, pT'wrnferinanyform while'we -i ere at' Lyons; yet all thofe mounfains ar efeen b)oth ed with everla lljng fhow. ; which "give thorn an extremely beautiful A - nr - tf "..LI' L 'U A ' appuaraiice.' yiauy v tuc puuuc wuiiu-- .. ings at Lyons'ate extremely fuperb-The r- 'J -Maifon -de Ville is extremely "large ztidsnju haruJlome. jl'he theatre is fpacibus . the k old cathedral is n:xin,fiye;gnid Vcne- ; ' f . :rabie building4Hhee fme: fpcirterf arthitec arid, fplchdid in its a p'pearancev .'" h . 2 fl'helibtifef have a yjet-agfijJe tcrior. .ariitl le mbfl IVifijQ Ttbries: hicrh ': .therrenftance to the Tevblmfbiiarv.-'fDirit 'brbuah1,dbi;v'n;-'bjhisiill feyereft'vaneanceofje otsj ,n he hiltofy bf its ficgvitrprifbns, rofcriptionsand ;e'xutiijv'ind;The' -ilcmblitiori of , manypf its,.' fiiOll magnifV centprivate buTdlngsisalut jecT too pain ufTbr enlarge ings bt fyhipathy and.iniatiori area.' wakened by; the contenlplirtion of it's ftill 1 y exifling ruins. AtThejgtiiilbtme 'had its ftation iri the public Iquare adjoining the notei -wnere we ioaci -x -ui -notwitn-,:; ftanding the f everity of its afflidiorisvthe peculiarly aavantagepus - geograpmcai fituation of iiyoris," aided bythe enter, i jpfize and indinTrjpftbeiuryi zths: fefeiris likely to overcome ti ihock' which menaced iu futureexiilence.fMa-' nynewjaittdT'uperb buildings areiovre-v rtaingbn the fcite of fome. bf the latejtu- ins. -The lilk. irianuf acTures are rapidly reviving, and fheet with a brifk demand. The other.mariufaneshichTrmer-': Jy flourilhed here; are alfo getting under ' way. In ''fhbrt, 'the perfeverancetand in "dultry of the: people: appear admirably : calculated to furmountinp: every obftjtcle in the way, to fhe'aflumirig'theirfprmer. y: y: rank. as b'r..nrItjnanuFacTurin city in ': France. r; T he govein mf niiisl aub wtJT. difpofeio give encouraKfent rbwits ; revival ; arid as an evidence of, the fiice- ; ritv of its Datronafie.ha8 brderedaijumv? j berbf houles which were'deflroyed dui ;; ma the'; reign of tenor; to oe rebuilt at inepucne expenee.,- 1 nc; iprmtr pph.'-' 1 ation :.'ot : Lyori s tva ; rated atz 6'. bob i itls now reduced toi'2bpbvNoxhjr IMp can exceed the beauty of its pbHtfya-' I' wnen raiten aiiogeLner niuaicu uciweexjf. -v. two fiverslui,joundeq;by encharitingv vttvw. ... j !Rv.f-vo.v ..mv. lanutcapesrancrxnatieax m everyeurec; niountamsva kyf ;cafcadei1and teaux of Cordon,' and a rm :e giand c.iPa hinnrirairijrbfiSavbir Vlednicmt, feene cannct he formed? .-;r:'i '''' '.''- :. mf,r';TY-iln h Krir m-kiA I am thus particular in myueicnption; in-h i KiWrif i;u .wfiM beetle we: were,iioW inJran theyhaa. . . Tw e- aia wn expevr w uicci-wiiu any, iuiu a$ aftd avidityVtaslf; f cenes; of Switzer JaAd.:t On ,OAr, laft'dai s , ; rbn If cuiinded vthitibe Ts in .ibtrrney-1 b Lyons .we ; net upwards ot JiXty waggons andcar ts going dowri.tb Geneva ana Aiiaceioauta witn jugar, coffee, &c.' from Lyons: A ItliO ' It was early in the month of January,;theaJ iheras lo mild anH clear,'that the wo- men were au ieaictn;uiuuc ineir uoprsin. the or ; village,, etriplo)td either in knitung fpicning.Vfe:' r-1 he city of lo'oris"is DuiIt principally j on ,a unp or iapu iymg Decwecu uic ri vets R hone arid Soane, about a rhile and a half above-their juncTibnr It' is- not broad from river to" river, but oi great extent in length, ; 1 'i he quays in; the ri ver reftiacious.v"tirpaved arid'icept Cleans ihe Khojie is 'otout as wide as. the Thames atLbijdpnv rl here are two permanent bridges acrofs, it,'., and three ; acrofs. the( Spane 'Both have, an . ex tremefy lapid courfe,r'" On the Rhone riearthtpwn fhore there isrefiifteen, floating water mills kept in conflant mo tion night and day by therapidrty of the current. - On the right bank " of the Soariethere" Is ratige of very loft hills, pnwhicharefratteredanuTnberroff merchat teaxand many other iconfideri " able buildings.. Oh thefe -; heights near to theiiver, are? fiILexi(ling etennyei remains of a' Roman' aqueducT amphi- i theatrei bams&c.,in great pf eferydtiorif 3 TiBrT'nbtcnly;ae.Wsb w indow" urtaiiWof filkvelvet, buteven s v he f obmfi Lung, with Tilk"'daniafk' SuaV.'- aay is very luire .regarea: 4 fie Jipw-: are all open and buiihels:;gbing?Sri the ff reet sas on other day SnT he theatre-Tv : . s, arid .Dall-r6oriisarei uhufually-ercwded irithe,e:venirig7 If ibreignerh3beiJtoli''l: keepa :at1Frnci5;vh(S: will never M fee ofhear riythlfig to i remind : iark& when it is Sunday.'' , ; Theidtlarice from nbutVeb milesiTh'eresard twomaiaf roads; oneby Dijon, the other by Mbwv 1 linesi We; tdok-The latter, -W hejlf 1 arrived on therighraklptte bppbfite fRoanhe, werfoundrthat the"S Vfrmwent B'riigi, .of wood had bvtai--'-'j hWa.wrtv the day before nary frefh andas'there wasiP -ferry br; .; proper boats provided Tor; Tudhari acci .v dent,:wevAyre tinder the necelHtybr;; ;:1' rifking ourlelves jn a baheau.JVfter : ); were - -embarked in -our: Tittle". -.'Ikiftj T ;t would hive engafeed to have in'ade:A'tU--v"v;.'v: grimage to Mecca 'tb have?beeri gam.. i"ei:cun wild and impetuous, thai we ;went ! dowrt S tk of no e of 4he plaeei before men- j culiar to the country. The Toil of Savoy theatrei baths,&c.,in great prcf eratic ::--;; i :--'"'
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