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“ CHARACTER. IS AS NECESSARY TO A STATE AS TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, ANI> TIIE GLORY OF A STATE IS THE COMMON' PROPERTY OF ALL ITS CITIZEN’S.”
BY SAH’fj J. RAY.
MACON. GA., TUESDAY 'IORNING, MAY 2, 1848.
VOL. XXII—NO. 37.
THE
GEORGIA TELEGRAPH
IS PUBLISHED
EVERY TUESDAY MORNING,
BY SAMUEL J. RAY.
BELDEA A CO’S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HAT AND CAP
EMPORIUM.
ns BUS.
For the paper in advance, per aannm, 82 SO.
If not paid in advance 93 00.
If not paid antil the end of the year (3 SO.
No paper discontinued, except at the option of the
Pdblisnor, until all arrearages are paid.
Advertisements at the regular charge, will be 91
a square of ten tine* or leu, for the first insertion, and
.SO cents for each subsequent continuance.
Advertisers by the year will be contracted with on
liberal terms, it being expressly understood that con*
tracts for yoarly advertising, relate only to the immcdi-
ate, legitimate business of the individual or parties
eontracting.
Advertisements not specified as to timo, will be pub
lished until forbid and charged accordingly.
Marrisoes and Obituary Notice* exceeding ten
Lines, will bo charged as advertisements.
t'S 1 '* N. It. Bales of Lands, by Administrators, Ex
ecu tors, or Guardians, are required by law, to be held
on tho first Tuesday iu the month, between the hours
ol 10 in the forenoon, and 3 in the afternoon, at the
Court-House, in the Coanty in whiebthe Land is situ
ated. Notices of these sales must be given in a public
gaxetto sixty dats previous to the day of sale.
.Sales of Negroes must bo made at a public auction
«n the first Tuesday of the month, between the usual
hours of sale, at the place of public sales in the County
stw* the Lattess T--.: tmentary, of Ad Ministration
•or Guanlinn.hip, may have been granted, first giving
SIXTr in Ys notice thereof, ia one of the public gazettes
of this State, and at tho door of the Court House, where
such sales arc to be held.
Notico for the sale of Personal Property must bo giv-
ft. in like manner forty Uaya previous to the day of
sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an estate must
be published forty days.
Notice that application will he made to the Court of
'Ordinary lor leave to sell L.niD, must be published for
FOUR MONTHS.
Notice for leave to soli Neoroes mnst be published
fur routt months, before any order absolute shall be
made thereon by the Court
Citations for Letters of Administration, must be
published thirty juts—for dismission from adminis
tration, monthly six months—for dismission from
Guardianship, forty pats.
Roles for the foreclosure of Mortgage mnst be pub
lished monthly for four months—for establishing
last papers, for the full space of three months—for
compelling titles from Executors or Administrators,
where a Bond hae been given, by the deceased, the
FULL SPACE of THREE MONTH*.
Publications will alsray* be continued according to
these legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered.
• • Alt letters directed to this Office or tho Editor on
business.must ho postpaid, co insure attention.
Kabrrt A. Allen,
Factor and Commission Merchant,
N«. 119, Buy Strrri, Rasaaaah, Ctas.
Will attend strictly to the storage and safe
._f Cotton, Corn, Flour, and other Produce, and
>wiU make liberal cash advances on goods con
signed to his Honse.
References—Mr. James A. Nisbct, 1
K. B. Weed, I -
J. H. R. Washington, f
Graves, Wood A Co. J
Dye A Robertson, Jnywfa
Branon A Young, Marietta.
Dr. George F. Pierce, Sparta.
jtly 37 ««—
on Mulberry street, beg leave to announce to die pub
lic that they are now receiving, direct from their own
Manufactory, a large and weU (elected stock of
.HATS AND CAPS.
Consisting in part of men's and boy’s
Fashionable Black and Drab Beaver Hats
do do do Nutria do
^ do do do Silk do
do do do Brash do
do do do Cassimcr do
do do do plain Russia do
do do do Angola do
Broad Brim Black and Drab Beaver do
do do do Brash do
do do do plain Russiado
do do do Cassimcr do
Men's Pearl Sporting Hats
do Ashland do
do Tafatmco da
do Knickerbocker do
do Black Glazed do
A large assortment of Men's and Boy's Black and
Drub WOOL HA TS, of every description.
Men's and Boy's prem. Otter Caps s splendid article
do do fine Fur Caps, new style
do do fine Nutria do
do do Muskrat do
do do fine Clc*h do every variety of pat’s
do do Navy do with covers
do do oil silk do
do do Glazed ' do
Infant's Fancy ' /do
Together with eveiy other description of Hats and
Caps now.extant.
Possessing f triuties for obtaining their supplies, e-
qualled by no other establishment in this section of
Georgia, and suiyassod by none ia the State, and de
voting tboir exclusive attention to the Hat business,
the subscribers are prepared to sell every article in
their line at tbs lowest prices, and to warrant giving
satisfaction to tboir customers. Purchasers are re
spectfully invited to call and examine their stock and
•ices. BELDEN A CO.
Store in Mulberry st sign of tbo Mammoth Hat.
aug 31 49
Spring Style of Straw Goods.
fb BELDEN-A CO. have now on hand direct
JSm from New York. 9 dozen extra fine Panama
o Hats, fancy trimmed ; 9 do Infant’s donnep Top
Pedlar Hat*. do do.; 1 do do llice Pearl do.
1 doz Infant's PearJ Jockey Capa
1 do do Coburg Strew’ do do
1 do do Triangle do do
1 do do Victoria do do
1 do do Pearl Feather Trimmed natz
4 do Boy's Leghorn Hatz
4 do Men'* Drab Beaver Hats, a znperior article
Also an extensive assortment of Strew Hats, which
will be sold low for cash, at the old stand of G. A. Kim
berly. on Mulberry street,
feb 99 98
Dyson, Cooper & Roberts.
\V ill continue tbo Warehouse *nd Comma-
I ainn Busiucs* tho ensuing season, at their
I Fire-Proof Warehouse.
Thankful to oar friends for their former patronage
-w* respectfully a*k a continuance of the same, with
«be assurance that our host elTbrt* will be given to
nmmotc their interest*.
Liberal advance* will be made on cotton in Store,
at eastomary rates.
Thomas Dtson, Jos. W. Cooper, A Wm. Roberts.
Macon, April*. 1848. 33 —ly
Medical Copartnership-
^,2 Drs. McOOLDRICK A QUINTARD,having
JY formed a copartnership for the Practice of Medi-
ifa cine and Surgery, respectfully offer their services
U psrsous wishing either Medical or Surgical atteu-i
turn in cither branch of tboir profession. They are
ptovided with all manner of instruments and are pre
pared to perform all operations iu Snreery and pledge
themselves to show the most unremitting attention to
their patients. R- McGOLDRlCK,
r C. T. QU1NTARD. |
Macon, January 1, 1818. H
t
90—tf
Dx. YV. B. Rivers.) ll>«- «• Rovai.l.
ItlTURN A ItUYAI.Ii,
8CROEON Dentists— Sarannah, Ga.
TT9 Office North East corner of 9t. Julian
street ami Market Square.
s>pt 7 50—ly
Washington Hall Stables.
■ The undersigned have taken the Stable*
formerly kept by A. C. Morehouse, and of
fer Carriages. Rutrgies. Sulkies. Saddle
re. for hire. They have also careful and com
petent Grooms, and will keep single Horses or Droves
3iy the day. week or mouth, on the most ressmutble
terms. MASON A DIBBLE.
apri!4 33—ly
To the Public.
■ re The subscriber* will run a daily
- ■ * line of Coaches and Hacks to connect
. _ . . j with the Cant both ways from For
syth to Indiau Spriaga, commencing from the first of
June or sooner ifoecessaiy. W. C. JONES, -
HUGH KNOX.
1*. S. The subscriber is still carrying on tho Livery
Stable business in Forsyth ia all its different branches,
snd is prepared to do any kind of business that may
.offer itaell in that line. W. C. JQNEA
Forsyth, Ga.. Jan. 94th. 1848. -3—U
W. T. a* A. H. Colquitt,
ATTORNIF.S AT LAW—MACON, GA.
VET ILL practice in Bibb and all the adjacentcoun-
II tie*. All business eutrustod to their care will
meet with prompt attention.
RTOffice over the Store of Messrs. C. Campbell
A Co. *
feb 99 S7—*f
Robert S. Lanier,
A TTORNBY AT LAW—Macon, Ga.—Will eon-
JtX. Unite the practice ia the counties of Bibb,Monroe,
Pika, Crawford, Houston. Jones and Twiggs.
All business intrusted to his ctre will meet with
prompt attention.
Refers to Messrs. Scott, Carhart A cog Mqj. James
Dean. Samuel J. Ray, George M. Logan and Jahn J.
Dennett, Esqrs. _ _
- Macon. January, 1848. feb 1 21—tf
Sam'l R. Rlaee.1 IThomas P. Smith.
BLAKE & SMITH,
ATTORSIES AT LA IF—MACON, GA.
MXT1LL attend to all professional business entrust-
"r cd to their care, tn Bibb and the surrounding
counties.
Macao, Sept. 13, 1847. ly
Copartnership Notice.
ALBERT MIX having associated
with him iu this city, Mk. Erasius'
Kirtland, will continue the bnsiness at hit old
stand, under the firm and style of MIX A KIRT
LAND. They will at all times keep on hand, a foil
supply of the best and most fashionable stock of goods
in their line. The former patrons of tho late firm of
Whiting A Mix, together with purchasers and the
public generally, are reapertfally invited to call and
examine tbeir stock. Our SHOES and BOOTS are
fresh, of tbe best materials and workmanship, and we
pledge ourselves that nothing shall be wanting on
our part, to please all those who may favor ua with
their patronage. MIX A KIRTLAND.
. Macon, 31st May. 1847.
N. B.—Mr. E.’KniTLAXn is duly authorised to re
ceive and receipt for all monies due the late firm of
Whiting A Mix. during my absence from the State,
junc 1 36 ALBERT MIX,
rf{
Just Received.
in addition to former stock, a full supply of
Drugs, Mertirinet,Chenicalt. Dye Stnfs,Paints
Oil, Varnishes, ljrmp Oil, Gian Hirer. Are.
Together with many articles usually kept in Drag
Stores. Our stock is large and well selected, snd will
he sold as low as at any point South.
WM. G. A S. LITTLE.
N.B A Inrge lot of Letter and Cap Paper, of an ex
celleut quality, will be sold at unusually low prices to
close the lot. ‘ Also, a good article of Shaving Creams,
per dozen or retail. W. G. A S. L.
march 7
The Best Yet.
L ITTLE'S basbeeo used in ban
dreds of casest and has surpassed every thing of
tbe kind yet introduced. Besides being a sore reme
dy that can bo given to the most delicate child with
perfect safety, it require! no medicine afterwards. By
its timely use mud; pain aod suffering amongst chil
dren -nay be prevented, to sny nothing of the often
fatal effects of Worms, for want of tbe proper reme
dies. .
Ofthe many evidence* that might be adduced iu
favor of this preparation, read the following statements
of Dr. Searcy and others;
Dr. Little—Dear air: I have prescribed yonr Ver-
mi-nge in several cases, and feel oo hesitancy in pro
nouncing it superior to Fahnestock's, Perry's "Dead
Shot.” oi any other I have ever used.
Talbot county, John S. Searcy, M. D.
Dn. Little—Sir. I have used several vials of yonr
Vermifuge, in my family, and believe it superior to
Fahnestock's or any thing I havo ever seen: in fact,
with the use of this medicine, and yonr Anodyne
Cough Drops, in cases o Coughs and Colds. 1 havo
aucceeded in coring two or three eases, that I other
wise would have to call in a Physician to.
Respectfully, Ac.
(Signed) Simeon Castleberrt.
Talbot coanty.
Dn. LrtTLE—Sin In ray family I have given sever
al vials of yonr Vermifuge, as well as Fahnestock's,
and find yours the most effectual remedy 1 ever gave
or knew of. Yours, Ac.
(Signed) Berrt Beltew.
Talbot county.
The Vermifuge, is put up in Vials double the usual
size, with ample direction* for using. Price 95 cents
per tattle. The signature of Dr. W. G. Little. Pro
prietor, is to be found upon the wrapper, aad the pub
lic are cautioned to use none as hia, withont it.
Sold by W. G. A S.LITTLE, Maron; WINTER
A EPPING, Colombo* ; and Dr. LITTLE. Milledge-
villc and Talbntttm; and also to be bad at Hamilton.
Lumpkin, Albany, Dublin, Peny, Borne, Hawkins-
ville.Ac. »P"‘«
Rail Road House.
Opposite Central Rail Road Depot, East
(tn Macon, by S. M. LANIER, late of the Floyd
Dili House. Macon, Ga.
feb 1 24—ly
nests a continuance of public patronage.
* , Dec. 8,1846. 11—tf
Macon and li stern Hail Road.
chaSU:
ON and after Mondial
J E
OF HOURS.
March 27tb, the Passenger
HAS taken the WAOrrrVTn v TT 4 T r and* Trains of this Rood, w: . is run daily as follows—con.
HAS taken the YY ASHIN TO.N HALL, and Qectio? „ AtJinU , wi . fae Western A Atlantic and
Georgia Rail Roads: ■
Leave Macon 6 A. M-. rriv*. at Atlanta 12 30, and
MW 8 P. M.
Leave Dalton 4 A. M.,. rive at Atlanta 11 A.M.and
Mac., 6P.M.
Passengers for Savarm-b, will sleep one night in
Macon, and leave next d-v at 7 A. M.
The Western A Atla: c Road do not run on Sun
day.
Fares between Dalton a (Savannah 815
“ " Atlanta ano Savannah 10
“ " “ “ ..lacon 4
EMERSON FOOTE, Superintendent
Macon, March 91, 18A 31—tf
Piano Fortes.
The aubacriber respectfully informs
v>*i*®us of Georgia, that he has the
j J x j [( Agency fir the eale of PIANOS from a
manufactory it New York—the article offered, is of
the best workmanship and materials, and tho latest
style very superior st low prices. Persoos wishing to
purchase, can srfc one of these instrameuts at the sub
scriber’s residence.
feb 1 JAMES VAN VALKENBURGH-
S53§a
WOOD & BRADLEY,
manufacturers and dealers in
CABINET FURNITURE Q,
C H aYr S .
U rOULD most respectfully inform th»citizens of
Macon, and public generally, that having avail
ed themselves of the services of some of the very best
Workman, and having a supply of the best materials,
are prepared to make to order any article in their line.
In addition to our present stock, such as Dining, Tea,
Centre, Side, Work, Toilet, Quartette end Sofa Tables;
Boreans ;Sideboards;Sofas and Wardrobes; Sofas;
Divans; Ottomans; Tettetetes ; Foot-stools; Secreta
ry* ; Desks and Book Cases; Ladies’ Work Boxes
and Portable Desks ; Piano Stools ; Looking Glasses
and Glass Plates of all sizes ; Gilt, Mahogany and
Walnut Frames of all sizes for Pictures and Portraits;
Cane seat Settees and Counter Stools; Mahogany and
Wslnut Chairs, Plush and Hair Cloth Seats; a great
variety of curled Maple and Walnut Crde seat* and
other kinds ; Hocking Chairs of putters too numerous
to mention; Mahoganv, Walnut, curled and plain Ma
ple, Poplar and Pine Bedsteads, cheaper than ever;
Window Shades, new, beautiful and rare patterns;
Feathers, Feetber Beds ; Mattresses of curled Hair,
Cotton and Mots.
We have many articles uot heretofore introduced
in this market.
7<> Manufacturers—For sale, Furniture Varnish.
Mahogany and Walnut Plank, Mahogany Venter* and
Bed Post*.
N. B. Furniture repaired neatly and with dispatch.
Old Sofas and Chairs re-seated or covered with Hair
Cloth or Cane.
Macon. Nov. 1, 1847.
LV i h* Journal A Messenger, Albany Courier, At
lanta Luminary, Marietta Helicon, and 'Mountain Ea
gle. will please copy.
nov 2 ' 6—tf
New Millinery and Fancy Goods.
MBS. CAREY begs leave to call the atten
tion ofthe Ladies to her new stock of Millinery
and Fancy Goods, just received, and io doing so.
would assure them that her present stock is superior
both iu style and quality, to ady heretofore kept.
Silk, velvet, satin and plnsh hats of the latest style,
French flowers and bridal wreaths, very hand
some, also, a beautiful new stvle of Feathers, Flo
rence, Pearl, Coburg, Devon., Rutland snd Cic ilian
braids, misses and cbildred's straw and Tuscan flats,
pmmela, and Coburg braid Ac., a beautiful assortment
of silks, plain and satin stripes, plsid and plain satins,
gimps, and fringe! Ac., an elegant selections of ribbon
velvet, for neck ribbons, spool twist, steel heeds and
clasps'thread lace, embroidered rapes. lace and mus
lin caps, elegant French worked capes, collars and
chemisets.
Macon, Oct 19,1847. 4—tf
Straw Bloaeltiiisf A: Dress iUnUinp-
Mrs. KENNEDY, would inform tbe ladies of
Macon, and the adjoining country that she has
removgd to tbe wooden honse, formerly occu-
£ ied as the Telegraph printing office, snd next door to
[r. Plants Carriage shop, where she will attend to
the above business and from her long experience.those
who entrust work to her care may feel satisfied not
Notice t* Builders.
WILL be let tqJke lowest bidder, at Vienna
Dooly county, c-. the 2nd Tuesday io May
next, the buildup of a Framed Court House,
of tbe following dimenshkL to wit.- fifty feet long; forty
feet wide, two stories high and two flight of stain.
The undertaker will be required to enter into a bond
ith ample security, for tlie faithful execution of the
work, and its completion at such time as may be stip
ulated. He will also be required to furnish all the
materials requisite. ^ . .
. Ensoos desirous to biililffikukl sin alltho detailsunff
specifications of tbe work op application by letter
personally, to the Clerk of the Inferior Court.
ALEX'R MERIWETHER, J. t. c.
S. C. LIPP1TT, J. i. c.
SAMUEL P. BOND: J. t. c.
william McDaniel, j. i. c
SAMUEL P. JONES, J. t. c.
march 28 33—7
B. L. BURNETT,
Has removed from tbe old Stand of C. K.
Wentworth A Co., to Cottoo Avenue, near the
omcr of Cherry street, where he prepared to
Per his customers old and new, some of the cheapest
bargaias in JEWELRY ever sold in Mseon. His
collection of Goods has been made with great care,
and will be told remarkably cheap.
iy All kinds of Clock and Watch work done with
dispatch and warranted. mpril 18
For Sale.
403 Acres ofexcelient Oak and Hickory Land,
being numbers 72 and 73, in the 15th district of
originally Houston, now Mseon county—One hundred
and sixty five acres of which are improved land. The
■aid land lies within one mile of the South Western
Railroad, and forty milea from Macon. *
J. C. EDWARDS,
Commissioner for tbe sale of private Lands,
april 18 35—4t
i may 1
only in having it finished in the neatest
in tho latest and most fashionable style,
march 28
but
32
InvaluuDlr Family Companion.
S IX Lecture* on Causes, Prevention ami Cure of
Consumption, Asthma, Diseases of the Heart,
and all Female Diseases. 834 pages. 98 Engravings.
Paper 50 centa; Bound 75 cento. Mail to any part
—postage 9) cent*.
Cnylcr W. Tome,
A TTORNEY AT LAW—Office next to the Tel
egraph newspaper. Cherry-street. He having
removed to Macon, will promptly attend to all law
baainess entrusted to him, io Bibo and the anmmnd-
. Lag counties. feb 29 98—tf
Charles J- Williams,
A ttorney at law.—columbu* Georgia.
Practices In the several counties of the Chat
tahoochee Circuit. All business entrusted to bis care,
will be strictly and promptly attended to.
nov 9
Thomas C. ffackott.
ATTORSE Y AT I.A IF—Rome, FlotpCo., Ga.
P RACTICES in all the counties of the Cherokee
Circnito. in the Supreme Courts at Mseon, Deca
tur, Millcdgcville and Caatville, and in the United
States Circuit Courts at Miiledgeville and Savannah.
AU business entrusted to his care will meet with
. 17—ly
Shoulder graces and Chest Expanders, 92. Msll
to any port. SO cents postage. Inhaling Tubes, Sil
ver, 83. by Mail, letter postage. Abdominal Sap-
porters. perfect, •« to 810. for all Ruptures. Falling
ofthe Bowels and Womb, and Weak Back and Chest;
sent bv Express everywhere. For Braces or Bup-
portera, or Rupture Supporters, give- height from
head to foot, and circumference of person next tne
surface, just above the hips- If Rupture, mention
which aide. Agents w » n » c,1 J“L*' 1
goods. Address Dr. S. 8. FITCH, 07 Broadway
Now York, peat-pa)^
inarrh
3*—ly
gkotwfli A Gilbert,
TJ Y recent arrivals from New 1 orkjhare "***"?*
D fan and-complete assortment of Drags, Medicines
Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Dve
which are now offered to the puhlicvcry lowforc..^
They alio keep an cxtenaive assortment of
Medicines, among which arei Dr. Boon s 1 T i * U^to
ted Acne and Fever Pills, which rarely tfever fail to
effect a enre. Also his Compound Cathartic PUU, an
invaluable family Medicine.
August 31. 1847. w
A Card.
W ILLIAM II. MAYNOR, General Land Agent
for New Alabama- Office at Salem, Russell
•ounty, Alabama,
dee 91
18—tf
Nctv Saddlery Store.
9 ■ tHE nndrrsic-ncd have a large snd general *toc K ol
1 Saddle*. Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Carriage
Trimmings, Saddlcrv Hardware together with every
bsber article m-unllv Kept in tlicirline. Tb» irfoeihtica
In sock A.’ they asm sell l«s«r than any other «a*b-
iifhmrntin town. Purchaser* nre invited to giTBtbcffl
« call before purchnr tig clscviiere.
MORRIS & WESTCOTT.
dec fi
Opposite A. J. White A Co . Cotton Avenue
11—tf
Gttrdru Seeds.
TX/ARRANTED tlie growth of 1847, from tlicrr.-
Y Y ebrnted Wot -.held Send Garden, nnd are in
ferior to none brought to t* H mark St- Jnst received
and for sale nl tho Drue store of
SHOTWEI.L A GILBERT-
Maron, J&n'y lltb« 1*-J W
OctnulKee Foundry.
Sis.‘‘xsiLSrSa *>
GcarofanVaMvrn* «ud
Gin work. Press l’nllejs. Hand R*?l»n«-
Doors and Windows, Cemetery Railings, Gndgeoos,
’"wefaiite our friend* and all who wjrtrf
any ofthe above articles- to give us a call on Cotton
Avennc ' WM. 8. HOLT,
CHAS. P. LEVY.
. 25—ly
Maeon.Fcke. 1848-
TTbUBE FRENCH BRANDY— 2 pipe* warranted
I. pare and tinn P, Iterated Custom Honse warranty.
jnst received and for sale by {JAVAN * CO.
nov 93 f
TJF A CON—2,500 1 bs. Hams ana Sides-a chmro
JL> tide, for sale by J- T.
5,000
Blankets. _
ITEGRO BLANKETS.
OCt 12 i
■ ale by
E-VTON.
John P. Cavan A t o.,
auctioneers.
A GENTS for sale of Albany < r. am Ale. C.'.m-
A pngno Cider. ' —
, t *1, v in sacks t.i:d bulk, for sale by
(gALT—Liverpool, tn *« » T PUMPKIN.
J? L ™ I Vr 30 8upe ^ >:m j?T. 1 TuMP r Kix.;
T 4
ART) -10 V- :- pntr.c
nov 13
,it Lanl, tor sale by
J. T. LUMPKIN.
OUTTKR—10 keg* A ho. i.
15 received and for sale by J. T. LUMFM.-s.
Cxccntirc Dcpartmrjit,
Milletigeville 16tb March, 1848
B Y virtue of an act ofthe General Assemblyofthis
State, assented tn 21st December, 1843, declar
ing that "the fortunate drawers in the land lottery of
1827 t embracing the counties of Lee, Muscogee Troup
Coweta and Cam>U,”"ahall takeout their grants on
or before the first day of October, 1844, or the same
shall be forfeited and considered as reverted to the
State: Provided always, that the operation of this art
-ahull net apply to orphan or orphans, until twenty-one
yearn shall have expired after the dra wing of such
orphan or orphans, nor to illegitimate person or per
sons, luuatic, deal and dumb, or blind persona." No
tice is therefore given, that on the 9th day of June
next, twenty one years will have expired for tbe grant
ing of lands drawn by the classes of persons enumera
ted in the above recited act, and that from and after
tbe 10th day of Jane next, any person a citizen of this
state, by paring iuto the Treasury, tbe sura of two
thousand dollars, shall be entitled to receive from this
state, agrant in his. her or their name to any nngrant-
ed lot of’laud in the counties aforesaid: from and after
tbe ISch day of June next, by paying into the Treaso-
the sum of fifteen hundred dollars; from and after
the first day July next, by paying into the Treasury,
one thousand dollars; from and after the 15th day of
July next, by paying into the Treasnry, the sum of
five hundred dollars; from nnd after the first day of Au
gust next, by paying into the Treaanry, the sum of
one hundred dollars; from and after the 1st day of Sep
tember thereafter, bv paying into the Treasury, the
sum of tweuty five dollars; from and after the 1st day
of October thereafter by paying into the Treasury the
sum of ten dollar*; and from and after the 1st day of
October thereafter bv paving into the Treasury, the
snm of Ten dollars; and from and after the 1st day ol
November thereafter, by paying into the Treasury .the
sum of fire dollars.
GEORGE W. TOWNS, Governor.
By the Governor,
Citss. H. Rice, See. Ex. Dep't.
march 28 39—lOt
Executive Departtnent,
MiDt-r.DGEVii.LK. March 16th, 1848.
T il E holders of certificates for lots or fractional lots
ofland, situated in the 12tb and 13th Districts of
Ware county, sold in compliance with an act of the
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I know not why it should he, hut it certainly
happens with tne that any place which I feel .par
ticularly well acqnaiuted with by means or pic
tures and descriptions, comes upon my eye as a
stranger. It was so with Venice, whose charms
are far beyond all I had imagined a nd been led tn
imagine, and now I found that Cbillon was as new
to me as if I had not seen couutless drawings of
ita towers, and the beautiful waters from which
they rise.
The castle of Chilton, like alt Swim castles, has
lost agreatdeal of its exterior romantic beauty, ha
ving been much rebuilt to make it habitable. The
heavy round towers, with their pointed roofs, are,
however.uot withont a ceijain grace; the machicn-
lated walls and turrets are well and firmly built and
tbe carved ornamental work is still sharp aud fine.
I crossed the slight wooden bridge over the cor
ner of the lake, and was admitted to the court by
a good-tempered lounging warder. Tho chief
care of this officer seemed a favorite cat, whose
gambols he was encouraging. He accompanied
us through the chambers ofthe castle, aud became
eloquent in the right, or rather the wrong place, for
bisiucessant iuformation.orncnlarly delivered, was,
it must bo confessed, particularly destructive of
sentimental enjoyment in the immortal dungeon
where the feet of Bonivard,
"Have left a trace,”
That night at Vevey was magnificent, and most tioo to :iny < ie-ir .-i-- n,-:! to the splendid display
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oue naturally insisto npon recognizing.
The name of Byrou is nearly effaced from tho
column on which he scratched it,—it is the third
of tbe seven; but that of the illvetriour poet, Vic
tor Hugo, is couspicnnus on the fourth
“What business has it there,"
in such company V
As tho dimness of the dungeon wears away,
when the eye becomes accustomed to it, a fine ef
fect is slowly developed, which the struggling
light, streaming in from tbe barred wiudows, pro
duces. The cheering rays play upon tho paved
floor, and twine round the finely-carved capitals
of the supporting pillars ; but, when captives were
here confined, the darkness was probably not so
dispelled, for the bars were thicker, and the gloom
was more'intense.
The cha[>el is iu excellent repair, and parts ex
tremely well restored; it reminded me iu iu form
and architecture of the beautiful chapel of the
Beaumauoira. near Diuan in Brittany, so elegant
are the slight pillars, and tbe vaulted ceiliug.—
There is a door, now blocked up, which led, by
a private stair, to the chamber ofthe redoubled
lord of the castle iu former days. Count Pierre,
called Le Petit Churlemagne, who is saU to have
completed the castle iu 1238. His room isns much
like a dungeon as that in which his prisoners were
placed ; hut the great lords of those daya do not
appear to buve been very much like "carpet-
knights.” It assuredly required much tapestry,
nud a great many ru*hes, to make a comfortable
boudoir for lord or lrflly out of rough stone cells,
with walls twelve feet thick, and wiudows of ex
treine minuteness.
We followed the gnide, now reinforced by bis
lively young wife, who was very communicative,
to a most dismal spot, which they showed as the
bnrial-place of Count Pierre, who seemed to hold
a high place iu their regarjl.
We found ourselvec, u'er groping along several
dark passages, and descending a flight of steps, iu
a vaulted chamber, tbe floor of which is much de
cayed, and tbe atones overgrown with dank grass:
beneath this is a large vault, which was the recep
tacle of tbe family's dead ia bygone times ; aud
here Le Petit Charleniague's bones were laid ;
whether they remain there still is probably un
known, as much so as himself or his deeds.
Tho grand ralle of tho castle is a splendid cham
ber with pretty, ancient, pointed windows in
pairs, supported by slight, graceful pillars, and
having iu the embrasures stone seats, from one of
which 1 looked out UjfOU the beautiful lake glow
ing with burnished gold, crimson, aud purple, as
tbe magnificent sunset seut the scene through all
it* dolphin changes,—
“The last still loveliest, tin 'tis gone.
And all is grey.” *
The fire-place of this room ia, fine, and the groups
of small pillars bn each side ofit very beautiful.
In a lower talle, also with Sue raugesof windows,
is exhibited a torture-pillar, which suggests hide
ous imaginings. It is fearfully close to the probably
daily inhabited rooms, and the groans of thesufler-
er must have been awfully distinct in the ears of the
lords, knights, and retuiuers, who iu the "good
times of old," were perhaps carousing close by.
Tippo Stub was accustomed at bis bauquets to
indulge in tbe luxury of a sort of barrel-organ of a
peculiar construction, which imitated the groans
ofa tiger, and the shrieks of a British soldier whom
the beust was devouring as represented, the size
of life, by this singular instrument of music.*
Count Pierre, the lord of Cbillon, was apparently
content with Nature in all her unassisted force,
aud, as he sat at meat, enjoyed his victim’s groans
luliy as much as tbe semblance of them pleased
the mind of the Eastern tyrant.
The roof of the hall is of. finely carved wood
work. aud in this spacious chamber are collected
the arms of Canton an formidable array. The gar
rison of the castle consists at present of four sol
diers, w hose duty does not seem very distressing,
for three of them were out on business, or seeking
amusement, and the hero remaining at home to
guard the fortress, we busy picking a salad
for the daily meal, as he sat on tbe parapet of the
drawbridge, with bis legs dangling over the wall,
by no means iu a state uf hostile preparation.
Ou our return to Vevey we met another of the
garrison, heavy laden with viands wbich he was
carayiug to tbe castle, no doubt having duly pro
vided for the chauccs of n seige.
The kitchen, -which was oucepnt in requisition
for a soinewhat.more formidable party,is u spacious
place, with tine pillars, and a gigautic fire-place.
Tbe oubliette is, of course, not forgotten: a hor
rible hole is atilt shown, wbich one looks cautions-
ly down, with shuddering aud loathing. It is fifty
feet deep, aud sufficiently secure to prevent the
refractory from giving any more trouble to those
who caused them to be transferred from tbe tor
ture-pillar to this resting-place, where they need
“Fear no more the beat ofthe sna.”
Our guide aud his wife had n dispute, though
they must have told their story often before, abont
the actual depth of the lake. One said it was four
hundred, and tbe oilier insisted upon tlie lact of
its being eight hundred feet deep. As they were
vety warm on the subject, I contented myself with
repeating the lines of the poet, with which I was
quite satisfied, in every way.
"Lake Leman lies by Chillon’s walls :
A thousand feel in depths below,
Its many waters meet and flow:
Thus much tbe fathom-line was sent
From Chillon’s snow-white battlement."
Murray says the lake is here only two hundred and
eighty feet in depth : all 1 cared for 1 beheld, that
it was deep, and blue, and clear, and lovely :
"A mirror and a path for beauty's youngest daughters."
Tbe deathless island with its "tbree tall trees,”
rose out of the transparent waters, like a beacon
pointing to a spot ofglory: to use it seemed that
tbe whole scene, lake, islands, castle, mountains,
shore, belong to Euglaud, through one of her unap
proachable gifted bards, before whose sun tbe
whole host of scattered stars troop away, aud are
remembered only iu bis absence.
It appears to my enthusiasm to be as useless to
compare any other poet ofthe day, however good,
with Byrou aud Moore, a* it would be to name
any of the minor mouutaius, splendid though they
be, with Mont Blanc.
Our drive back to Vevey was much more agree
able than our approach to Cbillon: iu the bright
aud betraying sunlight all tbe villages looked vul
gar, flaring, and dirty, end the hot stone walla
white and weary; bnt now that tlie day was de-
cling there was a soft grey tint spread over every
object, aud tbe deep shadows gave much beauty
to the scene. No one in travelling should venture
to judge of any appearance that meets the eye on
a first view, tho second appreciation ia generally
that which ones "*0*1 justice-
I had thoaght the greatest part of tbe road ngly
oo my way, and now all seemed changed iuto
grace and beauty. Countless stars were scattered
over an intensely blue aky; flashes of harmleM
summer lightning revealed tbe distant peaks, and
played over the surface of the wide calm lake;
and, and as it grew yet darker, the lights in the
villages of the opposite shore sparkled aud flicker
ed, like glow-worms in tbe grass. A huge furnace
at Meillerie threw up its broad flame* into tbe
gloom, nud its bright red reflection cast down in
to the dark waters at ita feet, pi oduced a singular
ly wild and startling effect, ns if a solemn racriffce
were going on in honor of the "spirit of tbe place."
•It is to be seen at the masenm of !h* In'tia House.
“Night with all her stars."
that this was only one of a series of enjoyments
which Ifullv appreciated—and, although tbe Lake
of Como is, 5n my mind, unique in lovliness, vet it
has certainly n powerful rival in l.ikf Leman
and, though by day tbe latter, except when Mont
Blanc ia visible, is not equal yet, at niglit.it may
compete with the most charming spot in \V world.
From Vevy tho whole drive to Uecevi. is a gar
den, all bloom, riches, and luxuriance improving
as tne great town of the lake is approached; in the
neighborhood of Lansanne tho scenery is beautiful,
ana scattered in all directions arc such charming
country houses that they seemed tolhrow into shade
all my memories of delightful English re-idcoces..
On the banks of this famous lake are aites une
qualled probably in Europe—for where besides
can be beheld a vvholerange of gloriou- mountains,
with their monarch rising abovi all, their feet in
the blue waters, aud their snowy heads iu the aky!
And in the midst of majestic scenes like tlni exists
rural beauty in all its pastoral perfeejimi—parks,
lawn?, and meadows—-- irdeus, groves, and glades
—nil combining to make the poetical l.ske of Gene
va ibe bean ideal of the romancer and jhe painter.
The cathedral of Lausanne has >n ^tpyluA ap-
pea ranee, and potass*** several features of intareet,
nod the wulks and terraces surrounding the town
arc delightfully situated.”
I strained my eyes to d* 3COVCr below the road
on the borders of the lake, the little utii at Onohy.
where Byron ia said ot have written rapidly his af
fecting “Prisoner of Chillon:” tho new road does
not descend to the lake, aa was the case formerly.
There is a venerable, gloomy-looking castle at
Morges, said to have been built by that mysterious
lady Queen Bertha, of whome historians and poets
have recorded both good and evil, and whoso real
story, and even existence, is by no means clearly
designated.
We pause at Conpet, snd, guided by an animated
and talkative old woman, went up to the house,
aud walked about tbe formal grounds; but there
was no means of seeing the cemetery in a grove
where Neckarand bis daughter lie eushrined.—
The house is in good repair, and neatly kept, the
floor of beautiful inlaid wood and the furniture ex
tremely simple. Madame de Stacl herself never
cared about the repairs orbeautifyingof her abode
she only profeMed to have an excellent cook and
plenty of room for her friends. Her hospitality
was genuine, and her heart all warmth and kind
ness; her memory seems tenderly cherished by all
those to whom she was known. Our old guide
was very mysterious iu her bints about Benjamin
Constant, Madame Becamier, aud several other
accustomed guests and told ns a variety of stories
of her haring been employed to convey billets
from one to the other of'the devoted friends of
CoppeL concluding every anecdote with excla
mations in praise of the undounded generosity,
kindness, and goodness of' lameilleure des fem
mes et des maitrecsea.”
The well-known portrait- of Madame de Stael
by David hangs iu the principal room, together
with that of her father by Gerard, and a very in
teresting likeneM of her mother, who was a pretty
woman, by an artist whose name seems forgotten.
The desk and inkstand of Corriuue are shown; but
they are no longer in the study where she was ac
customed to write, wbich is a circumstance to be
regretted: indeed, it struck me that there was more
ofthe lovely Rocaiinerat Coppet than of her dis
tinguished friend, who declared she would give all
her geuius for the other's beauty,' so inconsistent
is human reason and wisdom. The chamber oc
cupied by the admired lady is still decked in its
faded tapestry, aud oue almost expects to see her
scantily clothed form glide forth from some nook
surrounded by brocade curtains.
An immense tulip-tree waves its large leaves at
the eutrance of the garden court, nud a luxuriant
clematis has climbed all over the iron gates and
rails, throwing its perfumed wreaths on every or-
nameutal projection. There is no beauty in the
architecture ofthe bouse, uor are the grounds at.
tractive; but there is quiet, and repose, and aplea-
sant memory, lingering round, that makes au hour
pass deliciously iu the haunts where the inimitable
Corinne regretted Paris, su:l charmed her gqgst*.
YVe were much amused by our chattering and
communicative guide drawing us aside as we en
tered the house after strolling with her, and as she
hauded us over ton housekeeper whose depart
ment was the interior.
“Preuez bieu garde.” said she, winking signifi
cantly, "de no pas meme prouoncer le uom de
Benjamin Constant ici, car jajaseuse quo voici so
foruieruil l'idce que j’aiete taut soil pen babillarde
a l’egard de cetto pauvre chere inadame. Mui,
qui no pBi le jamais des affaires d’atitrui. Ccs sort-
es de geus ue sont pas a meme do coiupreudre la
delicatesse de l’aniitie, voycz vous.”
Poor Corinne! tbe petty scandals ofa village, or
world, can aunoy her no more, and none of those
who shared her counsels and her affections are
left to be affected by tales which have ceased to
gratify rivals, or interest admirers.
I can conceive taw situations more ngreeablo
than to have obtained, as we did at Geneva, good
apartments overlooking tbe lake, at tbe handsome
Hotel des Bergnes, which is oue of the best of tbe
good which aoouud in Switzerland. When it be
came qnite dark iu tlie evening, tbo clear water,
a»4 the ranges of bright lights along the shore re
minded me strongly of the Canale Grande at Ven
ice, and it was difficult for any tiling to bo more
enjoyable than the spot aud the moment.
1 understood that Mont Blanc had not been vis
ible for some time; to us it had not yet appeared
throughout our journey in ita neighborhood; and
I trembled that, like many a traveller. I should be
forced to leave Geneva without a glimpse ot the
;iant form which sometimes shows itself clearly
or weeks, and at others is shrouded in impene
trable clouds, ua it was now 1 entreated to be a-
wakened if at day break the monarch deigned to
appear and, haviug left tny curtain* open in expec
tation, I was able to sleep.
The next morning, however, was dim and nn-
promising; and though, the suu became bright and
powerful during the day, yet the canopy ofclouds
which veiled the distance did not disperse, and 1
was fain to turn away my eyes from the space
between the Mole and Mont Salve, where the
haughty sovereign of these region*—was not.
But, even though Mout Blanc is invisible, there
much round Geueva to compensate in some de
gree for this proud sultenness. First, there is the
purple Rhone, with sparkling waters, so rich iu
color, and so impetuous iu career, that yields to
no river ia Europe.
Furious and wild rush along the headlong waves
as if the whole city must inevitably be swept a-
way in its course; and strange it is to stand ou the
fragile bridges whichcross it from the streets, to
tho quays, and feel the vibration caused by its im
petuosity, and watch tbe angry gambols of tho
spirits of the torrent.
The deepest sapphire, tho darkest lapis lazuli
are poor in tint to the wondrous richness of the
color of the Rhone as it issues from the azure lake
and rushes madly along towards iu junction with
tbe furious Arvo, whose turbid •waters, pouring
down from the eternal glaciers, detorm the trans
parent purity of the fated stream which canuot
evade their coutact.
H»ur after hour oue can stand watching the
play and strife of the beautiful waves, and listen'
in amazement to their cea6eleM thundering din as
they chafe and struggle amongst the rocks which
bristle along the bottqm, and deride their fury.
Many of the ugly, shabby old bouses which used
to deform these shores are removed, and some fine
buildings, in modern taste, have token tboir place;
but there are still strange, dirty, broken-down-
looking tenements in plenty, which are almost too
squalid to be picturesque.
Tbe pretty island of Jean Jacques is a favorite
evening promenade, and it is really delightful to
take a chair beueath the magnificent ami gigantic
of the
li grace
«a»y think it worth whi?« to acquire soi
treasures wbich struck me as wanting 1
aud novelty.
A very plessmt stroll on a summer overling It
Geneva i- .>n tbe rampart walk close to Ihe inn,
which overlooks the lnkp and r ver. Here all tho
"rose hues' 1 of m isei which tinge the opposite
Alps are -’ n in perfectiio ;amlitii delightful to
observo the fl« > tr of ruowj snils and darting
prowsakimming along the surface of the waters,
and ever ami at m firing 11—;r saluting guns which
ov, • h . at «v.er- far i ii' .r, in hoarse and
gentle murmurs.
Op .“I -is the shore where stands Lord Brrorm
villa, Diodati, from whence ho made so many ex
cursions on the lakeaud amidst mountains destined
to retain the memory of Chililo Harold nnd Man
fred. m ties tint have superceded tliosecf StPreur
and Julie, and all their sentimentality.
It has been well said by an acute writer in tbo
“Revue des Deux Monde*,” apropos ofthe onco
celebrated Mademoiselle de Scntidery:—“ There
is a reciproonl reaction, the exact measure ofwhich
itisdiffiicult to determine, between authors and
their period. It has frequently been asserted that
literature ia the picture of society ; but in many in
stances society is rather the picture of literature.
“In all civilized times there has existed a class
of persons who are inevitably influenced by it;
who»o found no.--* for feeding is accompanied by del
icacy of minds tbe appetence ofa particular book
is an event of importance equal to tbe moat violent
revolution. The history of many persons might
be recounted in a relation of the different writings
which have moved and agitated them ; as Mndamn
de Stael said, ‘the carrying off of Clarissa, was one
of tho events of heryouth whea’her it bo the sor-
rows of Clarissa, or those of another, every poet
ical imagination may be similarly affected.
“For every one, in their favorite line of rending-
there is a world of internal revolution; feelings
which generally remain undisclosed, nnd are un,
known to the writer who has ronsedthem. Some
times they develops themselves in actions, whoso
mystery is inexplicable to tbo looker op. Imagi
nation has, no doubt, tbe greatest share in our pas
sions; by imagination every object is embellished
and rendered pure, all fiction is allowed, by this
influence, to reign paramount, and our minds are
involuntarily guided by this invisible agency.—
From this cause it has happened that literary per
son* sometimes confine their feeling* entirely , to
their works. Their emotions are but the reflection
of their writings; their strongest sentiments are
bnt reminiscences; aud when they think they are
giving way to passion, they are merely adding a.
page to literature. With regard to romances, this
is eminently true; we cannot, therefore, but feci
a certain emotion iu looking over those ofa by-gono
time, even though the interest they excited is
evaporated, and the language of passion, onco
thought so vivid, sounds cold in our ears. When
wo read the Nonvelle Heloisa, Jnlie and Saint
i’reux cause ua little emotion; but that which can
not fail to do so, is he reflection that so many souls,
now quenched in oblivion, have been deeply agita
ted, have mingled tbeir very beings, and given way
to secret raptures, with these two imaginary per
sonages and loved and suffered with the hero aud
heroine of that celebrated fiction.
“There in, therefore, but little philosophy, por-
haps. in disdaining, from false delicacy, the study
of such works, medioeret though they may really
be as literary production*, for they are generally
highly important in reference to the history ot
manners ami ideas.
The influence of first-rate works i«, of course,
greater aud more enduring to the end; but tho in
fluence of romances which have been anccnsslul
is always most extensive and most remarkable on
contemporary readers.
“Tbe actual common-place of these romantic
fictions is sufficient to render them more popular
and more powerful over the mass of tho public.—
The highest order of poetry addresses itself only to
delicate and cultivated minds; in order to preserve ,
its exalted atatiou it seeks events nnd circumstances
which it loves to represent iu a sphere more re
moved and less accessible to common intelligence.
“Hence it results, that among tho romance*
which have exercised a passionate influence over
a whole generation, there are few that onght to bo
judged by a sovei'p literarystandunl; they belong
ed to their time, and havo disappeared with it.—
They should be studied as historical documents,
as we study chrouh-les and memoirs. They are
journals of a time gone: YVe find in them person *■
ages decked in tlie diverse costume* which bnrauu
passions have successively adopted, always the
same in fact, but variable in their appearanc e.—
Seen in this light, tho popular romances of the day
may occasion numerous interesting observation nnd
develope curious coincidences."
I bare sometime* been surprised at my own in
sensibility in remaining unmoved, at the reading of
tbe adventures of the lovers of Lake Leman, and
was not sorry to meet with the above passage,
wbich not only satisfactorily rescues mo from tny
self-charge of indifference to beauty, but gives t ho
best reason fortbeinordiuatosucceiwof RonsscauV ]
romance: iu its day, and its failure at the present.- j
One would not willingly believe that the timecair i
ever come when Byron's name will be as coldly
recollected amongst these magnificent recurs n*
that of Rousseau—be that as it may, he is still the j
presiding geuius ofthe place, and his melody wakes |
in every breeze; how be contrived to enter bt» j
much iuto the false sentiineut of the most earthly I
of all poetical lovers, I canuot understand, but bo
probably, like a good actor, merely assumed the
feeling for (he occasion, in order the more to Carry
away nis auditors.
“YVhnt’s Hecnbatohim, or lie to Hecuba,
That he should weep for her?”
YY r e took several walks in- the neighborhood of
Geneva, all extremely agreeable,and showing much
comfort and refinement. The ranges of pleasant
country houses, standing in gardens and shrubbe
ries, canuot be excelled la the outskirts of London,
and are far neater aod better than those t.cnr Faria.
I imagine n residence there must be one of tho
most enjoyable thiugs one could obtain, nnd am not
surprised that so many English, who are nlways
seeking for pleasing sites, are established on the
burden of tbe Lake.
Tho uncertainty of tbo weather occasioned *
corresponding indecision in our movements. Tho
head of “the monarch” was still shrouded in clouds,
aud bright aud warm though the sun Was, there
seemed little chance of the sky becoming clear.—
YY’e were obliged to abandon the intention of ta
king the magnificent route of the Teto Noire, to
arrive atCbaraouuy, and giving up tbe lake voyage
altogether, at length resolved to bravo the spirns
of mist and storm, and take post to Saint Martin,,
hoping that the troops of grey clouds which ohsem-
ed the air at noon might, with the usual perverse-
ness of mountain weather, disperse and bring :is
good fortune.
YVe ret out, then, on a sombre but by no means
unpleasant afternoon; but as we advanced, neither
tho Jura, tbe Voirous.nor even Mount Sulevr, al
ways hitherto visible to us at Geneva, permit ted us
a glimpse of tbeir peaks, though rarely hidden from
Cjiesue.
YY’e crossed the boundary stream of tho corn it,
and at Anramasse were again in the Sardinian do
minions, a fact intimated to us by by the Bece.«*ity
of stopping in the road a quarter of an hour, while
“our papers” were examined or auppo ;ed to l.e ex
amined, so strictly, that the zealous individual
who guarded his native land against our treasonous
Qtacfiiuatiuns, was forced tn charge four francs for
the trouble we had given him.
Still thick, though beamioil, wreaths ofsnowr
mist hang over the crowding hills, as vve continued
our way above the valley of the Ayrc, whose wide,
white bod was nearly ury, and whose uumenaS
6toue bridges seemed to bang in useless grace over 3|
the exhausted torrout.
At Bonneville we rested two hours, nnd —— H
dered about with the hope of seeing something in- :!
foresting: in a corn-field wo encountered a talk.,.
oimin, who used her utmost art to discov<-i
r
!
poplars which adorn tbe spot, aud listen to a fine at what ion we find put up, «od ia spite ot her fi
band, the echoes of whore melodies are borue far
over the waters, and resound along tbe charming
shores covered with country houses, ou pro moot. *-
nes stretching out into the expanding lake. A
pretty Suspension-bridge conducts to this pleasure-
islaud, and the whole hus a most agreeable effect
from tho shore.
The antique cathedral of Geneva rises grandly
from a mass of buildings, few of wbich have much
to recommend them to notice, but the general as
pect at a distance of the town is imposing. It is
better uot to enter it, and have a favorable impres-
sioo destroyed, for, particularly in the lower town
it is ns ii gly, slovenly, dirty, and disgusting a place
as can be well met with outof France.
There are no good shops to be seen, and all tbe
riches cf jewels and watches; for which Geneva is
celebrated, are hidden in upper floors, which it
require 4 much exploring for a stranger to discover
and, when found, they present very little attrac-
mercivHity, abandoned us iu di*_..-:, when she.
found that we had uhoegu owe which was a riv■ V 1
*C that she wi-bod to rocommetij : Laving got -■ T
of her, we had leisure to reconnoitre the olu iowi
ers and turrets of tho once extensive and strop)
castlo of Bonneville, and tbe defending fortrtwse't
ofthe town walla.. The eternal snow# of .'Ini.
Blanc are finely sec i from the high field* hcre£
and I did see them on my return in .all h,.| r gloi-v »;■'
but now the distance v s al! gray, and not u pe/trif
pierced the dull sky.
The Lords of Faiicigny once dwelt here
strength, and were doubtless funnRkibl
bora, andtiiel .ir Beatrix of Savoy ;xr<j v .
here more than one Court ofl.o ^
the Hotel RambouiHetof the day
actor were those pedantic and p
where questions of no meaning v
Beatrix, whose bqaoty was the meme ot aJl tU
poets of her day. is saw to have built this castle J
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