99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,mirror ,,of ,,literature1 ,,amusement1 ,,and ,,instruction4 ,,vol4 ,,xx1 ,no4 #egi4 ,,saturday1 ,,december #h1 #ahcb4 ,,price #b;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,antwerp4 ,,antwerp4 ,this ,engraving may prove a welcome pictorial accompaniment to a score of plans of the seat of war1 in illustration of the leading topic of the day4 ,the view may be relied on for accuracy2 it being a transfer of the engraving in ,select ,views of the ,principal ,cities of ,europe1 from ,original ,paintings1 by ,lieutenant ,colonel ,batty1 ,f4,r4,s4#a ,we have so recently described the city1 that our present notice must be confined to a brief outline4 ,antwerp1 one of the chief cities of the ,netherlands1 is situated on the river ,scheldt1 #bb miles north of ,brussels1 and #fe south of ,amsterdam3 longitude #d deg4 #bc' ,east2 latitude #ea deg4 #ac' ,north4 ,it is called by ,latin writers1 ,antverpia1 or ,andoverpum2 by the ,germans1 ,antorf2 by the ,spanish1 ,anveres2 and by the ,french1 ,anvers4#b ,the city is of great antiquity1 and is supposed by some to have existed before the time of ,caesar4 ,it was much enlarged by ,john1 the first ,duke of ,brabant1 in #abja2 by ,john1 the third1 in #acad2 and by the ,emperor ,charles ,v4 in #aedc3 it has always been a place of commercial importance1 and about twenty years after the last mentioned date1 the trade is concluded to have been at its greatest height2 the number of inhabitants was then computed at #bjj1jjj4 ,a few years subsequently1 ,antwerp suffered much in the infamous war against religious freedom1 projected by the detestable ,philip ,,ii4 7son of ,charles ,v47 and executed by the sanguinary ,duke of ,alva1 whose cruelty has scarcely a parallel in history4 ,in this merciless crusade1 ,alva boasted that he had consigned #ah1jjj persons to the executioner2 and with vanity as disgusting as his cruelty1 he placed a statue of himself in ,antwerp1 in which he was figured trampling on the necks of two statues1 representing the two estates of the ,low ,countries4 ,before the termination of the war1 not less than #fjj houses in the city were burnt1 and #f or #g1jjj of the inhabitants killed or drowned4 ,antwerp was retaken and repaired by the ,prince of ,parma1 in #aehe4 ,it has since that time been captured and re-captured so frequently as to render its decreasing prosperity a sad lesson1 if such proof were wanting1 of the baleful scourge of war4 ,the reader need scarcely be reminded that the last and severest blow to the prosperity of ,antwerp was occasioned by the overthrow of ,buonaparte1 when1 by the treaty of peace signed in #ahad1 her naval establishment was utterly destroyed4#c ,the population has dwindled to little more than one-fourth of the original number1 its present number scarcely exceeding #fj1jjj4 ,the annexed view is taken from the ,tete de ,flandre1 a fortified port on the left bank of the river ,scheldt1 immediately opposite to the city1 and now in the possession of the ,dutch4 ,the river here is a broad and noble stream1 and at high water navigable for vessels of large tonnage4 ,a short distance below the town the banks are elevated1 like part of ,millbank1 near ,vauxhall ,bridge2 and the situation has much the same character4 ,the river is here about twice the width of the ,thames at ,london ,bridge1 and it flows with great rapidity4 ,lieut4-,colonel ,batty observes1 there is perhaps no city in the north of ,europe which1 on inspection1 awakens greater interest than ,antwerp4 ,it abounds in fine old buildings1 which bear testimony to its former wealth and importance4 ,the three most aspiring points in the ,view are--#a4 the ,church of ,st4 ,paul1 richly dight with pictures by ,teniers1 ,de ,crayer1 ,quellyn1 ,de ,vos1 ,jordaens1 c42 #b4 the tower of the ,hotel de ,ville1 the whole facade of which is little short of #cjj feet1 a part of the front being cased with variegated marble1 and ornamented with statues2 #c4 the lofty and richly-embellished ,tower of the ,cathedral of ,notre ,dame1 forming the most striking object from whichever side we view the city4 ,the interior is enriched with valuable paintings by ,flemish masters2 the height of the spire is stated at #dfj feet4#d ,the distance from the mouth of the ,scheldt to ,antwerp is usually reckoned to be sixty-two miles1 allowing for the bending of the river4 ,at ,lillo1 an important fortress1 the appearance of the city of ,antwerp becomes an interesting object1 and the more imposing the nearer the traveller approaches along the last reach of the ,scheldt4 ,antwerp has been the birthplace of many learned men--as1 ,ortelius1 an eminent mathematician and antiquary of the sixteenth century1 and the friend of our ,camden2 ,gorleus1 a celebrated medallist1 of the same period2 ,andrew ,schott1 a learned ,jesuit1 and the friend of ,scaliger2 ,lewis ,nonnius1 a distinguished physician and erudite scholar1 born early in the seventeenth century4 ,few places have produced so many painters of merit1 as will be seen at page #chj1 by a well-timed communication from our early correspondent ,p4,t4,w4 #a ,copied by permission of the proprietors and publishers1 ,messrs4 ,moon1 ,boys1 and ,graves4 #b ,the name of ,antwerp1 says an ingenious correspondent1 at p4 #bhg1 vol4 xiv4 of ,the ,mirror1 is derived from ,hand-werpen1 or ,hand-thrown3 so called from a legend1 which informs us that on the site of the present city once stood the castle of a giant1 who was accustomed to amuse himself by cutting off and casting into the river the right hands of the unfortunate wights that fell into his power2 but that being at last conquered himself1 his own immense hand was disposed off1 with poetical justice1 in the same way4 ,we quote this passage in a note1 as it is only worthy of place beneath facts of sober history4 #c ,see ,antwerp described from a ,tour in ,south ,holland in the ,family ,library1 at p4 #aji4 vol4 xviii of ,the ,mirror4 #d ,see ,antwerp ,cathedral1 ,mirror1 vol4 xiv1 p4 #bhf4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,maltese ,,legend4 ,hark1 in the bower of yonder tower1 ,what maiden so sweetly sings1 ,as the eagle flies through the sunny skies ,he stayeth his golden wings2 ,and swiftly descends1 and his proud neck bends1 ,and his eyes they stream with glare1 ,and gaze with delight1 on her looks so bright1 ,as he motionless treads the air4 ,but his powerful wings1 as she sweetly sings1 ,they droop to the briny wave1 ,and slowly he falls near the castle walls1 ,and sinks to his ocean grave4 ,was it arrow unseen with glancing sheen1 ,the twang of the string unheard1 ,sped from hunter's bow1 that has laid him low1 ,and has pierced that kingly bird8 ,that has brought his flight1 from the realms of light1 ,where his hues in ether glow1 ,to float for awhile in the sun's last smile1 ,then dim to the depths below8 ,no6 the pow'rful spell1 that had wrought too well1 ,was sung by a maiden true1 ,and it breath'd and flow'd1 to her love who row'd1 ,his path through the seas of blue4 ,as she saw his sail1 by the gentle gale1 ,slow borne to her lofty bower1 ,her heart it beat1 in her high retreat1 ,she sang by a spell-bound power3 ,zephyr winds1 with gentlest motion ,urge his bark the blue waves o'er2 ,cease your wild and deep commotion ,waft him safely to the shore4 ,lovely art thou crested billow1 ,on thy whiteness rests his eye1 ,thou art to his bark a pillow1 ,thou dost hear his ev'ry sigh4 ,would ,i were yon dolphin dancing ,round his fragile vessel's stern2 ,ev'ry gaze my soul entrancing1 ,i would woo him though he spurn4 ,here she rais'd her eyes1 to the once bright skies1 ,for she heard the deep sea groan1 ,and her song it stopp'd1 and her hands they drop'd1 ,her face grew white as the foam2 ,for the lovely blue1 was hid from her view1 ,by a black and mighty cloud6 ,she saw in each wave1 a watery grave1 ,and again she sang aloud3 ,but the clouds are rolling heavy1 ,fitful gusts distend his sail2 ,see the whirlpool's foaming eddy1 ,hear the seagull's mournful wail4 ,now his vessel greets the thunder1 ,now she rests on ocean's bed1 ,where in shrines of pearl and amber1 ,youthful lovers1 love1 though dead4 ,gracious ,heaven6 in mercy spare him1 ,shield him with thine arm of pow'r2 ,on thy wings1 oh6 ,father1 bear him ,through this dark and troubled hour4 ,in yon convent then to-morrow ,will ,i give to thee my days2 ,flee this world of grief and sorrow1 ,endless sing thee hymns of praise4 ,but if thou hast bid us sever1 ,till we reach the heavenly shore1 ,i will steer my bark1 where never1 ,waves nor death shall part us more4 ,we will roam the plains of ocean1 ,tread the sands where rubies shine1 ,drink from starry founts the potion ,mortals taste1 and grow divine4 ,but his vessel's sinking slowly1 ,and mine hour of death is near2 ,yet ,i shrink not1--sweet and holy ,is the end that knows no fear4 ,scarce the words had died1 and the crimson tide1 ,flow'd calm in her heaving breast1 ,when she flew to the wave1 to share his grave1 ,and taste of his final rest4 ,and the fishermen boast1 who dwell on that coast1 ,that after the ev'ning bell ,has toll'd the hour1 in sleet and in shower1 ,they float on a golden shell4 ,and all night they roam1 where the breakers foam1 ,when the moonbeams streak the waves1 ,but when morn awakes and the twilight breaks1 ,they glide to their coral caves4 ,leeds4 ,t4,w4,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,manners and ,customs4 ,,early ,,inhabitants ,,of ,,britain4 7,to the ,editor47 ,in your ,correspondent ,selim's laudable endeavour to vindicate the ancient inhabitants of this island from the character of barbarians given them by ,caesar1 he has made some errors1 which1 with your permission1 ,i will attempt to rectify4 ,first1 ,i beg leave to dissent from the derivation of the word ,druid1 ,druidh1 a wise man1 as such a word is not to be found in the ,welsh language4 ,in one of your early volumes#e there is a letter from a ,correspondent1 deriving the word 7in the above language it is written ,derwydd7 from ,dar and ,gwydd1 signifying chief in the presence1 as the religious ceremonies of the ,druids were considered to be performed in the presence of the ,deity4 ,this may seem far fetched2 but1 according to the genius of the language1 any word commencing with g1 and having another word prefixed1 the sound of the g is always dropped3 therefore1 those words would be written ,dar-wydd1 only a difference of one letter from the proper word4 ,with regard to the statement of the ,druids being ever foremost in the battle strife1 as your ,correspondent has quoted ,caesar1 ,i am surprised that he has overlooked this passage3 ,the ,druids were exempt from all military payment1 and excused from serving in the wars2 indeed1 one of the main objects of ,bardism was to maintain peace1 and the use of arms was therefore prohibited to its members2 though in later times it was one of the duties of the king's domestic bard1 on the day of battle1 to sing in front of the army the national song of ,unbennaeth ,prydain 7the ,monarchy of ,britain17 for the purpose of animating the soldiers4 ,it is not possible that a people possessing the three orders of ,druid1 ,bard1 and ,ovate1 who1 7leaving their poetry out of the question for the present17 were able to raise the immense piles of ,abury and ,stonehenge1 could be the barbarians they are thought to be2 and those who could raise such immense blocks of stone deserve at least credit for ingenuity4 ,now1 it does not appear to me to require a great stretch of fancy to believe that the requisite knowledge was obtained of the architects of the ,pyramids1 ,temples1 and cities of ,egypt and the east3 and this is not improbable2 as1 according to the ,triads1 the ,cymmry 7or ,welsh7 came from the ,gwlad yr ,haf1#f 7the summer country7 the present ,taurida2 and further1 ,herodotus says1 that a nation called ,cimmerians1 7very much like their own name17 dwelt in that part of ,europe and the neighbouring parts of ,asia4 ,other historians are of similar opinion1 and considering the numerous emigrations from ,egypt1 caused by religious persecutions and conquests1 it is very likely that some of their priests or learned men were among those exiles1 and that they communicated their knowledge to the same description of persons belonging to the nations with whom they sojourned4 ,the founders of ,athens and ,thebes were exiles2 and the ,philistines1 noted for their constant wars with the ,jews1 were originally expelled from ,egypt4 ,i have been informed that there has been found in the southern part of the ,united ,states1 the remains of a building similar in its appearance to ,stonehenge4 ,did a remnant of those ,druids or ,priests erect this and the ,temples of ,mexico1 and leave behind them those implements of war and industry that have been found in the soil and in the mines of ,america8 and to equal the manufacture of which1 all the resources of modern art have proved inadequate4 ,it appears that there existed at a most remote period1 a sort of ,freemasonry of priests1 bards1 and architects1 who1 and their successors extended themselves over the whole world2 for1 to whom else can be ascribed those stupendous structures1 the ruins of which at the present day excite our admiration and wonder1 and may be traced over ,asia1 ,egypt1 along the shores of the ,mediterranean1 in ,britain and ,america4 ,that the ancients knew of ,america is not improbable1 when we recollect the extent of the voyages of the ,phoenicians and ,carthaginians1 and what has been said of the great ,island of ,atlantis2 it is not likely that ,prince ,madog would have sailed in search of a distant land if he had not heard something of its existence4 ,in the fifth century1 a chieftain named ,gafran ab ,aeddan1 went in search of some islands called ,gwerddonau ,lliou1 7,green ,isles of the ,floods17 supposed to be the ,canaries2 but whether he succeeded in reaching them is not known1 as he was never heard of after he left ,britain4 ,this is a proof that the ,welsh at least1 had heard of distant lands in the ,atlantic ,ocean3 another curious fact is1 that the worship of the sun was prevalent in all the countries in which those remains have been found4 ,in conclusion1 ,i beg leave to say that the people could not be very barbarous1 who were in the habit of hearing such precepts as the three ultimate objects of bardism--to reform manners and customs1 to secure peace1 and to extol every thing that is good4 ,llundain4 ,,cymmro4 #e ,vol4 iv4 p4 #aj and #ej4 #f ,welsh name of ,somersetshire4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bathing--,,ancient ,,and ,,modern ,,baths4 ,perhaps neither of the exercises that are indispensable to the health and comfort of man has so kept pace with his progressive improvement as bathing2 and though of late years this effectual promoter of cleanliness has not in some parts of the world been sufficiently attended to1 yet the custom is by no means on the decrease2 nor can any fear be entertained1 with propriety1 that so excellent and so natural an expedient should ever be suffered to decline1 from want of consideration of its benefits and advantages4 ,but it must be owned1 that while bathing in many countries is resorted to as a matter-of-course affair among all classes1 in ,england it is in a great measure disregarded by most of the middle classes1 and almost entirely so by those in the lower station of life1 who perhaps require this exercise more than their richer neighbours4 ,a medical writer of the present day observes1 with some grounds for complaint1 that while in almost all countries1 both in ancient and modern times1 whether rude or civilized1 bathing was a part of the necessary and everyday business of life1 in this country alone1 with all its refinements in the arts which contribute to the happiness or comfort of man1 and with all its improvements in medical science and jurisprudence1 this salutary and luxurious practice is almost entirely neglected4#g ,but in many countries1 particularly in the east1 bathing is as much resorted to as ever2 and its really powerful effects in invigorating the frame and promoting the porous secretions1 7without which life itself cannot be long continued17 require only to be once known to be persevered in4 ,among the ancients1 bathing was far more generally practised than at the present day4 ,in the city of ,alexandria1 there were #d1jjj public baths2 and the height of refinement in this luxury among the ,romans is almost incredible4 ,in addition to the private baths1 with which almost every house was supplied1 public baths were built1 sometimes at the public cost1 and often at the expense of private individuals1 who nobly conceived their wealth to be laudably expended in giving each of their fellow-citizens the means of procuring1 free of expense1 bodily cleanliness and comfort4 ,these baths were generally very extensive1 and fitted up with every possible convenience2--the passages and apartments were paved with marbles of every hue1 and the tesselated floors were adorned with representations of gladiatorial engagements1 hunting1 racing1 and a variety of subjects from the mythology4 ,in the ,thermae at ,rome1 ingenuity and magnificence seem exhausted2 and the elegance of the architecture1 and the vast range of rooms and porticos1 create in the beholder surprise and admiration1 mingled with feelings of regret for their neglected state4 ,a quadrans 7about a farthing7 admitted any one2 for the funds bequeathed by the emperors and others were amply sufficient to provide for the expensive establishments requisite1 without taxing the people beyond their means4 ,agrippa gave his baths and gardens to the public1 and even assigned estates for their maintenance4 ,some of the ,thermae were also provided with a variety of perfumed ointments and oils gratuitously4 ,the chief ,thermae#h were those of ,agrippa1 ,nero1 ,titus1 ,domitian1 ,caracalla1 and ,diocletian4 ,their main building consisted of rooms for swimming and bathing1 in either hot or cold water2 others for conversation2 and some devoted to various exercises and athletic amusements4 ,in some assembled large bodies to hear the lectures of philosophers1 or perhaps a composition of some favourite poet2 while the walls were surrounded with statues1 paintings1 and literary productions1 to suit the diversified taste of the company4 ,eustace describes these ,thermae at some length3--,repassing the ,aventine ,hill1 we came to the baths of ,antoninus ,caracalla1 that occupy part of its declivity1 and a considerable portion of the plain between it and ,mons ,caeliolus and ,mons ,caelius4 ,the length of the ,thermae was #a1hdj feet2 breadth1 #a1dgf4 ,at each end were two temples1 one to ,apollo and another to ,esculapius1 as the tutelary deities of a place sacred to the improvement of the mind1 and the health of the body4 ,in the principal building were1 in the first place1 a grand circular vestibule1 with four halls on each side1 for cold1 tepid1 warm1 and steam baths2#i in the centre was an immense square for exercise1 when the weather was unfavourable to it in the open air2 beyond it a great hall1 where one thousand six hundred seats of marble were placed for the convenience of the bathers2 at each end of this hall were libraries4 ,the stucco and paintings1 though faintly indeed1 are yet in many places perceptible4 ,pillars have been dug up1 and some still remain amidst the ruins2 while the ,farnesian ,bull and the famous ,hercules1 found in one of these halls announce the multiplicity and beauty of the statues which once adorned the ,thermae of ,caracalla4 ,before they commenced bathing in the ,thermae1 the ,romans anointed themselves with oil1 in a room especially appropriated to the purpose2 and oil was again applied1 with the addition of perfumes1 on quitting the bath4 ,in a painting which has been engraved from one of the walls in the baths of ,titus1 the room is represented filled with a number of vases1 and somewhat resembles an apothecary's shop4 ,these vases contained a variety of balsamic and oleaceous compositions for the anointment1 which1 when ultimately performed1 prepared the bathers for the sphaeristerium1 in which various amusements and exercises were enjoyed4 ,the subsequent operation of scraping the body with the strigil has given way to a mode of freeing the body from perspiration and all extraneous matter1 by a sort of bag or glove of camel's hair1 which is used in ,turkey2 while flannel and brushes are substituted in other parts4 ,the vapour-baths now used in ,russia resemble very much those among the ancient ,romans4 ,these are generally rudely built of wood1 over an oven1 and the bathers receive the vapour at the requisite heat1 reclining on wooden benches1--while1 more powerfully to excite perspiration1 they whip their bodies with birch boughs1 and also use powerful friction4 ,they then wash themselves2 and1 as these vapour-baths are often constructed on the banks of a river1 throw themselves from the land into the water2 or sometimes1 by way of variety1 plunge into snow1 and roll themselves therein4 ,this violent exercise and sudden transition of temperature is almost overpowering to persons unhabituated to the custom1 and will oftentimes produce fainting1--though the patient1 on recovering1 finds himself refreshed1 and experiences a delightful sense of mental1 as well as bodily1 vigour and energy4 ,the enervating effects of the extreme luxury and refinement practised in the ,greek and ,roman baths are obviated in the ,russian mode3 to which may partly be ascribed the power which the latter people have in undergoing fatigue and the various hardships of their rigorous climate4 ,tooke says that without doubt the ,russians owe their longevity1 robust health1 their little disposition to fatal complaints1 and1 above all1 their happy and cheerful temper1 mostly to these vapour-baths4 ,lewis and ,clarke1 in their voyage up the ,missouri1 have noticed the use of the vapour-bath in a somewhat similar contrivance to the ,russians among the savage tribes of ,america2--so it appears that this effectual promoter of cleanliness is one of the most simple1 original1 and natural1 that can be employed for that paramount duty4 ,c4,r4,s4 #g ,culverwell on ,bathing4 #h ,greek3 thermai--hot springs4 #i ,these baths1 impregnated with medicinal herbs1 and other preparations1 are at the present day gaining great repute for the cure of cutaneous diseases1 and other complaints4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,sketch ,book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,recollections ,,of ,a ,,wanderer4 ,an ,incident on the ,coast4 ,towards the close of an afternoon in the dreary month of ,december1 a small vessel was descried in the offing1 from the pier of a romantic little hamlet on the coast of ----4 ,the pier was this evening nearly deserted by those bold spirits1 who1 when sea and sky conspire to frown together1 loved to resort there to while away their idle hours4 ,only a few out-and-outers were now to be seen at their accustomed station1 defying the rough buffetings of the blast1 which on more tender faces might have acted almost with the keenness of a razor4 ,though the evening certainly looked wild and stormy to an unpractised eye1 still to those who gauge the weather it was unaccompanied with those unerring symptoms which usually usher in a gale4 ,however1 the appearance of the night was so uninviting1 as to have induced the local craft to run some time before along shore for shelter2 and the movements of the strange vessel were consequently a matter of speculation to those on land4 ,there is something to our minds exceedingly interesting in a solitary vessel at sea--it is a point on which you may hinge your attention--a living thing on the desert-bosom of the main4 ,for sometime her movements were apparently very undecided1 but though the weather seemed to be looking up1 she suddenly put about helm1 and ran without further wavering right for the shelter held out at ,lanport4 ,in less than twenty minutes she was safe alongside the pier4 ,she was one of the larger class of fishing vessels and was well manned4 ,the attention of the bystanders was now directed to an individual who seemed to be a passenger1 and who immediately landed after conversing for a short while with the master4 ,the gentleman brought ashore an immoderately large carpet-bag1 and forthwith marched for the chief street of ,lanport4 ,when we say chief1 we1 perhaps1 ought to add that it was the only assemblage of buildings in the village1 which by the comparative uniformity of their arrangement1 could lay claim to such a title4 ,on reaching the foot of the declivity1 the traveller1 who was evidently much jaded with his marine excursion1 espied with symptoms of satisfaction1 the antiquated sign-post of an hostelrie swinging before him in the breeze4 ,without further investigation1 but with wandering steps and slow1 he decided on taking up his quarters at the ,mermaid ,inn and ,tavern1 by ,judith1 7or ,judy as she was called by some7 ,teague4 ,this determination of the traveller would1 however1 have turned out to be ,hobson's choice had his eyes wandered in quest of a rival establishment1 for here ,mrs4 ,judy ,teague reigned supreme amongst licensed victuallers1 no rival having hitherto been found bold enough to enter the field against her4 ,the leisurely advance of the traveller up the street1 had given all the old gossips and that numerous class who esteem other people's business of infinitely greater consequence than their own1 full opportunity to remark on his dress and appearance2 in which as faithful chroniclers we have not gathered that there was anything remarkable--save and except the enormous carpet-bag aforesaid1 about which its owner seemed as solicitous as the traveller in ,rob ,roy4 ,a stranger was1 at the period we are describing1 a rara avis in terris indeed at ,lanport2 and it may be conceived that the news of this arrival was discussed round every hearth in the place within half an hour at the utmost4 ,mrs4 ,teague is recorded to have advanced to the door with unwonted rapidity 7bearing in mind that she had halted a little since she was on the wrong side of forty1 from a rheumatic affection17 to meet such an iligant-looking guest2 and certain it is that he had not been two hours in the house1 before it was evident that both parties were on an excellent footing together4 ,the old lady was seen to come from the best--the parlour we mean to say--of the ,mermaid1 with very unusual symptoms of good humour on her countenance1 considering 7as ,betsy the maid of all work whispered to ,jack ,ostler17 that her visage had generally a vinegar cruet association2 though we would not take upon ourselves to assert that brandy had not a greater share in its composition4 ,the strange gentleman continued in close occupation of the parlour during the entire evening4 ,the mysterious carpet bag was secured in an upper room1 and its owner chased away the damps and cold of the season by unusually liberal potations2 in short1 ,mrs4 ,judith declared to the numerous party of customers who had assembled from chance or curiosity on her hearth1 that he was the most liberal gentleman that had ever crossed her threshold in the way of business1 since ,julius ,o',brien 7commonly called the tippling exciseman17 had unexpectedly departed this life by mistaking the steep staircase of the ,mermaid for a single step1 one night when his brain was more than usually beclouded4 ,the arrival of the stranger1 however1 had nearly caused a schism between the hostess and her leading customers2 for the former had whilst he honoured the ,mermaid with his presence1 engaged the parlour for his exclusive accommodation--an arrangement contrary to all the rules of ,lanport etiquette2 and he might have experienced rather a rude reception had not ,mrs4 ,judy given up her sanctum sanctorum for the temporary use of the elect4 ,next day1 the morning had passed away1 nay1 the sun was fast careering towards the western horizon1 and yet the stranger exhibited no inclination to explore the locality of ,lanport4 ,night at last set in1 but still he remained in close quarters as before4 ,this appeared the more strange1 as the situation of ,lanport was singularly wild and interesting4 ,the prospect from the wooded and rocky heights of the coast was of great and commanding beauty2 and the inland view presented many scenes and objects highly calculated to invite the attention of the lover of nature or the curious traveller4 ,it was evident that the stranger was deficient in both these points4 ,the history of the next day closely corresponded with that of the preceding4 ,there he sat4 ,that night there was again a strong muster around the capacious hearth of the ,mermaid4 ,if the stranger was deficient in that inherent passion of the human mind--curiosity--not so the villagers4 ,but one sentiment seemed to pervade the assembled party1 and that may be summed up in the words ,who is he8 ,an echo responded ,who is he8 ,conjecture was literally at a fault4 ,his very appearance was unknown to all except the fortunate few that had beheld him in his march from the pier2 the fishing boat had put to sea before any one thought of making inquiry as to the freight it had delivered1 but every one agreed that there was something of an extraordinary character about the said freight4 ,ever and anon the parlour door opened1 and a lusty ring of the hand-bell summoned the hostess into that now mysterious room3 and the volley of questions which assailed her on her return were enough to overturn the very moderate stock of patience which she possessed1 had it been centupled4 ,she declared that the jintleman was like other jintlemen1 and barring that he seemed the b'y for the brandy1 she saw nothing amiss in him4 ,in the midst of this excitement in walked the officer commanding the preventive service of the district4 ,he was soon closeted in the sanctum1 and after a due discussion of the singular proceedings of the stranger1 on the part of each member of the ,lanport smoking club1 the worthy lieutenant declared it was not only d----d odd1 but very suspicious2 and that he would beard the foe who had so unceremoniously taken possession of their own proper apartment1 face to face1 even though he should turn out to be ,beelzebub1 in propria persona4 ,this determination was received with a vast and simultaneous puff of exultation from every pipe in the room1 so that the cloud was for a short space so great as completely to envelope the ample proportions of ,mrs4 ,judy ,teague1 who had been an unnoticed witness of this bold proposal4 ,the lieutenant was striding onwards in full career towards the parlour1 which lay at the opposite side of the intervening kitchen1 when he somewhat roughly encountered the fair form of ,mrs4 ,teague1 which was extended halfway through the doorcase with a view to prevent his egress4 ,och6 murder1 ,lafetennant ----1 and is this the way you'd be sarving a lone woman1 and she a widow these twelve year agon1 since ,michael ,tague's 7,heaven rest his sowl67 been laid aneath the turf6 ,the lieutenant apologized for the rather unceremonious way in which he had run foul of ,mrs4 ,teague4 ,och6 ,lafetennant1 she responded1 its not that agra6 7here she gave a twinge7 that ,judy ,tague would ever spake of from the like of you--but its against your goin' and insulting the jintl'm in the parlour that ,i was spaking of--and a rale jintl'm he is1 ,i'll be bail4 ,but it was all of no avail4 ,after holding forth for several minutes1 now at the top of her voice1 now in a beseeching whine--the lieutenant again got under weigh1 and soon reached the parlour door2 which after giving a slight tap1 he entered fully prepared to take its inmate by storm4 ,but1 lo6 he had vanished6 ,it appeared impossible that any portion of the previous conversation could have been wafted to his ears1 but certain it was1 that in place of a living occupant of flesh and blood1 nothing but the wavering shadow of an ancient high-backed chair near the fire--which cast a faint and uncertain light through the apartment--met the eyes of the angry lieutenant4 ,a heavy step overhead announced that he had just retired to his sleeping-room4 ,thus was the now greatly increased curiosity of the smoking club doomed to receive an unexpected check4 ,the stranger was evidently no ordinary person--the conversation gradually sank away--and more than one individual of the company started in the course of the evening as the wind now wailed with a strange unearthly sound up the silent street1 and now blew in violent gusts which made the old house creak and groan to its very foundations4 ,our gallant friend1 the lieutenant1 was perhaps the only individual absolutely unmoved in the party2 and his proposal to retake possession of the parlour met with a general negative4 ,nettled at this1 he declared that another sun should not go down over his head1 without obtaining some satisfactory account of this mysterious visitant4 ,the third day came1 and with it a partial change in the conduct of the stranger4 ,he appeared to have in some measure shaken off his indolence1 and sallied forth betimes in the morning1 apparently to examine the beauties of the coast1 towards the rocky wilds of which he was seen to wend his way4 ,about noon he again returned to the ,mermaid4 ,this conduct partially disarmed the suspicion which had been excited2 however it was agreed that though nothing had hitherto occurred which could authorize any direct interference with his movements1 yet that a watch should be kept over them for the present4 ,the afternoon threatened to turn out stormy4 ,vast masses of clouds were continually driven across the sky3 and the increasing agitation and deep furrows of the ocean foretold a night fraught with peril and disaster to the seaman4 ,drear ,december seemed about to assume his wildest garb4 ,this day of the week always brought the county paper4 ,a solitary copy of this journal was taken by ,mrs4 ,teague1 and it formed the sole channel 7alas6 for the march of intellect17 by which the smoking club and other worthies of ,lanport were enlightened on the sayings and doings of the great world4 ,it must not be inferred from this that the demon of politics was unknown in this retired spot2 on the contrary1 the arrival of the ---- ,journal1 was looked for with the utmost impatience from week to week2 and as long as its tattered folio hung together1 its contents formed a never ending subject of conversation4 ,on the day of its arrival1 therefore1 the club invariably met many hours before their wonted time1 to discuss politics and pigtail1 revolutions and small beer4 ,this circumstance1 and the state of the weather1 had drawn a numerous party around the hearth at the ,mermaid4 ,the delay which took place in the arrival of the newspaper seemed unusual2 the spokesman had cleared his throat1 the pipes had long been lit1 but still it was not forthcoming4 ,mrs4 ,teague at last announced that it was engaged by the jintleman in the parlour4 ,the patience of the party lasted half an hour longer1 when the clamorous calls for news dictated the step of sending a message to the stranger4 ,it met with an ungracious reception4 ,at this moment some one came in with the intelligence that a suspicious looking craft was hovering off the coast1 and that the lieutenant 7whose absence was thus accounted for7 was about to put off in his galley to bring her to and overhaul her4 ,a second and a third message to the parlour having met with the same success as the first1 the ire of all began to rise1 and after a clamorous discussion it was at last resolved1 7it was now broad daylight17 that they should go in a body and storm the enemy's quarters4 ,the room was situated at the other end of the house1 and thither they proceeded1 after a few preliminary difficulties had been arranged as to who should first lead the way4 ,but if the lieutenant had been astonished at the disappearance of the stranger the preceding night1 much greater was the surprise evinced on the present occasion on finding the room again tenantless4 ,it had evidently only just been vacated2 but what created the greatest sensation was the discovery of the smoking remains of the ---- ,journal1 on the hood of the fireplace6 ,every one crowded around1 and presently intelligence was brought that the stranger1 carrying his enormous carpet bag had been seen walking at a great speed towards ,shorne ,cove1 a retired little spot within a short distance of the harbour4 ,as is often the case on such occasions1 several minutes elapsed before any plan was determined upon1 but some one at last wisely suggested that if he was to be pursued1 no time ought to be lost4 ,the appearance of the strange vessel on the coast1 and the day's occurrence1 were connected together1 as they hurried onwards in the pursuit2 but when they arrived at the seashore1 the mysterious man and his carpet bag were no longer visible1 unless a large boat which was pulling out to sea as fast as wind and tide would permit1 gave a clue to his invisibility4 ,every eye was now cast out for the strange sail4 ,about a mile from the pier-head1 a large lugger under a press of canvass was seen coming down the wind1 with the galley in close pursuit4 ,from the freshness of the wind and the quantity of sail she was able to carry1 it was evident that the king's boat had little chance with her4 ,as the chase came careering along1 dropping the galley rapidly astern1 the interest hinged on the apparent connexion between her and the boat which had just left ,shorne ,cove with its unknown freight4 ,from their relative situations it was evident she must bring to for a short space if she intended to pick up the fugitive2 and this delay might possibly enable the galley to draw her4 ,for a few minutes the scene was one of exciting interest4 ,the lugger broached to as had been anticipated1 and she had scarcely shipped the strange boat's crew1 when the galley pitching bows under was close in her wake4 ,but it was too late4 ,the lugger had no sooner paid off1 so as to get the wind again abaft the beam1 than she rapidly got way on her1 and the wind continuing to freshen1 in half an hour she was all but hull down4 ,the night passed not over the heads of the good folks of ,lanport1 without numberless recriminations on the stupidity which had been displayed in not arresting the stranger before it was too late2 and the ferment was not lessened on the arrival of another copy of the ---- ,journal1 which contained a paragraph headed with the glittering words1 ,,one ,,thousand ,,pounds ,,reward4 ,,vyvyan4 99 99 99 99 99 ,spirit of ,discovery4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,island ,,of ,,rotuma4#aj ,a new ,cythera emerges from the bosom of the enchanted wave4 ,an amphitheatre of verdure rises to our view2 tufted groves mingle their foliage with the brilliant enamel of meadows2 an eternal spring1 combining with an eternal autumn1 displays the opening blossoms along with the ripened fruit4--,maltebrun4 ,illustration3 ,the ,island of ,rotuma4 ,this is one of the beautiful islands of ,polynesia1 in the ,south ,pacific ,ocean4 ,it was discovered in the year #agia1 and has been since occasionally visited by ,english and ,american whalers1 and a few other ships1 for the purpose of procuring water and a supply of vegetable productions1 with which it abounds4 ,it is situated in latitude #ab deg4 #cj' south1 and longitude #agg deg4 east1 and is distant about #bfj miles from the nearest island of the ,fidji group4 ,it is of a moderate height1 densely wooded1 and abounding in cocoa-nut trees1 and is about from thirty to thirty-five miles in circumference4 ,its general appearance is beautifully picturesque1 verdant hills gradually rising from the sandy beach1 giving it a highly fertile appearance4 ,it is surrounded by extensive reefs1 on which at low water the natives may be seen busily engaged in procuring shell and other fish1 which are abundantly produced on them1 and constitute one of their articles of daily food4 ,at night1 they fish by torch-light1 lighting fires on the beach1 by which the fish are attracted to the reefs4 ,the torches are formed of the dried spathe or fronds of the cocoa-nut tree1 and enable them to see the fish1 which they take with hand-nets4 ,it is by these lights that the fish are attracted1 but not so in the opinion of the natives1 who say1 they come to the reef at night to eat1 then sleep1 and leave again in the morning4 ,mr4 ,george ,bennett1 in his account of his recent visit1 says3-- ,we made this island on the #bast of ,february1 #ahcj3 it bore west by south-half-south1 about twenty-five miles distant2 at #aa ,a4,m4 when close in1 standing for the anchorage1 we were boarded by several natives1 who came off in their canoes1 and surprised us by their acquaintance with the ,english language2 this it seems they had acquired from their occasional intercourse with shipping1 but principally from the ,european seamen1 who had deserted from their ships and were residing on the island in savage luxury and indolence4 ,when at anchor1 the extremes of the land bore from east by north to west by compass4 ,an island rather high1 quoin shaped1 and inhabited1 situated at a short distance from the main land1 7between which there is a passage for a large ship17 was at some distance from our present anchorage1 and bore west-half-north by compass2 it was named ,ouer by the natives4 ,close to us were two rather high islands1 or islets1 of small extent1 planted with cocoa-nut trees1 and almost connected together by rocks1 and to the main land by a reef2 they shelter the bay from easterly winds4 ,their bearings are as follow3--the first centre bore east-half-north2 the second centre bore east-half-south1 extreme of the main land east-south-east by compass4 ,one of the chiefs1 on our anchoring1 addressing the ,commander made the following very humane observation1 ,if ,rotuma man steal1 to make hang up immediately4 ,had this request been complied with1 there would have been a great depopulation during our stay1 and it is not improbable that a few chiefs might have felt its effects4 ,on a second visit to this island in ,march1 #ahcj1 we anchored in a fine picturesque bay1 situated on the west side of the island1 named ,thor1 in fourteen fathoms1 sand and coral bottom1 about three miles distant from the centre4 ,a reef extends out some distance from the beach at this bay1 almost dry at low water1 and with much surf at the entrance1 from which cause the procuring of wood and water is attended with more difficulty than at ,onhaf ,bay4 ,on landing1 the beautiful appearance of the island was rather increased than diminished2 vegetation appeared most luxuriant1 and the trees and shrubs blooming with various tints1 spread a gaiety around2 the clean and neat native houses were intermingled with the waving plumes of the cocoa-nut1 the broad spreading plantain1 and other trees peculiar to tropical climes4 ,that magnificent tree the callophyllum inophyllum1 or fifau of the natives1 was not less abundant1 displaying its shining1 dark1 green foliage1 contrasted by beautiful clusters of white flowers teeming with fragrance4 ,this tree seemed a favourite with the natives1 on account of its shade1 fragrance1 and ornamental appearance of the flowers4 ,when ,i extended my rambles more inland1 through narrow and sometimes rugged pathways1 the luxuriance of vegetation did not decrease1 but the lofty trees1 overshadowing the road1 defended the pedestrian from the effects of a fervent sun1 rendering the walk under their umbrageous covering cool and pleasant4 ,the gay flowers of the hibiscus tiliaceus1 as well as the splendid huth or ,barringtonia speciosa1 covered with its beautiful flowers1 the petals of which are white1 and the edges of the stamina delicately tinged with pink1 give to the trees when in full bloom a magnificent appearance2 the hibiscus rosa-chinensis1 or kowa of the natives also grows in luxuriance and beauty4 ,the elegant flowers of these trees1 with others of more humble and less beautiful tints1 everywhere meet the eye near the paths1 occasionally varied by plantations of the ahan or taro1 arum esculentum1 which1 from a deficiency of irrigation1 is generally of the mountain variety4 ,of the sugar-cane they possess several varieties1 and it is eaten in the raw state2 a small variety of yam1 more commonly known by the name of the ,rotuma potato1 the ule of the natives1 is very abundant2 the ulu or bread-fruit1 pori or plantain and the vi1 7spondias dulcis1 ,parkinson17 or1 ,brazilian plum1 with numerous other kinds1 sufficiently testify the fertility of the island4 ,occasionally the mournful toa or casuarina equisetifolia1 planted in small clumps near the villages or surrounding the burial-places1 added beauty to the landscape4 ,the native houses are very neat2 they are formed of poles and logs1 the roof being covered with the leaves of a species of sagus palm1 named hoat by the natives1 and highly valued by them for that purpose on account of their durability2 the sides are covered with the plaited sections of the cocoa-nut branches1 which form excellent coverings4 ,the natives are a fine-looking and well-formed people2 they are of good dispositions1 but are much addicted to thieving1 which seems indeed to be a national propensity2 they are of a light copper colour1 and the men wear the hair long and stained at the extremities of a reddish brown colour2 sometimes they tie the hair in a knot behind1 but the most prevailing custom is to permit it to hang over the shoulders4 ,the females may be termed handsome1 of fine forms1 and although possessing a modest demeanour1 flocked on board in numbers on the ship's arrival4 ,the women before marriage have the hair cut close and covered with the shoroi1 which is burnt coral mixed with the gum of the bread-fruit tree2 this is removed after marriage and their hair is permitted to grow long1 but on the death of a chief or their parents it is cut close as a badge of mourning4 ,both sexes paint themselves with a mixture of the root of the turmeric plant 7curcuma longa7 and cocoa-nut oil1 which frequently changed our clothes and persons of an icteroid hue1 from our curiosity to mingle with them in the villages--theirs to come on board the ship4 ,on visiting the king1 who resided at the village of ,fangwot1 we found him a well-formed and handsome man1 apparently about thirty years of age2 the upper part of his body was thickly covered with the ,rang1 or paint of turmeric and oil1 which had been recently laid on in honour of the visit from the strangers4 ,there was somewhat of novelty1 but little of regal magnificence in our reception4 ,in the open air1 under the wide-spreading branches of their favourite ,fifau1 7,callophyllum ,inophyllum7 sat his ,majesty squatted on the ground1 and surrounded by a crowd of his subjects4 ,the introduction was equally unostentatious2 one of the natives who had accompanied us from the ship1 pointing towards him1 said1 in tolerably pronounced ,english1 ,that the king4 ,his ,majesty not being himself acquainted with our language1 one of his attendants1 who spoke it with considerable fluency1 acted as interpreter4 ,after some common-place questions1 such as where the ship came from1 where bound to1 what provisions we stood in need of1 c41 we adjourned to the royal habitation1 which differed in no respect from the other native houses4 ,yams1 bread-fruit1 and fish1 wrapped in the plantain leaves in which they had been cooked1 were here placed before us1 with cocoa-nut water for our beverage2 plantain leaves serving also as plates4 ,the chiefs are elected kings in rotation1 and the royal office is held for six months1 but by the consent of the other chiefs1 it may be retained by the same chief for two or three years4 ,the royal title is ,sho3 the king to whom we had been introduced1 as a chief1 is named ,mora4 ,we had an interview also with the former king1 named ,riemko2 he is a chief of high rank1 and a very intelligent man3 he spoke the ,english language with much correctness4 ,being naturally of an inquisitive disposition1 and possessing an exceedingly retentive memory1 he had acquired much information2 this he displayed by detailing to us many facts connected with the history of ,napoleon ,buonaparte1 ,wellington1 c41 which had been related to him by various ,european visiters1 and which he appeared to retain to the most minute particulars4 ,he surprised us by inquiring if we resided in ,russell-square1 ,london8 ,an innate love of roaming seems to exist among these people2 they set sail without any fixed purpose in one of their large canoes3 few ever return1 some probably perish1 others drift on islands either uninhabited1 or if inhabited1 they mingle with the natives1 and tend to produce those varieties of the human race which are so observable in the ,polynesian ,archipelago4 ,i frequently asked those of ,rotuma what object they had in leaving their fertile island to risk the perils of the deep8 the reply invariably was1 ,rotuma man want to see new land3 they thus run before the wind until they fall in with some island1 or perish in a storm4 ,cook and others relate numerous instances of this kind4 ,as an evidence of the great desire of the natives of both sexes to leave their native land1 ,i may mention the offers which were made to the commander of the ship1 of baskets of potatoes and hogs1 as an inducement to be carried to the island of ,erromanga1 where our vessel was next bound to4 ,two hundred were taken on board for the purpose of cutting ,sandal wood1 but from the unhealthy state in which we found the island on our arrival1 and the numerous deaths that had occurred among native gangs that had been brought by other vessels for a similar purpose1 we returned to ,rotuma and landed them all safely4 ,the perfect apathy with which they leave parents and connexions1 departing with strangers to a place respecting which they are in total ignorance1 is quite surprising1 placing an unbounded confidence in those differing in colour1 language1 and customs from themselves3 the young1 timid females1 to whom a ship was a novelty1 those who had never before seen a ship1 were all anxious to visit foreign climes1--even1 they said1 ,london4 ,much wonder was excited1 when ,i exhibited to the natives of this island coloured engravings of flowers1 birds1 butterflies1 c42 they imagined them to be the original plant or butterfly attached to the paper--no mean compliment to the artist4 ,the engravings in ,charles ,bell's ,anatomy of ,expression always excited much interest when shown to the ,polynesians2 the plate representing ,laughter never failed of exciting sympathy4 ,a caricature representation of one of the fashionable belles of #ahbh puzzled them exceedingly2 some thought it a bird1 others that it was a nondescript of some kind1 but when they were told that it was a ,haina ,london1 or ,english lady1 they laughed1 and said ,parora1 you are in joke1 so incredible did it seem to their unsophisticated minds4#aa #aj ,from a drawing1 obligingly furnished by ,mr4 ,george ,bennett1 ,member of the ,royal ,college of ,surgeons in ,london1 c4 #aa ,abridged from the ,united ,service ,journal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mount ,,ararat4 ,a short time since there were given in the ,st4 ,petersburgh ,academical ,journal some authentic particulars of ,professor ,parrot's journey to ,mount ,ararat4 ,after being baffled in repeated attempts1 he at length succeeded in overcoming the obstacles which beset him1 and ascertained the positive elevation of its peak to be #af1bjj ,french feet3 it is1 therefore1 more than #a1ejj feet loftier than ,mount ,blanc4 ,he describes the summit as being a circular plane1 about #afj feet in circumference1 joined by a gentle descent1 with a second and less elevated one towards the east4 ,the whole of the upper region of the mountain1 from the height of #ab1gej ,english feet1 being covered with perpetual snow and ice4 ,he afterwards ascended what is termed ,the ,little ,ararat1 and reports it to be about #ac1ajj ,english feet high4--,w4,g4,c4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sailing ,,up ,,the ,,essequibo4 7,concluded from page #cfj47 ,a family of ,indians was seen crossing the river in their log canoe1 and disappearing under the bushes on the opposite side2 my companion and myself paddled after them1 and we landed under some locust trees1 and found an ,indian settlement4 ,the logies were sheds1 open all round1 and covered with the leaves of the trooly-palm1 some of them twenty-four feet long2 and suspended from the bamboo timbers of the roof were hammocks of net-work1 in which the men were lazily swinging4 ,one or two of those who were awake were fashioning arrow-heads out of hard wood4 ,the men and children were entirely naked1 with the exception of the blue lap or cloth for the loins2 the women in their blue petticoat and braided hair were scraping the root of the cassava tree into a trough of bark2 it was then put into a long press of matting1 which expresses the poisonous juice2 the dry farina is finally baked on an iron plate4 ,the old women were weaving the square coeoo or lap of beads1 which they sometimes wear without a petticoat2 also armlets and ankle ornaments of beads4 ,some were fabricating earthen pots1 and all the females seemed actively employed4 ,they offered us a red liquor1 called caseeree1 prepared from the sweet potato2 also piwarry1 the intoxicating beverage made by chewing the cassava1 and allowing it to ferment4 ,at their piwarry feasts the ,indians prepare a small canoe full of this liquor1 beside which the entertainers and their guests roll together drunk for two or three days4 ,their helpmates look after them1 and keep them from being suffocated with the sand getting into their mouths3 but piwarry is a harmless liquor1 that is to say1 it does not produce the disease and baneful effects of spirits1 for after a sleep the ,indians rise fresh and well1 and only occasionally indulge in a debauch of this kind4 ,fish1 which the men had shot with their arrows1 and birds1 were brought out of the canoe1 and barbacoted or smoke-dried on a grating of bamboos over a fire2 and we followed an old man with a cutlass to their small fields of cassava1 cleared by girdling and burning a part of the forest behind the logies4 ,these ,indians were of the ,arrawak nation2 we afterwards saw ,caribs1 ,accaways1 c4 ,the rivers and creeks1 and the whole of the interior of ,british ,guiana at a distance from the sea1 are unknown and unexplored4 ,october and ,november are the driest months in the year1 and the best for expeditions into the interior4 ,i was unable to go as far up the river as ,i wished1 from the great freshes2 the rain fell every day1 yet ,i penetrated in all directions as far as ,i could1 and ,i trust to be able1 at some more favourable season1 to return to that interesting country4 ,two years ago1 a ,mr4 ,smith1 a mercantile man from ,caraccas1 was joined at ,george ,town by a ,lieutenant ,gullifer1 ,r4,n4 ,they proceeded down the ,pomeroon river1 then up the ,wyeena creek1 travelled across to the ,coioony1 sailed down it1 and then went up the ,essequibo to the ,rio ,negro1 which1 it appears1 connects the ,amazons and ,oroonoco rivers4 ,at ,bara1 on the ,rio ,negro1 ,mr4 ,smith1 from sitting so long cramped up in coorials or canoes1 became affected with dropsy2 and allowing himself to be tapped by an ignorant quack1 died after a fortnight's illness4 ,lieutenant ,gullifer sailed down the ,rio ,negro to the ,amazons1 and remained at ,para for some months1 till he heard from ,england4 ,from domestic details he received at ,para1 he fell into low spirits1 and proceeded to ,trinidad1 where1 one morning1 he was found suspended to a beam under the steeple of the ,protestant church6 ,his papers1 and ,mr4 ,smith's1 consisting of journals of their travels1 were sent to a brother of ,lieutenant ,gullifer's1 on the ,marocco coast of ,essequibo1 where ,i went and saw the papers1 and was most anxious to obtain them for the ,geographical ,society2 but ,mr4 ,gullifer said that he must consult first with the other relatives4 ,among other interesting details ,i found in the notes1 ,i may mention the following3--,high up the ,essequibo they fell in with a nation of anthropophagi1 of the ,carib tribe4 ,the chief received the travellers courteously1 and placed before them fish with savoury sauce2 which being removed1 two human hands were brought in1 and a steak of human flesh6 ,the travellers thought that this might be part of a baboon of a new species2 however1 they declined the invitation to partake1 saying that1 in travelling1 they were not allowed to eat animal food4 ,the chief picked the bones of the hands with excellent appetite1 and asked them how they had relished the fruit and the sauce4 ,they replied that the fish was good and the sauce excellent4 ,to which he answered1 ,human flesh makes the best sauce for any food2 these hands and the fish were all dressed together4 ,you see these ,macooshee men1 our slaves2 we lately captured these people in war1 and their wives we eat from time to time4 ,the travellers were horrified1 but concealed their feelings1 and before they retired for the night1 they remarked that the ,macooshee females were confined in a large logie1 or shed1 surrounded with a stockade of bamboos2 so that1 daily the fathers1 husbands1 and brothers of these unfortunate women1 saw them brought out1 knocked on the head1 and devoured by the inhuman cannibals4 ,lieutenant ,gullifer1 who was in bad condition1 got into his hammock and slept soundly2 but ,mr4 ,smith1 being in excellent case1 walked about all night1 fearing that their landlord might take a fancy to a steak of white meat4 ,they afterwards visited a cave1 in which was a pool of water2 the ,indians requested them not to bathe in this1 for if they did1 they would die before the year was out4 ,they laughed at their monitors and bathed2 but sure enough were both clods of the valley before the twelvemonth had expired4--,journal of the ,geographical ,society1 ,part #b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,fine ,arts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,celebrated ,,painters ,,born ,,at ,,antwerp4 ,alexander ,adriansen1 born #afbe1 excelled in ,fruit1 ,flowers1 ,fish1 and ,still ,life2 ,john ,asselyn1 #afaj1 ,landscapes and ,battles2 ,jacques ,backer1 #aecj1 ,history2 ,francis ,badens1 #aega1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,hendrick ,van ,balen1 #aefj1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,john ,van ,balen1 #afaa1 ,history1 ,landscapes1 and ,boys2 ,cornelius ,biskop1 #afcj1 ,portraits and ,history2 ,john ,francis ,van ,bloemen1 called ,orizzonte1 #afef1 ,landscape2 ,peter ,van ,bloemen1 ,battles1 ,encampments1 and ,italian ,markets2 ,norbert ,van ,bloemen1 #afgb1 ,portraits and ,conversations2 ,balthasar ,vanden ,bosch1 #afge1 ,conversations and ,portraits2 ,peter ,van ,breda1 #afcj1 ,landscapes and ,cattle2 ,john ,van ,breda1 #afhc1 ,history1 ,landscapes1 and ,conversations2 ,charles ,breydel1 called ,cavalier1 #afgg1 ,landscapes2 ,francis ,breydel1 #afgi1 ,portraits and ,conversations2 ,paul ,bril1 #aeed1 ,landscapes1 large and small2 ,elias ,vanden ,broek1 #afeg1 ,flowers1 ,fruit1 and ,serpents2 ,abraham ,brueghel1 called the ,neapolitan1 #afib1 ,fruit and ,flowers2 ,denis ,calvart1 #aeee1 ,history and ,landscapes2 ,joseph1 or ,joas ,van ,cleef1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,henry and ,martin ,van ,cleef1 brothers1 ,henry painted ,landscapes1 and ,martin ,history2 ,giles ,corgnet1 called ,giles of ,antwerp1 #aecj1 ,history1 grotesque2 ,egidius1 or ,gillies ,coningsloo1 or ,conixlo1 #aedd1 ,landscapes2 ,gonzalo ,coques1 #afah1 ,portraits and ,conversations2 ,john ,cosiers1 #afjc1 ,history2 ,gasper de ,crayer1 #aehe1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,jacques ,denys1 #afde1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,william ,derkye1 ,history2 ,john ,baptist ,van ,deynum1 #afbj1 ,portraits in ,miniature1 and ,history in ,water ,colours2 ,peter ,eykens1 #aeii1 ,history2 ,francis ,floris1 called the ,raphael of ,flanders1 #aebj1 ,history2 ,james ,fouquieres1 #aehj1 ,landscapes2 ,sebastian ,franks1 or ,vranx1 #aega1 ,conversations1 ,history1 ,landscapes1 and ,battle ,pieces2 ,john ,baptist ,franks1 or ,vranx1 #afjj1 ,history and ,conversations2 ,john ,fytt1 #afbe1 ,live and ,dead ,animals1 ,birds1 ,fruit1 ,flowers1 and ,landscapes2 ,william ,gabron1 ,still ,life2 ,abraham ,genoels1 #afdj1 ,landscapes and ,portraits2 ,sir ,balthasar ,gabier1 #aeib1 ,portrait in ,miniature2 ,gillemans1 #afgb1 ,fruit and ,still ,life2 ,jacob ,grimmer1 #aeaj1 ,landscapes2 ,peter ,hardime1 ,fruit and ,flowers2 ,minderhout ,hobbima1 #afaa1 ,landscapes2 ,john ,van ,hoeck1 #afjj1 ,history and ,portraits2 ,robert ,van ,hoeck1 #afji1 ,battles2 ,dirk1 or ,theodore ,van ,hoogeshaeten1 #aeif1 ,landscapes and ,still 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,figures4 ,peter ,paul ,rubens was of a distinguished family at ,antwerp2 but his father being 7says ,pilkington7 under the necessity of quitting his country1 to avoid the calamities attendant on a civil war1 retired for security to ,cologne2 and during his residence in that city ,rubens was born1 in #aegg4 ,the day of his nativity was the ,feast of ,st4 ,peter and ,st4 ,paul2 and thence he received at the baptismal font the names of these apostles4 ,having been absent from his native country eight years1 he was summoned home by the repeated illness of his mother2 but1 though he hastened with all speed1 he did not reach ,antwerp in time to afford his beloved parent the consolations of his presence and affections4 ,the loss of her affected him deeply2 and he intended1 when he had arranged his private affairs1 to go and reside in ,italy2 but the ,archduke ,albert and the ,infanta ,isabella exerted their interest to retain him in ,flanders1 and in their service4 ,he consequently established himself at ,antwerp1 where he married his first wife1 ,elizabeth ,brants1 and built a magnificent house1 with a saloon in form of a rotunda1 which he enriched with antique statues1 busts1 vases1 and pictures1 by the most celebrated masters2 and here1 surrounded by works of art1 he carried1 7says his biographer17 into execution those numberless productions of his prolific and rich invention1 which once adorned his native country1 but now are become the spoil of war1 and the tokens of conquest and ambition1 shining with equal lustre among super-eminent productions of painting in the gallery of the ,louvre4 ,the whole of the paintings1 except two1 which adorn the gallery of the ,luxembourg1 were executed at ,antwerp1 by ,rubens1 for ,mary de ,medici4 ,he died in the year #afdj1 at the age of #fc2 and was buried1 with extraordinary pomp1 in the church of ,st4 ,james1 at ,antwerp1 under the altar of his private chapel1 which he had previously decorated with a very fine picture4 ,p4,t4,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,public ,journals4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,adventure ,,with ,a ,,shark4 7,abridged from ,tom ,cringle's ,log1 in ,blackwood's ,magazine47 ,during the night we stood off and on under easy sail1 and next morning1 when the day broke1 with a strong breeze and a fresh shower1 we were about two miles of the ,moro ,castle1 at the entrance of ,santiago de ,cuba4 ,the fresh green shores of this glorious island lay before us1 fringed with white surf1 as the everlasting ocean in its approach to it gradually changed its dark blue colour1 as the water shoaled1 into a bright1 joyous green under the blazing sun1 as if in sympathy with the genius of the fair land1 before it tumbled at his feet its gently swelling billows1 in shaking thunders on the reefs and rocky face of the coast1 against which they were driven up in clouds1 the incense of their sacrifice4 ,the undulating hills in the vicinity were all either cleared1 and covered with the greenest verdure that imagination can picture1 over which strayed large herds of cattle1 or with forests of gigantic trees1 from amongst which1 every now and then1 peeped out some palm-thatched mountain settlement1 with its small thread of blue smoke floating up into the calm1 clear morning air1 while the blue hills in the distance rose higher and higher1 and more and more blue1 and dreamy1 and indistinct1 until their rugged summits could not be distinguished from the clouds through the glimmering hot haze of the tropics4 ,a very melancholy accident happened to a poor boy on board1 of about fifteen years of age1 who had already become a great favourite of mine from his modest1 quiet deportment1 as well as of all the gunroom-officers1 although he had not been above a fortnight in the ship4 ,he had let himself down over the bows by the cable to bathe4 ,there were several of his comrades standing on the forecastle looking at him1 and he asked one of them to go out on the spritsail-yard1 and look round to see if there were any sharks in the neighbourhood2 but all around was deep1 clear1 green water4 ,he kept hold of the cable1 however1 and seemed determined not to put himself in harm's way1 until a little1 wicked urchin1 who used to wait on the warrant-officers' mess1 a small meddling snipe of a creature1 who got flogged in well behaved weeks only once1 began to taunt my little mild favourite4 ,why1 you chicken-heart1 ,i'll wager a thimbleful of grog1 that such a tailor as you are in the water can't for the life of you swim but to the buoy there4 ,never you mind1 ,pepperbottom1 said the boy1 giving the imp the name he had richly earned by repeated flagellations4 ,never you mind4 ,i am not ashamed to show my naked hide1 you know4 ,but it is against orders in these seas to go overboard1 unless with a sail underfoot2 so ,i sha'n't run the risk of being tatooed by the boatswain's mate1 like some one ,i could tell of4 ,coward1 muttered the little wasp1 you are afraid1 sir2 and the other boys abetting the mischief-maker1 the lad was goaded to leave his hold of the cable1 and strike out for the buoy4 ,he reached it1 and then turned1 and pulled towards the ship again1 when he caught my eye4 ,who is that overboard8 ,how dare you1 sir1 disobey the standing order of the ship8 ,come in1 boy2 come in4 ,my hailing the little fellow shoved him off his balance1 and he lost his presence of mind for a moment or two1 during which he1 if any thing1 widened his distance from the ship4 ,at this instant the lad on the spritsail-yard sung out quick and suddenly1 ,a shark1 a shark6 ,and the monster1 like a silver pillar1 suddenly shot up perpendicularly from out the dark green depths of the sleeping pool1 with the waters sparkling and hissing around him1 as if he had been a sea-demon rushing on his prey4 ,pull for the cable1 ,louis1 shouted fifty voices at once--pull for the cable4 ,the boy did so--we all ran forward4 ,he reached the cable--grasped it with both hands1 and hung on1 but before he could swing himself out of the water1 the fierce fish had turned4 ,his whitish-green belly glanced in the sun--the poor little fellow gave a heart-splitting yell1 which was shattered amongst the impending rocks into piercing echoes1 and these again were reverberated from cavern to cavern1 until they died away amongst the hollows in the distance1 as if they had been the faint shrieks of the damned--yet he held fast for a second or two--the ravenous tyrant of the sea tug1 tugging at him1 till the stiff1 taught cable shook again4 ,at length he was torn from his hold1 but did not disappear2 the animal continuing on the surface crunching his prey with his teeth1 and digging at him with his jaws1 as if trying to gorge a morsel too large to be swallowed1 and making the water flash up in foam over the boats in pursuit1 by the powerful strokes of his tail1 but without ever letting go his hold4 ,the poor lad only cried once more--but such a cry--oh1 ,god1 ,i never shall forget it6--and1 could it be possible1 in his last shriek1 his piercing expiring cry1 his young voice seemed to pronounce my name--at least so ,i thought at the time1 and others thought so too4 ,the next moment he appeared quite dead4 ,no less than three boats had been in the water alongside when the accident happend1 and they were all on the spot by this time4 ,and there was the bleeding and mangled boy1 torn along the surface of the water by the shark1 with the boats in pursuit1 leaving a long stream of blood1 mottled with white specks of fat and marrow in his wake4 ,at length the man in the bow of the gig laid hold of him by the arm1 another sailor caught the other arm1 boat-hooks and oars were dug into and launched at the monster1 who relinquished his prey at last1 stripping off the flesh1 however1 from the upper part of the right thigh1 until his teeth reached the knee1 where he nipped the shank clean off1 and made sail with the leg in his jaws4 ,poor little ,louis never once moved after we took him in4--,i thought ,i heard a small1 still1 stern voice thrill along my nerves1 as if an echo of the beating of my heart had become articulate4 ,thomas1 a fortnight ago1 you impressed that poor boy1 who was1 and now is not1 out of a ,bristol ship4 ,alas1 conscience spoke no more than the truth4 ,our instructions were to lie at ,st4 ,jago1 until three ,british ships1 then loading1 were ready for sea1 and then to convey them through the ,caicos1 or windward passage4 ,as our stay was therefore likely to be ten days or a fortnight at the shortest1 the boats were hoisted out1 and we made our little arrangements and preparations for taking all the recreation in our power1 and our worthy skipper1 taught and stiff as he was at sea1 always encouraged all kinds of fun and larking1 both amongst the men and the officers on occasions like the present4 ,amongst his other pleasant qualities1 he was a great boat-racer1 constantly building and altering gigs1 and pulling-boats1 at his own expense1 and matching the men against each other for small prizes4 ,he had just finished what the old carpenter considered his chef-d'oeuvre1 and a curious affair this same masterpiece was4 ,in the first place it was forty-two feet long over all1 and only three and a half feet beam--the planking was not much above an eighth of an inch in thickness1 so that if one of the crew had slipped his foot off the stretcher1 it must have gone through the bottom4 ,there was a standing order that no man was to go into it with shoes on4 ,she was to pull six oars1 and her crew were the captains of the tops1 the primest seamen in the ship1 and the steersman no less a character than the skipper himself4 ,her name1 for ,i love to be particular1 was the ,dragon-fly2 she was painted out and in of a bright red1 amounting to a flame colour--oars red--the men wearing trousers and shirts of red flannel1 and red net night caps--which common uniform the captain himself wore1 ,i think ,i have said before1 that he was a very handsome man1 and when he had taken his seat1 and the gigs1 all fine men1 were seated each with his oar held upright upon his knees ready to be dropped into the water at the same instant1 the craft and her crew formed to my eye as pretty a plaything for grown children as ever was seen4 ,give way1 men1 the oars dipped as clean as so many knives1 without a sparkle1 the gallant fellows stretched out1 and away shot the ,dragon-fly1 like an arrow1 the green water foaming into white smoke at the bows1 and hissing away in her wake4 ,she disappeared in a twinkling round a reach of the canal where we were anchored1 and we1 that is the gunroom-officers1 all except the second lieutenant1 who had the watch1 and the master1 now got into our own gig also1 rowed by ourselves1 and away we all went in a covey2 the purser and doctor1 and three of the middies forward1 ,thomas ,cringle1 gent41 pulling the stroke oar1 with old ,moses ,yerk as coxswain2--and as the ,dragon-flies were all red1 so we were all sea-green1 boat1 oars1 trousers1 shirts1 and night-caps4 ,the strain was between the ,devil's ,darning ,needle and our boat1 the ,watersprite1 which was making capital play1 for although we had not the bottom of the topmen1 yet we had more blood1 so to speak1 and we had already beaten them1 in their last gig1 all to sticks4 ,but the ,dragon-fly was a new boat1 and now in the water for the first time4 99 99 99 ,we were both of us so intent on our own match1 that we lost sight of the ,spaniard altogether1 and the captain and the first lieutenant were bobbing in the sternsheets of their respective gigs like a couple of souple ,tams1 as intent on the game as if all our lives had depended on it1 when in an instant the long1 black1 dirty prow of the canoe was thrust in between us1 the old ,don singing out1 ,dexa mi lugar1 paysanos1 dexa mi lugar1 mis hijos4#ab ,we kept away right and left1 to look at the miracle2 and there lay the canoe1 rumbling and splashing1 with her crew walloping about1 and grinning and yelling like incarnate fiends1 and as naked as the day they were born1 and the old ,don himself1 so staid and sedate1 and drawley as he was a minute before1 now all alive1 shouting1 ,tira1 diablitos1 tira1#ac flourishing a small paddle1 with which he steered1 about his head like a wheel1 and dancing and jumping about in his seat1 as if his bottom had been a haggis with quicksilver in it4 ,zounds1 roared the skipper1--why1 topmen--why gentlemen1 give way for the honour of the ship--,gentlemen1 stretch out--,men1 pull like devils2 twenty pounds if you beat him4 ,it was now the evening1 near night-fall4 ,a splendid scene burst upon our view1 on rounding a precipitous rock1 from the crevices of which some magnificent trees shot up--their gnarled trunks and twisted branches overhanging the canal where we were pulling1 and anticipating the fast falling darkness that was creeping over the fair face of nature2 and there we floated1 in the deep shadow of the cliff and trees--,dragon-flies and ,water-sprites1 motionless and silent1 and the boats floating so lightly that they scarcely seemed to touch the water1 the men resting on their oars1 and all of us wrapped with the magnificence of the scenery around us1 beneath us1 and above us4 ,the left or western bank of the narrow entrance to the harbour1 from which we were now debouching1 ran out in all its precipitousness and beauty1 7with its dark evergreen bushes overshadowing the deep blue waters1 and its gigantic trees shooting forth high into the glowing western sky1 their topmost branches gold-tipped in the flood of radiance shed by the rapidly sinking sun1 while all below where we lay was grey cold shade17 until it joined the northern shore1 when it sloped away gradually towards the east2 the higher parts of the town sparkling in the evening sun1 on this dun ridge1 like a golden tower on the back of an elephant1 while the houses that were in the shade covered the declivity1 until it sank down to the water's edge4 ,on the right hand the haven opened boldly out into a basin about four miles broad by seven long1 in which the placid waters spread out beyond the shadow of the western bank into one vast sheet of molten gold1 with the canoe tearing along the shining surface1 her side glancing in the sun1 and her paddles flashing back his rays1 and leaving a long train of living fire sparkling in her wake4--,it was now about six o'clock in the evening2 the sun had set to us1 as we pulled along under the frowning brow of the cliff1 where the birds were fast settling on their nightly perches1 with small happy twitterings1 and the lizards and numberless other chirping things began to send forth their evening hymn to the great ,being who made them and us1 and a solitary white-sailing owl would every now and then flit spectrelike from one green tuft1 across the bald face of the cliff1 to another1 and the small divers around us were breaking up the black surface of the waters into little sparkling circles as they fished for their suppers4 ,all was becoming brown and indistinct near us2 but the level beams of the setting sun still lingered with a golden radiance upon the lovely city1 and the shipping at anchor before it1 making their sails1 where loosed to dry1 glance like leaves of gold1 and their spars1 and masts1 and rigging like wires of gold1 and gilding their flags1 which were waving majestically and slow from the peaks in the evening breeze2 and the ,moorish-looking steeples of the churches were yet sparkling in the glorious blaze1 which was gradually deepening into gorgeous crimson1 while the large pillars of the cathedral1 then building on the highest part of the ridge1 stood out like brazen monuments1 softening even as we looked into a ,stonehenge of amethysts4 ,we had not pulled fifty yards1 when we heard the distant rattle of the muskets of the sentries at the gangways1 as they discharged them at sundown1 and were remarking1 as we were rowing leisurely along1 upon the strange effect produced by the reports1 as they were frittered away amongst the overhanging cliffs in chattering reverberations1 when the captain suddenly sung out1 ,oars6 ,all hands lay on them4 ,look there1 he continued--,there--between the gigs--saw you ever any thing like that1 gentlemen8 ,we all leant over2 and although the boats1 from the way they had1 were skimming along nearer seven than five knots--there lay a large shark2 he must have been twelve feet long at the shortest1 swimming right in the middle1 and equi-distant from both1 and keeping way with us most accurately4 ,he was distinctly visible1 from the strong and vivid phosphorescence excited by his rapid motion through the sleeping waters of the dark creek1 which lit up his jaws1 and head1 and whole body2 his eyes were especially luminous1 while a long wake of sparkles streamed away astern of him from the lashing of his tail4 ,as the boats lost their speed1 the luminousness of his appearance faded gradually as he shortened sail also1 until he disappeared altogether4 ,he was then at rest1 and suspended motionless in the water2 and the only thing that indicated his proximity1 was an occasional sparkle from the motion of a fin4 ,we brought the boats nearer together1 after pulling a stroke or two1 but he seemed to sink as we closed1 until at last we could merely distinguish an indistinct halo far down in the clear black profound4 ,but as we separated1 and resumed our original position1 he again rose near the surface2 and although the ripple and dip of the oars rendered him invisible while we were pulling1 yet the moment we again rested on them1 there was the monster1 like a persecuting fiend1 once more right between us1 glaring on us1 and apparently watching every motion4 ,it was a terrible spectacle1 and rendered still more striking by the melancholy occurrence of the forenoon4 ,that's the very identical1 damnable baste himself1 as murthered poor little ,louis this morning1 yeer honour2 ,i knows him from the torn flesh of him under his larboard blinker1 sir--just where ,wiggen's boat hook punished him1 quoth the ,irish captain of the mizzen-top4 ,a water-kelpie1 murmured another of the ,captain's gigs1 a ,scotchman4 ,the men were evidently alarmed1 ,stretch out1 men3 never mind the shark4 ,he can't jump into the boat surely1 said the skipper4 ,what the deuce are you afraid of8 ,we arrived within pistol-shot of the ship4 ,as we approached1 the sentry hailed1 ,boat1 ahoy6 ,firebrand1 sung out the skipper1 in reply4 ,man the side--gangway lanterns there1 quoth the officer on duty2 and by the time we were close to1 there were two sidesmen over the side with the manropes ready stuck out to our grasp1 and two boys with lanterns above them4 ,we got on deck4 #ab ,leave me room1 countrymen--leave me room1 my children4 #ac ,equivalent to ,pull1 you devils1 pull6 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,gatherer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,emperor ,adrian and the ,architect ,apollodorus4--,when ,apollodorus was conversing with ,trajan on some plans of architecture1 ,adrian interfered1 and gave an opinion1 which the artist treated with contempt4 ,go1 says he1 and paint gourds 7an amusement which ,adrian was fond of71 for you are very ignorant of the subject on which we are conversing4 ,when ,adrian became emperor1 the affront was remembered1 and it prevented ,apollodorus from being employed4 ,nor was the opinion which ,apollodorus gave with respect to the plans of a sumptuous temple of ,venus forgotten3 viz4--upon seeing the statues sitting1 as they were1 in the temple 7which1 it seems1 wanted much of its due proportion in height71 he said1 if the goddesses should ever attempt to stand upon their feet1 they would assuredly break their heads against the ceiling4 ,adrian1 meanly jealous and inexcusably revengeful1 banished the architect1 and having caused him to be accused of various crimes1 put him to death4 ,p4,t4,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,juan ,rufa said--,there are two classes of persons who are inconsolable1 the rich on the point of death1 and women on the departure of their beauty4 ,he said1 on another occasion1 that he who defined a compliment to be an agreeable falsehood1 which serves as a net to catch dupes1 was not far short of the truth1 since the greater part of compliments are expressions directly at variance with internal conviction4 99 99 99 99 99 ,dice are said to have been invented by ,palamedes1 at the siege of ,troy1 for the amusement of the soldiers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annuals ,,for #ahcc4 ,the time requisite for the completion of a large and picturesque ,engraving compels us to defer the ,supplement1 containing the ,,spirit of the ,,annuals1 till our next ,number4 99 99 99 99 99 ,printed and published by ,j4 ,,limbird1 #adc4 ,strand1 7near ,somerset ,house17 ,london2 sold by ,g4,g4 ,,bennis1 #ee1 ,rue ,neuve1 ,st4 ,augustin1 ,paris2 ,,charles ,,jugel1 ,francfort2 and by all ,newsmen and ,booksellers4 99 99 99 99 99