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1847. tainment at the island of Giudecca, under an alcove of Vinesi
ir. 43. the party consisted of about seventy persons, Count Priuli 1#
the chair, the podesta or mayor by his side, the French
and American consuls being present. At the close of the
sumptuous repast, the chairman called upon Dr. Locatell
to propose my health in behalf of the meeting, and he read
short and eloquent speech, to which I replied in French. It
had been arranged that no other speeches should be made:
M. Chalaye, a French. gentleman who was in China represent”
ing the French Government during our late war there, and
who is now appointed Consul to Peru, made a strong appesl
privately to the chairman, to be allowed to make a spect
but without success. We left the table, and after takitg
coffee, the party entered their gondolas, which were waiting:
and accompanied by the excellent band of music belonging
to an Austrian regiment, which had played during the
dinner, we proceeded in procession down the grand censl to
the Rialto bridge. The music and the gay liveries of some of
our boatmen soon attracted a great number of gondolas ; the
sound and sight also brought everybody into their balconie®’
as we returned, the moon, which had risen, gave a fresh cha’
to the picturesque scene, which was sufficiently romantic to
excite poetical emotions even in the mind of a political
zconomist.”
“ Trieste, June 26th.—Left Venice this morning at si
o’clock in the Austrian Lloyd’s steam-boat, a handsome
targe, and clean vessel. It was low water, and as we 812°
out of the port, through the tortuous channel which wind®
amongst the islands, it afforded a good view of the adver”
“ages which the Queen of the Adriatic possessed behind
these intricate barriers. The view of the city at a few miles’
distance, with its palaces, towers, and domes, rising from the
level of the water, and its low country at the back shut if
by high mountsing, is very magnificent. Reached Triest®