SS GENEVA. 



the kingdom- Give it to tlie proud republic of 

 New-York, and she will soar on eagle wings above 

 all competition. 



I write from recollection, for I travel without 

 books — ni}' general statements are correct, altho* 

 1 maverrin some details. 



LETTER VIII. 



Geneva, June, 1820. 

 My Dear Sir, 



I LIKE the air and scenery of this place so much, 

 that I cannot leave it without regret. The spacious 

 hotel is replete with accommodations. The viHage 

 hangs over the pellucid lake, which stretches like 

 a mighty river towards the south, and the eye is 

 lost in tracing its extent. The aquatic birds 

 which fl-equent this lake are objects of considera- 

 ?jle interest to me, and the fjslies which inh,abit its 

 w aters are. equally so. I have however to grope 

 my way in the dark without any assistance. Na- 

 tural science has no hold of the affections of this 

 community. Its very terms are unknown to most 

 members of the learned professions- Here and 

 there some illustrious exception may be seen, but 

 then an attack is immicdiately made by the wit- 

 ling;Sj the poetasters and the sciolists of the country. 



