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SICILY AND MALTA. 215
short, to see the appearance it made at a
distance. It was rowed by scventy-two
oars, and indeed made one of the mosr.
beautiful objects you can imagine; flying
with vast velocity over the waters, as
smooth and as clear as glass, which shone
round it like a ssattie, and ressected its
splendour on all sides. The oars beat
time to the French-horns, clarionets, and
trumpets, of which there was a numerous
band on the prow.
The day's entertainment was concluded
by the Corso, which began exactly at mid-
night, and lafled till two in the morning.
The great street was illuminated in the
same magnisicent manner as the Marino.
The arches and pyramids were ere&ed at
little distances from each other, on both
sides of the street, betwixt the foot-path
and the space for carriages; and when seen.
from either of the gates, appeared to be
P 4 two
short, to see the appearance it made at a
distance. It was rowed by scventy-two
oars, and indeed made one of the mosr.
beautiful objects you can imagine; flying
with vast velocity over the waters, as
smooth and as clear as glass, which shone
round it like a ssattie, and ressected its
splendour on all sides. The oars beat
time to the French-horns, clarionets, and
trumpets, of which there was a numerous
band on the prow.
The day's entertainment was concluded
by the Corso, which began exactly at mid-
night, and lafled till two in the morning.
The great street was illuminated in the
same magnisicent manner as the Marino.
The arches and pyramids were ere&ed at
little distances from each other, on both
sides of the street, betwixt the foot-path
and the space for carriages; and when seen.
from either of the gates, appeared to be
P 4 two