This morning passed some very pretty vallies the people busy cutting the flax - with which this part of the country abounds - the Styrian women work in the fields and appear to be more nun -erous than the men - perhaps the numerous Austrian army takes men from . . their usual avo,:ati°n - for the first time since leaving the United States fine log houses - made and covered with shingles -timber, is abundant - the mountains covered with fir & pine trees - crossed the Drave another celebrated branch or tributary of the Danube - by noon we came to the city of Gratz - a well built populous place of 50,000 inhabitants - it is traversed by a river called the Mur - here I part with my travelling companion Mr. Battelghel - who here joins his university - during my stay of Chours he was very kind and attentive in taking me round and shewing the place - in the centre of the town there is a citadel on a hill - the fortifications of which were dismantled by Napoleon when he invaded Austria it is now a pleasure ground laid off in walks and groves - Gratz is a stirring lively place - the ftudents that we met on the promenade are genteel looking young men - Mr. B. tells me living is here very reasonable - regret my stay is so short as the country around Gratz is beautifull - off at 6 - my comrade in the back seat (the warmest) of the diligence is now a young officer - ho speaks wretched bad french - however we soon got acquainted, he tells me he is stationed at Gratz and is going to visit his family at Vienna - was educated at the military college of Neustaat - were he remained five years - soon after leaving Gratz it turned out rain again - the other travellers in the same carriage are an old military officer and wife an Italian gentleman of Padua - who has been at the late convention of Sar and helped at Florence - the Italian like myself speaks no German -

Rose betime this morning to take a view of Laybach - which dates from my remote antiquity - no less than Jason and the Argaunauts for its founders it is traversed by the Nauportus - and is a well built agreable place - celebrated for a treaty made here some twenty years back - entered for a few minutes the cathedral - when some hundreds of collegians were assembled at prayers - the mass performing to the music of a finely toned organ - at an elegant coffee house facing the promenade breakfasted on rolls and coffeeau- lait for 8 Kreitzers - and by eight o clock were again seated in the diligence - a fine morning turned out a rainy day - at Chilli a little posting town we dined - and supper at Marburg two posts farther on - continued travelling all night changing horses every post (?) of about nine miles - soon after leaving Layback crossed the river Sane - a tributary of of the Danube.

Up this morning at the hour for the Diligenza - on the way took coffee and a roll, and got to the office just as the coach was starting - my companions were three Slavonians and a young Studente delle Legge Mr. Battelghel - returning to the university at Gratz - with him I soon became accuainted and we kept together as far as Gratz - at Adelsburgh we dined - we were three carriages 17 persons in all - before evening came to the river Huntz - the Nauportus of the ancients - the road passes the place where it disappears under a rock - by evening we came to Laybach - my Self and the student (at the Lione di Oro) found lodgings and supper at the moderate charge of about 2 francs

Hurrah for Vienna - took or rather booked my place for Gratz - halfway - in the Diligenza - to start in the morning at 6 o clock - am told Vienna is a gay place and the girls very pretty - in the evening at the opera Mr. Rossi introduced me to his sister and also to Doctor (blank space) who was very civil giving me directions about Vienna, etc.

Another rainy day - cleared off towards evening - took a walk in the passeggio Sant Andrea - in the evening attended the Soiree of Mr. Moore the American consul - his daughters played the opera of Zampa on the piano - the game of billiards was resorted at which the ladies assisted - rainy evening - few there - left at 12 o clock -

Rainy day - only a short promenade - retired to my room early - read the alceo of (blank space) how different and tame the poetry of the operas at present in vogue compared to this -

Came to a wise conclusion yesterday the Sirocco blows hard and a heavy sea up the Adriatic - the water has risen several feet - the waves and lower streets are inundated, towards evening turned to an ostro (west) and rolled the shipping in port about at a great rate - went to the opera this evening -being the first night of the performance of Guilio d'Este - Badiali the bass was excellent as usual - and Signor Salvi the new tenor gained lots of applause - indeed in several instances in softness and flexibility of voice he approached Rubini - Strepponi the primma donna is a fine singer but her voice does not please some - besides she is in the family way, and very ugly - there was a numerous and fashionable audience - the composer of the music - Signor Maestro Campana of the Philharmonic accademy of Bologna came forward and was applauded - in Mr. . Rossi's box was Sign Mondolfo and Sig Combi - Ispettore dell' tstituto generale de' Poveri of Trieste