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NO 0563.
Notes from tike Watering Places.
Old Point Hotel, Old Point. Va., )
24ih August, 1>19. J
KXi Point Comfort.? 77ie Rip Rapt.?Southern
Wntering Placet.?The Hotel?Bill Room.Pattry.?Bathing.?Snobbitm,
tfc Qrc.
I have been sojourning, Mr. Editor, at this de
lightful watering place for the Hst few weeks, am
as your valuable journal devotes a large portion o
its pages to " notes from the watering places,"
have thought that a few notes from this fur awa;
oouinern resort wouw not ?e unwelcome to you
columns. You are aware that the federal govern
ment is the |>ro|<netary of all the laud upon this pe
ntnsula. Upon it stands Foitrees Monroe, one o
the best api>oint<.-d fortifications in the Unitet
States ; immediately opposite, and distant about t
mile, stands the celebrated Hip Haps, a fortified
tion entirely constructed of stone. These tw<
works command the entrance into the waters, intc
which the .1 nines and other rivers of this portion o
"V irpinia disembogue. The Hip Haps is in an nn
finished condition, and though Col. 1 ?e Hussy, the
engineer in charge of this work, asked Congress
last yeur or an appropriation towards its furthei
comj letion, that body refused to grant it. No gum
have ever been mounted within its walls, and
there it stands, with its huge openings and lofty
walls of granite gaping aud frowning upon the
fleets thai hourly and daily pass into and from
Hampton Roads, a monument oft onaressional indecision.
It bus, so far, cost millions of dollars,
and if the history cf its construction, front the day
it M as undertaken down to the day Congress refused
to grant any more money towards its completilfh,
could be made known to the country in all
the details of the influences and motives that
prompted its origin and induced Congress to vote
the treasure that was yeaily sunk upon this spot,
the people would possess an interesting chaptet
upon the elf-interest of iheir servants. The fort on
the Point from which I em now writing, and which
is called "Old Point Comfort," is another and a
' differ nt sort of u thing from that of Kip Raps. It
has cost millions too, but the cost lias not been in
making a foundation beneath the almost depthless
waters. It h-is been in building works above the
solid earth, and one has the satisfaction, at least, ol
beholding the lorni in which tin' federal treasure
has been cx (led. Fortress I on roc has been too
often des' d in detail to ri it necessary foi
me to e nn i if 111 ! iter. To appreciate
ci t: of ie w in le work requires
il Hi . ii . - y and contemplation
of tins rem.iiksble fortification will amply repay.
< en. liankhe d, well known to the people of the
Empire city for lus eourteoucnesa of deportment
urd gall..ntiy as an officer, is now in command of
this fort, and to the visitor he promptly affords
every facility for viewing the works and comprehending
them in all tht ir detuils. In this purpose
he is well supported by all the gallant officers of
the regiment now stationed here. There is,'outrude
of the fort, alarge quantity of ground occupied
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eminent reside, and by buildings in which the public
timber and other things are stored. A portion
of this land was originally divided oil', and granted
to certain pertonr. who undertook to build thereupon
a hotel, and to keep it open all tne year
round. The grant is one of mere sufferance,
the government having die power to order the
hotel to be removed at a moment's warning, or,
in the e\>nt ot failure to comply, to remove it by
force or demolition. Within tlie urea thus granted
a comfortable building w.is erected many years
ago, amply large for till the purposes of a hotel
upon so isolated r. point: but in course of tint" it
was pern that a well kept establishment could induce
a throng of visiters in eruroli of salt water
bathing, ef |K*cially as the location was perfectly
healthy nil the year round. People began to Hook
in here for the benefit of the sea-bathing, and,
owing to the want of accommodation, there was
the usual deprivation of comforts, whence the
voice of complaint spread far an I wide ugain-<t
t'ld.Point. iSoon Mr James S. Krench, of Norfolk,
a gentleman well known for lua enterprise in
this part of the country, purchased the originally
built hotel for some f itfiOO, and bargained with
Hush Garland, Knq., of Virginia, once clerk of the
United tStates House of Representatives, to erect
for hirn a new and a spacious hotel, capable of
rccommodating live hundred individuals, for which
house a yearly rent of i ome $2,500 is paid, llefore
the house was finished Mr. Garland failed, but the
trustees completed if.
It atar.ds immediately in front of the old hotel,
is two lofty starter in elevation, and is seven hundred
fret in length. It is composed of a centre
building, in which is the gwat ball room, and two
wings that stretch out on either side in the same
line. Front and rear are large and spacious
balconies, extending around the whole building.
The sleeping opart meats are divided by a central
hall, above and below, running the whole length
?f the succinic, and are each fifteen feet square,
each having two windows nod a door with a transom
sosh over it. In each room is a fire-place,
and t very chamber is supplied w ith the very best
?f beds, bedding, bedsteads and furniture Some
?ftheni connect by sn intermediate door, forth*
convenience ol large families. The whole of the
building is of the best frame work, weather-boarded
without, and the w alls and ceilings within are
finely plastered. The space between the front and
rear buildings is triangular. At the base of the
triangle, and running perpendicularly from the
front budding, is the great dining hall, which ia
900 leet in It ngth. 7M feet in width, and 2o feet in
height ; a row of tw? Ive pillars running down the
centre of the room. This ball is fitted up with nil
the appurtenances of nn eating loom, in the most
tastMul stv le. It is ventilated wuh large windows
swi stllior (.i.4s* ft ** ed Is on .PurvrlmH liis lh* Viult? rta
t>enenih wide balconier, I'oUi from the ofd and the
ft* w hot# I.
The iriangle between the two building* is laid
rff with piuvti walk* nudgrum pLt , and is shrvbd
i>y complete grove of tiMfnincni mulberry ami
nereis trees. In the holiest weather, tin* grove
i.nd the surrounding balconies allord the muit delightful
and eoul promenade.
1 he hall room is nearly one hundred feet square,
is really forty feet in height, and t* supported by
four laige pillars. The ceiling i? divided into nine
ccunpartrn. at*, nnd, together with the walla, it ia
painted in imitation fresco work, of the rich'-at
rolore. and after th" moat ek-gmt design*. The
arallaaredrrnr-iMiwi.li -t.oi.-v, 1.1 with four
immense nurrora. From the ceiltr.g hung fire gorgeous
chandeliers, whiih are lighted with gns.
The proprietor tr-ikes hi* own a-\n, nad hi* whole
house nnd premises are lighted with if, thus giving
to trie eftiiblif!iiii? nt, ? ? you ,<prr.irh ih house at
night, the appearance o| a bt-autilully light- d pv
lare. Every evening the ball room h lighted up.
and the vi-iters have a bop, to the mnslc of n band
of colored performers, who di?c?Ni'*e very happily
indeed up. n tb. ir instruments, l iny al*o Emu
the con |?iny with excellent morceaua during
the houra of dinner. The people of tin* section
of the 1'nton are great lovers of dancing, and I
assure you the orchestra is not suffered to be
idle; and tin . i h * have not yet reached the
aim ml in of polka nnd (German ctillisn dancing,
aa at NeWi ort and Saratoga, we can teach you
Northern fashionablea what it t* to dance a Virginia
reef w htch has all the action, without any
of the disnilutenass ol the n< wly imported polka 1
The great defect of Southern Watering places ii
the poverty of their tallies; but Old Point is en
Urely free from this deficiency. Mr. French's table
is uitexc 'ptionab'.e n point ol variety, abundance,
and e i re 11.* i re The rvinnr is 'Very ? uy equal tc
that of the best hotel* in New York. Every meat
and vegetable of the season, of the choicest kind,
is daily set ved up in the best mode of cooking
Of the hems 1 cannot s|>eak too highly. They gr
to prove that old Virginia, in tnta rrrprri, minr
tain* her wonted reputation. Then there ia the
hog- lihli, the beet fifh in the world, next to the Kn
filu-h aole Imagine yourself?if you hare nevei
taated thin finh -eating tlo moat delicate pie.-o 0
marrow or the rnoet tender aweet-hread. and yot
may have tome idea of the anb-tnnce of tliia in
' habitant of the deep; hut of ita fl ivor I can c?nrei
to you no notion. It mutt be ent< n to be realized
They ate taken out of the water alive, aa, indeed,
everything, lammiog out of the water, and intende<
lor the table of thin honae, and thna we get tin
xrery marrow of the good thinga that the water
around ua supply. Mterpsheud-fi-h pan only b<
eaten in perfection at this place, b< canne they an
transferred unm the water trap, al m>st alive, inte
the oven; eqaal, alntoat to the ahecp?hcad mthi
saltwater ternpin; and thia aliell-fi?h ia one o
the daily diehea on the table of thia hotel. Hut al
theae rarities would be thrown away, wonld be loat
if they were unaccomnamed by good bread. Mr
French apprara to be fully alive to ihn fact, for aucl
bn ad aa lie mvea every m?si I *> " never me
wiih anywhere out of I'aria or New drlenna
Wheatrn bfe d and Indian corn 'we.id, in ever
poaaible variety, to suit the moat fastidious taste
abound at every morning and evening meal. Tin
coffee, too, of thia establishment la equal to tha
prepared by the beet Frenchrooka. It ia a luxuryMime
coffee?that one S' ldom rtteeta with in an;
note| in thia country ; and they who know whs
the article ought to be will not fail to eatimif
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properly Mr. French's success in this particular.
Oi the confectionery 1 cannot speak in too much
praise. It is equal in every respect to the best city
confectionery, is supplied in abundance, and is accompanied
by the finest water ices and ice creams
that can be made. The attendance of the servants
is also unexceptionable. They are all colored, of
. courfe, in this region; and a more attentive,polite,
, and diligent set I never met with at any watering
1 place. _ The conduct of the ceremonies at the table
f is admirable, and would contrast favorably with
I that adopted at far-famed Saratoga.
Hut the buthing?the laving of the body by the
' salt brine?what of tfiat 1 It is wlut everybody
r comes for. It is found in perfection. There are 1
. tw.o very spacious bathing houses, standing on
piles, enclosed and covered in. In the interior,
~ they have close rooms for disrobing MMNbU|. i
' The communication with the bath is by a stair1
Wav from vour room: and. in a moment, von fi.irl
k yourself up to your shoulders and neck in the
waters of llimpton Road*, at high tide, and I
" standing upon a fine, hard, sandy bottom, very
' pleasant to the feet. A wicket surrounds the
j. outside piles, winch prevents the ingress of ;
' sea-nettles, crabs, or sharks?if any of these latter j
" monsters should be roaming about the shores,
! which is very seldom. The 1 idles use one of these
1 beth houses, and the gentlemen the other. They
r who prefer the surf find it breaking upon th t ;
f shore of the peninsula which is ex; osed to the
' Atlantic towards the capes of Virginia. On that
shore there is a line ol rocks some two hun- :
! died yards out, and yon can bathe with impunity
1 between theni and the shore when a steady breeze
is on When the wind is strong from the north >
east the surf breaks from five to ten feet in height.
' Theie is not an hour in the day in which you in ay
not walk or ride in carriages or horseback upon
| the hard beach for some five or eight miles, nud
| huve > our face fanned by pleasant breezes. The
| prevailing winds nre from the sea, and it is seldom
1 that one needs to sleep with his windows open. ;
> Mosquitoes, sandflies and itnats are occasionally
seen, hut they are never trol>le.~ome. 1 have been
much more annoyed with mosquitoes in New York
city ut night thunhere. Nobody thinks of sleeping
under musquito bars at th's hotel. When this
place was first settled, and for many years afterwards,
these insects were abundant, but within the
[ last few years they have almost entirely disap- *
. p? ared. There is nothing now on the Point to
produce them, and the proximity to the main land j
is nor close enough to admit of their migration in
any great numbers. The attendance at this hotel,
during the present season, has not been us large as !
during previous seasons, in consequence of the
alarm in the public mind respecting cholera. It has
averaged, 1 learn, about 25<i per day. The visiters
ore of the best material from the Stub's of ,
: Man land, Virginia, and North Carolina. There
is a daily mail by boats from Haitimore and Richmond
to this Point, where theie is a postmaster; so
that the visiter is by no means out.of the wot Id,
w hile he is escaping from the heat and desolation
. of the city, or the loneliness .and unhealthiness of
the countiy. We get the Ihraid regularly, and it '
is the only journal'thut finds a ready sale among
the inmates of the house. It supplies us with the
daily topics of conversation, whether they be the
follies of Saratoga, which have been so ably exposed
to the ridicule of the just-thinking by your
a! le i>cn, or whether they be the glorious successes
of the brave Hungarians over the demon Austtians,
led on by that devil. Havnau, whom you so
justly held up to infamy a few days since. , j
A day or two ago we had the pleasure of witnessim
the ilennrture Af I lie Hteumahin All**nh ttiv
from the Road* to era. She ??ve out volume of
black smoke, and crept alont: ul a hurried pace, to
the iidn.ration of every one, against a dooil tide
and head wind. She passed juat as the sun was
se tting, and soon faded from the eye, when abreast
of Cape Itenry light, which is visible from this
i l'oiiit. The \ nndttlta is now lying in the Hoid-1,
reac'y for sea. It is said here that she has beea
ordered to the Havana. When the wires are
drawn frrm Norfolk to Petersburg, your vtitrable
paper will be in hotily communication with this
interesting section ol the Union?a dosiderdtum 01
no mtall value to the shipping interests ol the
north. The wires are up as fur as Sulfolk already.
The dtcid'd lecling among the visiters to this
Point id, (hat Cuba ought to be annexed to the
Union. When men come to think that a thiDg
ought lobe done, they generally begin to think of
bringing it to pass. My belief is that Cuban
annexation end the meant to bring it about, are
iror? g'nerally the objects of study and design in
the Southern and Western States than the public
prers is aware of. Time will tell.
1 must close this long letter, or 1 fear I shall lire
l not only the reader, but your own amiable self
P. S. Mew?We have line music every morning
) and every other evenintr. from the regimental b ind,
j consisting of twenty peiformers.
There is no " snobbism," such as you so proj
perly condemn in > our paper of the ?2d in't , at
this hotel, everybody is served alike, aud the
i n? groes are not allowed to receive bribes, on pain
: of lihmiseal.
Mr. French has over f7*>,000 invested in the
buildings, furniture, Arc., of this establishment.
The green turtle soup to-day rivalling iX'Imoni|
co's best.
1 [From a V ante* ccrreepntxleal in a passion with s rival ]
OCEAN Ho: sk, Nis'vroRT, ?
August 27, is 1.9. y
Nvport in 1K-19? lltnry Clay rnjoying hi* lirpw ?
tinobitm ami A mat cur Jxtltr- writer* ? Tit
0< inn Hnvt*.
Newport is now in the bloom of prosperity. The
hotels, as a general thing, arc full, and the l.irg-r
houses are lodging out many of their boarders.
Mr. Clay is quietly reposing at the Atlantic II del,
where he has at length found a qu.et resting place,
in which he n.uy pass a few days in ease and coini
puiuiive retirement. He is not unnoyed here as he
s it at Saratoga, by numerous and continued impertinent
culls, hut ia allowed to sleep, breakfast,
smoke, dine, drink, sup, and chat at what hours
! best suit his own fancy. He rises generally at an
eatly hour, breakfasts shout einht o'clock, smokes
a kpar, walks or rides a short tune, sometimes
bath's, and returns to enjoy the cool and invigorating
air of Newport from the pia/xa of his hotel.
He visited the Ocean House draw tng:room last
ev< mng, ar.?l was politely received by his friends.
hut r.o outlandish or officious demonstrations were
ii It, hi (wt, At"tmt Iistsdiiss ilttiWw
like a respectable geatteman and not like a lion,
lie is impiovrd in appearance sdnce he left Saratoga.
_ It i? ffi-nTclIy admitted that snobism and exclu|
sivriMss has met with a stunning blow, it not a
mortal wound, so far as its influence at Newport
is concerned. Yon may recollect?if you do not,
I d<?tliaf, last year, this drlightfiil spot was
afflict* d with lbs prcat dec ' a set oi i rtendrft
; w|io dict.iti d w hat 'hould and what should not be!
whither a hep or ball should he a good one. off
whether it should be a failure?whether the music
l should llsy reasonable and well understood airs,
i or w In trier the instruments should discourse each
sounds as their ears refined (heaven save the
i maik!) hud became familiar with by dint cf many
exclusive r? he area Is ; in short, whether the many
1 who |>aid for comforts should have th? ni, or
! whether the few, because of reputed wealth,
i should rule the roast. This was a sad affliction,
but, like the f.mn!l-pov, cholera, or the tooth evil,
i it bid its crisis. Like a great boil, it swelled and
swelled, and finally festered and hurst. The ex?
cluKives. like pus. oozeu out, damned Newport, nnd
t left. "They left the country for the country's
?ood," nnd in leaving, cast their ban upon it."
1st, wonderful to relate, it was no sooner made
i known that the exclusives would not return to
New jort, than all the hotel accommodations were
i J eng ted, and had it not been for the cholera in
n? ighiiwring cities, a bettrr *< ason could not have
r fm ndcMird than the one through which we are
f. now pHssirg. Hut the ulcer lefts moiety of its vinii
lent iniptiiity behind, and this bus shown itself this
1 seaton in au< h an unmistakable form, that although
r I it is ccmi araltvely impotent.it should (and I believe
I it will) be cauterized and healed. A person, wear
, ii ; | u'f >< ru iiH ,i * hite hut, with a girl a tuce,
1 disguised l y the annexation of a iliphl qnantityof
t tow K upper tip, haa been living ar this house
for rune time i>nt*t. lit* win formerly one of the
exclusive*, but has now no companions, and has
only succeeded in making himself offensive and
> contemptible in the sight of all respectable people
s who have br en a witness to his till. He could
f not make people believe that he w.ta a great man,
I and so he began ahnsinr th* hotel, p-opfe about if.
, and 'hings in general, through some newspapers of
imall circulation. Jtut hia contributions were
t knrwn, and many who had previously endured hit
t society now "cut him dean," albeit he won the
i. grandson of a millionaire. Annoyed by h.a illj
success in his first ?(l<>rt. he tried it ng*in, and only
, caused himself to he more contemned thsn heffire, :
s end new, like a discontented spirit, the said |?ert
an with the gill's face, the wnita hat, and the
smr.ll quantity of tow npon his upper hp, walks the
f piar/es end corridors, looking very like u ?cho->l '-ey
t who wants to " go our." His last literary effort is
e contained in the part of a net*'paper which 1 eu
VV Y (
3RNING EDITION?THU
close for your ow n disposition. You hare, n'
doubt, seen an ape climbing a barber's pole or ai
awning post; it is all very well until he get* tcx
high up ; then he presents no seemly view. Thi
remnant of the exclusives.in hia dissertations on thi
Ocean House, and other matters considered in h i
various letters, has of a truth climbed too far up thi
role. Aa far as the Ocean Houw> is concerned, it tnaj
he said, without u particle of deviation from truth
that it is well kept. The tables and the cookim
may especially be uraistd. There is an abundanct
of the best kind of meats and vegetables, and thes<
are cooked in an admirable manner and served hot
The servants are as well behaved and as attentive
ns it is possible to have them at such a place at
this, Tn a crowded season; and insolence or iin
prooer deportment is punished, by the proprietor
wiili dismissal. There is not a person in a place
of trust about the hcuse but deserves praise for thi
manner in which lie acquiis himself oi his duties
The other homes of entertainmeut about town arc
well filled. The Atlantic and the BelUvue are
crowded; and all things taken into account, New
port is dojng well. The grand ball comes oil 01
Friday night next, and great preparations art
making for the occasion.
[Krom a Tarieian Correspondent at Newport, writini
English Ires birn.J
Ocean House, Newport, )
August 27, 184!). $
Journey to Newj'ort?lhe Bay State?Death of at
Iiisli Immigrant?Jhe Ocean House, its Landlon
and Assistants?Life, Animation, the Company
without Cliques?Sportings?Hops?The lMdies?
Sunduy at Newport?Tlic Atlantic und Belle vw
Hotels?Miss GriJ/ins?The Germunia Band.
Dear Sir;?Never 1 have been more rejoiced it
my life to escape the noise of the city, the heat oi
its walls and btreets and to step on Hoard of the
' Bay State," that splendid palace of the E.isi
River, whose commander M. Brown is one of the
most polite men 1 ever knew. Our voyage tc
Newport has been marked with no incidents, bul
that of the terrible sufferings and probably the
death, after his urtival ut Providence, of a pool
immigrant whs took passage on board of the " Bay
Stutc " with his wife and nine children. These
unfortunate beings had scarcely left the packet
ship which brought tlieni to New York when they
entned the deck of the steamboat, having iu< money,
no lotd a mi four of them hud been attacked
tor the last ten days with dissentery. The old
man wus not able to stand, but he wished to reach
Piovidcnce where he h.id several friends to the
cure of whom he could leave his family. Alas!
he was unable to see bis last wishes accomplished
Death struck him I A collection was made on
board of the steamboat and procured twenty dollars
which were taken care of by the captain to lie
delivered to the family on their unival at the end
of thftr fatal jomncy.
I lie t'cean ttou.-e, wtie re I uni now lodged, in
always kept by M. Weaver a gentleman under all
reelects und v hose hospitality is not surpassed, 1
think, in tlie United States, lie is assisted by M
M. White and Oluislead who are lull of attention
for the wants of their hblct and whose courtesy
8nd tact bear an equal (comparison with the landlord
himself. A " petty " corres, o ideut of a journal
of New York has grossly attacked u week ago
the service of the house of M. Weaver, nr:d 1 expected
to find the same fault very palpable; but 1
dec-lore in con cteuce, that for a long lime, 1 have
never found better attentions, better waiters and,
last, not the least, a belter head waiter James
l>oi!Htioe w ho lurnt; hes a tuhh-and dispenses the
succulent dishes which arc spread upon it in a way
not yet witnei-e< d any where. Very likely the correspondent
alluded to being not so much considered
us the RtdacUw of tin- IK* York Unit,
was not so w. II attended. This may be, though I
do not believe that any private distinct ton are
in; t'e In te.
As for the company which has invaded the < >cean
House, 1 am uIho to say that it belongs to h ghe>:
circles of Be-ston, Baltimore, Philadelphia New
Yoik, Ni w Orleans, and other cities ot the Union.
Thete arc no ch |u> b no exclusive* here, and more
still, there will be no room for them, in case
they try to come here uud attempt " to put their
fingers is oar pie." The pretty ladies woo grace
the parlor end corridor of the Ocean House are
lively, hfi.-ible and sociable and they are fortunately
exempt of that w rs.nf which is so Hilly and so
stupid principally, when, like that of the " Saratoga
exclusive*" tin re is nothing which ought to raise
it. Here we hare hi", and animation, and how
could it be otln rwtse, when one breathes the
luslihy end iuvt< orating broeoe whi<-h blowa night
and day Item the sea ; when no nnnd is trubbled
with the si? ht of ugly faces and rnhigutti persona,
who are tar from being better than those whom
they try to lower und consider as very inferior to
th< mi elves.
Heps, bathing, gunning nnd fi-birg and also
lidin'i aie a I'liurr tiu jottr, und 1 may say Willi
gi?at regnid to truth that the Ocean House is the
verv place for usummer retreat.
The largest and best uttended hope of tlie sea' -a
ccme rfi on Friday evening last and for beauty,
giuceful dancing and loveliness, the ladies of the
Ocean bet r no comparison with other#.> I could
month n among many the charming Mi"* Mercer
of r.ruisiaiie, who was one ol ih" belles ol
Furstop.u und whose brilliant und sparkling eyes
have conqm red here runny h'-iirts and gave
il.eughts to many heads. Alius Jvu.itis, d iug.it> r
ol Jiidk-e J--., >>l New Orleans, the type_ of gr.tce,
elegance, und fashion. Her delicate figure, her
lar-ciiiutmg complexion of? creole, are much admired.
Misa (ialcliell of Baltimore, ih" raviahir.g
(.Junk errsa of the grand fancy bull of F trntog*.
Mrs. Tenant cf Philadelphia, the queen of fashmn
ci lite * c# jib in) \wio-e v.*r:'u fortius nrr uic
vtcflvt u.'iia vfbon %t i t and refinement in the way
? t millinery and die?a making and whose exprrs ive
fare has always a smile for ever) body, whose
rwett lips ulter always wilt and picking conversation
l<> llwiff who are fortunst" enough to keep
company wnh her. Here ure aleo Misses Akltij*1
of 1 al'imorr, each of thcru possessing a rich and
rnnatkable ntle of beauty, equally superior and
dignify ing. Mm Mrster and Mrs. Brush, of New
York, two splendid iadiea, and Miaa M. Hyelop
*liu Uic n court .frequented by many courtier*.
Mrs. and Miaa lb tker ol liotlon. Mine. GardeHe
of Philadelphia and several pretty young ludiffl
under I er able care | could fill my letter with
many oiher m ines of Iadiea, but I will render them
justice another day.
' Sportinc" has hrrr its " amateurs" and many
gunners ?n?T fieherrm n leave the houfe before aun
I lac to indulge in that harmless pnesion, the result
of which is so agte?hlefor?he ra*r?iaa?/j, among
whom I lake t?.nk without blushing
The bathing'' cn the splendid neach of Newport
is always the great treat of each day and it
is true to say that there cannot he finer enjoyment.
Ore may fee I, niter having plunged himself in the
!< sllhy Waters, as if going ouf of the " Ponfain of
Touvence" a new blood seems to run through
your veins, your mind ii clear and bright and. last
not the least, your appetite is ready to meet the
numerous and Capital culinary preparations of the
cook of the Ocean House, tenuis Kaessfer, who
is n real rcrdon blru
The solemnity of Psbnth, was kept here with
great dignity: and without any of these hypocritical
api* MUiid s which I have ao often remarked somewhere
and elsewhere. In (he evening the mlrm
tft tfr*i<tt</n of the Ocean House was filled wiih
the nrray of beauty who dwells under this rool
and they all enjoyed a dimming aeriea ot gossips.
There is also much life at the other hotela. At
the 'Atlantic" kc|>t bv M. Weaver nr.: every
re cm is ccciiMd ami the parlor is nightly filled
w ith beautiful ladies and gallant chevaliers. The
A.'s/cin* prirligr* Annihale and Lutgi Fiona gave
there a public entertainment on Naturday last and
their juvenile t.tlcnt en the violin unci the pianc
were much appreciated.
At the Ih lh'Mia, whic h is still the Favbimrg b't.
Gnmain of Newport, the exclusive aristocracy
ronpreeates and it is said that the Hangdon, .tones,
and Tuttx i/vanti, have retained apartments tor this
week. 1 will keep you informed. The most
curious incidc nt of the life there is the presence o|
Mies Fulcntddy rf New York, and rnfmt gatir,
w hose exccrntrii ilies furniali daily great material*
to the gossip of the town and country. Among
many 1 il only r< mark the follow iug advertisement
which ehe had inserted in a local paper, fe w day?
ago: "Wsnled a line young man to ride, tohathe,
to iwim and to talk with a Mtss of some |>ereuna
attraction. Inquire at the Hellevue Hotel from (
to 5 1*. M." If appears, by some information I
have received, that the applications have been very
numerous.
The music lovers find here much pleasure ir
listening the limiting accords of the Oertnanls
Hard who perfoimed eeveial times a day, the bea'
pieces cf the newest end most popular operar
of the Italian. French and German school He
" (vand (Vfjmlr liulrmji, il tmt rlu I heal
the music of Norma played down stairs in the
corridor and, in spite of my desire of babbling
lorper wiih yon, I muse beg your pardon 'for throw
in. down my pen and inrci'he me your verv obe
dit nt II. R.
)RK I
RSDAY, AUGUST 30, 184
0 Newport Ocean IIot se, Aug. 29, 1919.
1 77/e Beautitt of tht Ocean Ihruse?A Hop-De"
scriptiun of Toilets?7he Fancy Bull?Vie Cot?
tutnes?'Ihe Painting of "La Belle of Newport,"
9 iy Court?Hen> y Clay?Rules of the Fancy Ball
f ?The Tea-Houses?Distinguished Strangers.
, Among the watering places which are frequentf
ed by the gen^coinme il faut of this country, New?
port has undoubtedly conquered the palm for con'
gregating a number of beauties; which, as it ia
i said by many, has never before been witnessed
5 here. In their plain morning dresses, in their attire
of dinner time, and their evening toilets, they are
| always beautiful, and I may compare them to the
s naacient buds of roses which are not opened in the
morning, but nevertheless, which causes its fra>
grancy to be appreciated, which is half a rose by
' twelve, and when the sun goes down appears bright
in all its colors, form and beauty. It is a great
i sight to witness one of the "hops" given at the
! Ocean House, under the talented superintendence
of the Oermania band, whilst one sees a fascinating
fuuitlis of silk.velvet, luce, muslin unit llnwi.ru
i adorning tho lovliest charms ever 6een in the
United Slates. One may see there the charming
duik-huired maiden with eyes black as jet, and a
smile of a heavenly rxpresbion; the lairy form of
i others sliding with grace upon the slippery floor,
, while tbe fubwoibw mariners of the ladies mora
advanced in age, add a new beauty to the pleasing
' scene which is before you.
Among the pretty faces in the ball room l ist
, evening, 1 noticed thru of Miss Carroll, of Baltimore,
who w as dressed in white, and whose purity
of expression, intelligent countenance, remindi
ed me ot the Adeline of Tennyson:?
f Nor unhappy, nor at rest;
? but beyouJ expression lair.
. Miss Mercer, of Louisiana, who, * timjde et btlle
; de tu beatUt,' had only adorned her charms with a
! I very becoming pink dress of gauze, and whose
i ! neck, as elegant and white as that of a swan, was
t | only furi id a black velvet ribbon. Tins toilette
I was ot the bett taste ever exhibited, und well suited
j to the bi ightness of her incomparable eyes. Miss
J'iuf tis,hi r Ineud und companion, was attired in the
same colors, w ith the only exception of aprUrine
ot broad luce, which hung gracefully upon her
shoulders. Tin y look like sisters?and thus they
may be called, it beauty bus the power to make
i people of the same family.
'I he two Misses Aldridge, of Baltimore, who
graced the hop with their presence, were hubdliet
111 a very tlegant -ty le. Their dresses consisted of
a satin jvpon and mrtage, to which was attached a
quantity of admirable Uce, the client of which was
\eiy Bomlrsble. The elder wore a diadem of ivy
leaves and white roses, and the oth^r, of " forget
n.e rot," mixed with gold buds. Both were lovely
and hvelv.
Mrs. Tenant, of Philadelphia?the C^ueen of
Fsrhion of the Ocean House?exhibited a toilette
which was much admired. ltconsi.-trd of u while
fkiitsnd boddice. low neckA, of white watered
nlk ; 011 her shoulders she wore a long gwtnipe of
guiinire. Her hair was adorned with a wreath of
pink flowers, and her neck and arms with very
precious j? w els. As for her person, she looked us
pretty us ever.
There was uls? Mrs. Deacon, of Boston, a lady
of peilect d< meaner, w ho speaks French, unci
dri sies as a I'm itirnne. Irdic wore a dress of pink
ixult de toif, tied with two large cockades. Her
lu.ir was lixtd with choice flowers, and the tout
lunmble was beautiful.
1 also noticed Miss Gatchell, one of the most
fivrantn brunetof the hotel, utiired in blue with
pink lure and bunches ot roues, u diadem ot pearls
on ihe head. Miss Mary Hyslop, who wore a white
lace robe trinuned wuli cherry colored ribbons;
, and last not the least. Miss Griffins, the lioness
| of Newport, who had peculiar toilette of wlnte
j muslin trimmed with pink ribbon and roses. She
! dunct d the whole evening on the fantastic tne,aud
n dt Im i hut to be enjoyed.
In short, this "hop" was a grand at lair, and gave
me an idea ot a fashionable tuirie in Paris. It was
| the best proof that Ihe next fancy ball w ill be very
fine, end every thing seems to be in readiness to
turni-h ihe means to till up all wants. lVjonge
| niMvedUus morning w,th bis entire wardrobe of
1 costly drcises. signer La Fata came also from
1 New York, and the famed hairdressers, Dtbhlee
I and Barker, the indispensable artists to put la
drrtiieie main to a hue toilette, did not miss their
i chances to pay a professional visit to their n.niteri
ons customers,who are now staying ut Newport.
The Ocean House is lull, and their are no rooms
: vacant any where. The merchants of the city are
, doing a good business. I went to Thames stieet,
thu morning, to purchase several things, and saw
ti.e stores filled with ladies chopping, as they
I wonid tio in New Yoik at Stewart or Beck's. Pre*
' eminent among these places ef resort, I observed
; a trwt'tim ol fum y goods where were congre|
getea a large number of the fashionables ol the
various hotels. Desirous to know what attracted
tbetn UdtLr, 1 entered with th>tu. and found th.it
the object of their viait whs to admire a painting
b) I>n- Parisian nit.rt, Court, whirl) w-ta exhibited
hv M. Titdilr. Tina picture is c died the "Uelleof
hii wpoit," )<i d ia it v< ry beautiful work. 1 claim
to be m methingof a connoisseur, being the eon of
a celebrated painter, and 1 declare I was delighted
with rl>? emlit of the taldrnu. The luce looks
' bright and intelligent, and tin- form is one of the
tin el voluptuous ever M en. It Haiidaout front the
ennvitss, ami knowing the original, it struck my
mind that the was tliere r? char a m at.?
This picture is not a fancy sketch, an ideality. It
is u por rait niude uuder p-culiur circarns'.uaeea,
which are romantic enough to find a place in my
correspondence, mere still when you will know
that the lady, whom it represents, i? now in Newtort.
bur It is the story of ilw ''lb-He of Newport."
lu the year l"47, a French g< ntlem.in, whose romance
and desire of teeing the I nitedF tales, to
< mphsiiculiy described by Chateaubriaod, hid
hiought hint to this country, was induced to visit
the fashionable watering |luce nfNewjmrt. The
Queen of lleatity, at that moment, was a charming
\? urg creature w ho had iuat Itfl school and made
hrt /timttr yat dam It tnnruJt. Miss K. Hoy t was
)>er Mine. b*ho was born in Nrw Votk. and her
gto.-sy hair, her sw< el smiles, her divine form, lud
rendered her the-"pet" of all the young men who
w-ere congregating aroui.il her. (>ur T'reucfimsn
taw her, and, as struck by n rapid arrow,
he loved her at the first sight. Hut cruel
fate ' Miss I toy t was already In throth-d to another;
she bad given her heart by promising her hand.
1 lie sun if la WU A'tanrt, when ho knew it, departed
in desj air, carrying within his heart the rem<
mhranee of the lovelr American lady who had
won his love for ever. Two years elu;?ed, when
j one evening at tlm Academy Ueiyal of 1'aii*. this
I y< org nun, in one of the !"$ *, saw the " Misa "
1 w bom he always loved. He was in the company
| of M t'nnrt, the celebrated painter, who, in hit
1 turn, admired the fare lasting nail* of Miss Hoyt,
it ml did not cease during the whofe evening to
' have his i yes fixed upon those of the Udy. _ He
dreemed et her, nnd when morning came, aided
tiy his memory, he fixed upon canvass the divine
figure rt hi* absent model. Why ia this picture in
America, instead of being in the poaeeaeton of the
French lover! This may be easily explained by
unforeseen circumstances. nnd the last revolution
of France, by which the hero of that story was
ruined, andunable to ke? p a standing in the society.
it is iindoubtedly the best aueciima o|
American beauty ever reported, nnd draws great
credit to ita producer I understand that if h-Monga
to Mi ? tenrn (iotip-.l A V i|wri. Mi'-i'nrHi?-ii print
aellera in Niw York, w ho w ill add il i? their tmgnif'crni
international art union g tilery.
> Hi nry Clay en,oy* continued good health. He
| Wrnt yeaterday to the Fort, ami witneaned a rei
view nl ihe troop. I hoard fmrn my room the
i ficngot numcri-o* cannon*, and I unaeratood af[
Inwards that the parade had been tery rcmtrki
ab>.
I he Committee of the Cram! Fancy Hall held a
meeting Uat night, and ihe following rulea were
adopted:?
Trlre of ticket* for pcxillimen In fancy eoatnme, $6 j
! tadlir In fain y cat on e admitted without ?har*?
, rrlee rf ttrketa for frniletnan not In ?.-n?tuuie, HO ;
? ptlee of tlekata lor laitlia not In eoatnma. *10.
' '"J r?noa mnat be fmtldni with a ticket, which
i will h* pin-nrcd from the Cieint,?-* ( < ir.ttilttee, wh i
i will he rccp< nitbla to Mr * .??? for the amount due
r I r luih ticket* Icmiid.
Knttf a at V o'aloek. P. M. : cupper at. 12 n'eloek.
i 1 he exception* to the aliote rulea will he?
1 an it- I arlng adult r< prearntatlrea pre en t In cnttmc
; aleo *raod-parent*.
< Itiiena ol tha Called Mate* and foriefner* holding,
or who bare hrld dirliBfiitihrd public atatlOM
Ihe dietelon if tha I emmlltee of Reception will tie
' f rat with r<(atd to eortutn*
All ihie reenia to be very well, and I hope we
I i-hi-II mi oy a treat treat.
i The It a-htmae* are nightly frequented hy the
t faihionable*. Thi y go there a.? tli-jr go to the
t lake ol Saratoga. Mra I ktrfey, w ho keep* the
I nioat frequented of there pla-en, itirniahea her
r rnatcmera with excellent n flee *nd te*, good
? pingi r cnkca, and her exphuta with the griddle
[ are unrivalled. I will give ><wj in my next letter
n orrrnpuvi vi i?nr ui hit: imiurb which ihrc
fJnrf th*re.
I Among the distinguished strangers who are now
/
IE RA
9.
| in Newport I notice Mon. Ahltot Lawrence, Min
isier to tlie Court of St J.imen; N. S. Skinner,
Eft)., Assistant I'ostmaster-tienersl, under Harrison,
and Philip Greeley, Jr , Est) , Collector of
Boston. Adieu. B. II.
Sakatooa, August 26, 1819,
Clou of tht Season?Letter li'riters and Jews Servants
at Hotels.
We hava yet a considerable quantity of human
beings lingering in this region; but the pinks of
fashion and folly?the very cream of the gay
world?have gone, or are going soon. The season
has not been generally prosperous, although the
United States Hotel has run away with the lion's
share. It has been ascertained, 1 believe, that the
llev. Rufus Griswold, the twaddling author, wrote
the letters from this place, blowing up Marvin's
hotel and your correspondent, and puffing the
wandenng pianist with the dirty tongue. The latter
genius, afterwards, got a German Jew, by the
name of Burckard, the brother-in-law of an Irish
vocalist, to write the ubusive curd, costing, probably,
u ti\I dollar bill. * * *
Great doingB at this Saratoga this summer. They
stiy one fashionable lady lost $2000 gnmbling.
Others had their bosoms stripped very low the night
of the fancy bull; and at a Jete vhatnpitrt they had 1
j at the Lake, a day or two alter, and which they j
I say cost many hundreds of dollars, masters, dri|
vers, Arc., all sluiced the champagne,until the only I
wonder was, that many necks, legs, Arc., were not :
| Vr? ken getting home.
You may well be called the great reformer. You
; are doing more towards correcting evils, great and
! small, than 6everul scores of your lu7.y, lubberly,
; dignified colemporaries. You have done much in |
the greater matters, and 1 rejoice you have got j
I hold ot some of the smaller, but not unimportant ,
j ones. This bribery of servants at hotels you have
n: ImI CCM down upon, and many are the souls j
which will eay amen to your anathemas of the .
sjftem. I urn an " old stager " in travelling, and j
have been in foreign parts, too, and have, like most
other wayfaring men, paid this tariff to boots, !
I chambermaid, waiter, porter, Arc , but with a |
bundled thousand others who have done the same, j
I have never seen why I should be paying boots, |
j chambermaid & co , in this country, where the j
landlord has ulrendy paid them. In uq part of the
: world do servants receive better., wages; why,
I th< n, should they be authorized to levy another
compensation on all who come within their reach,
i or make ilie recusant sutler neglect or insult, as the
i tie penalty 1 In some of our fashionable hotels,
whn h 1 could mention, one of these harpies actually
has a sign-board ljung over his abdomen, on
which is punted in gilt letters ' Remember the
Boots." hi another, which lias perhaps had the i
larncst, longest, and most profitable custom of ulmost
any of our hotels, the guest must run the
gauntlet through a double file of expectant waiters,
alter paying his bill at the office^ before h makes
his exit at the door. Antl what is worse, the landlords
know all about tins?they see it with their
< v\ n t yes. If tin he landlords have not sufficiently
tompt rsatt d their trrvanis lor their labors, shame
unci sell-respect should prevent their allowing these 1
| stinted bin lings from retrieving the injury done '
thorn l>y begging, or extorting money from their
guests; ami it they have paid thorn, then in the
i name of all decency, why should they permit such
annoyances in be |iructiced ?
lJven in Kngh'iid, as you probably know, Mr.
1 Jlennott, at the best regulated hotels, servants'
fees are now leokoned ut u<> much, and charged
in the bill; und on the railways, no servant j
is allowed to receive a donation, on |>en ilty of
: instant dismission. The company pay him, and
that la enough.
To persons living in our large cities, and taking
a tiip, phrtbaps, once a veur to toine watering
place, this tax is a small matter, as to pecuniary
value; but to u g< nileniao Irom the South or West,
who brings Ilia family uml -ponds the summer, it I
becomts a heavy Item. These, too, are not all |
wealthy planters, who can well afford it. Some |
are driven away by an unhealthy climate, some
are seeking, in h more invigorating atmosphere,
ihe restoration of some valued nu mber of the fa- j
truly, Hi.d u fond jmrent is sonic time a taking Ilia 1
daughters, "just turned out," to see the world, and j
for runny of these, such n trfp require* great ecu- j
m my and sacrifice from almost necessary comforts. !
Why ifi ii should the tax be rendered mure onerouu
by line unjutt and unnecessary imposition! 1
Tins tiling linn been gieHtly complained of, and if j
\nu will lay it down bunion the boiel keepers, until
they provide the remedy, you will h ive abundant
thanks.
| 'Jtjrcpoi. In good old times, whon you paid a
h,?< lirunn a ball-dollar to carry yourself and trunk
In m your hotel to the steamboat, be would put
y i ur trunk on the boat; now he driven to the wharf, j
ti kes ihe trunk oti and leave* tt, w hilst another ,
l>orter must cairy it on the boat, who must fie paid
a quarter or a shilling, und then one of the waiters
accosts ycu with his card, and a-ks if you w idi i
your baggage taken carc of. O, shame?all these i
at our great hotels, Arc., where the traveller is lo t
have everything urranged to make loin comforts- !
hie. If these serving man are not Mill en-inph,
then let the rates be changed aecorriiiglr, but f.?r
tntny's sake let us have done with these nuisances.
TltA\Kt.UKK. |
The I'reeletcnt's Karthrrn Tour?The W|>e?'el*
at Kile.
Tim following Is His siirsah of tJ?'n Taytnr on his I
ntilml at t rie, i n the iifith Instant: Mr
Kisn Kaisans. *"ti Kesrs.i rtn Kn.tsw*f'iti*.?-as? !
I am uuusid to public speak in ; my training b?? I
been la a different department of Itfa and I am ssra,
therst're. the r?eee?si ry lndnlgum wilt b? Mini* by
tide gi'at asieicblane. llut If I pweuM the m'.?t
gifted pcw< r of etci|"enee. I eould not eapre * In wind*
II. .1.... ..J .MIU, ...III ...I. m 1. iIt 1 f..?l f.r III..
* f " ? a' " ??- -
An i iean i < pi* They have ero < t4?iJ ni<> with prale*
t<yet d my drearting ; and, unworthy a* I am. liny
1 >.)? circled m? In th* tint oltira In the world In point
oftuiral and p> llllral dignity, la Ilia Itatllra wltrra
I bora cm re and. I wa? Miriame.l by the Ameiloati
foiuier and uluiltir, admirable in all tlia rjiMlitlaa
? hich < Dinra iuci-mh At hare Ik^y have fniiJili iM-s
In their fomnnndi r, thfjr bar a .bat two thought* ?
'?(lor aoviUi, ami vletnry In bar caaae *' With
*t,rh aoldier* I fou*ht. and with ?urh anldler* what
ntU I do but eon.|i'??r let Ihfi.t have tin* meed of
piale I war net dnrrvlngof tbe groat office I now
till. I wa? not a voluntary candidate hut f wred and
roratralnid by Impuleca which I amid not r?-?l?t. But
finer the dartre of the people l.a? placed ma thara, my
amiour tbovght. my uutiring *xerlloo* will h? to pro
mote th* peace, liberty, prosperity and happir.nM of
th* nation. Yon all know that I waa not disciplined
to politic*. Forty jrara of my Ufa ??-ra ?p?nt in tha
Ntrltrof my country. Toll, ptlrationa. anxiety and
rara wrra tha clement* of iny education Inning
that time, I tar tad my bale t?*d country with all air
am rgtee, In ?bedl*nce to bar law* That part of
B-y llfa to which I look hark with tha gri-atrat pleaem*
1*. when I ??? protecting tba innocent Inhabitant*
o( tha frontier, tha won n and children. from
tba limabawk and ecalplni; knlfa of tha tavag*.
I hope ny motive* will not ha tnlaundaratood. for
makior tbla Journey I filial to m> the great roanwfartnrlr.g
e*tabli?hment* of the mlddl' and northern
Plate* to wituc** tin ir fh>uri*htng and pro*pcrou?
burbardry; to airrrtaln tbalr want* and wish** and
to i?? n.y kind friend* and their beautiful country.
I will give all my rympathy to tba friend* of liberty
cvcrjelore, now Miurillng for liberty; but my great
rare will b* to preacree the peace of tha country and
to an r alliance* with any. pareumg lb*
eiamplaof It aahirgton And now my Mend* I again
r?trrn you my gtaiefol tbanka for tha *nthu?ia*tin reeaptb
n I hare received. I lova to meat mv frllow rlil.
am* face to far*, and to ihake tfulr hon**t hand*,
>| < dally th< gray beaded patriarch*. who ware tha
patrtct* of other day* and trie ladle*. Ilod bin* th*m,
tfcey have cvarynlara ahaarrd my way with thair
rnillaa. nod ble*? yon all
Th* In If'It fHurr conclude* It* acr'jut of the cr.ihnalaftie
welc< m* by *aalng-That th* Pr*?ld#nt wa*
draa'rd In t pla'n riiit of t>l?<*k al< fb; hut la nothing I
d>ft< rit a aitbar In draaa or nunnrr from tba grant h- dy
?>l hi* fallow etttfana. who, with profound foiling* of
ngard. thmngad wound him a* h* pn?**i tbromgh (hia
miinlf. Tha common rmiark arm ng lha Urnor* waa
j ? "Why' b* i? jmat Ilk* ont of ouritlrca " Tbi* ia tb?
right kind of a Praaldant Ihar* la bo oatantation
about him. ha atlngh-a with. ioJ ro?i?r?? fraaty with
*U; h* Biak*a *v?rj ona Hral parftally at horn* la bit
e< mpany.
Tfea Wialbir and tit* Crap*,
Tb# Montreal (1 a ) UtrmH. of tha 27th ln?t , ?aya j
Patnrday waa the warma*t day w* h??a had far aararal
war ka j tha morning waa tktrtiualy aultrr. an J a dan**
tmoka kutarrd o*?r tbaeiiy. Thla, w* ara Inf.-rmad,
* a* et*n Irnad hr lha hwrntng of a portion of tha wooda
In tha \t*irlty of Moatrral ; at noon, lb* th*rnmB)*t*r
iii>owl*(i Mdtg. In tba tha-l*. Tha farmora in thi*
dk'ilet ar* pacta* ding with thalr harraat- a gtnaral
1 Tailing off In tha hay crop haa bain axparianoad by
( marly all cnr tain.lng frland*. In other r**p**t* w*
tan- rarr favontahla account#, atpaclnlly In tha lltcballati
and taroarka MMrlit# wharajwe ara told tba
trcpa ara magnlCrant
-
Dnmaatlc fll*f?Hany.
T1 <r* vara 1(1 daa'h* in Baltimore t?>r tb# waak and- ,
Irg ?h* I7lh Inat of whlah Id ware of rholaralnt?ntiiin
1?< ol djneatery, I of dlarrhwn and 2of cholera mnrbna I
lha kcapar of lha priaun al ffyrncnna waa robbad on |
thcSMh Intl. rf f9.111, wlilah ha had dapoaltad is a ,
tarrat plan* In tha prlron. Tb# thlaf waa not dated*#.
Tha etramer t mplrn Plata, which waa though' to b*
a total wreak, fT? m hating apt nnga lack on Ink# Mtnhl|
pan, a rhrrt lima alora. and run on a raaf, haa bo#a
taken (n BnOalo, and fot.ud to bar? tuMnmrd t"ry lit- '
tla Irjnry. I
LD.
TWO CENTS.
Very Late and Intei-vatlng from SUilM.
The eteantbhi(i Trent, Capt. Clark, arrived at
Mobile, on the 21st inat., from Vera Cruz, t&a
has on board $1,200,000 for England.
Our intelligence from the city of Mexico by ihia
arrival is of the 11th, and from Vera Cruz to tka
16th inst.?ten days later tkun any previously received
advices.
We translate front Lt Trait d' Union, of the 11th
inst., the following summary of news :?
Congress Is at this moment warmly discussing a very
Important subject? thv tariff. It is to be desired thai
fr< ui its labors something definite and solid may result,
which, while it will prove satisfactory to the numerous
and important interests connected with this question,
msy henceforth form the immovable basis of the commerce
and iudustry of the country.
As to the regulation of the debt, it Is postponed to
more propitious epoch Two new projects have beam
presetted. Mr Itobertsnn. the agent of the Kngllsh
creditors, published In a lengthy article the documents
relating to the very recent negotiations with the Minister
of i iuance. The press is earnestly discussing tha
pre and can; but nothing bus been done, and we do nob
hesitate to say, that nothing will likely take place.
The Insurrection In the Sierra Madrels constantly
assuming an alarming appearance; the trilling advantages
which the troops of the government had recently
arquiied, had not sufficed to subdue it. It is rumored
that the general in-chief has determined to
act with vigor anu promptitude; that in order to dapart
on the first of August, it is necessary to pursna
the rebels with energy, attacking them at once on
eviiyslde. This news struck new hope in the souls
of those who have been so long exposed and subjaotad
to the depredations of the insurgents; but will the execution
of the plan adopted by the gcaeral-in-ohief ba
easily ac U.pli bed, with the few resources that lie at
his disposal? The line upon which it is proposed
to operate, extends about sixty leagues t Is it poaelble
to prevent there being a weak side, which tha
Mmy could easily carry by concentrating their
troops ! Whatever the consequence may be, in forming
this plan, the general-lu-chiel has to be responsible
for all casualties, and when he has made tha resolution
to act with vigor, which is very probable, he bad
considered that he is able to do it without danger; or
at lea-t, without imprudence.
(ieneial Vincent Minon Is said to occupy tha plana
of (Jcneral fiuntamente. as commauder in chief of tha
army of the Sierra; the moment chosen for the adoption
of such mi alteration will be very unprapitiou*. ?
Without doubt, the hostilities have not, until thir
day. taki n place with ull the activity that is desired ;
but bow, when vigor aud energy are about to beadoptcd
it is very tllly to await the result of operations ;
the recalling of the general-In-ohidl ought to hava
taken placo sooner, or at least at an earlier period
The f.'UAc. excited yesterday u great deal of oouitornatton;
it asserted, as a positive feet, that six hundred
men. enpagi d ut New Orleans, amoDgst the leas rae<
n uicndalde cla-s of Vitnricau citizens, under tha
pretext (f STPiiglrg the injuries which the expelled
1 U'-s'nn volunteers have suffered from the part of tha
tiovernor Urn bacbaoo. will, on the contrary, take tha
way of Tarn pi oo, aid v. Ill pass to the establishment of
this famous republic of Slirra Viadre. which has been
subj) i'ted to so many tears aud intrigues.
The raising of t oo men. of which thu f;.'n4e make*
mention, appears to have really taken plane; if wa
have been well informed, 400 of those adventurers bad,
w in n the Trent touched lit the American coast, landed
at an Island. and a steamer is prepared tor tha
purp e of transporting them to the place of their
destination, hut which is that plane' We are n it inclined
to believe, In concert with ottr contentporarlea
of the Glide, that it is Tampieo. We have always
considered the h i malion of lh? republic of Nierra Ma
uit-nsa or* hiii uimcun rnongn 10 realise; wo uavw
alwaje pieced too njticli contidrueo In the (T"-??i mdm
of the people.as to suppose tliiit they would allow themselves
to be hurried into independence by a few speculator*.
tin* allegiance with ahum would prove detrimental
to their Interest* Hut, admitting that the
object of the expedition la ilhetivrij audi *v 1* ain<
oneed, would not the Mexican government bavejust
suspicit n regarding thin movement; ani HUuIn, that
tiovernor liai bacliaun liaisuiely enough to do with thw
Indians. without I avion to incur th<* obligation of resisting
the Auiciicau Don Quixote*.
Ah we have mentioned the Indian* a little digression
on th?ir account will he permitted iu the conclusion,
u laauMi an>i w? Mien it to be pt I I Mrfk
that England, having teistd upon /A, ?vail territory railed
Htlitt, hat hr?i>os'd tlnuiigli thr medium of her uficial
a tint to he the mediatrix het ween leltrerii thr hid ant and
the irhilee nf \ urtihtn She would demand from tiin
Mexican povunuient certuin oone?-**lon? for the b?iii
111 of the Indiana, the pom" Ion for ixaoiple. oi a
poition of territory upou which th* y could gi/e ih.-ian
Ives up to cuitiiatlon. In exchange for thrae c?oeersU-i*
and stipulated mlvar t* ;e*. Kngland would enpiige
to etleet the cwsatlou ol In,utilities and the ret
i ptlun ol atnleuhle relating* between Ihe two race*
'i lil* proposition. wllbout doubt, highly philanthropie.
la very laudable LnloiInnately the American
ccntisent it elf < ilei.s ari example significant enough
of e Int. In a similar rircu met anew, the di .Interested
mrdiution of kngland ooeta to tlroae who acaept of it.
The shadow of the Mng of Mosquitoan*l the bad nl nt?
which that ludicrous monarch brought to the iltwteo
ol hlonduraa and Nicaragua. e-'ine toto the niiud' of
the tiu.il; tb?y auk what, potentate ilo.-s Alhl >n keep
Inrecirve to govern under her direction the aeeoad
Mosquito, wi.orn the might, perhaps, think of creating
in the peninsula, aud they are afraid! Whether their
fear la right or wrong, doe* not concern u*.
On Thursday, M Henri H?rx a second nonaert tnolc
place. I he pianist elicited the m.>?t eulhustMUc ap|
laU*-e. end hti success >* greater than thaeveulag bwfoie
The I'lreideut of the Kepnhiic watuiljr e >.ni>liiiii
ntid the great artHt. At hie solicitation tod that
r.f the whole audience M. Herz, although the e .ntenta
of the pr< {.rerarne had b en tint h< 1 r-n.uu hI hie per(oiniauce
of the piano umi 1st bur- ts of applause.
Never peihapa. he? a foreign ortl't. enjoyed more aynepalhy
among the Mexican people than M li'-rx Tha
tntguilcrul ovaliin made ( r hut a', hi - arrival, thw
i vldent mcrk? of benevolenee which the flrrt faimllna
in the eapitai unceasingly I -niler to him. Hi" high
of inii n iu all circle* of his talent' (which hi* t w
enat tin desty only enluincea ) all Indicate how well bw
I now* how to gain the favor of the public
1 bo representation* of "Norma" -u talned by Mwdetne
bishop. have atlraeted multitudes. What will
it li? thla evening, when, lor her own b< nelit, ?h<* aopnra
** Lucia, in the duel of the ecitii act of "Nor.
n a and A lanti pat pili of " fanrredif" The Natl'
tal Theatre will wot be large enough.
Me reud In the .Si?U the follow I g : The chief of
the Canton Bravo*, h*a notified tnlhw givrrntnerit nt
i hlhuat-Ti* that for ha Tin a tried to keep two Anaeticaii
drwBkardv in Ihe town of i'aao, the rem pan I one of thw
p? rtul atora. f? rmlng a hand of ni .ra than tlv> hundred,
ted lovhom ? thousand ether adventurer* will j da
tl.Moall rrdursd to the utmost misery he I thw
intentton of atteeklag the town The fanetiunaiy,
t In n tore, den and* d that they , hould furnish blot with
the asristance necerrary for a genernl defenew.
1 he g< v-rnnient answered, that It had already given
the inrsssary erdere, and that all powsll.le auccor will
be m l him. aey Irg that in a race of necessity, he had
to reprl fovc by force.
In the Interrrt of harmony between the twa neighhiring
republic*. It I* neceaeary to tak* ea*a>ore* which
it at- l.li.drr Ihe return of atmtlar sxrsiisi The Virieel.
can* tar*,at that Ibry ara no longer in a aomtnerad
crnatry.
Sis iiilaalonarta* ara about to laave th? atate of /ara1?ra
to go into Lower < allfirnia and tli?ra t.iconaert
the Indiana to < nthoilclam and cirili/.ation
(from thaMnbilo Harn!d. An* 22]
Tba whola population of thia plana on tha l .th Inly,
waa thrown into a tumult hj a diaorderly Aioarioan,
arm* d with a piatol. Tba A>aM? mada au attampt to
ijuall tba dlvturbaara. but falling In thla. anllod upon
n ma aoldlara to appraband tha luari la tha ennlaot
tha Am* ilaan flrad Ilia pbtol. loatnntly killing ona nf
tba a< Mlara. and than took rafuga In a b<>aa> Tha asrltaniant
haaama vary groat and loud rtrlaa of " daatti
to tha t ankaaa," warn hoard In arary dlraetion Tha
Amarlaana. whoaa aumbara ara vary tonaidarabia at
Maratlan armad th< m?a|?a? for tha conflict, aapaatlag
a aaaata car. but tha autborillaa aitccaadad by tlialr
an> rfcy and ac.tirity to raatora i^ulct
1 ha Maslaan gorarrmaat baa mad* an order against
admitting Amarictn daaartm Into tba army
Daman* Tin* a ar t he Siot ? Irnuai --tnoffli'lil latta
baa Win rarairail at tha oftlaa of tbe (tump* ltan?rat,
l>uliu<|ua, fr>m lamia MJVanth llaputy Surrayor. now
aaaagrd la tba aarrira of aurraylng tha pubic lands
within tha State of Iowa by which w? ara Informad of
tha partirulara of an npan and outragaous roMiary parprtratad
upon btm by tha Sinn* Indiana, of Iowa, on
tba SCth of July. Ma waa at tha tliea . mplorwd In continuing
lha " aaaotid aorraation llo- ' to tha Klwiurt
llrar. YVbana faw milra waat of tlia cinflwanaa a#
Liraard hoik with tha l)aa Malnaa rlrcr. In rang#
waat, ha wa\mat hr alarrn Sinus warrlofa. complatety
am.id Mr Mar?h"? party, larludlng liimaalf, con alatad
of aaran man and thay had hnt una gnu Ita
at the nierr* of lh? Indian*. TH*y
Diilrloi* did M thry ?* r? bid Mr Mar*h, ?h'> is
rrntthii eonr*r**nt with the Slmii language,
plained to the rhlef iheeharaete* of hii mrt*;, thai Ik
wa* hj lulkcfltj of the government, ami *h?w?d (r an
hltditgram npon which thcSlnu boundary wwe drawn,
that he an* npun the tnit.d Bint* land*. IM hiaf
depart) d whm th* Indian* Immediately robbed Mr.
Vai rh and hi* party of rtrrjtllnp Ihcj could aarry or
drive a??T tarlading all their hor?? He w?? r<>bW4
in the Ublh and <17 th of July, and oa the flft day of
jingtirt wait n hi* line a/aln with a new outfit, amen
a h? n no Intelligent* of hint haa been re**ivad An
other I'eputv Nurrryor, Oeorge Berry. nbile engaged
in May )a*t In tb* urrey of tlia public land* upon
f rdar river, aa? robbed by tb* *atn? lnd>aa?. I ha
abrvnee ol troop* lr? * the military poet* to that region,
n>?y mr**ut*bly *rc- lint for the holdne** of th* Indian*.
I rrt Crawford. *it tinted m-nr lb* *aet-rn *
lr?*illyof Rtonm boundary. I* d***rt*d fori >thln*r?n,
?lt uatrd *d;*i <nt to tbi* b< undary. in tb* b*art of low
11| nerd territory --Mtoated lm!*ed. *o ? %o *<wnpletela
a* the whi I* trib*, I* alew dMerted. ?C'tigag# (M|
Jturnai, .ffcg. 24
Ti e rrrrral ***Uoae hiring be?n agre*?| apot, tbn
Irraty of pear* *ntl commerre. between i Irvat Britain
*nn the it pibiie oi l.theiia. at* eignrd by t.ord r?J-.
mrrrfrn ?t>d the Right Una h I ah. ticoern, nn the ,?nci
of flreat Britain and hy Jo*eph Jehhtn* R. hart*, Keq ,
on the part of the jonng republic of I.Iberia. on the
lid ef lanvewbef, 1*fk. *nd the ratification* ntbanged
cn Aogtut 1, IU