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K ' r - i M m m M , W . h » a s i b t 3 ^ ^ p t l lspPE#I^PSS«j^’’^ .- e ^ I iplE^ce^Ssaffl^4^^ V m r& \ ttlie J f g *smess,:li©i^1P#^Wk3^ fee i - *■ ‘ ■■^'V‘\-/ . r.T:' \ ^ t i I M i V E L m U l Warn a jai % S ^ i S y 5 l i j s # ...... |) i o f th e f i r ^ - a ^ l j ^ ofl l^rticle of I ^ ^C o a ^ J the q o j ^ a g y t e - 6 f 1 IpexsoBS o fC it^^heasdi fcs^oilished^ ^ 3 feted in place ihe^#^ i t e a of ^ e #f Tsiisg jj^ve> sh M*i tate one awl A c I o f the 0 o « i # i i ^ e d » 5 l j^^hail he e l^^eatctfhl pffOBiAL CO^ li-O S . t £ Cork^4,thof^uly>, lB2b, \ iplie town of Kinsalei hnvingf-a popala- ^ ^f eight or ten thoos^d, hents ail t^fe arts of decay, many of its buildings be- r is a state of dilapidation^ and its na*- ,4 dhtv streets filled for the most p a rt rith crowds of poor and miserably qlotJr- «({jnia&itants, who on’ce depended on rte feiieries and the troops f o r SUpportv ^jii of which sources are now c at o ff by fee unaccountable tailure of lhodormoti fed the removal of the latter* ^=.'^f -.worO-, Kfont^ed with a host of mendiqants^fVojn: be moment of landing, till oOr d ^ a rthi'e &om the place. There iS howetre^ com pderable wealth among a certain portion )i'the inhabitants, and many o f the-houses Lie splendid.' The little we saw afibrded I);; a fiivoraWe specimen of the h o spitali^ iftbe better classes ton ards strangers, [hey took much trouble to point oiit^ol isnhatever was worth seeing, and «o1 lee the history of the town, which is ^>f ,eat antiquity. The family o f Lord Kid- is celebrated in its annals, being de- adants of De Courcy, so renowned fJr its of strength and chivalry. His Lor lip is privileged to wear his bat in the ,.esence of the king; and he asserted hfe trerogative, at the time George thte IVth ;istecl Ireland. Many anecdofils w ^ e old us of the famUy. One of its , mem- p irai une.vpectedly , called to jn h ^ t [se title, while he was in exile, in.tpe jte of Ehode Island industriously em- lyed as a ship carpenter. ! ^ Some incidcntfsl inquiries at ai shop, tere we called to purchase a few ajrti- ']es, induced the good lady to send ,to jVf-r. tibbons, who politely conducted ufe ( ^ r ton n, and offered to take us to other ^ces in the vicinity ; but as our accbm- L'dations at the Hotel were had, jand e of our partj Tvere in haste^ w \“ Bafter may ctrder o f the Sesnafe* hq -Members eli^t^d to fin fayor thereof; PALLMADJGE, JPrerL ^ N E W - Y O R K . }/y, ^ p ril,16r 18S5. . this House: dp ppacur I [their p recedingf^la-rl If the Members e J ^ e lr l fcg in favor Hiexeot^ 1 C R O U D S erk, fie, Marc^ 182S^ , .th e f<dfep«n^ameni-i to the Rdtestitatipnol^ H the sdme if&i^iEed l^ext tp i>eiche^ni;i itnce o f th^cjodarm ^ l o f t h e . e % h l & : a ^ ^ | m . , ■ M o f tMs State* i n f h ^ j n, a ttheirannat^ ^ e - tanner a s the ect by baHpt t l i ^ Ja^- ; and the Jnslat^ so shall immediately rether, and in-presence ind Town Clerk of the ^ded, by lot, mfcp feor lach class, andhe^nnsd-^ pree and four j jm d tfie le shall ej^ire a t 'd»e‘- |a r ; of number tw 4 and year; number pf the affli the pna p f one Jostmem^yithgr^ bglish mileb. Tljie roads are however j iqis season very smooth, being Jll'Ad- Idzid, or constructed o f pounded lim e- ItoDe, covered witp n stratu m o f the soil, rbich is clayey and form s a hard pan.— fhey are kept in perfect repair, and must avebeen uncommonly expensive. The Judges are a}^ o f stone, and built injthe substantial manner, calculated to )ast for agesl W e are inform^ed, that the «ads are equally good and i f possible stiii ^iterall over thef Island; wMch is geat- Kfing intelligence, especially as the car- rages and horsed, so far as pur limited sperience y e t ex ten d s ,,are m u c h m feri- )r to those o f o u r ovOh county. The ride from Einsale to Cork was by 10means unpleasant, although we were nuch fatigued with the labors o f the day, ?o filled with incident from its very dawn. It was at first difficult to realise, that we were travelling in Ireland, the lapdof Burke, ^Grattan, Sheridan, Swift, and Goldsmith, in tweuty-two days after leav- The various adventures siderable portibmof th^ dfeb^es are literally jn tatters, anCragjs too o f the dir- fie%t kind, with btlffe h e a^'m id 1)aie feet. N o tin g but a clui|i*'’*^®df - thiS’ happy tem- ppm u re, which never feels the extremesJ ^ h e a t and cold* could render such a s ta^' m nudity tolerable’, ;or many of the con fined mnd cabins habitable. The second ‘Striking featureyin their external “appqiffr- ance, is extreme health, and in most cas es cheerfulness. Rosy cheeks; athletic limbspeep from their rags, and theii coun tenances are lighted up with a smile, which seems to'set pdverty at defiance. ■'The last part of our ride Was in the evening, which was uncommonly fine, be ing sufficiently cool to render our cloaks comfortable, and the full moon pouring her splendours upon the green hills. Jtist before entering Cdrk the road passes a beautifiil promenade called Dyke, which was covered w|lh all the fashionables of the place. W e arrived between nine an^ ten o’clock, and took lodgings at the prin cipal hotel, which is well kept, although in a style in some degree novel to us.— The table is bountifully supplied with meats, feh, and other substantial articles of a, good quality, as well as with the frtiits o f the season, consisting of straw berries,, cherries and goose-berries. Our greatest difficulty at table has been with the butter, which is perfectly fresh, and to our palates insipid. The salmon and sole, both taken in the vicinity of the city, are uncommonly fine; as are also the mutton and veal. Judging from the spe cimens we have seen, the wines are infe rior to those obtained a t the hotels in our country. The waterwhich is of much im portance, is of a good quality, coming from the Lee above the town. The next day after our arrival, having no letters to deliver, as our visit to this place at so ear ly a period was unexpected, we perambu lated the city and learned its localities, visiting most of the public places and some of the numerous institutions. Cork is pleasantly situated upoi^the Lee, the grea ter part of the city occupying an island formed by the two branches, which are crossed in many places by handsome stone bridges uniting the principal streets. The town is entirely surrounded by hills, form ing the banks o f tjie river, and covered to their sumits with ranges of houses and elegant country seats. Most of the streets are narrow; the buildings are of grey stone : and there is nothing very prepos sessing in its aspect, with the exception of the suburbs, which are uncommonly neat. Its populaftion is about 100,000, covering an area o f four miles square.— Its commerce and manufactures are ex tensive, it being the second town in mag nitude of the Island. V essels of i so tons ;eral of our c(j)mpany went oi \ ich is tWO' Ifeeled carriage, ivith the seats pn the iisMe, at only a step from tfie ground; B rather a rude conveyance, l^at ho oth- wise incoaveniemt, than from' exposing passengers to the dost. Mosit of us [■ererred it to the | post-chaise, not only- account of its j novelty, but from its se. The Irish pcM-chaises are eXtreme- ^ uncomfortable, from being so narrow jm the frpnt to the back, keeping the pijs confined. T|ie jaunting car, with ree passengers besides th e 'driver a n d laggage, was drau^n by one horse, and k not very good, without changing , ’ • ' ing the channel four feet, so as to admit of vessels of gieatdf burthen. There is a good show of e n terpri2e with a portion Ot the citizens, who however find many draw backs and sustain heavy burthens in sup port of the poor, j The number pers and vagrantsiexceeds all calculation, and numerous as the charitable institu tions are, they are wholly inadequate to the wants of the city. In the foundling hospital we found liJOO children; in the fever hospital 200 ; in the lunatic asylum as many wore; and iofhe house of indus try an equal n u m b e ^ The large county and city gaols, sithate opposite each oth er on tlm banks of the river, are also filled with tenants. In tact every refuge for the poor is filled, still leaving the streets filled vvith vagrants. On iSaturday evening four of our party- set out for Dublin. Previous to their de parture, one of them introduced us to Mr. Mark the American Consul, who has shown as every attention. Yesterday he was SO-politd as to accompany ns to Pas sage and Cove, the former at the distance of five, and the latter, o f seven miles be low Cork, forming the sea-ports of th-e city, to vs[bich points the largest- ships as- ^jC^'itd^ . W e.went down in the steam boat, throw into the contents n f this letter*-aisil^rnivded'with much of the beauty and city. The day was uncom^ down the riv- fortfiereoR , stionoftli^E'tktevoiiwuD fxu, be ■ Bovelty of the scene e Membe?s/elei?tedlaB '’^*‘'®^^° leave a tfovopthdreofi ' ' ■ lingering doubt of its reaHty. T.Tj^ A tiiniy Prrr’f W ^ a loss to determine w h a t'# J contents .of this letter*' ac®' 1 ^ 5 ; ■ ^ “riute description wdMdfarexce^eiinjFlfkatebf the city. The aa; Ibis' ,do concaf I and enough o f thfe'country fine, and the passage ihefr-pg^d i ^ jrpnfti- f l *>cen seen to enable me to g e n e i ^ i ^ .^j^fihed on both sides with ranges of hand- 1 Bfievery foot of the load presented obieeik* isohife country seats. At a mile or two be- \ \ ‘ ' * * t o arrest the attentfon. The aspect d lfhe'ibw the city the Consuhpointed out to us country is entirely artificial, even fd. ;|he aiarge and valuable tract ofland, belong- few trees to h e 'S 6 ^ % the w a y s id a ^ '’ ing to some o f our acquaintances in New- The surface c.Qnsisfs of gentle ewefts, York. It was on that account examined perfectly naked o f woods, and, .divide^tn- ' with more attention. N o t / a r from this to small f iel^ by fences com W e d o f 'th ^ place we also passed the La‘dy Gallatin of soil thrown up info em|lfin™ffints;‘tur&^ T?e\V*-York, lately condemned q^d sold for d and genefkRy qbvW ^. asong. fcrze. Qn evmy'^eiae arre itd|||e:-'eqfen ' The Cove has a population of about .groups o f cott^ek*comp<)^d^^ 10,9QO. Its buildings are large, and sit- ;naterkls*^inde ip struetpr^ a steep accliv^, so that the &or, apid-ma»y-of4hem iVlthoufc to great jadvantage from ^ow, .Qf i h y bttter apertutethatt th e ? p |i^ There is a large Rrotestant ^h e y d r h genefadLy :S|Slsdop,a]l Church in the place, where, we SDffl& o f them’-are .completely The cojigregation was vifi) i m presenting pietee^yiji respectabW In ™4fanc|fid appeariiiice»’ In several ot * pD^ist pa^lfouIars, th^ is the same stances, we saw th e famfty o f ragged jb u tk # iir:t^^ churches. There hea% looiati^ efiftarep re m ^ - ------------------------ - ------------- hogsmid otheri inm estic animds, as|the rC«-fonanfo o f ittu4 w.sdls, , j WeRadfhd singing, were far inferior to TheoountiwiSiipi^UlQns almost Jteyond o ^ . « / There^ was nothing peculiar 6r-| htt an AmeridadWho has never Sefen it s ^ ^ ^ g ih the sermon, and daring its de-fj * •/* ' spectatoriVould not knoweither from the parson or the-cangtegSitioR, that ns:| h e wad n o t in o u r own coiuntry, ' ' ^ ^ e r church, the passenge barked, and the boat proceeded, as far as i Honorable jloite 5ge o f the lie f e e h y g i f ^ l d i of Genesee, to a iavh, h e ^ r e the ’ ‘kn asmgninent of#« leshoiddnofhdmiifej Opted frdMimitfiiot' f e act ^onment- fe>| •dAprlfr^ t s t d i k : p C E I S C ; ^ oriimrei H a be paid in i® rted'di|4i» ■ church, the passengers re*em 1 . ^ j ^ J d ^ y e r ^ not ^ p e e d - barked, and tbe boat proceeded, as far ai , r , ^one; which the entii,ace o f the harbor, which is easy contains' a of access^ ahd comxiianded by two strong that; ofthe' ; fortresses on each side. I t isoneofthemost •> i- Ijijjg pass^^ers, who arg soon td bid adieu to their country forever. Another crowd of• vclanteer exiles were pn board the . Cambridge, bound to the viiestern world. Ther 3 is a large prison ship moored in the harber, whither convicts ar^ sent, in rea dmes 3 to be transported. ’ Gn ‘our return the steam 'boat George the ITth from Bristol, England, passed us with her deck crowded with passen gers. She crosses the channel twice a week, malcing the passage in 48 hours. Two o r three other boats, are building for the same route; and a_ line is soon to be eftablished between t l ^ place and Liverpool, as also a line to |Dublin. It is likewise in contemplation run a line of steam boats from the westej'n part of Ire- landlto New-York, which here deemed practicable. In short, steam boats are as mneh the rage a t this place, as they” - — withlus. St, George’s Chapnel is ah' crossed by theiu at four points, the most direct and expeditious c cation with England. ! , In th e evening we r eturned from P a s sage by land, in a new kind of vehicle, callei a Jingle, open at top, with a door behind- It is drawn by pne horse, and acconmodates fourpassengprs. The dri ver Whirled us up the five Irish miles in three quarters of an hour, over a most beautiful road, in many places entirely overirched by trees, and bordered the who e way with seats and’ pleasure grounds, in a high state of cultivation.— W eItook tea vvith the Consul, and have dined with him to-day, in company with one b f his friends, an emmont physician oTtms city, who has dissected, and given us, a full account of tlie state of Society in Ireland. His conversation and that of his friend, at whose house and hand we aave m e t -with so m u c h hh^pitaiity, will be J f great service to us, in our tour thro’ ■theIsland, Our country, the President of tjhe United States, and other senti ments eqvially liberal, were drank at ta ble i and the anniversary of our National Independence has been celebrated in a manner peculiarly gratifying to our feel- To-morrow morning at 8 o’clock we lea\}e this place in the post*coach for the Laije of Killarney, with t^e intention of visiting Limerick, thence to Dublin, and thefice go to Liverpool ^nd London.— \Vhen once ashore it was j deemed advis ably to finish the visit to this part of the Islfind. To Belfast and the north side it IS dur intention to cross frqm Scotland.— Asiwe shall not reach Liverpool in less thajn a week, you may not^expect to hear fro^n me again at present. ? Killo/metj, ItK <yf July, 1825. arid forward^TBy the iffip Canbridge. On the monijhsf o f the 5th, at 8 o’clock, we took the Stage coach for thils place, for the purpose aftaking a view of Its mounlaw scenery, which is so cele brated on this, side of the A tlantic, and ih« fame of which has reafched the shore of our own country. Tlfo distance be- twaen Cork and Killarndy is about 45 Irish miles, which the mail coach travels at the rate of five miles the hour, arriving he re in season for dinner. Our pace was taidy, compared with the* rapidity o f an American stage. The vehicle was, how ever, in all respects comfortable^ There wdre SIX passengers in tire inside, with about as m any m o re on the top, to g e th e r with the g u a r d aodi baggage. Sixteen pel-sons are frequently carried by these coriches. The fare is comparatively cheap._ Passenger on deck pays' but about halt as (much as one below, alfhough in plea- sam vveather the former is preferred, es pecially by strangers whp are anxious to sed the country. ; pur party in the iinsid^. tvas extremely ^ AVr ------------- nook amd eor-^^l capacious and/secure ia the* world The roadf whole BritiShtNavy might ride itf 4ts wa>. - - ------- J.. rt Largre/fleets’ have often made it a svoos, and it is mrich resorted to hy foijird in the=Unified &ates. All along thd^^oad, the same squfi,Ud appearance of I ^ttteofSe Ihetit filled ^ ^ ,. k = ' x s s s . ' ? i 5 ‘^ ? etihetRofodrcity. They were passihg both.waysin troops* “ foot and horse.\ som e' o p hor#e-bapk York* and A 'and w o m ^ a n d l States* To, gttls M ^ o f ckaten* arid Cfowd^oiahq-ger growth were'seert e t r; M i-T- • -V., ■•.U;.; I . . I' wild, desolate, and dreary. In several of hese morasses, the poor tenants were at T r which is the princi pal fuel o f the country. It is taken up in cakes of the size o f tile, and arranged S small piles to dry. The process ordigginff It has lately been greatly improved?anl much less laborious than it used to be. It 18 frequently transported to great dis- tances, and afforded at cheap rates. In f e bogs and hills along the road, the Boys a few years since were wont to collect m great numbers, and some times attack the mail-coach. A passen ger was murdered in one instance, and the mail plundered. The county is now tran quil, and travelling safe. There are some antiquities and curiosi- ties on the road ; but at these the coach enabled us only to take a glance. Four miles on this side ofC o rki^the castle of Baffincolly, once owned by the Barretts, and celebrated m the wars of the Com- monvvealth, and of James the S e c o n d .- Tbe last of this illustrious family has long since descended to the tomb of the Cam uJets, and the^ place is now a rain. Op posite this castle is an extensive barrack with powder mills on the head of the Lee.’ In the vicinity are also the ruins of the castle and the abbey of Kilcrea, celebra ted as a. cemetery. At Ovens is a remark- able cavern, vvhich is said to extend nearly to Cork. Macroom, Mill Street, and other places on the road are dirty villages, apparently filled with a miserable popula tion. VVe were glad to ctiCape from them, and the crowd that beset us, as soon as possible. The language o f the vaorant is wholly unintelligible, but accompanied w ith all s o r t s o t‘ g e s t k u l a t i o n s , a n d in tones the most importunate. l?>ome miles from Killarney, on the left side of the road the high hills of Kerry begin to meet the eye, and peak alter peak rises to view, till you reach this place. The rano-es continue etili farther, until they loach the .‘Ulant.c Ocean, which is visible from the summits near the I.akes. Kerry ii, j the most mountainous part of Ireland, and the whole aspect of the country is rugged, 1 not unlike the shores of Lake George.—* I 1 he approach to Killarney is not unplea sant, several ruins, groves, parks, pleasure grounds, and occasionally glimpses,of the Lake being seen from the toad. W e pas sed a modern castle lately built by a Mr. Colesniau of London, foirperly o f Lisbon, at an expense of >0,000 dollars. ’ It stands in a commanding situation, but exhibits little taste. There being no trees about it, and it having nt> associations to im p art an interest. On the opposite side ,«f the park belonging to Libra Kenmare, one ol the great men in this vicinity. W e arrived at Killarney at 5 o’cloclt. The town contains a population of 0,000, is badly built at the distance of a mile from the Lake, with the fronts of the houses all turned from the beautiful scene ry. It presents nothing worthy of par ticular notice. The hotels are not very good, and inconvenient to the objects lit the visitor. ^ T h e y have been a subject oi’ cornplaiiit loif many years, and are] not likely soon to be remedied, though they form a heavy drawback upon the pleas ures of strangers. There appears to be a want of enterprise, with a determina tion, notwithstanding, to.make money. After dining and entering our names in the Album, (wiiere we found those of se veral of our countrymen, some of'them from'^evv-York,) we procured a guide, and made an excursion to the Lake on foot. Our course was directed through the extensive grounds of tjord Kenmare, w h o se fields and walks are charming, but whose mafisieii is in bad taste, wholly un worthy of the scenery around him. From ailid eminence in the midst of his demesne, we took tlie first view of the far-famed Lake'of K.illaraey, with the numerous hills with which it is bordered, and the hundred green islands studding its waters. An English tourist from Bristol, who had srien most of the Lakes in his own coun* try, as well as in other parts of Europe, wos-in company. W e were all disappoint ed at the first view, the e.xpanse of water being email, ami, broken up as it is by small islands. A marshy and weedy mar gin, which borders its eastern shore, also detracts greatly from its beauty. The mountain scenery, illuminated as some o f the peaks were with the declining sun, while others were enveloped in clouds, struck us very favorably* It is proper to remark in this place, that odr examina tions in detail, have corrected the first impression, and satisfied'us, that Kil larney deserves the celebrity it has acqui red, though not the extravagant stud high- wroaght panegyrics of Weld and some other tourists. from this point, the mdst prominent ob jects wliich arrest the attention, are the mountains of Mangerton, Turk, Eagle’s Nest, Tomies, M’Gilly Guddy's Reeks* and others, which rise in succession along the southern shore o f the lake, or rather between the upper and lower lake. The last mentioned o f these hills which is the the Islands are also picturesque. The largest and most beautiful of them is Inis- fallen. After gazuig for a time a t the ontlines of the scene, # e commenced a ramble along the shore of the lower lake, towards Ross Castle, at the eastern end. If is in kself a fine ruin, but has been spoiled as an object o f taste, by the erection of a large modern wing to it, occupied fs a barrack, and resembling a hospital. The ancient part is beautifully mantled with ivy, to the very top, which is about eighty feet. W e climbed to the summit thro’ a dark winding stair-way, and over crum bling arches. In the upper part o f it is a large hall, in a tolerable state of preserv ation, called O’Donohoe’s Ball Room, through which the song of the minstrel, and the voice of merriment once rang.-'— O’Donohoe was an ancient chieftaiU of Kerry, celebrated for his prowess, his hospitality and popularity among the Irish. Y ou meet his name at every step on the shores of these lakes. One of the islands is called O’Donohoe’s Prison. He used to confine some of his captives upon it. Another is denominated O’Donohoe’s Li brary i and a curious rock, of a grotesque form, is called O’Donohoe’s horse-drink ing, from the striking'similarity, which it bears to such an object. There is a tra dition here, that when the storm descends from tlie mountains and whitens the waves of the lake with foam* O’Donohoe is seen riding upon the waters, still lingering a- bout his favorite abode. T A 1 .S OF T H E S E A . Our readers will recognise in the fol lowing extracts, the strange \pen of that wild writer in Blackwoods Magazine, who seems to delight in portraying those hor rible occurrences w h ich m adden th e im a gination, and Make each particular hairio stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine. I was on my voyage back to my native country, after an absence of five years, spent in unremitting toil in a fo,eign land, to which I had been driven by a strange fatality. Our voyage had been singular and prosperous,- and on Christmas-day we were within fitly leagues of port. Pas sengers and crew were in the highest spir its, and the ship was alive with mirth and jollity. For my owm part, I was the very iiappiest man in existence. I had been un- xpectedly raised from poverty to afflu ence—^my parents were once more long ing to Jbohold their, ojErinjg^.*a4;,.bhl?v«d, ., _ \Son and I knedr thqrO wi»pnO‘ i|e i a ^ ven than ahj pafont, w fe Ai4 true ' place, who has just .taken his degree from the University a t Dublin, land was return ing to his paternal estate; with a young and accomplished wife, who is to share ith him the pleasures olf a rural retire- ont on the borders ofth0 romantic lake. Tliey are in all respeetk an interesting ccuple, intelligent, Uterary, and afihble. H b is destined for the cjiurch, and will scon take orders. W ijh them was a maiden lady of respectability, polished in her manners and conversation. She had charge two beautiful j ring-doves, that wlould “ turn up their bright eyes and p^ck,” taking their foodjand drink from life hand, and forming a pretty emblem of the joun g pair whqse a jqptiais had but a few weOks Before beeh ieleBrated. The iraaining person ifi. ocr party was a right-eyed and rosy-chefeked girl, with a lUsical vdice and the ft 11 brogue of Ire- ^nd. Many inquiries were made about qur respective countries, afid the ride was far from being foffioaS. J T h e toad from Cotk'-I ? Killarney is not yery interesting, Foi* a considerable dis tance on this side o f the former, the fields qontinuein the high stal e of cultivation, feible, in the environs o f the city. Hand- lome country seats and Ikrm-houses, bor der the way-side. Thu peasantry were ___________ busily employed in thelu: fields mowing highest in Ireland, is about 3,500 feet a- and faking, and the aspect of the country clgthed with a deep verd^ure, and fragrant ! with “ new mown hay,’’ waa cbeettul Jn] comparison with the coimned walls o f the city. It is, however* destitute of trees are theye at pyes/, coajh was thronged with mendicants, not ~ • • -‘^'qffiw lfenifat0ppeaatfhe4nns,butw h ile it w b undey way? ariftlittle ypgged boys lyl^qildfpUow usfor,n4i^^,jn the mannen amengers. \ I ' ‘ ■ *'■ ; *■. bove the level o f the sea- As its location is near the Atlantic^ and in a climate re markable for its degree of moisture, its top is almost perpetually girt with clouds, as are also the summits of the others. W e have been here two fair days, without seeing the apex o f one o r two of them.r— Among the hills, the lakes are embosom- e ^ e m g three in number, the lower, (ihe middle, and the upper, connected by nar row straits, navigable’by small boats, and over which a t several poits bridges are The whole length o f the lakes thrown. , „ , . . , in the dirfectioa they are navigated, is /noise niight auraken me*.- B eight or ten iniles. In addition tb these transition from llweJnorqenta great natural features, whidh are bold and hope o f its bemg all a dreadfui Strongly marked, so far as it regards the thdconvict|6ilofitS reality { That mountains, there are many works of a rt ' ' ’ around'-the shpres of the lake* such as Roes Castle, the grounds o f Murcyuss Ah- which to iiiy imagination had fiver dp- peare'd the most hedious, rind 6 f which I had often dreaihpt till the drops fell down my forehead like rain, had now in good truth befaliai m e; but dreadful as all my dreams bad been, what were they all to t j ^ ? I felt as if all human misery WAs conceutratei in the speechless anguish of my own one single heart. All this tijne I was not conscious o f any act of swiminm^, hut I sOon found that I had instinctively been exerting all my power and skill, and both were requi site to keep me alive in the tumultuous wake of the ship.' Something struck me harder than a wave. ' What it was I knew not, but I grasped it with a passion ate violence, for the hope -of salvation came suddenly over me and with a sud den transition foom despair, I felt that I was rescued. I had the same thought as if I had been suddenly heaved onshore by a wave. The crew had thrown overboard every thing they thought could afford me the slightest chance o f escape from death, and a hen coop drifted towards me. At once all the stories I had ever read of mari ners miraculously saved at seajd||Khed a- cross my recollection. I bad slpjpject to cling to, wliich I knew would Wihle me to prolong ray existence. I was no long er helpless on the cold weltering world of waters; and the thought that my friends were thinking of me and doing ail that they could for me, gave me a wonderful courage. I may yet pass the night in the sliip, I thought, and looked around eager ly to hear the rush of her prow, or to see through the snow drift the gleaming of her sails. This was but a momentary gladness.— The ship I knew could not be very far off; but for any good she x;ould do me, she mlg-ht have been in the h e a r t of the Atlan tic ocean. Ere she could have altered her course, I must have drifted a long way to the leeward, and in that dim snow y night how was sUch a speck to be seenp I saw a flash of lightning and then tiiere was thunder. ItW astheship firing,a g'an, to let me know if still alive, that she was somewhere lying tjo. But wherefore ? I was separated frorii b ftby a dire necessi ty, by many thousand and fierce waves, that would not let my voice be heard.— Each succeeding gun was heard fainter and fainter, till at last I cursed the sound, that, scarcely heard above the hollow rumbling of the tempestuous sea, told me that the ship was farther and farther off till she and her heartless crew bad left not send the night for the sir About 8 o’clock m avenihg*Jt;4'6h^ i^ despair jto the wretched piece of on deck. The ship ’was sailing uppn - a wind at the rate of seven knots an hour, and there was a wild grandeur in the night. A strong snow storm blew, but teadily, and without danger, and now and then, when the Btruggung moonlight overcame the sleety and misty darkness, we saw for some distance around us, the agitated sea all tumbling with foam.— There were no shoals to fear, and the ship kept boldly on her course, close reef- i L'd, and mistress of the storm. I leant over the gunwale, admiring tlie waters rushing past like a foaming cataract, when | by some unaccountable accident, I lost my balance and in ;ui instant fell overboard into the sea. I remember a convulsive shuddering all oyer.my body, and a hurried leaping of my breast, as I felt njyself about to loose hold of the vessel, and aflerwai'ds a sensa tion ofthe most icy chilness from immersion into the waves—but nothing resembling a 'all, or precipitation. When below tne water, 1 think that the momentary belief rushed ucross my mind, that the ship had sunk, and that I wets but one of a perish ing crew. I imagined' tliat I felt a hand with long, fingers clutcliiTlg at my legs, and made a violent effort to escape, drag ging after me, as I thought, the body of some drowning wretch. On rising to tho] surface, I recollected in a moment iwhat had befallen me, and uttered a cry oJ^hor- ror which is in my ears to this day and of ten makes me shudder, as, if it were the mad shrikes of another person in the mis eries of perilous agony. Often have I dreamed over again that dire moment, and the cl-y I utter in my sleep is s.ome- think more horrible than a human Yoice. No ship was to be seern She -was |gOne|m? forever. The little happy world ta whicH,' _ moment before* I had belonged,: had! swept by, the waves dashed onjneji auff struck me on the face and hovvled at, m e ; the winds yelled, find snoW beat ' like drifting sand into my e y e s - - ^ d ther4 was I left to ' - - — - and sinlc, , unpitied by mari,.rind ris I thought the everlastingGod* Tfried'lbpen.ejt|afo: Worid*ithat stiH ktept me from eternity. Was it not st/range that all this time the image of my friends at hom e never entered m/mind? My thoughts had ne ver escaped beyond the narrow dim hori zon of the sea. At least never beyond that fatal ship. ' But now, I thought of home, and the blessed things there, and so intensely bright was that Hash of heavenly images that for a moment my heart was filleii vvith happiness. It was terrible when the cold and dashing waves broke over me in that insane and dramm ing fit, and awoke me to the convidtiOir, that there was nothing in store for me, but an icy and lingering death, and that I who had so much to live for w’as seem ingly on thdt account most miserably to perish. i W hat a war p f passions perturbed my soul ? Had I for this kqpt my heart fuU of tenderness, pure, lofty and heroic, for my best beloved; and long betrotlied ^— Had God kept mb alive tfirough fevers and plagues, and war and em\thquakps th.isto murder me at laht ? W hat mockery was all this?’ W hat horror \yould be in my. gray haired parents' bouse when they came to h e ^ of my doom ? O Theresa! Theresa! And thus I wept and 'turmoil- ed through the night. Sooietimes I had little or no feeling at all-^snllen and idea less, I wished nwself drpwned a t once— yet life was fitiii^weet; aild in my w;eak- eued state I mpst haifi falldn from ray frail vessei'and been swilowed up, had I not, though everi noW I cannot remember when, or how, bound myself to it. I had done so with g reat care— but a fit of despair succeeding;^! forgot the circum stance, and in that sitnation looked at lyself with surprise and wonder* ^ h a f l had awifiil thoughts of the eter- J ^ i r i t O lyhfch 't felt gradually sinking, ll^ e r tain ; but it is wonderful how fiuntly thought of the fattffe world; alt such thoughts whre overtl^W n by alternate h 0 B 0 -fl®d connected with this life, I .hearf the shrift cry o f sea-birds flying dvrir my head, land instantly returned a- griiri to the hope of life* O for such ihip-^nothing but and the dismM noirieof tUfllffleri^^iTrihour- might be an^ that too, when rkne#|hat,|herejw ere none to hear me. A t I Became u t terly speechless, and^hen l'tried tp call aloud, there was. notbingj W t a bilent gasp and convulsion; while* the vaves came upon me like stutiuirig hlou erated and reitferaifogi hlid'ftrovfi long like a log of wood o£%dfiad ariiirial. Once I- muttered: foAn^e!ff| thfe is a ] dream, I shall awalte, t had often of being dfowned*jind this idea of fts he- jlng a dreaitii bo presked upon tne that J vainlyf- strove t o shriek' th|it the I into! .deed was something more hedibuS than h foria' [.tic’s thought o f hell. All atoned t folt my inmost sohHhrotled and stifled* hy an ___ t-i- J _ J.U mL-./ jrL.-. 4 .L. { That to is than hf ! bey, andthe Ruins o f A^hadoe. Some of! utsuperable fear of death. Thaf death | unimaginable flight* iagsi Baft mine I thought were broken, adlffie a wounded h ird,lay floating potv- on the Waves. The night before I had had a severe rheumatism in my head, and now remem- liered that there was a phial of laudanum about me. I swallowed the whole of it— and ere long a Strange effect was produ ced. I fell into a deUriuro, and felt a wild pleasure in dnncfoff over the waves. I imagined myself in a vessel and on a voy age, and had a dreamy impression, that sicknesc would fell on me—a weight of sadness aiid despair. Every flow and thSn there coriie these momentary flash^^ iBgn o f reality^ but the convictioiflofm^ the5oofllessdarkriesBo£tb.e loarmgriigSt,^ With alt the fierce exultations o f a raving' pn me . But o h ' thdl miidmin. No wonder* l^hltudw ium , en m e. a n t “«• , “ |« ^ „ „ 1 4 ,t h e w e t ,t h e d » e h i o ? , f c ' ' * w ere enough foiaccoaflt for rift Ihis,. and Butris Godpitie he forgiven the wicked thohghti of that r r- ft * ' h ~.u h.ay. —L. .*/-..a ' -IW . 1 J ■ ^:§ m e i : | f ■f; / ■ '■’3 />: I m ,' 'iti /
