The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1851, Page 7

THE WATERING PLACES, Our Fashionable Correspondence. THE SEASON AT NEWPORT. Ocgan House, Newrorr, July 16, 1851. Appearance of Newport—Hotes and Cottages— The Ocean House—Drives about Newport—The Ger mania Musical Socie'y—Recreations—Names of Visiters at the'Hotels ond Cottages. At all the watering places a week works wonders; but this holds good especially in ‘reference to New- port. The stage remains the sume, but the scenes and actors shift and vary like those at the theatre or opera. Last week, the business at the hotels was a quiet, steady sort of thing, good in its way, but presenting none of the phenomena of the real fashionable season. Quiet, peace-loving, rest-seek- ing gentlemen enjoyed their segar after breakfast, their walk or ride, bath and game of billiards with- out seeming to desire notice. Their families de- voted themselves to their appropriate recreations in the same unobtrusive manner, and nothing bespoke the existence of a single fashionable extravagance. Now, the play has arrived at another period. Bus- tle, bustle, motion, motion, accelerated action, are the most visible signs in the business departments of the hotels. Servants in liveries, and obsequious waiters in white jackets, are at every turn, and gay equipages, of all descriptions, dash along the streets. Hackmen, in platoons, are waiting at the doors of the Ocean House, at an early hour after breakfast, to take parties to the bathing grounds, or wherever else they choose to ride. The pleasure boats at the wharves, lie with sails hoisted, al) ready for a start, or are making their way, witha cargoes of early birds, off in the bays and outside the emall islands of the harbor. Parties of fisher” men are off for the bass grounds, and everything indicates life. Some of the early visiters at Sara- toga are already here, and in short, “ the season,” though not at its height, is on. Newport is in- creasing in beauty every year—I mean the island, outside of the town. The old settlement, along the water's edge, is very much the same as it has been for the last quarter of a century, and how much longer it becometh not me to say. ‘True, there has been a considerable expenditure for white paint, | and the appearance of the houses from the bay is somewhat enlivened thereby ; but the only attrac- tions for strangers lie above and beyond the town. | Hence, they no sooner land than they are whirled away as fast as possible to the outer boundary, or beyond the line of the town proper. A great many gentlemen who used to live at the hotels in the summer time, bough! land and built cottages, where they reside with their families, but come to the Ocean House every day or evening, to enjey the society congregated here. This would not be a profitable arrangement for the proprietor of the hovel, were it not for the fact that their places are supplied as fast as they are vacated by the “eottagers.” General Scott’s family are re- siding in a cottage near by, but the society of the ladies is not lost tous. At a drawing-room hop, which we had here last night, oae of the Misses 3. was an object of general admiration. In fact, the system of cottageizing ig an improvement to the | whole season. It will, of course, be interesting to the readers of he Herald, who are looking out for confortable quarters, to know what they may expect here, if, in their journeyings, they should “ put up” at the Ocean House.” 1 will tell you how I find things, | without troubling you about my valet, the realor | sham, and without at all endeavoring to impress | upon your mind the fact that I am a gentleman of the old English school ; and also, without making any invidious comparisons between English noble- men and American gentlemen, at the expense of the latter. I suppose a brainless fop is the same assinine animal, whether he be bred in England or America. One thing is certain, most of the speci- mens we have in this country are either imported or they assume the air of the uropean biped, knowing that their own countrymen would despise them the more if they knew Yankee blood was spoiling in their veins. : I came from New York to Newport on the steamer Empire City, on board of whiea I found all | the comforts of » floating hotel. At about half past seven a magnificent meal, more like adioner | than “tea,” as it was called, was served up, under the direction of Mr McGown, the caterer and head officer of the Empire City’s table arrango- ments. We had a pleasant night, and at aboat 2 o'clock next morning were landed at Newport; the captain of the steamer, and Mr. Chase, his clerk, taking all pains to see that the landing was comfor » @nd that the passengers were not ep and annoyed by crowds of ba, e men and ik drivers. On landing at the end of long wharf we found comfortable coaches in waiting to convey us tothe Ocean House, or elsewhere, if we che to goto any other hotel. Arrived at the ©. House, we wore met at the door by intelligent vants, who paid every attention to the proper dispo- sition of our gage. In the office we were wel- comed by Mr. Thomas, late of the A now head clerk here, and Mr. 8. Weaver, the son of che proprietor of the house. The main ‘building of the hotel was nearly full, but every endeavor was made to accemmodate guests. An elderly gentle- man, and rather stout withal, requested the clerk to lodge him at as small a distance as possible from the office. His requost was complied with at onee, though with come tittle trouble to the attendants, and the stout gentleman was shortly made comfort able in an wpatment up only one flight of stairs, Afier a refreshing sieop of a few hours, the company met at breakfast, and all agreed that their accom- re excellent. Lhe perfection of clean in the rooms, aud the beds are as confortable as good sized bedsteads, well filled hair mattreeres, feather bolsters and pillows, clean sheets, blankets, and spreads, can make them. Mr. Weaver has made a thorough re-organization of his dining roow belp. The waiters are all whise, and are under the direction of two e' t men, who act as head waiter and assietant. The head waiter, as commander of the ferees, sees to it that his men are at their ponts, and active in the performance of the various duties as+igned to them; while nis as- sistant, @ remarkably polite and good looking young man, attends to seating the ly arrived | gvests, and making arrangements for their com- | fort. Both the bead waiter and his aid are clever | in their departamon:s, and add greatly to the com- fort of the patrons of the house. Landlor the country agree in declaring that tai (the dining: ou) is a most diffieult to manage. | Mr. Weaver thinks ho has succeeded, this year, in making such aa organization as will avoid many of the difficulties beretofure experienced. As to the | diekee, anid the manner in which they are prepared | for the table, it ie culy necessary to say that the | kiteben is in charge of a com, | ample assistance, he appet aud the taste over fastidious, that cannot be fied with either dinnor or break/ast, as sory the Ocoan House The dsives about Nowport are eo. pleasant, carrisgeciiing is a very popular mode of rr tion. In order to affusd boarders ever: is line, Me. Weaver abiae realy to acsompany | strangersaer the mom pleasant roads of the vivi- nity. I hage been tave minute in reference to the accommodations cf the Ocvan Lv in order that | the readers @f the Heald might be infermed truta- fully as to ebat Newport nwie. Waat may have deen the inconveniences of former years, or what apay be the wate of things during she last three weeks of Augest of the present year, when the heels come to be over erowded—wich ail this [ aye nothing tego. | tell you bow things ase now, endewhat are the reasonable promises tur ture, +o far as the Oc Houee is converses am daly conviewed that neither ir. Weaver, the roprictor, nor Mer. Thomas, nor young Nr. eave;, Will leave any reasonable means untried to make all things «owfortable for their guests. i fergotten th i of avchbun's Hotal, is alwaye poly othirsty with ach beverages as are moat pe table. it is said thet the reputation of the deean Hopze ber, which was always goud, with hore whe practised a still kept up. The Germama Band ace dere again this season, mri itis really arorth the pee of a week's board the Ocean Lieuse to hear their music. They an hour after dinner, and again an hour a the evening. Ilalf the sssociation ; otel; the other half is diviaod bi Atlagéie and wwe houses. We Ocean twelve iostruments, and it ix not unfre- quently the care that promenadere are brought toa | stand, and conversation eca Je tho utusi¢inns discourse their enchanting Whatever ober exeellencies rival watering p! possess, Newport ry has the Germania Society's music. | he recreations here are the same aa of old. | airs Jacos hing occupies the first hours of the morning af. o> breakfest, the ladies having possession of the ground from nine till twelve o'clock, when the white flag gives place to the red, and the gentlemen | take possession of the beach. ‘Then there is bowl!- ing Sud billiard playing, and pistol shooting, agi | Ridge, and the North Mountain, | wittds the mountain: fori archery, so that there is no want of entertainmen’ for the morning hours. After dinner, the promenade Hour for rifg outs and it"is'e booutfal sat to seo the handsome turn outs, as they drive up and take in their valuable Selghie, and then praace off to the tea-house, the » the fort, or alomg the beach The bracing air of this region is a capital accompaniment to a ride; it makes one en- joy, at evening, the revivified feeling which in New ‘ork is only experienced, and then not always, in the morning. In the evening, there are pe drawing room assemblages, when @ great deal of pleasant conversation is mixed with a great deal of ogling and coquetting, until, inspired by the strains of the band, the company find themselves involun- tarily thrown into a state of activity, and they are soon shearing Se posey of motion, in the shapo of waltzes, polkas, &u. ere are some charming young ladies here at present, and some attractive married ones. I shall give a list of some of them by and by. From the company at the various ho- tels, I have selected the following names, as those most likely to.give an idea as to how the present society at Newport is composed. ; At the Ocean House, among others are the fol- lowing :— Francis J. Grund, Esq. Hon. Levi Woodbury, Boston. Mr. Charles Woodbury, do. Hon. J. Eilers Cameron, Canada. ir. B. C. Ward, Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. James Tennant, Philadelphia. Miss Sally Tennant, do. Mr. F, G: Hail and family, New York. Mrs. De Witt Clinton, do. Mrs. Gen. Wingate, Portland, Maine. Col. C. Andrews, Wetington city. Samuel Ames, Esq., Providence. Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop G. Ray, New York. 'W. S. Wetmore and lady, do. Dr. Miller and lady, do. Stephen Brush an lad: 7, do. Miss Hyslop, do. Mr. C. B. Kaymond, Boston. Mosses Jarvis, Hartford. Hon. T. F. Carpenter, Providence. Mr. Fossitt and lady, Philadelphia. Dr. Lewis and lady, do. J.S. Wright and lady, Rio. Hon. Chas ‘T. James. Hon. John H. : At the Atlantic Hotel there is a large number of boarders, and all seem to be well pleased with their host and bishouse. Mr. Weaver, of the Atlantic, is certainly a most agreeable landlord, and there capnot be a doubt that those whe trust themselves in his care will be well taken care of. The following names are those of a few of the boarders at the Atiantic:— Dr. Calhoun, Natchez, Miss. Mrs. Fisk and family, New Orle wns. Mr. RK. Urquhart, do: Mr. and Mrs. Biddle, Philadelphia. Dr. Davis and lady, Charleston. Mrs. Commodore Hull. Capt. Joseph Hull, U.S. N., and family. Louis Dusaulis, New Orleans. Col. Davenport and lady, Philadelphia. Mr. Samuel, do. Dr. Beck, do. Mr. Dalrymple, Baltimore. Mr. Eaton, Mr. Caleb Chase, Boston. Mr. Haversham, Savannah, Mr. Brothers, New Orleans. Hon. Jedge Pittman, United States Court. At the Dilarne House are the following named among a large number of boarders :— Hon. J. J. Crittenden and daughter. Hon. KR. C. Winthrop. Mr. R. C. Winthrop, Jr., and lady, Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Fos:er, Worcester. Mr. W. C. Boardman and lady, Tro; y Mr. P. A. Stoekton and lady, New Jersey. Mr. Jos. M. Blake, Bristol, RK. I. Mrs. and Misses Coleman, Kentucky. Mr. R. R. Winthrop and family, New York. Miss Neilson, New York. 4 Mr. George ‘Trott and lady, Philadelphia. Mr. Robert McKimm and family, Baltimore. s. Dutilh and family, Philadelphia. urowski, Cambridge. Among the centeente of sovenges may be named Gen. Scott's family: Admiral 2 innon, KR. N. Goveraor of Rhode Island; George Jones, Savannah; David 5 Boston; DeLancy Kane, New York; Col. Gates, U. S. A., Commandant of Fort Adams. LEBANON SPRINGS. Lenanon Sprinas, Cotumpta County, July 16, 1851. The Ride from New York—The Beauty of the Coun try—Safety Valves of New York. We arrived here last evening, after a delightful | ride over the Hudson River road to Poughkeepsie, thence by steamer to Hudson, and thence by Hud- on and Berkshire road, and coaches, to the Springs. We left New York at 8 A. M., and arrived here at 54 P.M. The ride over the Hudson and Berkshire road, through the most beautiful farming district of Co- jumbia county, was truly delightful. Nothing can exceed the rich Juxuriance that meets the eye con- tinually, on the route through the towns of Cla- verack, Ghent, and Chatham. The line of the rail- road is completely sodded over, and we discovered no dust whatever, except at the hi gh ay crossings. {fall our railroad grounds could he proprietors would find their advantage in it. The expense of keeping the grass cropped would be abundantly compensated by the increased travel and tenfold comfort. The morning Herald comes directly through, every day, by Hudson and Berksbire; and we found, on our arrival, almost every one running for “the MMerald.” The company now at the Springs is not crowded, bat just enough to be comfortable; and we hope to find some enjoyment for a few weeks. Seorr. SHANNONDALE SPRINGS. SHANNONDALE Sprines, Jefferson county, Va., July 12, 151, The Valley of Virginia—The Journey of a Day— Poetry— Philosephy— Politics, §e. The mountains of Virginia, liow beautiful to view, tome commending eminence, ir stretebing lines of blue; ‘ing lines and towering capes, the evening sky, is in all fantastic shapes, Commingling upon hig ‘Til the mountains, cloud: jd sky, and sup, Seem blended roftly tuto one When a politician can thus poetize, it must be confessed that he is under some extraordinary in- spiration. Well, be is. Through the great valley of Virginia, from Pennsylvania southwest wardly into Tennessee, there are several hundred miles of the most productive country, and the most pic- turesque mountain scenery in the United States. Mr. Webster was charmed with what he saw of the valley of Virginia, on his late visit t> Capon Springs, and did not fail to remember the Blue nd the splendid wheat fields, yielding, this year, almost double an average, when cailed upon to speak. We have often wondered that Northern travellers know <o little of the magnificent valley of Virginia. | A few hours, ride from Washington,{by the Balti- | wore and Ohio Kailroad, brings the traveller to Harper's Ferry, a scene where the janetion of the | Poromae and Shenandoah rivers, and their passag® through the Blue Ridge, are described by Mr. Jef | tereon as worth$ of a trip across the Atlantic in a Iuteb galliot, for there was nothing swifte: on the sult Water in his day, But now the rive are too searly dried up, and the mountains have been so much ebu pea up, and there is so much of inanu- nthe village (United States armory). dowa into the hele in whieh the vilinge is power, that the most en- thurwetic blue stocking is glad to escape from the heat, dust, imoke of the place, up into the ral- 42, A change of baggag: rs to the inchester train, and ove b journey tarough the fivest wheat country on the Atlantic seaboard, brings you to the neat little village of Charlestown, the county seat of Jefferson. Henee, a ride on horseback of five miles towards the Blue Ridge, and you are brought up all standing on the banks of (the Shenandoah river, and in front of one of ul the moussain, to the | @ curvein the #! ot a horse shoe, of several mi round. Both barks are Unckly boodered with a luxuriant growth of Dative Wed, ryeamdos, elms, bickories, walaut, ach, oak. magic, and over Varieties, leaning grave- fully wo theetienw. The surface of the river is ae smooth as alake mound Wie bend— “Bo cnlin, the waters rearcely reem to stray, And yet they ide Like Jeppiness away” But just below there ls a fueoverion of rapide, the music of Which is the Jollaby of the gue ts at the Springs. Crossing te river ix an open ferry bout, frre by a negro with « long pole, the visiter vebulds the charuming domains af these mineral waters encloved by the bend of the bright river. He rides a quarter of a nile oder the majerii¢ trees which flank the streani—he enters the gat Le aseunds a gentle hill,ia @ iarge green tiel dovted here and there with clumps 07 trees, an there you are. Between the hotel and the river, the broad meadow, isa circle of very umbrageous | trees. ‘hey suggound the spring, Adgross the tipas sve.the productive hills ond vallonsol the grees walk ofthe beach. The accommodations for bath” Zeller 3 bens | you, sn siete enclosing you, ia tains of the Blue eer the ee is not & mountain, but a chafa of mountains ragning through several States; but most distinguished in Vi for their ma yin 8 of | ssenery. hotel is deli htt ly situa‘ed in the midst of this landscape of ) and , and valleys, and woods, and meadows, and river und mountains ; and in the hottest day the smooth river under the shade, or the dashing rapids in the sun, are par- ticularly refreshing to the sight. The feed ng at this establishment is —we may truly say, very good—never tasted superior mountain mutton ; the viands being fresh, there are no French disguises necessary—nothing suspicious of approaching decomposition—the visiter feels hungry from he ride, and eats heartily of the good things before him. ‘lhe company is yet small, but a dozen arrivals this afternoon indi that the season is fairly commencing. The house is under the management of Osborne & Hall, two young men of enterprising habits, and sccomplished in their line of business. Good judges say that the water of these springs is similar to the celebrated ford water, of that class known as the saline chalybeates. So accessible, 80 convenient, and so charmingly located, it is a wonder that these Shan- nondale prings are not thronged by all the seekers of poetry, and romance, and pleasure, passing be- tween the North and South. But enough for the present. In our next we shall touch upon the poli- tice of the valley of Virginia. THE NEW ENGLAND RETREATS. Concorp, N. H., July 15, 1851. The New England Summer Retreats— Neeessary Re- forms in Hoteds—The Notch and the Flume, §c. In a late number of the Herald, while discouraing of the various places for summer resort, I notice that you speak of the hotels in the vicinity of the White Mountains as “all quite indifferent, even to the one in the Gap;” and again, in your paper o July 14, * of the White Mountains, where good ho- tels are not known.” However true these remarks may have been in their application in years past, if the Herald will send one of its reporters, skilled in Judging of the things which appertaia to well up- pointed and comfortable public houses, into our New Hampshire lake and mountain regions, during the present travelling seacon, I feel confident that he will render such areport as shall induce you to- modify somewhat the opinion which you have ex- pressed. The completion anJ progress of several lines of Tailroads through the upper sections of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, has largely increased the public travel within a few years past—especial- ly the pleasure travel during the warm season. Where, ten years ago, the number of visiters to Lake Winnipisseogee, and the Whit» Mountains was limited to hundreds, last summer it reached as many thousinds. So sudden and rapid has been the increase, that the hotel keepers there, most of them men with but limited means, have, aawl very recently, failed to supply the wants of the travelling public, and to keep pace with the improved faciu ties for journeying by railroads, steamboats, and stage-eoaches, which have been introduced. A great improvement, however, is now in pro- gress ong the lake and mountain hotels. Last season, @ superior establishment was opened at Wolfborough, at the southeastern end of lake Winnipisseogee. 1t was erected by a company of gentlemen in Boston, a; au ¢xpengy Gncluding ture niture) of some $20,000, and is under the mauage- ment of Mr. D. Chamberlain, an experienced Bos- ton landlord, who, 1 believe, formerly kept the Adams House. It is called the Pavilion; and in all its appointments, is equal to the best of first class city hotels. The house is large, containing 100 or more, well ventilated and furnished rooms, a spacious dining hall, office, ladies’ saloon, besides humerous pariors, reading room, &c. &c. Wolf: borough is one of the finest locations on the lake. Until the completion of a beautiful little eteam- boat two years ago, called the Lady of the Lake, built under the diuectiou of one of your best North River boat builders, the place was but little fre- guented by travellers to the mountaias. Now every- body, almost, goes there; avd a trip to the North, without enjoying the delightful sail over Winnipis- seogee,* is like going to see Shakspeare’s tra gedy of “Hamlet” played, with the part of Ham- let omitted. In the vicinity of Woltborough (six miles distant) is a celebrated mountam called “*Copple Crown,” the view from which is said to be equal to that from any of the sumuits in the lake region, the far-fawed * Red Hill,’ ot the Jake (which some English visiter, a few years since, admitted embraced a view ‘ surpassed by no other in the world, with the exception, ae of Ben Lomond in Scotland”), not excepted. ‘The old Lenter House, at Contre Harbor, kept by Mr. Coe, formerly of the Marlborough Hotes, Bos- ten, has also recently received exteasive additions and repairs. >.’s tabla, falling behind a tittle, perhaps, in{variety—as all botels in thecountry mas¢ necessarily do—is otherwise fully equal to the fare | usually find when visiting the best of your New York hotels. The drawing rooms of the Lenter House, like those of the Pavilion, at the other end of the lake, are handsomely and even juxurisntly furnished; the sleeping rooms are nice and airy, and the beds and mattresses of the very beet de scription. Centre Harbor is located at the north end of the lake, five miles from the celebrated Red | of access even for ladies. As at | Hill, which is eas: all the principal houses among the mountains, at the present time, good horses and carriages may here be obtained for excursions. At Conway, thirty miles farther northeast, a large and splendid new hotel has just been opened, calied the Conway House. It is kept by Mr. Fabyan, who also conducts the Mount Washington House, four miles above the Noteh, to which large addi- tions have also recently been made. Proceeding oa through the Notch up the Saco, and passing the very comfortable house kept by Mr, Davis, where old Abel Crawford, the ‘oldest inhabitant,” and original settler of the mountain region, resides, two miles above the Willey House, you emerge from the Noteh through the “gap” to Tom Crawtord’s old stand. Here there is another large and comfort able public howe jast finished and opened, called in a copy of Messrs. Tripp & Osgood’s “ White Mountain Guide,” which if send you herewith. [ have not visited this house is bat from erie. go tation which its conductor, Mr. J. L Gibb, sustain when he kept over in Littleton, * i'll bet my money” that it’s a good ‘un. Wh: Mra. Gibb's coflee, to say nothing of thecream, is no more to be | placed on a par with that you Vink hotels, thad the bes: schreider is with the poorest quality of Boston draught ale. (I except Albaoy aud Philadelphia.) Passing four miles bey :nd—and it is a good one if you don't | happen there in too great a crowd—aud riding | twenty miles over into the Fraocouian Note! | where the *' Profile, Flame,” “ Pool,” * Basin,’ “Echo Lake,” &+., are located, you will fiada couple of new hotels—one the Lafayette House, near the * Profile,” or d of the Moua tain,” and Mount Lafayette, and the other the | Fiume House, balf a dozen miles beyond, ia Lin- | coln. The latter is a superior establishment, both in ite structure and all its appointinents, kept by Me. ae formeriy of the Wiunissimmet House, Chelsea lam about to make an excurston up among the | Mountain: to the northeast of Mouns Washington, the Lam | and st. Law Raile irom | Portland to Mon:real, isudvertised wo be op to day to Gorbam, just over our New ili | State line, eighty-four miles from Portland | way that there isa lurge new hotel there, and soma of the bert trout fiebing in the country, | am boand to try them, and if =) pre letter is worth pab- liching, perhaps | will soon give you some iafore mation rerpecting that region. He | This Indian word hae been generally interpreted “the rmile of the great spirit.” Sane one, professing to | de weil acquainted with the ianguage of tae de<eondante of our New Hampehire and | rendered it © heaven's beautit Groverster, July 1, I | Gloucester asa Watering Place =Its Hot | Having had in view, for sume time cursion to the country, | left my native city of New | York on the 2uth June, aad took pasrage on board | the splendid steamer arriving there about five o'slock next morning ] remained on board, and tuok a good breakfast; and at a quarter past six o'clock tuok th railrvad for Boston, which place we reached after a pleasant ride of about two he iiastern Nailroad at ten o'clock, aud arrived hee abvut trelre o'clock at nvon. I must confess wy surprise was very gre tering this place “lustend of fiw # few indiflerent looking mon ny bhi taining about six thoneand infwvitants, win | banks, churehes, semi i» Se, wd wm ate tig owe ond highly reepectabie class of citmens be is aces, + tnated, at (be head of a magaifivent Bay Wroat Hucce | mules wide, and bounded by the vevan 4 | generally, etand beck from the streets, whe. we j A very mat g of ton warts be ceteemed desinable reeidenees fur aay of v! citizens. “(ie Utwost quiet and good order are iii Jeet. ‘There are two jiret clare butels were—one ix the Pavilion, wisteh ie situated diteetiy on tw bray ant commands an extensive view nd the » count t the north ead | the Crawford Llouse, a view ot which you vill find | | ing are equal to Rockaway, Newport, or any other Ibave visited. ‘The beach recedes very ually from the shore, and the breakers are 4 violent as to render bathing at all dangerous, even for children. ‘The fishing and sailing are fine. ‘The drives along the beach, and around the C are truly enchanting. Thore are three or four first class livery establishments. The Gloucester House, where | am staying, is under the supervision of M. . Peal 3; and! will ven:ure to assert that better furnished or conducted, aud neater establish- ment, cannot be found at any watering place. Mr. Peabody uses every exertion to PP his table with every luxury, and is indefatigable ta his exer. tions to please his guests. Did our citizens only | know of the beauty, hoalthiness, and quiet luxury of La eae spot, it weuld be visited by hun- dreds. ‘There are several vacancies at present, but | they will soon be filled. Our Oregon Correspondence. Cowu.irz River, (Oregon Territory,) May 1, 1851. ; Advantages of Oregon—Adviceto Emigrants—Soi! Climate, Water Privilege--Scarcity of the Gentle” Sex, ete. I arrived in this country some months since from | California, intending, if a favorable opportunity thould offer, to establish some sort of a business. Finding at this spot a promising locality, and sun- dry other strong inducements, I concluded to settle, and start a store in connection witha gentleman from New Jersey. The Cowlitz empties into the Columbia about half way between Astoria and Portland. Itis navigable for large batteaux, of ten | tons burthen, for about forty miles up. gAlong tho whole distance read the finest farming land in | the country, besides a rich profusion of timber, | ouk, ash, maple, fir andcedar. The first settlement commences two miles from the mouth. Withinsix months ithas extended ten miles up on both side: of the river. Fifteen miles up, extensive coal mines have recently been discovered, one of which is now being worked by the Hudson Bay Company. The prairies commence at the |rench settlement, and extend miles in every direction. They are in patches, containing from one to twelve claims, and surrounded by belts of the finest timber. The land is excellent. “Having little or no frost, there is no necessity for cutting hay. Halt a day’s ride from the French settlement brings us to the Che- halis river, which empties into the ocean at Gray’s bay, about halt way between the mouth £ the Columbia and Puget Sound. I suppose there ii is no bette: situated or finer land in the world 8 on the whole length of this beautiful Tides extend 40 miles, from the ocean to mr} 3 am river. falls, where there is a splendid water power this fine land is comparatively unoccupied. grants usually, on arriving, being poor, sick ani weary, and knowing of no other settlement than Willamette valley, have pushed there at once, and settled down. Ali the desirable claims there being now taken, people are turning their attention to this part of the country, which they find superior in every respect. Cattle, horses, &c , are plenty, aud to be had at reasonable prices. Indian horses can be bought for $30 to $100. American horses, mares especially, are scarce and high. A good mare is worth $400; oxen $200, for a yoke ; a good Ameri- can cow will bring $100. There is an abundauce of poultry, and likewise of game. Ihave been questioned with regard to assovia- tions of young men, with their families, coming out and settling atownship. In answer,! would say that no country in the world offers such induce. ments. At no place can a person earn a comfort- able living easier than here. If such a company, including a few mechanics, could be formed, and would pull together, tucy Would find the most beau- titul farms, ready for fencing and ploughing, while the timber could not be placed in more desirable situations for building, &c. ‘They could send thgir tools, farming utensils, and other necessaries, in- staging & saw and grist mill, around the Horn, and come the same way themselves, or across the [sth mug ; either way is preferable to the overland route. ‘Thus, by starting a settlement, they would draw a reat a of tbe future emigratioa, and in less than three years stand second to none in the terri- tory. To my mind, this is destined to be the wealthiest portion of Oregon, for its facilities of access to the ocean, cither by the river, or by road to Puget Sound. The harbor at the Sound is capa- ble of holding in perfect ena the combined fleets of the world, and there may be found almost every | variety of fish and shell fish, including lobsters, | oysters, clams, &c. | Titles cannot be had except from government, by | complying with the regulations ot the land bill. There is considerable of buying and selling claims, in which a quit-claim deed is all that is necessar; as the new occupant has to comply with the reg’ lations of the bul to maintain a title. 1 would ad- | vise ho one to come out whose prospects are fine at home. lcommenced keeping store here about the Ist of March, and for a commencement have done much better than! expected. We are about erect- ing a warehouse on the Columbia, opposite the wouth of this (the Cowlitz) river, for the purpose of receiving and shipping produce ; also, to supply- ing veseels, settlers and travellers on the river wita fresh provisions, &c. The place is beginning to ex- cite much attention as a town site; it 1s now a regu- jar stopping place for steamers to lind passengers, or take in wood. It usually takes but a single mill to start a town in this country. This hasa mill site and a fine site for a tannery, which is much needed here, to work up the quantities of hides which have heretofore been thrown away. I think there is no better business stand in the country than this. The main disagreeability of this country is the want of society, and more especially the scarcity of women— the dear creatures are scarcely to be found here. Those that are en’ ‘ising and charitaole enough to start to our relief, I believe get married before they arrive. Many of our young men select their wives from the daughters of nature. Some of them are quite pretty, and 1 dare say might be moulded in:o mtelligence. Ihave had young men (farmers) ofler me in all seriousness $500 to procure | tor them arespectable wife, from the Northern or Eastern States. With this last, thoagh not least, of the requirements of Oregon, 1 close. for the pre- | we cannot give, but presume it does not is in want of funds, and the era oom hari passed away, we hope forever, per! it the best for’ present interests, all h it militate to some extent it interests of the trade of this region. Assuming that the increased quantity of coal sent to market by the railroad, trom first of December, 1850, to Pye first, 1451, over the former year, (which was ,000 tons,) was all consumed, and left the markets with less aantity unsold, than remained over on the first of April, 1850, he in- creased quantity sent to market this year, so far, is quite small, as the following figures will show: — Increase from Schuylkill county, from December, 1850, to the present time, tons.......... ++ 288 829 Deduct increase prior to April 1, 1851 Tnercase from the Lehigh, 80 far..............+ 116,247 | Deduct from this the diminished supply fur. ished from the swatara region, Schuylkill county, owing to the enlargement of the Union Canal, smounting te "6,000 Leaving tons........,.., ve OAT =Total increase, so far, from the Schuylkill Lehigh regions, only 4317 tons, pid From Wilksbarre and the Delaware and Hudson Company’s works, we bave no returns. From Wiilksbarre, we learn that the increase, if any, is but trifling. ‘The increase by the lat-er company come uj to their expectations, otherwise the quantity woul not be kept secret ; and since the completion of the New York and Erie Railroad, a new merket and has been opened for their coal, by df & poy- tion into the interior of the State of r¥ark. ~~ Vessels continue scarce at Kichmond, und with- out any change in raves of freight. The following is tae amount of coal sent by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and Schuylkill Canal, tor the week ending on Thursday evening jast :— RAILROAD. CANAL, Wek Total. Week. Total. Port Carbon. 5.907 U9 278849 17 6,608 19 111.673 18 Pottsville... 2.69516 84.901 15 848. 13—-27.315 15 11,280 02 366,001 09 3.395 12 84.006 US 8.081 08 146,641 05 = 770 10 15,399 07 23,564.15 875.894 06 1208314 25.95 03 238,395 03. Leen REET 113 789 09 To same period last year, by Kailroad. 600.076 12 « a Canal. 249,586 07 $49,982 19 Tacrease this year, so far, 263,829 10 tons. Court of Appeals. DECISIONS AT ELMIRA, JUNE TERM, SOL, Judgment Afirmed,with Costs of Appecl —Thomas Hamilton vs. Samuel White and others; Hiram Slocum vs. Geo. W. Edwards; Augustus C. Bald- win vs. Josepb L. Palmer; The People Ex. Rel., Simonson vs. Oliver K. Martin; John O. Almgren ys, Eugene Dutlish and others; Simon P. Huil va. Shepherd Knapp; James T. Brady vs. The Super- viors of New York; Benjamin H. Meakings vs. Charles T. Cromwell, John 3. Moore and others vs. Michael P. Moore and others; Jeremiah Bession . John H. Southand and others; Joho J. Palmer Jacob S Groesbeck and others; Daniel MeSaren ys. ‘The Hartford Insurance Company; Charies F. Moring, vs. Garret W ivekman; Ainos P. Stan- ton vs. William Small; The same vs. The Same; Peter G. Borst vs. Peter Empie, Jr.; Robert Dan- lop and others vs. Uriah Gregory and others; Re- becea Anderson vs. Jane Bertram; John A. Moore ys. John S. Meacham; Isaac A. Biggs vs. The Peo- ple of the State of New York; Ehas Pattison and others vs. Joshua T. Blanchard; Peser A. Hargous vs. The Administrators of Joel Stone, deceased; Jobn Smith and others vs. Fred. A. Helmer*and others. . vulgments reversed, and new trial ordered, with ‘ costs to abide the event of the suit.—Josiab F. Koi. dall vs. Edward Stone; Elihu Biake vs. Henry P. Remsen and others; Alexander Smith vs. Benjamin Synes and others; Helen ©. Olmsted vs. Robert Ader; Oliver Beirne and others ve. Claudius Vord; Y. Castillanos vs. Wm. Jones and others; Joseph W. Vail and others vs. John Rice. The People, ex. rel. M. Harlow, admin’r, &¢., vs. Everet A. Bancker.—Judgment of the Supreme Court and decision of the Recorder reversed. Gardiner G. Howland and others vs. the Unioa Theological Seminary, &3.—Decree of the Supe- rior Court ofthe city of New York reversed in the particulars to which the appeal relates, and the ap- ellants declared to be entitled, under the will of james Roosevelt, deceased, to those portions of the estate of the testator, which, by the decree ap- — from, were declared to belong to James oosevelt Bayley. Benjamin Carpenter and others, vs. Cornwell 5. Roe and others.—Decree of the Su- prme Court of the city of New York reversed—The conveyance of Cornwell S Roe and wife to Corne- lius V. V. Caswell, declared to be fraudulent and « oid as against qenpeinants, to the extent of the life estate of said Koe, in the premises—said con. veyance is declared to be in trust for the benefit of the creditors of sail Cornwell 8. Roe. Atrich Hub- bell and others, vs. Hiram Carpenter.—Deeree made at the general term of the Supreme Court re- versed, and the deeree made at the special term af- firmed, with costs of appeal from tae special to thegenerl term. Robert Y. Grant vs. John John- son; The Same vs. Same; The Same vs. the Same.—Judgments reversed, and judgments to be entered for the defendant, with costs, in the court below. Pulaski Jacks vs. David B. Nichols —Do- cree of the Supreme Court reversed, and that of the Viee Chancellorto Supreme Court. Noah Worrall vs. David Munn and David M. Prall.—Decree of the Supreme Court reversed, and the decree of the Vice Chancellor affirmed, with costs of appeal from the Vice Chancellor to the Supreme Court. James Robertson ard another vs. David Caw.—Judgmeut of the Supreme Court reversed, and the decree of the Surrogate affirmed, with costs of appeal from the Surrogate to the Supreme Court. David Dif- fendorf vs. Daniel Spraker and ethers.—Decrees of the courts below reversed, and decree made that the complainants recover against the defendants, as ex- ecutors of the deceased, the sum of $1,500, with interest from the 30th day of March, 1840; first de- ducting therefrom the sum of $270, with interest E: Peter N sent. Anraep Townsend. The Coal Trade for 1851, {¥rom the Miners’ Journal | The quantity sent by railroad this week, is 23,- 264 15; by canal, 12,083 14—for the week, 35,445.09. Pe railroad, 875,804 06; do. by canal, 23%,- 895 03. The 4th of July has, of course, interfered con- at your New | Fabyan’s Mount Washington House, | pire State, for Fall River, | | and cell -seerific in notovly making siderably #ith this week's business, and reduced the — about 3,900 tons below those last week. The shipment by canal, last week, of 22,417 tons, | Was the heaviest made in any one week since the | enlargement of their works. They despatehed 7,405 | tons in one day from the different landiags. | The hot weather will drive a large portion of the population out of the cities, and the demand for cowl must necesearily slack off, to a certain extent, for the ensuing few weeks. 1 dvance of fifteen mm the toll by ea fter the 17th inst, itis believed by many, will diminish the dem and for the Now York market, while others contend that these manufacturing establishments located on streams leading into the Delaware, and which can only be reached by boats, will avail themselves of the tem- porary stagnation in trade to lay in their supplies, | wud thus keep the boats fully employed. run to theee points. We advise all those so situ- ated to embrace this opportunity to lay in their tock, and also those located on tne line. Even at | the advanced rate of toll, coal can be delivered by canal to New York and adjacont places, cheaper than be delivered by railrond, or supplied from any other region; consoquontiy the trade will shortly be brisk, and the boats will be fully em- ployed to supply winter stocks in New York and elsewhere. _ Between this and early in August, the boat expa- city of the canal will be considerably increased by | the completion of twenty of the large clase of barges for the New York trade; this increase the weekly bowt capacity about 2,000 tous. ‘The company have alro a tot of cars in the course of constraction at Neading for the laveral roads. Our impression is, that all the machinery of the canal will be used at 40 cents toll, provided it is un- | derstood that no her advance in the rates will ph u ason. Under no circumstances ought the toll to be advanced beyond 4 cents per ton, if they desire to gain strength by establishing confidence, Which is all important in the mauage- ment of their affairs. The open and impartial con- duct pursued by the canal company has gained them hosts of friends, and if a lit:le patience is exercised, made for the present, it will result 0 it property productive in a short time, but permanently valuable after wards, | A different course of policy will only increase bar- i | the From thence | cook tao | |, destroy confidence, ' nd must result in utter tey. Bicbinona men, from what we san learn, are y sick of their bargain with the ratiroad, pe arly (Love engaged in tining in this region their conl nets them, on an ay wiage, from filteen te twenty cents a ton lees than that segt by eynal— wut they are ‘infer i," as the saying ie, dad they | must “grin and bear it,” witi the season is over. We doubt extremely whethe: many of them will be caught in a similar arrangement again. The advance on the caval will, however, aid thom a divtle after t ‘4, provided the railroad do — mot which thore isa eteony iested onthe part of « porti td. ‘Thia diepocition lssredicated Tethocap: that the mach'nery of the canal now use, Ai thatthe company ean in this year, will rot give them a weekly verage of more t 2,000 tons for the remainder of the saa throwing the balances of our product ou tavir road | for am yutlet, wider any circumstances. As the For the | ™, last two mon‘us it was diflicalt to obtain boats to | 4s: from the Sth day of February, 1835; of S198 13, with interest from the 4th of April, 1826; aad tho eum of #305 13, with interest from the Lith of April, 1836, with the costs inthe courts below, Hull & Aldrich vs ti Mohawk and Hudson lailroad Co. —Ke argument ordered. Not Lecided —Moss vs. Averill; Moss vs. Ju ison; Jewett vs. Miller; Yeqman vs. Wyckoff; Brainard vs. Cooper; Tucker vs. Tucker. SHIPPING, Fe SOUTHAMPT, Come jail S| at Southam ed: ightor pas Agent, No. 6) Broadway. TES MAIL STEAM 1 de TAR SER YORK AND LiveRPooL UNtTED sraTE jail Steamers. —The shipe comprising this linc aru t® following -— teaNTIC. ¥ fedmenda: Wednesday, ednestay, ed nesdi ugust Aveo Septem Septem'e 17, Ootober }, to edneeday, November 12, ‘ednesday, Novem or 2i,"* rday, Decomber 13, Saturday, December 27, ot Serie. shipe will not be ti sliver, bullion, apecie, Jewelry, precions, vues ” unl Nin of lading rotor, nad | r ais nee inemamom i A the rate of tht by the abowe steamers trom Liverpool i've materially reanesd. PACKETS Fo” HAVRE—SRCOND LINE. TUE ow ep the Hath, York on the let of cosh menth i= ‘ ‘Ship st. AS, TLV ARLE, (news Ship sobn Witierd. marten. ‘are all free elnew all requinite articles for the somtort and o: gets, and commanded by men of ex he tre de Fre price of pasoage ts 100, without wines or linnoses: Glace Font ty the eubsoribers will be forwartes fren from bay aharges bot B 16) Powe surest eee Pests rau =e Francs ‘A regular line of Mere wi fo goretfon of righ and irunoleus Paasengeee ‘etwoes Pee et cio. and The well ki ct San Fran: own steamahip SARAH SANDS, of 1,500 nder charter to the ¢ a . 8,000 tons, CRESCENT CITY ),000 tong, O00 tous, CHEROKEE...» Zum tons, PHILA DELPHEAT Leaving New York for Chagros on the llth and 20th of each month, The ny 4 direct anrough Californin, and Oregon. Pasuagee from New Orleans de seourod from Armstrong, Lawrason & Co., agents, ad bt nd AS Sonth atroes. and at their agomoy, 177 We OR ‘The AT! Fransirco, in double iron braced, and. ha sommodation for passen Por HOWLAND & ASPINWA ew steamenins EL DOKADO and FALCON will forma line between New Orleans and Chagres, leaving a& de ne will insure as litt ‘8 possible on and forming, Ps steamebips, & line to and from New Orleans and porte in Mexico, «tor throcgh tickets from New York to San Frame been reduced from n 0 $103 w York to Chagres will be at the loweed steamer between those ports. berths, apply a. the office of the Company, 66 RATSO.— ip GOLD) ereon, U. SAN FRANCISCO VIA new and aj £2,000 RLO AND VA e eng: 3 uni ©. Ps apply to SA South atreet, BW. ¥e HE ROYAL HIP Lb vail from ol, on Wednerday, Jaly loth, IN61. frou Boston for Liverpool. oa’ Wede nesday. Jul For freight or passage apply w S. 8. LEWIS, Boston, or BE. CUNARD, Jr., 5 Broaaway. VOR CALIFORNIA STEAMERS CHEROKEE, ubth, and ONTO, the 2th inet.—Specia! notice to viniters to Calif rnia — We tee! ty to our fellow countrymen to rtate that our bat th reliable through alifornia is e 4 notwithetandir independent 1. be had cheaper Mail steamers are not in paseage, for ava furt! steamship BROTHER JQ, ventilat, Squire. July 28, Did’ Monopoly Line, enabled to pay 5 perc aopolize their valuable sor ndependent proper offset, have concluded to make a further redw 10 per cent for the direct benefit of the travelling Freight ply only OR Capt. Ly from Pier toSAM'L L. MITCHILL, |! Ludlow, POSITION TO MONOPOLY—! r-much boasting of t se on the U. 8. Thro ndependent Line, habit of breaking down. Line’ cam d tae U.S. Yor ‘apply to BERVORD & Co., 2 Vesey street, Astor House, CIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.—ONLY¥ On Saturday, July 25, a6 ie engine steamship CHE~ Windle, commander, will ier at the foot of ‘Government Mails, direct for es Pastongers tra, engine steaimshi PN ma on oF about the 16th of August. MALL Line —Pare Reduc: iP, N5 ORTHEKNER, For the office, 54 South street, or at 177 Wes! ACIPIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPAN ah Line for California and Oregon, tect. — Fare reduced. On Monday, July 2s, eoams tp OF 1 vat ea ra |. precisely, from her pier at North Ri ith the oetmee wit with the favorite United NEK, to leave Panama rea, connectin mship NORTHE! 15th of August. Por freight or ‘and 88 South street, or at 177 West ste” T LINE for Californi and volequd NDEPEND Chagres direct, and through tickets her reduction in prices. Th THAN, ad m| at Zo’clock, P. M plies 60 rents per cubic foot. For freight or 9 p> to E. MILLS, Agent, 51 Courtlands street, Ne. 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