Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-27
WINcnEsTER, (ya.) August 90.

WINCHESTER, (va) August 90.
USEFUL EMTGRANTS.
| party of Swiss emigrants arrived in this town
on Friday afternoon last, and another Iarty on Sum
day, making in all 1l9 persons. They are the same
who came passengers in the ship Boston. capt. Fin
ley arrived at Alexandria from Havre and had pro-
cceded thus far on their way To Ohio. So unusual
an occurrence will permit TO take some Further
notice of these strangers than passing para
graph Our towns-people, we may at lea ST suppose
from the curiosity manifested on the occasion, will
excuse us.
These families were from the canton of Bern, in
Switzerland, once republic distinguished for its
cl'ivalrc heroism and devotion TO liberty; but now
| province of the French empire. Every one has
heard of the mountains and glaciers of Switzerland
and while lie associates in his mind these natural
bulwarks with the fortresses of liberty, he views
them bristing with tine spears of Tell and his tleyo-
ted companions, resolved 10 yield them only with
their lives. These einigramts from the 81, me ma
tion-these are the descendants of Tell and his CO.
paifiots.-Thcy commended against tyranny until
resistance was useless and then submitted with
chafed boson,s to their ensavers. Heroic nation
Tree as was once your cwn. Here the sweets of Il
berty shall surround your figesides; and while YOU
teach your children that defiance to tyrants is the
first of duties, the patriotic song shall go round un
Ill the wrongs of your country be forgotten.
| These emigrants left Bern in April last, This
canton is about $50 miles from the coast of Havre
which port they reached after a journey in wagons
and on foot of about 20 days Here selling their
horses and slowing their wagons in the slip-as bal
last, they embarked in june and arrived in Aley.
. andfa about three weeks since. Purchasing horses
4 for their wagons at that place, they set off with
cheerful hearts and resou,e steps for Wooster coun-
ty Ohio, whittier they destined, taking Winches
ter in their way.
While here. much curiosity and anxiety were
manifested towards them. Speaking ONLY the Ger
! RI ,s,Irh
acquainted with our own, some difficulty was al
first in the way of free correspondence; but MANY
of citizens being familiar with these lanaua oes
IL was soon overcome, and the strangers rd TO be
| quite communicative. They engaged house at
the corner of Cameron and Monmouth streets. and
on Sunday and Monday were ovcrrun with visitors
We thought TO have given sketch Of the scene:
but know not how TO describe il. The short l;nse>
t.owsers, long waistcoats, brown straw hats of
the men--the petticoats, roundabout spencers and
sleeves of the chemses of the women, reaching to
the elbows, and drawn to the arm by a string-the
indescribabe black caps worn by them and the chill
dTefi, and the conspicuous improvements upon the
Leghorn fats Of our lat'ies-fhe short, thick Sc Z
Dutch build--the cheerful Of Them ALL
who appeared to cast scarce look upon the crowd
but attended closely to their duties the women to
their cooking in the street, aud the men to their
horses and wagons ;-altogether il was like sol
diers camp when general orders give note of busy
| preparation. Some Of our citizens, more consider
ate than the expressed fear that the presence
| OF the crowd put them under some restraint. They
replied, all the people were extremely kind
and they hoped to feel thankful One OF the women
/ III a conversation with lady, remarked, that in
their journey from Alexandria, all travellers rode
the blacks and all. o yes, was the answer; we do
as please here; it is free country all well off
Yes very free, very free, said the honest nd simple
matron; in country all workout the ladies
here seem to be so free that they don't know wha,
to- do with themselves. What cutting remark I'M
on dandizettes-ihosc lilies of the field, who
toll not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in
| all his glory was not arraycd like one of these.
| Notwithstanding the poor appearance of these
tmgrants, there is reason 10 believe that some of
them are wealthy. We told that they have in
possession, besides other funds, draft on a branch,
/ of the United States Bank in Ohio for 10000 dol
| Lars. Many of them had watches, musical boxes
| jewellery, &c. to dispose Of. The following anec-
dote is related to us. On their arrival in Alexan-
dra, one of our city spectators repaired on.board
the vessel, to know if they were redemptioners, as
| he wished to purchase one two. Captain F.
stung with the ndigny offered to his passengers
piled that any thing like purchase come from
| the other side of the ship as they had money e.
noug TO buy the town of Alexanlra The hy-
perbole will be excused, but the reply was a good
one.
| On Monday the party, excepting three or four
families, continued their journey. Those that re-
| main very anxious to procure employment, and
We recommend them to the notice ofo farmers and
others.
Want Of room prevents enlarging this article.
We may next week give another column from notes
aiken in one or two conversations.-[R Republican