Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-07

Extract of letter dated on board the Canal
Packet Boat Chancellor Kent, May "a, 1925.
A traveller might pass week upon the
banks of the romantic Genessee, without ex-
hausting all the interesting oh jects il presents
cliffs, where the strata are strongly marked to
the depth of more than a hundred feet, open
a wide field for geological pursuits. On the
falls and rapids, three miles in length, both
sides of the river are lined with mills, manu-
which it would require several days to en-
anime. A ride to the mouth of the river, and
a peep at Lake Ontario, with the steamboat
coming up to the head of navigation, would
pleasantly occupy another day. The residue
of the week, if any thing yet remained, might
be agreeably spent beneath the shade of a
copse, in painting rainbows, or in writing po-
etry to the music of waterfalls.
''While the passengers were embarking,
found moment to accompany friend to st.
Luke's, new and beautiful church of the
Gothic order, which is a prominent object,
and gives variety to the village. The outside
is entirely finished, and the interior will soon
be completed. 1t is to be supplied with
large organ now building in New-York. The
workmanship and elegance of this structure
would bear favorable comparison with any
of the city churches.
"While lingering to examine this building,
to take directions from an oblging friend re-
speeding the rest of our tour, to catch glance
at Col. Bochester's garden, and to say fare
well to the village, the boat had got as far un.
der way, as to compel us to run to br dge a.
bove, and lean upon the deck-an expedient
often resorted to by passengers, who remain
a moment too long on shore. Sometimes they
happen to fall I'M but the water is not deep
enough to drown them, and like Palinurus,
they only make sport for the rest of the crew.
A curious accident of this kind happened last
summer. A lady passenger fell overheard,
from the bow, carrying the steps with her
The Captain had the gallantry to leap in, to
rescue the unfortunate fair, and the boat went
over both of them. AS soon as it had passed,
they rose to the surface, and the captain seiz-
ed his charge. She shook the mud and water
from her head, and Immediately burst into
fit of laughter, at the figure which herself
the captain, and half dozen other passengers,
who had jumped overheard to her assistance,
made while wallowing in the bed OF the Canal
can anecdote was told us of Frenchman,
which served to amuse dull mile Of our pas
sage, if indeed such mile has been met. He
was sitting reading, with his face to the stern,
and his elbow projecting from one of the ca
bin windows The man at the helm seeing
Monsieur's arm exposed, just as theIboat was
approaching bridge, exclaimed by way of
warning, "look out" The Frenchman con-
strung the phraseIliterally, and surprising his
attention was directed to one of the ten thou
sand interesting objects along the canal, pop.
ned his head out of the window, instead OF
drawing his arm tn: and the consequence
was severe, though not dangerous, bump
against a post, to his aggravation. but to the
no small diversion of the rest of the passen-
gers. He few to the steersman in fit OF
passion, and they had a long dispute, whether
the phrase look out, could at the same time,
possibly mean lookin,