Delaware journal., 1828-11-11
.VOrensber Ill, lS2S.
NEW ORLEANS.
From a Lule New Orleans paper.

From q Lute NezU Orleans paper.
1t is certainly mourntul for traveller to dwell
mong the mountains of Pompeii, Of Hercuianem,
nd of Rome. There, if he feels at all, he feels
mong these wrecks of past grandeur, that he has
nothing. totally different sensation possesses the
mind on entering an American city. In these' man
,ehods what he can contend with, and what he can
accomplish, when his strength IS not checked py
The arbitrary will Of despot. New Orleans, the
wet grave, where the hopes of thousands are bur-
ied for eighty years the wretched ASYLUM Tor the
oucasts ofFrance and Spain, who could not venture
one hundred PAGES beyond its gates without utterly
sinking to the breast or being attacked by aegators,
has become in the space of twenty three years. one
OF the most beautiful cities of the union, and IN
habited by 10000 persons who trade with halt the
world. The view is splendid beyond description,
when you pass down, the stream which Is here a
mile broad, rolls its immense volumes of waters In
a bed above 200 feet deep, and as if conscious OF
its strength, appears to look quietly on the hustle Of
the habitations of man.-Both its banks are lined
with charming sugar plantations, from the midst OF
which rises the airy mansions of the wealthy plan
ter, surrounded with orange, banana, lime, and hg
trees, the growth of climate approaching the tor
rid zone. In the rear you discover the cabins OF
the negroes and the sugar houses and just at the en-
trance of the port, groups OF smaller houses as II
erected for the purpose OF concealng the prospect
of the town. As as the steamboats, pass these
outposts, New Orleans in form of half moon ap-
pears in all its splendor-the river runs Tor dis
tance of four or five miles in southern directions
here il suddenly takes an eastern course, which II
pursues Tor the space of two miles, thus form
| ing semi-circular bend. single glance exhibits
10 view the harbor, the vessels at anchor, together
with the city, situated as it were at the feet OF TIM
passenger The first object that presents itself,
the uncouth backwood's flat boat,r Hams, ears Q
corn, apples, whskey barrels are slowed upon II
or affixed to poles to direct the attention OF TN
buyers. Close by, are the rather more decent kee
boats with cotton, furs, whiskey. flour. Next tn
elegaot steamboat, which by its hissings and re
peated sounds, announces either its arrival or de
parture, and sends forthls immense columns ofb blac
smoke that forms into long clouds above the city
:, Further on, are the smaller merchant vessels, tn
sloops and schooners from the Havana, Vera Cruz
" Tampico, then the brgs and lastly, the elcgai
:. ships appearing like forest Of masts.
~ Considered in Il commercial point OF view, In
" situation of New Orleans is perhaps, without T
}, val on the face of the globe. Although los mli'
!" from the sea, its position is peculiarly favorab
: for an immense, and indeed, unparalleled trad
which in due course of time it will most proSab
enjoy.
Standing on the extreme point OF the longest
yer in the world, New Orleans commands all II
lcommerce of the immense territory OF the MISS
sipp, being the market pointed out by nature f
the countries watered by this stream, or by its t
butares--a territory exceeding a million OF squa
miles You may travel on board steamboat
!. 800 tons and upwards, for an extent of 1000 mi
lie, from New Orleans up the red river 1900 miles
the Arkansas river, 5000 miles up the Missouri a
"a its branches; 100 miles up the Mississippi to
my falls of st. Anthony the same distance from y
Orleans up the Illinois 1900 miles to the nor
gu east from New Orleans on the Big Wabash Il
on the Tennessee 1900 on the Cumberland,
on $500 miles on the Ohio up 10 Pittsburg Thus N
ort Orleans has in ITS rear this immense territory
ent river 1900 miles long (including the Nilsson
besides the water communication which ls about
!. be completed between New York and the II
- Ohio; the coast of Mexico, the India Islands,
the half OF America to the south, the rest OF Am
ca on its left, and the continent OF Europe hey
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