The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-02-07

Easseu Oank ct WHICH, called the Levee,a busy
scene Unparalleled for variety and interest 10
any part Of the world with which am ac-
Iqtiainted. IS continually passing. Let us pass
down it from the southern extremity Of the
Upper Fauh0urg to the northern limits Of the
tcity propsr FOR the FIRST mile along the coast
tof the mississippi, Nat boats or afks form n
continued iirie.N Their contents for sale. are
EstaSes. timber, planks, harses, fat and lean
cattle. sheep, hogs, 1.-THE AMERICAN call all
swine hogs after they are gr0wn,) all sorts OF
I poultry, andvariUIis kinds of large aud cum
,brons materials. This motley collection is
Ssucceeded by the STEAMBOATS, which are, d,,y.
ring the busy months, aIwaysin great numbers
During the, third week in April last count
led So. They lie with their bows ON shore
iclose to the bank, and agen proiectin upon il
side by side. There are very few of them
small, many III them are OF three or to.sriaun-
Idred tons hdsthen. All are good hooking
vessels, many handsome, and few magnifi-
cent Below these is another continued line
Iof fiat boats, or arks, which, like thu ark eof
old, are flied with almost every clean and
unciean thing: fruits. dried and green, spota-
toes. hOg'slard, honey, salt, sailed bgste9, In
dian corn.neai fromit of three or fuar kinds.
wheat Hour whiskey. tobacco, onions, hams
LOT bacon, mutton and yenison. salted beef and
pofks lead, hay, blades THAT u, thu. leases) of
the Indian corn in bundles, (the best fodder
What can be grown,) saddles, harness. and
last, though not least, cotton baies OF these.
have seen gu the Levee and its sides.as ma
iny as, if placed side hysside, would form a
continued line of one mile IN length. Next
comes the shipping, first the sloops ,schooners.
| and briggs, that are confined to the gulf of
Mexico, then the line Of mighty castles that
have pleughed the Atlantic, cariies us far be-
low helinits of the city, and the vast cres-
cent teFminated by four OF Eve steamboats,,
employed in towing nip and down the Missis-
sippi4the los miles between the city aud the
Gulf0f Mexico. The various articles discl,ar-
ged from these vessels, and lying for saleson
the Leyee side, defies all enumeration. Ia one
place a vast heap Of oranges, pine. apples,and
! bananas, fresh from the grOyesO Cnba.scent
the air with their fragrance close by, is a
pile of Yorkshire paving stone, exactly like
that which is the ornament. OF, our market
place side walks; contiguous il cargo Of
Hollywood and mahogany, and at a short dis
lance, a vast mass OF cockle- shells, which are
brought in ships to coat over the sides Of the
Leyee. & ss98 a 8t
There are probably along this line not less
than City booths Tor oysters aud gsog. as ma
my stalls for the sale of shoes, shirts, and 9th
er clothing, not onitting stockings, which,
like certain well known ra2ors. were made
rather for sale than for use4 Close by are the
two markets OF New Orleans proper. The
first, halle des boncheriss, (shanhlrs) is per-
haps two hundred feet long and thirty wide,
aneat erection. one story high, the roof sup
ported by pillars. which form twenty five
arches on each side. This is generally well
supplied with an kinds Of meat, not however
Of the very first quality. The price depends
much on the state Of the Ohio river, though
one thousand miles distant. Take oneRex-
ample swant down ON my first trip to New
Orleansin January, 1926. Our boat was the
first for the. season which had scraped the
sand banks Of that river. Meat fell the next
morning from MS u IL 2 cents per ID. !; but
the Ohio became closed with ice, and locked
up the boats. About Feb. 9Th. beef had ris-
en- to 81 1-9 cents. The city was full Of
strangers, and a famine was predicted; in an
other week boats came down in fleets, and be-
fore left the city, on the 9th of March,
Igood beef could be bought at g IA gents per
| ID. ~spg,s,ssassag as5 g3 & "
Next comes the vegetable and fish market,
nearly Of the same size and appearance a. the
meat hall. The variety and delicacy OF the
iettuces, crosses, carrots, artlch0kes, green
peas, kidney beans, SC. which flourish here
during the winter, is truly astonishing. Nor
is therichness fthe fish to be complained Of:
but the wild fowl Of The various lagoons,
(small lakes) in the vicinity, is the most nm
ished dish for the epicure. Market ut New
Orleans commences at sunrise, and c0ntin-
ues for some articles, till near noon, hut the
high press ofattendapce is from seven tilleight
o'clock. It is remarkable that here it is the
fashion. contrary to most southern cities. for
the ladies to 60 to market themselves, which
| they do in costume not much less gay than
that in which they appear at the church or
theatre. The market indeed is d fashiOna-
Bile promenade, aud Of course it is extremely
crowded. as @ s., -,
| / have thus attempted faint sketch of the
busy Lesee Of,New Orleans. On Saturday,
May 18th, as wandered for the last time. to
its utmost limits. my mind was led ~ a re-
view offs changes, known and supposed ,du-
ring the fifty years which are to constitute
the first half Of the nineteenth century. In the
year 1900, the same river flowed past its linn
its as at present. bringing az IL does now the
superfinous moisture drained from one million
two hundred and City thousand square miles,
space nearly equal 10 the half Of Earope.but
there were no steamboats, on its surface, and
but few arks Of freemen yentured within the
limits of Spanish tyranny aud corrnption.--
Ships did not visit port where there Was
nothing TO sell. and but a few persons to pur-