Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-21
NcIs gy8l1H A 1STs8OWSe
HAIL'S TRAVELS.

Captain Basil Halls travels in tho United States are
published in England, and are almost ready we are
Carey, Lea & Carey, of Philadelpha.--It is certain
that the reading part OF this countrya large proper
iion--iook Tor this book with anxety hope ra-
ter Than confidence that justice may be done us by
an intelligent traveller and a certain degree of mis-
giving that this may after all, provo only another add
cd TO the many previous cacatures Of our co,ntv II.
inhabitants, manners and system Of government
Disappointment there will be- at any rate-for, we
shall not be battered II will he book AFTER the
manner of Mics Wrights; and truth will be told pro-
haby in all its nakedness, il invested with re-
rulsve features, the creations of prejudice 20 truth
however, severe aud sometimes Notifying as il would
lie, we shall not object for vanity needs checking
and there is good enough mixed up in our nation
al character TO pardon and TO profit by wholesale cas
CATION Captain Hall and his wife were certainly
very obseTyant couple 1--WE include the lady, we hope
without laying ourselves open TO the charge OF want
ing courtesy because she was PERHAPS The more INTEL
ilgent traveller oil the twol-mngicd much and gene
rally among us-traveled in the ordinary conveyauces
OF the country, ant lost opportunity Of seeing all
that was 10 be SEEN Their reception every where was
liberal IN the extreme, perhaps in places TO fault
as though there were wish 10 iorcsta the good opn
ion OF those, who were proesSedly book making
excursion, and dread of falling under their censure
not commemorate, if only by sheer the ofIicious eli
Utilities OF which the travellers sometimes the OBJ
jccts But the book will be before U.s. and then
we will render account OF il.
AS picture oil what is 10 come, we extract from the
London Literary Gazette, of the 9Th June the follow.
rig review OF this book: IN " finer
ITdreis N North Hmericd-In 1927 and 1928
ny CAPTAIN BASIL HALL, r. NJ
book repiee with sound sense and indie infor
nation hut one TO which even long leisure and mature
analysis could not enable TO do sufficient Justice
captain Hall investigates. weighs, and discusses the
many subjects presented to him so Illy that OUR re
marks and extracts fail to exhibit any one Of them
III all its behring's must, therefore, after hastv ne
sai too as the work reached late and is only pub
LIshed ibis day, he content with very imperfect so
,echon oil eXainpes-a selection which we confess can
furnish but poor idea of the whole work and roerelv
serve suggestions of its character and Importance 10
nur readers. 1t will, arc sure, be amply noticed
ny Others on both sides of the Atlantic Our first spe
cmen is towards the conclusion of striking inquiry
n.o INC relative popular feelings of England and Amer
Tca towards each other:
"lhe artificial structure OF society in the two co,,
ipes H. besides, dssimar in nearly all respects and
me consequent difference in the occupations opinions
and feelings oil tie two people almost every subee
that can interest either sso and so very striking
even nt The first glance, that my surprise ia NOT uvI,v
we should have been 80 much cstranged from one an
other In sentiment and in habits but low there should
eliii renainif indeed there 10 rcmain-any consider
able points oil agreement between u.s. II will Mace ts
matter IN pretty strong light 10 menon that during
more than year that was in hmerca-aIthougl the
GHhVcrsahon very often turned the politics of
Europe Tor the last thirty ycars,--I never but in
one or TWO solitary instances, heard a word that
nnpheu the smallest degree of sympathy with the
cSeTtiOns which England single handed had 90 Iono
made to sustain The dropping cause of freedom II
VIII be obvious think upon little reflection how the
same causes have not operated in America to keep her
80 entirely ignorant of England as we in Enqan1
Oh America Nearly all that sbe has Of letters of arts
anu OF SCIENCE, hos been, and still continues 10 BE- inn
Ipred from us, with little addition or adrnixturo NJ
,!dmesic growth manufacture. Nearly ali tbst ~
earns OF Tic proceedings Of the other parts of Tho vorI
also comes through the channel, Enelsudvtic h
e,e'oe' her chief markets for every thing intellec
tua as well az commercial Thus, in variety Of gavs
certain amount Of acquaintance with what Is doing
anong't us IN transmitted, matter Of course across
tle Atlantic Alter all, however say what tev nlease
Is but very confused and confined sort of scnnan
,dhce which they actually possess Of England There
Wds, indeed hardly any thing in the Who'll raneo If ms,
inquiries in the ". States, that proved moro Grny
from what had been led 10 expect than ,Iis ,,or,
P0int AT rs was surpiZed al tile proflndi,v of tsir
Ignorance on this subjects though own il il far soyt
Oh our ignTance Of them, was also well nigh provok
ed OF This spmeimes til recoiocted that an animated
confidence in views, all the world over is tIs
most prominent Characteristic OF error. The hmqri
cans,O course, very sOutly, and, sure with Gin
ceiy assert teiF claims 10 uallibility Oh this poin
and accordingly they receive, with Undisguised inc re-
duly The more correct accounts, which personal IA,
niidtty with both countries enables igners IN f,t
nish learnt in time 10 see, that similar causes 10
Ose already stated, though different in degree IN aJdi
on 70 many others, in action in America 10 render
england as ungrateul topic with them AZ S,c,ica -
uHdenaby with w. The nature of the hionarct;e,i f
OF government, with its Attendant Distinction in ranL co..
may suppose ~ nearly az TepugDan 10 their tastes
ocracy IL 70 ours. The eternal too nj At,
PAST qarrels between us, In wciprobabIy for want ~
any other hisiory--tey indulge only In an ocea
sonal pleasure, but impose upon themselves as period
~al uuyj and celebrate, accordingly, with all SORTS az
nsuohal rancor, at yearly festival render the Reyolu.
tohay war, IN which they succeeded nearly as fertile
49, syce OF irritation TO them, with reference TO porf
wa England, though The issue was successful az if lie.
asers iCrmerly were TO us, who faied-I}nt there IA
u.S very material, and I take the liberty of saving
aIHc'eistc dnierence between the two cases - we
nsYe long ago og9iten and fOrgiven-out and oufoIl
was P'sseh' ana 9hs0ni'ly think Dt.la shou, n.