Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-09
NEW ORLEANS.

The scenery, as | viewed it from the deck of the vessel, is of character altogether dlf- ferent from any thing had ever seen in the Northern half of the Union, or on the banks of the St. Lawrence. The first object on the shore was the levee, with here and there gang of slaves repairing and strengthning it under the directions of task-master. Next, the public road running parallel with the le- wee beyond that, on each plantation may be seen the sugar house, a large smoky looking ,buildng-Iittle clusters of long low houses inhabited by the slaves-and at the foot of beautiful yard or garden beset with orange trees aod already putting forth the rose, is the habi:aation of the planter himself, which is generally an airy wooden building, surrounded with a verandah, and bearing ev- cry appearance of being built for a warm cli- mate. Back of this, for the distance of about a mile, the sugar cane fields stretch them selves in dead level till you reach the swamp, whose cypress trees, loaded on eve ry limb with pendant wreaths of moss, form the sombre back ground of the LOuisiania landscape. Another object which in all the Southern States obtrudes itself upon our at tention, is the carriOn crows, which. under the protection of law, wheel in aOcks about the habitations of men with wonderful famil- iarity.
 The approach to the city of New Orleans is certainly imposing. In no seaport ot our country, except New Y ork, have seen such forest of masts. Many of the buildings are fine, though wanting in that uniformity to which our eye has been accustomed. They arc rectangular, of sufficient width, with pa . ved sidewalks, and, since have been here. most miserably muddy. have seen carts in some of the main streets go into the mire to the axle, and with difficulty extricated, after unshipping their load. From the miry nature of the sOll on which the city stands. the Opin- ion has long prevailed that paNements would not answer here, but the experiment having been successfully made,t is to be hoped that in few years there will be little danger of be- ing engulfed in the mud at ones own door.
 Every thing here at this season presents the appearance of business and hustle. The e- vee is thronged with goods and carters and carts, persons of all nations and complexions moving in every direction. In the huxters' stalls you find fiddles and daggers, oranges and bananas, for sale. The warehouses and stores ane much in the same style with those in New York-fully as extensive and showy. The parts of the city where the French pOpu- lation abounds, reminded mc strongly of the surlurban portions of Montreal. The single st0ried house, whitewashed on the outside, the window sash hung on hinges, and the glass kept perfectly clean, the lights in the door with curtain hanging behind, together with the French tongue which is constantly heard, strongly revived "reminiscences of the North in my mind.
 New Orleans was founded in 1717, by the Count de Bienville and named it in honor of the Duke of Orleans. It contained in 1903, when ceded to our government, 5000 souls. Its present resident population is estimated at about 10000. Add to this about IS or %, 900 more translent persons. whom business and pleasure brings here in the Winter season. and you will have mass of about 6O,OOO human beings in this place at the present time. or this number, not more than one-half remain during the Summer and Autumnal months. Most of the transient persons are dispersed and gone forever, while many thousands of the permanent inhabitants retire tO the pine woods heyond the reach of the yellow fever. or retreat during the sickly season to the Northern States or to France, whither many of the French resort. .a