Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-04-26


The following are the concluding pa
ragraphs of letter from a correspondent
of the New-York Traveller
"The season is fast approaching for
our chzens from all quarters who have
leisure and money to look abroad in
search of domicils, public resorts and
places of amusement during the ensuing
summer. To those who start early, tra-
vel fast, and are unlike Lots wife, moth
ing short Of the whole Northern Tour
will be sufficient; including the Springs,
the Falls, Quebec, Boston and all. To
those who only seek an airing few
days while Broadway is too hot and un-
fashionable, the two former places may
hold forth superior inducements. But
there are others who wish to pass cool
and pleasant summer without being an
moved by such round of fashionable a
musement that leaves no time for higher
enjoyment, and t,.is without risking life
and limb daily amid all the miseries of
travelling. To such persons, permit me
to recommend summers residence in
the pleasant town of Newport, r. !.
This salubrous little .own is only II
hours sail from New ork by daily line
of ste eam- boats on the direct route to Bos-
ton. The buildings are old but neat, ris-
ing gradually from the harbor so as to
form an agreeable landscape. The walks
in every direction, but especially to Tam
4many-hill, to Easton's beach, to Para
disc and Purgatory, and to the spouting
rocks, are delightful, particularly in mid
summer, when owing to moist atmo-
sphere, the foliage is unusually verdant.
From all these resorts, the views of the
Ocean to the South, or of the harbor and
surrounding islands to the West & North,
contrasted with rich fields and blooming
gardens, or with the white sails of ships
and windmills, form prospect on which
the eye delights to dwell. Nor must the
old Tower be forgotten, so famed in the
Red Rover, and which still survives the
wreck Of time end the decay of a race of
heroes. Nor Fort Adams, the new and
noble fortifcation on Brenton's Point,
destined to defend the harbor, and which
would hardly have allowed the Rover to
leave it so easily. Owing to the sea
breezes which prevail daily, the heat of
summer is always moderate in Newport,
and this, together with the sea fogs which
often rise in the morsing and preserve a
moist atmosphere, renders the climate the
most healthy in New England, if not in
the United States. The hotels and
boarding ho,,scs are numerous, spacious
and provided with every luxury ofthe ia
bic, and every convenience ofretirement
and leisure. Facilities are afforded for
sea bathing, sailing, fishing and other re-
creations. To this may be added that the
Society Of Newport is refined and hospit-
able that fashionable amusement, though
attainabie are not all absorbing; and that
the number of visitors has for several
years been annually increasing. A resi-
dence of some duration last season, has
convinced me, Mr.. Editor, that to inva-
lids or those seeking health, combined
with rational amusement, to families de-
string a summer residence which may IL
mite the advantages of the city, the coun-
try, and the sea-shore, no place is more
eligible than the delightful town Of New
port" EIAroR.
From the Providence Journal