Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-24
REVIEW.


Blanchard.
These volumes have just been issued. The
author describes we'll The following descrlp-
ton of the Coast of North Wales, is a fine pic
ture:
GA pilot whom we had received on board,
had run the ship, to escape the strength OIL an
ehh tide from her direct course close to the
shore. in the vicinity of the towns OF Beaumaris
and bangor Immediately in front OF us lay
beautiful yale-a garden of sweet fields" Ii
terally
sprinkled with white cottages and hamlets, and
adorned with the stately turrets OF the castles OF
Reaumaris and Penryhn; while around and
above. mountain was piled upon mountain, from
the dark fronted Penmaenmawr, Juttng IN
precpice over the sea, to the hoary-headed
Snowdon, lost amidst the clouds lar INLAND, III
sublimity of grouping and strength OF outline,
have never seen equalled except IN the Coroii-
leras of Chill and Peru, and some oil the most
famed of the neighboring islands OF Polynesia.
The tempest seemed to have been Just scatter
ed in various directions from the point at whlch
we were Under our ship and the softer sec
tons of the valley and shores in front OF us, goi
den gleamings from the western SKY shea
warm and mellow light gliding every OBJECT on
which they fell with double beauty from the
wetness of the recent rain, while behind us on
"a.
mountain tops, the whirlwind and the storm
were still seen to be raging with undated fury.
The water dashed or every side into bed OF
foam, and the rushing of fitful blasts through our
sails and rigging, were in good Keeping WIN
the general aspect of the scene; and the Whoie
drew from us the livelest admiration, .lll .ne
curtains of the night screened it from further
view"
Here is a dark spot in the picture of Liver
pool:
"Among the subjects of conversation, at the
breakfast table was that of intemperance In
England. as in America, this vice has, wlthlp
n few wears past, become matter OF deep IN
terest to the philanthropist and the patriot; and
if Mr. Browns report of its prevalence In Liver
pool be made criterion by which to Judge OF
other cities in the kingdom in the same re-
snect. il is not less extensively the bane of good
morals on this side of the Atlantic than on the
other. He states, that during the past year,
there have been no less than twenty thousand
commitments for drunkenness, before the ma
gistrates of that city and the dock police.
gentleman Of his acquaintance, lncredulous OF
the extent of this evil, as thus reported IN or
der to test the truth of it, stationed himsefbchind
a screen in grog shop, for three quarters OF
an hour; and, in that time fifty seven persons
from the poor and working classes called for
dram, two thirds of the whole being females"
We give the following for the benefit of future
travellers The passage relates to the princi-
pal inn at Birmingham:
"On summoning the chambermaid to show
lis rooms we were led by her sup stairs and
down stairs" from one section OF the building
to another till found myself unconsciously re-
peating the nursery rhyme, beginning with the
copnomen, i'm diminutive, of a bird famed In the
annals of Rome, from which the phrase in quo
tation is an extract. We were at last drought
IN all standing,n as the sailors say, in range
of little rooms next the sky, with scarce
window, and without a fireplace. we nave
been already long enough in England TO know,
that the most indifferent rooms at an Inn VIII De
allotted TO the first comers who are willing TO
put up with them, better market being thus Sc
cured for those that remain; and at once SAID,
"these will not do" "Indeed, sir, they are all
we have; the house is quite full said the maid.
Perceiying however, that we were decided In
our refusal she added, but will ask my mis-
tress;'' and away she ran, returning after little
hustle with the report, that she believed there
were couple of rooms yet on the hoor Delow
Down therefore we went. But found these,
though better than the first, much inferior to the
LOFTY and airy apartments and spacious bedSwe
had occupied at Liverpool and Chester; and not
very well pleased at the manGuvering exhibited,
refused them Also though again assured that
there were none others in the house. Then
we must try Albion or some other hotel" was
our reply: an annunclaton that quickly led to
second embassy to the mistress, terminating III
the discovery that party had left, but it had
been forgotten, and two bed chambers on the
second floor, with parlour adjoining, were
vacant. And very neat and pleasant rooms
we find them to be-just such as we wished; so
that our knowledge of travel, you will perceive
has been shown off, in this instance at least to
good purpose"
A scene at Stratford on Avon:
"The inn, to which the post-boy drove us, is
kept by female of middle age, who from her
dress, appeared quaSeress, wearing plain
bonnet, cravat of thin muslin, and a short drab
cloak. She seemed to be the factotum of the
establishment, and hustled about with great ac-
tivity, In the direction and superintendent of its
various departments, Towards us she was par
ticularly attentive and polite, and almost Off
cious in her wishes to oblige; and, at once, gave
us TO understand that she knew us to be Ameri-
cans, by telling us, that she had "twice had the
honor of entertaining our distinguished fellow
countrymen, Washington irving" and that
"many Americans visited the tomb of Shaks.