Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-08-04

or abuse ofthe last visited inn; such as avoid
the Epee' at Zurich;' 'Goby all means to the
Cygne at Luzerne.' Italy being blockaded
by cholera and quarantines, this season, it's
neighbor Switzerland is more than usually
swarmed with tourists; and good many A.
merican names may be found recorded in the
medley albums. t
LUzERNE, AUGUST 5O.--lN company with a
couple of very agreeable English gentlemen,
who had just returned from Italy, we took
boat at Alpnach, and were rowed down the
Lake Of the Four Cantons to this beautiful
place. This lake is one Of the largest, and
certainly the most picturesque, in Switzerland,
being irregular in its shape, indented with little
bays, and affording, in its whole extent, every
variety of scenery. After doubling several of
its promontores, In a sail of two hours, we
landed almost on the very steps of the favorite
Hotel de Cygne' at Luzerne. 1t is capital
house, close to the water, and as we SIT at
dinner, we have on one side fine panoraemic
view of the Bay of Naples, and, on the other,
| the real panorama of this beautiful lake and
surrounding mountains.
We dlned sumptuously at the table d. ho!e,
an1 then walked out to garden in the sub
urbs to see famous piece of sculpture from
a model by Thorwaldsen, the Swedish artist.
1t is colossal lion, pierced with barb, cut
out on the side of a hill of rock, and under it
are inscribed the names of the Swiss guards
who fell in the French revolutions, of so and
80. 1t is remarkable that Swiss soldiers are
yet employedas the body-guards of the kings
Franco Mon ntn frto fuypr hu
han their own people. These guards are for
merly 'let out by the Swiss government; but
how such proceeding is compatible with ma
tional honor, am at loss to conceive. There
are two covered wooden bridges at Luzerne,
each fourteen hundred feet long: the interiors
are adorned with curious paintings, of the
Dutch school, comprising a regular series of
scripture subjects. ...
You will recollect that this is the place from
whence the jewellers set out in the graphic
opening scene Of Anne of Gierstein.' 1t is in
the vicinity of the scenes of Tells exploits, of
the battlefield of fSempach, and many other In
teresting spots. The gloomy and cloud-capt,
brow of Mount Pilatus, where tradition says
Pontus Plate threw himself into the lake! as
conspicuous object on one side and opposite,
is the isolated Mount Rhigi, on the top of
which we propose to lodge to-night,as all faith
ful travellers here do, for the sake of the most
magnificent sunset and sunrise prospect which
the world Affords
SUMMIT OF THE RHIeT SEPTEMBER L.
Yesl erday, at eleven, A. NJ, l took boat with
my companion, ian intelligent young student
from Cambridge, Eng.,) and we pushed across
the lake to Kusnacht, near William Tells cha
pei, and the place where he escaped from Ges-
Ter. Thence we proceeded without guide,
the ascent appearing to be quite easy; but we
had the luck to lose our way and lose each o.
ther: nevertheless, we pressed forward to the
goal, like Bunyan's 'Pilgrim,' tugging and
climbing under an intensely hot sun, up, up,up,
every step seeming to be the last, until for
one almost gave up in despair, when the friend
ly haloo! of some peasants pointed me to the
path. Atlength we met each other near the
top, on the side toward Altorf; and at six P.
M. arrived at the inn, almost fainting with
hunger and fatigue, and well able to do justice
to good supper.
Much as report had raised my anticipations,
the view from the Rhigi Kuhn far exceeded
them: yet perhaps that from some points half
way to the summit, ifnot so extensive, is more
pleasing and beautiful.* From the top, the eye
takes in too much; and large towns and lakes
appear like baby's play-houses and frog ponds,
and much as they would from balloon. But
the grand ,ohole Of Sutherland could not be
otherwise:
'Lakes, rivers, long drawn wales, towns,
hamlets, towers, Aa
From Gothard's glacier,snows to Swa-
bias bowers .
Thirteen lovely lakes, of which those of, Lu-
zerne, Rug and Zurich are the nearest and
most conspicuous: with hundred villages
scattered along their banks. On the south,
the sublime and gigantic array of the snowy
Alps Of Unterwald and the Grisons, even to
the borders Of Italy; while on the other hand,
the view extends into the very centre Of
Swabia, presenting richly -colored relief over
which the eye of the spectator roves in. silent
rapture, as the eagle, lowering in mid air or
from his aerie, in some isolated pinnacle Of the
Alps, looks down upon the states and king
doms scattered at his feet. The sound Of
sheep-bell's from the pastures, mingling with
others that, with a deeper and more distant
chime, call the villagers to mathis; the smoke
Of the first fires, curling in light blue wreaths
above their sheltering woods; the lowing Of
herds, rushing to their morning pasture; the
mountain peaks, varying in tint and distances
as the light oversteps their submits; the gla-
ciers, gradually changing their snowy glare
into purple, and then a rosy glow; spires and
pinnacles catching the first ray oflight, and
assuming their wonted station as land. marks
in the scene; sails, half in shade and half in
sunshine, skimn,irig the lakes with their rural
produce ndpopulation; the Alpine horn, peal
ing its signals from the pastoral bergs around;
the pilgrim-troop, with solemn chant and mo-
tley costume. bringing their donations to the 4
confessional Of Our Lady; the screams Of the
vulturei in pursuit of his prey, and many other