Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-09-06
From the Albany Evening Journal.
TR AVELS IN NORTH AMERIC.

From the Albany Evening Journal.
TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA.
The Harpers have published, in two vol
umes, the Travels of the Hon. CARRIES
AUGUSTUS MURRAY, in North America,
during the years 1884, IS and g. We
were led TO expect. from what we had
beard of the habits and bearing Of this
young nobleEan. frank, fair, honest re
port o! all he met with. worthy of remark,
in his ranbles through our country; and
IN this expectation we are not dlssppoint-
ed. The work is alike credtable to his
head aud his heart. He was an intelligent,
enterprising, gallant fellow, whose enlhu-
siasm and love Of adventure led him to ex-
plore The rudest and widest regions. He
Whites as he rambled, with grace and free.
dom. Coming with his mind free from
tt int, all that he saw and heard was i'm
pressed upon it in truth and honesty
Generous, conhding, and social himself,
he inspired kindred emotions wherever he
sojourned. The consequence was that be
found respectful, and acceptable attention
and civil,ies, where the Halls, Fiddlers,
Trolloppes, and Maryats complain of rude-
ness and insult.
Mr.. Murray started from Liverpool, in
The ship Waverly, Capt. Phillips, in April,
1884. The ship when two thousand miles
out, sprung a leak, which required the
constant eXerton Of every man on board
for nine days and nights, to save her from
sinking. She finally made the port Of
Fayel, where she was four weeks repairing
and from thence was SIX weeks in getting
to New York There is beautiful NOR.
al in the following extract:
"Here must pause to dwell for mo.
ment on the illustration, afforded by our
present circumstances. of the inscrutatIe
wisdom and mercy of that Beng whom we
are constantly insulting by orr dlsobedl.
ence, and insulting by our ignorant COM
plants. but who, nevertheless. bears with
our infirmtles, and often compeIs Us 10
love and admiration, by making the very
grievances of which we complain the vlsl.
BILE Instruments of our preservation. THIS
reflection was suggested by looking at the
scene on deck tor during the first week
of the voyage, we, in he cabin, had often
complained of the smell, dirt, and other
uulsances occasioned by the number OF
em'grants slowed in the Storage, most OF
whom were, as have said, of the most
wrelched and ragged class that Ireland ex
ports TO the colonies and we had often
remarked how much more agreeable the
voyage would have been had they not come
on board. Had our wish been granted,
our term of lIfe had now been short indeed.
II the ships compliment had consisted only
of,he crew and cabin passengers, we should
have been ere this, worn down by fa-
,ioue, and unable 10 keep her ahnat; for
besides the ordinary sailors duty, the
pumps required SIX men TO work wuhou,
intermsslon, day and night, while the heav.
ing over Of cargo found foil employment
for twenty more"
Mr.. Murray remains but few days in
New York, makes jaunt to Rockaway,
and then passes up the Hudson, stopping
to admire Yves. Point. OF Albany, he
says
cater leaving West Point, we pursued
our way up the Hudson as far os A lbany,
passing through beautiful scenery, leaving
on our right Hyde Park, and number OF
pretully wooded villas. and on our left the
Ca'skiIl mountains. Albany, the capital of
New York, is one Of the Oldest settlements
IN the United S'alcs-l believe the first
in the upper states, having been settled 10
1919. II is busy and a prosperous town,
and as 1t forms the termination both OF
the Erie canal and of The Hudson and Mo.
hawk rail road, Is q place of much com.
mercial activity. The population is es,i-
J mated at twenty edgtt thousand, and
this city may be pronounced the greatest
emporium OF internal trade IN the United
States. Estimates taken last year, and
based upon accurate calculations, compute
the value Of goods brought into It through
the Ere aud Champa'n canals, al Two
m,lIon aCd half sterling.
1.-The capitol, snd several other public
buildings appeared worthy of notice, but
had no time to visit them on this occa
(, sion. The principal proprietor in the