Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-17

hundred engraylngs, some OF them on
steel. new, and of costly execution, and
fofmlng altogether valuable addition to
our illustrations of oriental character and
scenery. The mechanical execution of
The work throughout, is of the first order,
ana does honor to the publishers.
1t should be added, that portion ofshe
proceeds of each copy of the work has
oeen generousl Y appropriated by the au-
tnor to the support Of the missions of the
Board.
With leave OF the publishers, we insert
| one Oh two brief extracts, the first present.
ing as 1t were to the eye, some of the nov
el and picturesque scenes which greet The
stranger on ascending the Hoogly river
and his arrival at Calcutta; the other
comprising rapid sketch of Serampore,
spot that must be ever full of haIlowed
interest to the friends of missions, as mark
Ing the commencement ofmodern mission
tary efforts in the East-Baptis. Mission
arg Magazine.
RIVER HooGLY-CALcUrTA
AS the ship ascends the river, general
y a slow and difficult process,) objects of
interest multiply. FIshermen's villages
and scattered huts appear on each side,
lmtosomed in stately palms. Trees, of
shapes unknown before fields of sugar
cane, wide levels Of paddy ground, and
universal greenness, keep up an interest
TILL, on reaching Gloucester, European
houses begin to be seen, and the ear once
more catches the sounds of machinery
and commerce. The cold emotions of
wonder, and the pain OF refecting that one
has arrived in the regions of degradation
and ldolatry, now give place to sense of
exhilaration and homeness. On every
side is evidence of the presence of those
who stand with the highest among the
civilized, the free, the scientific, and the
religious nations of the earth. Hope por-
trays the future, benevolence stands ready
to act, and discouragement is cheered by
assurance Of cooperation. -.
Al length, in passing bend in the riv-
er, called " Garden Reach" superb ar
ray OF country-seats opens on the eastern
bank. Luxury and refinement seem here
to have made their home Verdant and
quiet lawns appear doubly attractive to a
voyager, weary of ocean and sky Build
ings coated with plaster, and combining
Greclan chasteness with oriental adapta-
ton, lit their white columns amid noble
trees and numerous tanks Steamboats,,
budgerows, and dingeys, ply about upon
the smooth water. The lofty chimnevs
OF gas-works and factories rise in the dis
lance, and every thing bespeaks your ap-
proach to great city.
We passed just at sunset The multi
form vehicles, for which Calcutta is IA
nous, stood before the doors, or rolled
away through the trees, followed by tur-
baned servants in flowing muslin. Ladies
and children, with nurses and bearers
lounged along the smooth paths, and il
was diffi,u lt to realize that this beautiful
lclimate should prove so insidious. The
general observation, however, is, that death
owes more victims TO high living, indo
ience, exposure at night fatigue in shoot
ing excursions. &C., than to the positive
effects OF climate. Indeed, some affirm
India to be as salubrous as England, anc
the aspect Of some who have been long ir
the country would seem to countenanct
the assertion.
A farther advance brings an indistinc
view of the fort and The fine buildings o
the Chouringy suburb, all presented II
one great curve, which is soon relinquish
; ed for more minute and inquisitive con
temptation of "the course" This is
broad road on the bank of the river, pass
ing round the esplanade and fort to whic
: the English residents drive every evenin
), at sunset AS every clerk in the city
: keeps his buggy, or paIankeen carria @
It the crowd Of vehicles rivals that at Hyd
s Park. The sight is even more imposing
Z Most of the higher classes use stately lar
n daus, or open barouches and the ladie
l. are without bonnets. Crowds of gentle
It men are on horseback. Indian side-rnr
5 Eers give princeIv air TO the slow pr,
k cession. The shipping of every nation
Il the clear horizon, the noble fort, the cit
it front, the pleasure boats, the beautifl
II ghauts, 81, make it a scene which a
d ways pleases; and the citizens repa
n thilher from day to day, and from year
e year, without welriness or safety.
D. On passing Garden Reach, the river b,
comes covered with boats of every col
<, ceiyable form. from which dozen diffe
,e ent languages meet the ear. A multitud
II Of vessels lie at anchor; steam-engin
l. pour from their towering chimneys VIC
e. umes Of smoke; beautiful ghauts SO!
a into the water; palankeens, tonjons, bu
r gles, coaches, phaetons, cares, campche
H. and hackares, line the shore, and befo
m US spreads out the great city. containin
re with its suburbs, almost a million of sou
lis All who die in or beside the river, a
lr. even those whose dead bodies are col