Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-20
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LONDON, JUNE 18th, 1910.

To The Editor of the Lincoln Telegraph:
DEAR SIR On the day of our arrival, new
Railroad was opened from South Hampton, from
which place, passengers are conveyed seventy-six
miles to London in three hours at the expense, in
the best cars, of twenty shllings each, and from
Cowes a Steamer leaves about every hour, for
South Hampton. which is fourteen miles distant
so that most passengers arriving from the United
States will be likely, now, to stop at Cowes, which
is but about l-2 hours from London, instead of
proceeding ten miles farther to Portsmouth,. 1t
is contemplated however, that branch of the
same road will soon extend to Portsmouth.
Those persons who travelling for observa-
ton, will not fail to see Portsmouth, on account
of the magnificent display of Naval architecture
and the vast armament it usually presents. We
reached it in Steamer from Cowes between one
and two hours before the setting ofhe sun, on flor
England) an unusually bright afternoon. As we
passed into the harbor between the strong fortif-
cations that frowned on as from either side, we
beheld before a widening sheet of water stretch
ing far inland and crowded with massive hulks,
mantled and unmantled Ships, and other war
craft of all descriptions We immediately en-
gageda little skif and two boatmen, who proved
TO be intelligent old sailors who were quite fam-
lar with English naval warfare, and knew, from
experience, how to respect the sailor boys of
America They rowed us a mile and half
through feet Of from fifty to one hundred and
thirty gun ships, whose poop-decks lowered forty
feet above us, and when reached our object,
which was the Royal Yacht, the farthest lmta-
ton of the fleet of ships, was beyond the extern
sion of our sight. This beautiful little plaything
of royalty is neat, elegant and comfortable be-
yond description. She is ship of three hundred
and thirty three tons burthen. Her first deck is
fush and her second is divided into four princi.
pie compartments; commencing at the bows, we
have, first, the cooking stove and accommodations
of the Kitchen department. second, the dining
and drawing room of the officers and attendants
on the Royal person with their accommodations
for lodging third, the Royal dining room, occu-
plying the middle of the ship from side to side and
fourth, the Royal sleeping, dressing and drawing
rooms, the latter of which occupies the stern and
is supurbly finished and furnished, measuring
about eighteen by twenty feet.
Thence we proceeded to the 'Victory," ship
of ITO guns, and on board of which Lord Nelson
fought and conquered, and in the moment of victo-
ny departed to the World of Spirits.
In the deck, on the spot where he fell, is
brass plate on which are engraved the date, &c,
&c. This noble and favorlte ship with the British
nation is now occupied ''school house" for
three hundred and fifty young candidates for the
marine service. AS we left this ship, the descend
ing of flags, the firing of guns and the striking
up Of bands of music on board the ships, admon-
ished us that the sun setting, and we fastened
our little bark through the fleet (about forty sail
of the line, in the harbor) to the Quay of the old
"Quebec, our hotel for the night, promising our
selves further visit to the shipping &c, in the
morning Truly Yours,
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