New-York tribune., 1841-09-08
a viii TO Mount Vernon.

country brough, in little les, than three hours IRON this
CITY TO Mous1 vEssoy The estate Is completely isolated
from all other cultivation the BY the broad aagnh-
cent Potomac which sweep. parity around IN southeast
and then souhey direction the and southwest by
broken tract Of .grown through which brooket
has worn deep and wide gorge vay The river The
cultivated portion Of the stretches mainly north and
noh-ses; from the plain and modest white house
OF goody SIZE whch stands the bank OF the Potomac
fronting westerly upon the garden and grounds OF the estate
around which half dozen lumber dwellings, tenanted BY
families of black a5orers and servants, scattered with
,,lc regard 70 order symmetry. The estate Is 10" the
osseon and residence Of Mrs. john A. Washington wid
oy Of nephew Of Judge Bushrod Washington himself the
nepb.w of Gen George Washington swiftly do the gen
eraons of men follow in ;he solemn march TO
the tomb
The original resngplace Of the Father Of his Country
and the old family sepulchre is south Of the mansien mme
dia,ey on the bank the Potomac. though steep and
woody descent of several hundred feet ntervene between
and the water This sepulchre excavation in the
earth. walled over in the rudes and looking aF
more at IL, entrance Ike hopSn outdoor cela than
place of res, for the ilust1o1s departed But this cemetery
. now deserted and Of course dapdaed A and more
firing nasoeu Of brick was constructed in 1887 south OF
o b former in which the remains of the Washington family
are now depos,ed /, is bulk on ground soping the south
and the family cemetery excaga.ed in the hillside and i
entered v an iron door tu in from, Of this under The neat
and appropriate brick itself separated from the
o,er world onv by strong iron railing side by side in
TWO marble sarcophag the ashes Of GEORGE and MARTHA
WAsu1xGrss These marble cnsosures well executed
though simple and believe presented by MIR Sruth
of
and admiration FOR the memory OF the departed Tho in
crn,io. pon the top of EACH merely states the
and time of the decease Of each repecey the death Of
Mrs Washington having occurred in 2Ql two years aiter
that Of her revered consor and her age Is stated
wears while he ddnot reach 90. she have been nearly
o wears his senior There another inscription the foot
Of Wahinrtons sarcophasus but enough TO
read it.
After musing hour by r epuicsre We were conducted
,brop-h the garden bv communicative black who re-
oces in the appeaon Of Bill Smith, and VINO has been forty
rsa on the estate having there with Bshrod Wash
nr,on soon after the decease Of the ExPresdent The
@ s rci in rare and valuable plants among them many
PLANTED by the hand OF Washington Peaches pears lemons
oronecs are hiekly surrounded by the aloe myrtle
raniuH. &c. as well plants hose unfamiliar names escape
ma The burning Of an adjoining building few years since
a. cd
.b.rccd since il. worldenowned stood in its midst
save in the greater prousion OF its contents Long may "
cornpo TO ,o,e the mind of the with images of the
pas, and fifty blend its fragrance with the memory OF wash
ington
Slowly pensive. turned our faces from the rest oil
he mighty dead to the turmoil Of the restless 'ing-iTo W
solemn sublime repese Of Mount Vernon to the cenSees' III
rgues the petty striies the anth bustle Of the Fedora
Ctv Each has its atmosphere London ana Mecca
70 NOT so unlike ns they The silent, enslroading woods
the cleaning majestic river the bright oenignani sky-t
f,I here amid the scenes lie loved and haowed that the
man whose life and character have redeemed Patriotism and
Liberty f.oa ;ie reproach which centuries o designing
knaycry and hollow profession had cast upon them now
calmly awaits the trump of the Arcungel no does Ho
.oce that the original design of removing MS Se9 10 this
cv has nes: been consunnated-that they lie where the
pilgrim NAV reycreny approach them unvcxed by the light
laugh of the me.kng working rnannoyed by the vai"
or vile scrlbings of the thoug gh,le the base hus may
bey rpose for ever that the heart of the Patriot may be
nvigora,ed the hopes of the PhantoP strengthened and
his aims exalted the pulse of the American quiekened and
ii; osn;,otons purified by Y. to Mount Vernon. H. G.
TREATY WITH rHK IYolANs.-A negotiation is now in
progress with the Sioux Indians o the purpose OF purchasing
III the lands on the west side Mississippi river below
the tails oi 81 Anthony eN'cAd'''S ''O'' ''' ~ ~ e
the river and comprising many valuable and important
points The LOUIS Gazette says that II successful II Will
be still important n-gocaoH than any that has yet
been concluded OF that which has already been Pu
chased FIVE million have been reserved for such Sioux
as choose TO remain and cultivate the soil.
EXPLOSIVE SHELJ.-Dr Alexander Jones has been eN
hbng at Washington. shell Invented by hnsef 1t con
IS, merely OF tin about three inches in diameter filed
with the explosive TIN. thrown by the hand
into the Canal and upon touching the surface Of the water
Instantly exploded throwing column of water some fifty feet
into the air-No use was used ignite These shells
nigh, easily be employed hand gsenades with great effect
D.RIye BrRGLARY-Ths store of Messrs. J. & J. Ms
nard pork merchants. Cincinnati, entered on the 2Sh
ul, by of daring villains. sene siN in number They
r seized the clerk and bound him down with rope then