Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-25

dirty place; the houses all of wood, and stray.
CLING in every direction; the streets narrow and
foot deep in mud the lower class OF the in.
habiiants. particularly the black population, in
their appearance squalid and poverty struck,
and the horses very wreiched animals.
Nova Scotia. of which Halifax is the capital,
has been a colony of Great Britain for about
eighty years. Considerable attention has been
paid during that time to lis improvement in
agriculture. chiefly under the auspices of so.
cieieS instituted for HAT laudable purpose; but
a rugged and generality unproductive soil has
proved a great obstacle, and | could see that
coasrwards but liule impression has been made
in overcoming It's nataral poverty. As tdr as
the eye could carry II G. the country appeared
rocky. bare, and sterile; the timber trees all
cut down, and only dwarf frs remaining; aud
the land upon the whole much resembling the
bleakeSt part OF the east coas, of Scotland 10
a resemblance 10 which the country may well
owe us name.
| was amused with the local pariaity of
some of the principal inhabitants, which led
them 10 endeavor to persuade me, that poor as
II seemed TO me, the country was really fine
one, and some of them even went the length Of
assuring me, the land would carry 100 bush
els or IL! quarters Of oats per acre!
The bay is beautiful, capable Of containing
the whole RrtSh navy. and The fort very strong;
and il will he rccollectcd that il was TO Ilall.
fax the Brush troops. and with them several
Thousand Of the Rovaist inhabitants, retired
when obliged 10 evacuate Boston on its bonn.
bardmcnt by General Washington in l776.
We took our departure from Halifax about
| p. NJ. OF the lIh, having there left TWO thirds
Of our passengers, who were bound for Que
bee, ST. Johns. and Montreal.
NAV here observe, that we had 90 passen-
gers in the Britannia. from Liverpool. The
passage-monCy is l.. IL. and no steeragc pas.
srngerS are allowed. This. Of course. makes the
company select. and accordingly never be-
/ fore net rs numerous a company. strangers 10
each other. so agreeable and anXons to make
things mutually. plea -ant--lhcro was in fact
not single 6iacE sheep on board.
OF the captain. CleIand, can hardly speak
/ in terms of sufficient commentator. His
tact. and anxiety to make himself acceptable
to every individual, wlthou, losing sight Of his
proper position as commander, was The theme
/ of general praise. For myself ! shall always
retain a sense of his kindness: II happened
that ] went on board NJ Liverpool a total strdn-
ger to every one. aud consequently iclt afone
and somewhat uncomfortable. Observing this
the captain made up to me-, and invited me 10
his cabin, and having there in the course of
conversation. learnt my name. he asked il
was "thc celebrated Captain BWciay?" To
\ a. ,i~I-L --..:'...- :. ..--..I-,.d
I from right TO left, and ia the course Of very
short time knew almost everybody, or at any
rate almost every body kncp me.
Notwithstanding the bolsicrous weather we
encountered. the constant crashing Of plates,
glasses, and other movable articles, aud the
crowded state of the ship, after three or four
days became seasoned, aud the time passed
quickly and lightly.