New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-23
VOL. IHY. NO. 1lG.

b GREELEY & NCELi>A -
VOL. IHY. NO. 1IG.
1857. when Lord NELSON boarded the San Jo-
sepI of ll2 guns. There are others who were
,,;,b 4 AdniraI DUNCAN when he gained his VIC
,or,. over the Dutch fleet off Camperdown.--
There are survivors of NELSON'S victory over the
French. in 1893. off the Nile; and several who
we're on board the Victory with Nelson, in his
last battle at Trafalgar, in 1868. In short, there
are men here who have helped to carry the Brit
ish flag through every ocean and sea, and who
have fought in all Englands battles for the last
seventy-fyc years. They are the maimcd and
SCARED and scanned, but still hrmg monuments
of her glory. You see some with but one leg,
others with but one arm, and others again with
but single eye; and III the lnfrmary thoss
! who have both an arm and leg, and others who
have lost both legs. With their three cooked
mats, long wasted blue coats, their weather
| beaten and time -furrowed countenances. and
their grave department, these veterans command
attention and respect. exceedingly regretted
that had 50 limited myself in time, as not to be
able to hear some ''long yarns" If ever | go
there again 1t shall be with pockets full Of tobac
ca, and with an intention to make day OF it
I i
several Of them discovered intelligence and man
ners that would grace quarter deck; and
saw two, am sure, who with the aid of fortune
or family, would have been Admlrals instead Of
Pensioners.
There are 2, 100 Pensioners now at Greenwich.
In the Hospital lnfirmarv are l05 nurses to take
care of the sick and disabled. The naval uni
form coat Worn by NELSON at the battle of the
! Nile, is deposited in glass case and exhibited to
vlsiters.
On our return from Greenwich, we were set
down at the Tower which is near the river and
not Car below London Bridge. The first view Of
the Tower Cor rather Towers, for there are three
of them caused shuddcriDg recollection Of the
crucltlcs and horrors that have been perpetratcd
within It's frowning walls, the blood-staincd
mails Of which arc to be found upon almost every
page of English history. The Tower covers
twelve acres, and was, you know, the Castle OF
the early Kings OF England. We passed from
the arched gateway through winding stone
court to relrcslllnent apartment, whence
Warden, after party of dozen had arrived,
conducted us first into the HORSE ARMoRy,. where
some forty knights, Noblemcn and Monarchs,
mounted, arc clothed in the armor worn in the
respective rcigns III which the individuals lived
Here is a suit of armor actually owned and
worn by Henry VII. in 1920; suit Of armor
belonging to the Earl of Leicester, Queen Eliza
bctIs lavoritc, as gorgeous as that which is sad
TO have been worn in the Tournaments; the az
NOR worn by the Earl of ESSEX at the Corona
ton cf George H.. beautiful suit of armor
worn BY the Prince of Wales (son Of James |.
| l60l) when only II years Old There are also,
several suits OF arlnor worn by distinguished
Crusaders To all which is added nameless num-
spears cross bows, battlc-axes &C. &c, which
mark the ages in which these various implements
of destruction and defence were in use.
We then asccnded to QUEEN ELzABETn's AR
Mony, which was long the prison of doomed men,
among whom was Sir WALTER RALEIGH. Queen
Elizabeth, in dress ike the one she wore TO St.
PauI's, on pony led by page, (as she is here
reprcsented) to return thanks for the deliverancc
of her Kingdom from Spanish invasion, is the
prominent object III this room. This, like the Ar
mory below is filled with the instruments of death
welded in the barbarous ages TO which they re-
fer. But will not weary you with details. Here
is the block upon which, 1t is Said, two of the
wives of Henry VIII. were behcadcd, but notice
that ii is affirmed with more confidence that the
Earl of Essex suffered upon this block, and by
blow from the fcroclous looking axe by It's side.
Crowns and stars are curlously Wrcathed upon the
walls with swords, pixies, halberds, bayonets, pls-
tolls, spears, &c. &c.
From this Armory we were handed over to
Matron, who ,lshered us with great solemnity
into the REGALIA. Here since the rel gn of Hen
ry ILL., Kings and Queens have deposited their
golden and leweled baubles and playthlngs; but
gorgeous and sparkling as they are, looked with
any feelings rather than awe or admiration upon
these costly and precious trlnkets. The imperial
crown of her present Majesty is hoopcd i'll dIa-
monds and studded with hrllliants, surmounted
by sapphire. In front is the ruby worn by the
Black Prince. This royal toy cost million stcr-
ling. There are massive gold tankards, banqucts
my dishes. baptis.nal font, winter fountain, &c.
| SC, which, with the crowns of other Monarchs,
cost three millions sterling.
We were not shown into the Bcauchamp
Tower, SO long used for the confinement Of
State Prisoners though was most anxious TO
sec the dungcon-homc of the Earl OF Warwick,
Earl Of Leicester, Lady Jane Grey, and others,
who, sorrowing, suffered there.
The fire of lStl destroyed what were design
atcd the Grand Store House and the Small
Armory,' in which most of the TROPHY cannon
were deposited. These valued memorials of
English victories are now arranged in the yards,
either melted, mu1ated or delaced. They are to
be taken TO Woolwich, where new pieces are TO
be rccast from the same metals in their original
forms
July Is
We availed ourselves this morning of the per-
mission obtained BY Mr.. WIGGIN to visit the Bank
of England An official (Maccr or Usher with
laced dress coat and thrce-cor hat, escorted
us to another servant of the Bank, who took us
lcsurclv through an Institution that is so potent
in controlling and regulating the money pulsa-
tions of Europe. Ii is situated on Ihrcadneedle
street, but fronts upon half dozen Others, and
occupies an irregular area of eight acres. There