New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-15

seud you for publication the following extracts from two
eer, recently received from valued friend Timotheus
hIefcoen who rusticang the shores OF Horizon
md Chnmpan that he will be surprised al seeing them
in print and that his usual mcdey will be greatly shocked
but ,hall assume the responsibility Of pucyng MIN his
,r,n Yours truly. NED
TIcoSpERooA. July q. 1874.
write you in fulflment Of the rash
promise made, before leaving Gotham town, to
I. send you something from classic land /: and
this is classic SOIL. Yonder, IN the closing
twilight of this balmy summer eve, loom, like
spectres of the past, the now fast crunbling
walls of old Fort Carrillon. have just returned
from meditating amid those antique ruins. Seated
ON mouldering remnant of one of the outer bat
dement's, gazed upon scene of ten-fold more
beauty, and to me fraught with far more classic
recollectons, than ever felt in the presence OF
any rain of Greek, Roman, or Egyptian land
The sun was just descending behind the lofty
summit of the Schroon Mountains, and, as his
parting beams fell upon the Western Barrack OF
the Fortress and were reflected through Its cram
MED walls and the spaces once occupied by win
dows. but which are now Windowless and SASH
less, what u scene burst upon the view, Far up
the valley of Che-on- dcr.oga, and the gorge
through which foam and dash the here unimprls
oned waters of the pure and peaceful Horscon,
hastenng to mingle with the muddy and turbu-
waves
haze 80 like the atmosphere of Italy, which, you
remember. VIC beheld with SO Tuch rapture
while standing together in the porch of Corlnne's
house at Tivoli, that would have almost sworn
was again actually sojourning pilgrim at IL
bur or Albano. But those scenes, you know, are
mostly fanci(ul. Here all Is real L stand upon
the very sol | plant my feet upon the sell
same ramparts whereon brave actors IN our
country's battles waged the deadly fight Back
over the wears OF past time retrace the story of
these
Gray but ieafy walls. where Rnin ereenly dweIls
First behold the lordiy Indian roaming un
disturbed, pursuing here alike his peaceful and his
warlike sports. Then comes France with gal
liant army in proud array, and rears fortress, and
plants her standards, and entrenches herself with
in strong walls. The Sun performs two annual!
rounds, and the rashly brave, mpetuous Aber
crombic conducts his sixteen thousand relocated
soldiery in proud battalla through the forest
gledes,' to meet on yonder field an ignomnous
defeat. Another year revolves and Amherst, OF
these ramparts, plants the flag OF England. Time
rolls apace-the shouts OF American Indepen-
dencc ring throughout the land and Alien with
his small but brave and sturdy band OF Mountain
Yeomanry, demands and receives in the name
of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Con
yrcss,' the surrender of Old Ii. Two years more
succeed-Burgoyne with his invading army, as
cends the Lake, invests the peninsula by land
and water and the short sighted 81. Clair retreats
before the English artillery, now laundering from
che top of yonder neighboring mountain. Time
resumes his journey, and what the Fire could not
consume, that Old Man is fast plying his busy
hand to level.
sVhiie here, have been reading Burgoynes
own account of the capture of this Fortress, and
have been over the ground with his book in my
hand, and examined the positions which he occu-
pied His positions may be easily and distinctly
located, which found much amusement and
pleasure in doing, while seated among the ruins,
whence could command view Of all the chief
points of attack. In passing over the grounds in
che neighborhood, have picked up many warlike
relics among Others, the remnant of a very Gu
rious bomb, which you shall duly behold on my
return.
The magazines of the Fortress and the sub
terranean passages, are still TO be seen, though
much obstructed with dirt and the fallen walls.
With description Of these and other parts of the
ruins heed not trouble you, but will refer you to
the third volume of Dwight's Travels in New.
England for an interesting account of his visit
here, and to the guide books, passim
The tasteful mansion house of the late W. F.
Peil, Esq. to whom The grounds belonged, has
been converted into hotel, and IS well conduct
cd by Mrs. Anterior. though far too small to &C
commodate the hundreds of travellers who have
this season daily visited here.
lately made the ascent of Mt Defiance, from
the summit of which there opens upon the view
one of the most beautiful sights that your dull
city imagination can conceive. Mountains val.
leys, lakes, smiling villages. cultivated fields, all
may De taken IN at single glance. You may
here stand upon the now fallen walls OF the Block
House erected by Burgoyne, whence Won may
see how easily he was able To command the Fort.
The ascent il perfectly feasible, there being
well beaten track. Leading nearly n the sumrnlt.
a
My dear fellow, wish you were here 10 nniov
these scenes and this pure mountain air wit e
Why will you not leave for time the {, .y's
hum and noxious air, and stocks, and Brokers
Boards, aDe come and spend summer month
vlth me at old Fort CarrIon and will be your
Cicerone here. You shall be Toasted on the
<,ackly trout from HORIZON and pike and nick