The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-26

From being The most nOurishins cry OF Northern
Europe, Cologne has become dirty and gloomy tho
sJbsTy neal of fanAtioal intolerance drove froa The
cay ia most useful inhabitants, And although thers
are some signs Of rs returning prosperity ye, u Is
bot a wreck VI lie former greatness when the ely
alone could furnish $1,000 6ghting men and there
were many stseples there are days 10 the year
A long as have 10 smell shall reoolieol the
city where Eau Dc Cologne Is Manufactured. Ii is
pity the article should be exported when there j. 50
much more need Of Il al home.
The river Rhine is about the size Of the Connect
cut and rs looked upon by the Germans with feelings
almost OF seneration. Ii Ia, 10 be sure, associated
with m0menlous events; il could tell Of countless
battles LOST and Of bloody conquest and over
whelning defeat Of cOronations, negotiations and
perlOus intrigues Of Roman colonies and ecclesas-
teal tribunals OF castles aud ruins,
-" within whose walls,
Power dweit amidst her passions in proud state
Each robbel chief upheld his armed halls
Doing has evil will, less ela'e
Than ni.ghiler heroes Of LATER date.
w hat want these outlaws oobqnerors should have
But hisiofy's purchased page 10 call them great n
Who ruled and these obeyed alike have gone down
10 dusI and darkness, the Warriors shields are
sumed by rust, their banners wasted into no hing
ness the spots where The keen scyihe Of con
hioi moved down lis countless victims, unlh
slaughter was drunk with maddening gore,
are green and stainless The heroes Of
hundred battles sleep in forgotten graves; even
their unreeorded names have passed from the mem
DRY OF msn- And this Is the end Of human glory
green grave and iorgetfuness
Until the traveller reaches Bonn be sees little
upon the Rhine TO equal his expectations the coun
Try is Cat, dull and uninieresting The celebrs-
ted musical composer was born here, and q
monument IS erected TO has memory. AT the uni
versily, which has become somewhat celebrated,
Prince Albert was educated. Here YOU begin to
have good view OF the Seven Mountains, among
The highest and Oldest upon the whole river They
are entirely Of volcanic origin and The highest is
li5O feet nearly all the erags and peaks are sur
mounted with some ruin, either Of tower, chapel,
or cell.
Coblenz, the bulwark Of Germany the French
side, strongly fortified and is stirring and pros
porous town. The population, including the soldiers
Is between twenty and thirty thousand The castle
Of Ehrenbreitsien is wonder in It's way; il mounts
400 pieces OF cannon, Is capable Of holding garri-
son Of $4,000 men; lis magazines are eaPacious
enough TO contain provisions for that number for
five years; the platform the top Of the rock,
covers arched cisierns which will hold wafer enough
for three years supply. This fortress cost upwards
Of five millions OF doars-it would cost a much
greater sum, or rather All would cost more than II
would come to" for enemy 10 attempt 10 take
il by force. This is altogether beautiful town /;
one Of its churches is upwards OF thousand years
old.
After leaving Coblenz, the scenery upon The Dor
ders Of the river becomes more wild and romantic.
You constantly passing the frozen peaks and dark
shadows of The mountains surmOunted " Ia the erum
bling ruins of some ancient castle. The castle Of
harrisburg, situated near Branbach, upon high and
nearly conical rock, IS well worthy OF visit 1t Is
good state Of preservation, and will give the Wis
tier an excellent idea of what strong hold was in
The middle ages. All lis mysterious avenues, wind
ing stairs, deep vaults, hewn out Of the living rock
are readily shown to strangers.
Boppart, a walled town Of great antiquity has two
interesting churches, and several very narrow and
'ciS n ihAle
bling ruins Of two more robbers nests" as the Ger
mans call them-tbe castles Of SteInberg and Lieb-
ensten-or the Brothers then the Mouse and The
Cai-the Mouse being the larger castle of the two
also the fortress Of Rheinfels the most interesting
and extensive ruin upon the river The scenery
here comes nearer to that below West Point upon
the Hudson, than any have witnessed abroad. The
mountains are bold and PERCEPTIONS, and the water
clear and CLASSY. Tbs captain here fired a small
cannon two or three times, that might hear the
reverberations among the craggy cliffs. F.