Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-09-04
A. BROWN
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 70, ls45.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July IL, ls45
We arrived at this place on the glorious fourth,
but not in TO join in the festivities of the day.
There is great number of steamboats, plying between
this city and New Orleans distance of twelve humid
red miles. The first class Of boats are very splendid
have excellent accommodations, and make the passage
in about five days. The J. NJ White has, in one in
stance, run from New Orleans to ST. Louis in less than
iour days; this is the quickest passage yet made be-
tween the two cities The fare in the best boats for
cabin passengers is twenty dollars each, every thing
found The second class Of boats make the trip in a
bout week, usually, aud their charge for cabin pas
senger is fifteen dollars We came up on board the
Champain, very good and safe, but not a swift boat
We were little more than seven days on the passage,
being delayed some by injury done TO the wheel by
drit wood. There were on board besides the cabin
passengers S2S German emg iants. They were very
orderly and webehased, and had devotional services
IN the evening. Their fare three dollars each,
they finding their own bedding and food. 1t takes a
great quantity OF wood TO supply OF The largest
boats for the trip The Champlain consumes about
$50 cords in passing from New Orleans 10 ST. Louis.
The boat took in from 10 TO 80 cords at a time the
price ranging from $3.50 to 81 so per cord The wood
used 10 the Cotton wood not worth much Tor any
'h'ng else The passengers busted themselves in yari
Gus ways according 10 their tastes The Ladies' en-
I9'' themselves IN reading, music and conversation;
Tue men IN reading, smelling, drinking, card-playins,
anu emit chat The Sabbath, however, was passed in
avery orderly and becoming manner In the evening
we had religious services, aud discourse on the para
DC oil Inc talents Among the cabin passengers were
'ouf young men, Germans, who had received a first
la'e education in their native country, and were in
'enalng TO settle in Missouri. They had learned 10
speak the English language SO as 10 be easily under.
s'oou' were excellent musicians, and were intelligent
ana agreeable companions. The Germans ON deck
Seened 'ond OF reading, many Of them spending their
''he IN perusing books and tracis The German en;-
grants 10 this country are said be- generally NOR
a. industrious, and intelligent people, aud make valua.
Ole citizens For most of the way from The Crescen,
Guy 10 ms place, the scenery very monotonous Tho
banks oil the river are covered with dense forests FIR
nearly the whole distance. There are hut few town.
between The two cities of any Importance. Natobe2
ana 'ieksbuTg, ia Mississippi and Memphis in Ten.
nessee ore the principal There are few small dirtv
,,''o0hne villages scattered along but liar between.
o" ana 'hen an opening appears in the forests where
mere Is sugar or cotton plantation with perhaps one
ue'enl looking habation, and few negro huts peor
IT, The banks Of the river are very low most of The
way from It's mouth TO this place The first bluffs tboi
appear are Just below Natchez. Vicksburp and Mem.
pms are both built mostly on high bluffs. For some dis.
lance below -. Louis The Missouri bank of The rive,