Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-29
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS.

ton, through Compeigne. Cambfay. Vaenciennes ant
Mons, 10 bfussels ihe capital VI Belgium, where W.
rested three days, and O0e At AK Ia Chspee and arr
ved here yesterday. aud shall leave ,o>orow for Bonn,
cad up the Rhine.
SUN after leaving Paris Rad led through an int
resting country, "n either side lined with luxuran field.
Of wheat, extending as far the eye could REACH Tins
interesting pruspect aud The abundant golden harvest
tended through the day, and only terminated by the
shades Vi night. You w"uld MI ask why bread was
cheap in Franco, c. uld you have seen, as did such
plentiful crop covering the surrounding face tho earth
The country mostly level. aud the soil had the sp-
psarancs Of great fertility. There had been much rain,
AID we often aud Of whes pruslfate ups
w the ground. Harvest was commencing; aud me,
hundreds Of men co'nn. from the north, commence
with the earlier harvest of the SOUTH and then work
hanewards Nhrat. nats, p'tst'ss. rye, little hemp.
large fields of beeis or slsa, aud .Ass. were the prn
sipsi rape. and aud then patch
Of psrpy for opium. The buildings looked old COVERED
with thatc, always clustered to1slhsr VI in little villa
yes.
We rsle all night, and next morning found tho
ya little changed houses wore an air Of greater
nsatnsss, being built o brick, and covered with tile
We hal approached the Belgian tronsr, ancient Elan
dss-and were Among THE descendants Of the Gernans.
Thsy had not the merry. gay lok OF the French peas
an, but m"re Vi the sober, substantial nen of the
Dutch. The country continued level and extremely
beautiful, and highly cultivated and ier.e well 10
deserve called .lhe garden of Europe" There
less wheat but mora hsels tor sugar, p'atoes grass,
and then little tobacco, and every species Of vege-
tables. As we passed the line, our baggage was cares
fully overloaded by the custom house officers; and we
babe adeu Ia belle Fahce-and justly she deserves
the title love France and the French, as would a
Spoiled friend. In Ahose character were eccen rlclies
and petty iolbles, but NO malice at heart.
left Paris with many feelings OF regret. On arrl
wing there nine no,ths ago, Ignorant vi thu language,
tbs HABITS. the customs AMI usages was sufficiently
lonely, and not little home sick but in that time
have become accustomed to what seemed odd, and
satisfied with cusSns and nalners which then appear
ID almost ridiculous lrhng. have formed there
many interesting Appropriateness and II was with sincere
rr.rs. sh,ok the parting hand. Many Of the were
s.j nrners like myself, seeking Improvement AMI amusc
iucat. VI Tue niises, must Justice say they have
extended tire han of courtesy. and not IN SIN
gs hlst.icu nave ahyn II Complain Of had my lsyo
nt- yiufaLl-ny ayone hosPital-my iavoriie profess
sors-Anj even my iay.rhe s-at IN tna hospital Ar
n,ns there stranger, naturally sought oyecss Of at
iAch nent. On leaving these attachments, like all ter
IssrAl lies, were 10 De Uruken.
But IL return To Bel. inn. Cilnd i: a low, fiat
cauntry-drs,ed by numerous dykes, neatly eXeculed
unc ivr grass but The catiie saw generally
snail The potato crop has tailed, from disease which
ns Affects The vines. causing them dry up, and in
snWt lue entirely die-this has already caused great
ADVANCE IN the price. The people very INDUSTRIOUS
tue Women worki,y well the Houses neat,
aud every thing has the Sunday air aeI leaving France
We oak Tue ran road forty miles before r.achlno
brussels, which travel at the OF eighteen miles an
3 huur-lie cl-rle sonly 81 % Tor the 40 miles.
81 viii say "uiing ii nIusses. as my sisters VIII give
4yoaa drscf'a oi IT. = f'a this place to liese. we
pass asef siaiaf ha level c"uatry, OF quite ulorn
appeaace Aid though The rrIlliy II" the sp seemed
sdncieat ior apy fs'du:i. Tue industrious Bel.ans
wse busy Ia Outstanding their Inauuse IN possible
~ay. la e.ca iarn yard large lanks ir utine aud
,hr wAsiossot the manure, which they were hen ap.
ryn!. ihe gsonad aelns ploa!ned Tor rye. aud large
saucs OF ina'ufe were haaed oat ilto The fields aud
brscAd quite hesvlly.
Les- Is large saJ p1pulous CITY Of the kingdom of
B,. nun bn,l on ,lr yer Aeuse IN valley frmarka
4,s Ivf IL. p.suly and tcfuv ru. c,,v ,sef b,s ra,b
L. si,oul, aud Iir,y su,r.r.mc In. pr,ncin,I trad.
A. ~ cad x,I Han, .J ,,s ,,,..,,l. r.. ,,,,,,,,,v
Aecup,rJ IN uofk,n, ,br>. n,u.. E,,, | ,.,s -, A.,
!, u,,r ,ur ,,ss., If ,i. c,unry ,y.s d,1ia,en,
N, r,o ed IN. ,udu, ,t branch nj the N.use mi,
3y ,se, lnfr,u run, 5tic maj. tt.v "a in ,.mnd.
y. m. ,v. -, m. ...,,., ,,a nj, ,.a, III. ,n,.;,.
fats II Neiul: The valley, Ia ~ place nore than
quarter VI ,ui!s aud rarely more than hundred
3sIda pt-Senl tue view most lovely vcrdant car.
(c oi uIufl4ht grass, {alost too cold 10, ught else
4Hh here aud There nest litlle cottages with ricry
ned he'd .~s, aud few cattle grazing about 1t was
4-aiJ Ut The enchanting rural spots nv ewes
e'ef ~neld We pusued tins stre1m 10 It's source from
A'ie shc; then; infuugh a lng tunnel, we passed To
~ other sidr, aud Descended another small the
eAsr niahher. The rAl road is constructed ihrous
@ c"untfJ al great expense, as there many deep
Oats, aud all the points Of the hills where the river
eaAes bends are lun,.ed There are % Ut Item, in
ve''aice ot sixty miles.
We entered The Ptussan dominins ah,ut half way h.
cen Llepe and Ak \. Cb,uelle whr,. .ur b,yo, a..
n,. ,,,,, ~. ,,,i, ""''e gu, o-ss"ke
sne place. "uc" fesof'es !" On acc"nn OF the
1910 s.'"s. r"t some distance from 'tls place, the
"y '""''"ueu hl'iy ana fomaa'c, I'll we passed an