New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-06
PchhIes from NeMpOrt Bench.

Gathered for The IrDune
You approach the ancient and far famed town OF
Newport by a long narrow causeway running out
half mile to the blue water in which the stately
and magnificent Massachusetts, alone dcigns to SWIM
and lined ON either side with thickly Standing old
schoolhouses. Ii is grcy4 clock IN the dawn and
you lean back luxuriously in the carriage-the shout
ing of the drivers mngles coniusedly with the dim
sounding Of the sea and you turn stessy TO take
last look at the noble which steps gracefully
away from the wharf and tossing her arms aoir, walks
ike a giant over the deep water.
You feel sure that Newport IS full, the moment you
turn into the narrow and up along heie steep III
angular green wedge which answers ndiferently as Bat
terry Mall Park Common and Parade You wonder how
il possible that people should have been induced so 70
crowd and crush up city where they had much and
such glorious ground 10 90 upon But then to have beau
tifu cite. with wide and airy streets, genuine blue wa
ter fresh breeze sopng sand beach and all al once
would be too much 70 expect in this world.
After being turned away from all the crack hotels
the Atlantic-he proud Ocean House is no more)-ihe
Bellevue &c &c.-you commence search for nrst rate
lodgings which after three hours Of the hardest and
most perplexing kind Of labor out completely iu
tile and the driver then condescends TO tell you thai
there 4. a place called 'Townsends Hotel We'll, you
Of course 20 there az once the best Of bad bargain
and are agreeably surprised TO md good, wholesome
beds. an excellent table delightful, airy location and
the most obging landlord and landady in the world
You feel completely at home in fifteen minutes. Towns
end. Hotel IS on the Of Main and Pelham streets
and one Of the bes, things about Il that the charges are
not ruinous
Speaking of streets-i s a strange thing that in New
port the citizens don't know the Of any Of the
streets but drectyou any given pointn the most pr
tive NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. telling you to turn down
that street with little -ign the corner tie
.irn being the name Of the of which the sturdy
Rhode-lslsnder IL profoundly ignorentD The 'Oy fa
Their. Of Newport to have been decidedly N al
vance Of the public opinion Of their children N oesio"
n- fashionable names upon the green and winding alleys
the unsearcha5ie ob,use angles by which their quaint
and picturesque old town i inersected- VIM Coz who
Seeps the Newport Literary and Newspaper Depot, just
opposite Tovnsends told me that be had lived IN New
bort twenty years and didn't know the name Of
street IN the City escep, NAin-srree'
Got is good deal Of genius and belongs to rather
an eccentric family, He is brother to John b. GoHsh
the Ten yersnce Lecturer another Of the family (Wm
E. COTE keeps biIiard-room snd bowling alley ano
her (ihe Old gentleman is proprietor Of the glorious
Beach Bah. Of whom and Of which more anon another
brother the fashionable tailor Of Newport another
seeps boarding house ansther baker, and sister
Miss Goa keeps fashionable dry goods store 80 you
zee the family are pretty well diversified both IN orho-
zraphy and occupation and Urrn most striking ils'ra
ton OF the doctrine q variety in unity
| had intended tel you something OF the glorious
Newport Beach-but .h.Il come far short Of what
want 70 express that am ashamed to say any thing
With the ete-na music Of the sounding Sea, haunting
the brain Like memory and It's cool and unseenied
breeze bringing JOY cheek and brow. Thought paases
and Language fails and the whole mystery Of Life and
Nature is concentrated in the single idea-,o enjoy
The great Bathing Beach At Newport 10 avery shallow
shore o beautiful gray sand traDped by the restless surf
INTO almost The hardness Of marble roor-nt for the
great Deep to thunder and best upon. Il extends for
more than mile in perfectly straight line along which
the surf constantly sweis and breaks in eyervary
ing vet constantly created bank Of foam white pure and
soft as wool The beach shelves away gradually that
you can wade our eighth OF mile without getting
beyond your depth and with danger pir.fals Here
the great for salt Water Bathing but Of this
must give you special account G. q. T.