The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-19
MIR. BENEFITS Letter from Ea rope.

along the 70, across the Adige, through Milan,
Venice &C.; over the Adriatic, across Idria, Hun.
gary and Austria, over the Danube, passing the
famous fields OF Wsgram and Austerli:z, into Bo-
hernia; visiting Prague, Dresden, seeing the. Sax.
on Switzerland, down upon Wittemburg, Berlin,
Magdeburg, Hanover, and back to the Rhine, on
10 Brussels Here we are again, on our way to
Paris, after running the round of two thirds of
Europe, seeing all the old castles ard palaces
the vast collections ofpaintiugs; the wonderful and
curious churches, and all the remains of a thou
sand years, a thousand supersttons, thousand
passions, and ten thousand forms Of society,
thought, politics and religion. The brief notes
and recolections which we have kept of this di-
versfied journey, would, if they were written
ont, probably fill volumes. Yet it would be going
over the same ground which has been performed
by hundreds of travellers during the last few
years. The wonders of nature in Switzerland
and the wonders of art in Italy, and all the
little great capitals OF Germany, would be equal
ly thrice told tale.
In the midst of these monuments OF antiquity
which fill Europe, there is now a new and won
deriul formation began and going on that will III
few years change the face OF every Thing Oh the
broad face of the continent Two-thirds Of the
distances we have travelled have been performed
on railroads and steamboats,. The power of steam
is rapidly creating social revolution in Europe,
and what 1t may produce in other respects, and
that too in few years, no one can tell With the
exception of few miles, here and there, one can
travel the distance from Venice to Trieste Vienna
Berlin and Hamburg, by steam power, principal
ly by railroad. This new system of locomotion
has been, thus far on the continent, taken I'D and
carried into effect by the several governments and
generally the most despotic governments have
beer the most efficient in executing the works. In
Austr a, the most efficient engineer in these works
has been an American gentleman from Philadel-
phia, Mr. Norris Belgium, Prussia, Austria and
some OF the smaller German powers, have exhibit
ed more enterprise than even the governments of
France and England. In England however, pri-
vate enterprise has filed up the vacuum of the
government-but not so in France. France is ac-
tualy behind every other government of Europe
i'll works of internal improvement The United
States are beginning to create great sensation
in Europe. The progress of the war with Mexi-
CO, the events already taken place, the position
which the "great republic" as she is called, has
taken, seems to have wakened up a new idea all
over Europe. In England indeed there is great
progress, but not near so much on the continent.
We are considered on the continent, generally
among the people, as the great rival of England
Tor the commerce of the word, and ultimately
for the supremacy of the seas. Arising from this
view OF the question, do not believe that any
European cabinet will ever attempt to interfere
between us and our progress in Mexico. Ia fact
our country is looked upon as the regenerstor of
that unhappy and distracted republic.
There are symptoms OF great uneasiness in
Europe, and the cankers of a long peace begin to
show themselves. A certain portion of mankind
generally lead the other into fighting and war,
and this portion is beginning to move in several
directions. While the recent revolution in Poland
has hardly subsidized, another has broken ont in
Geneva-a sort of a Partisan revolution in min
iature. When we were in Geneva, few weeks
before their emente, saw a political procession
celebrating some two years old constitution in a
Tremendous little great style, for Geneva with all
its historical associations, is near so large as
Brooklyn. Since then they have had a revolution,
fight in the streets, and the hotel we stopped at
the principal ratification of the insurgents.
There is also a complete and total arrangement
between France and England, growing out of the
Montpensier marriage, and the ambitious move
ments of the Napoleon of peace and the barri-
cades. Things look squaly. Well, these nations
will have more TO do at home, and less time to in
terfere with the great republic"
THE PERILs OF THE SEA-VEssE1s RETURNED -
Two vessels put back to this port yesterday-the
packet ship Wellington and the Swedish bark
Anna Margaretta, both loaded with grain
We have received the following relative to the
Wellington, from the passengers
New YoRx BAY
On board packet ship Wellington Nov, 1886
sIR-We, the undersigned passengers, in rendering
eur heartfelt thanks to you would scorn offering full
it with disdan but would be equally unbecoming af
ter the imminent pes through which you have 60 safe
acknowledgements of the manly bravery of your conduct
during those riasof your unweared wstchfulness and
industrious exerions in saving our lives and the proper
II would be painful to you to be Indifferent
these grateful expressions Of thankuness to you
those trials Of danger-daDgers not the imsginaons
timid andsmsn but continuity Of several days violent
gale and swelling with four feet in the hold
and the pumps clogged with wheat dangers to
be regarded with indifference by the stouest heart and
Nor we omit our acknowledgements for the gener.
Gus conduct OF your able mates, MIR Eckford and Mr.
Hurlout towards u.s. whose ssamanke ability attracted
unanimous appreciation
Asa proof Of the sincerity Of the above sentiments the
majority OF us have resolved to forego various
advantages by waiting for the retting of your noble
ship, practicable that we may thereby secure your
matured protection in outward voyage Sisned:-
DR.. Wm J.IWills New Orleans, La; Miss r. Bliss
London; Q. Newman, do; w. whitesw, do; H. Dallman
Sslina, New York. VIM. Kerrison, New York; Joseph
Marsh, Brooklyn; VIM Murray, Montreal; John Hooper
Brooklyn.
To e. Chadwick, Capt, Of the packet ship Wellington
The Anna Margaretta had her pumps choked
with grain.
| CHIP OF THE OLD BLocK.-We notice the name
of Samuel G. Reid, jr., as having arrived at New
Orleans. He eminently distinguished himself in
the siege of Monterey as soldier, and his let.
ters to the New Orleans papers show him to be
none the less an interesting writer He is son
of Capt. Reid, who, in the lastwar, obtained such
a high reputation as commander Of the prvatcer
Armstrong. Our readers will remember the oc.
crrrences at Fayal Another son of Cant Raid