Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-09
FOREIG.S CORRESPONDENTS


Wy atd no" 81 ihe capital 0i Norway, Ca
innuhalnoas and rugg' d. diversified with ro,ls
pces aud eataracis-mih many narrow but lo,, "
with sceh.iy lha " ltsl al d mosi rou antic
ffom Finland ae entered Sweden al, made ~.
pleasant } uIlry 10 Size Llplm, It's capnul The ca,
as We passed along had much Loie ein erpy .
than thai ni Finland aud was particularly btau,1,
We adv dnc'd 10" ards the riiy--lhe islsnds ne,s
cultivated and il seemed as il Ne nf5eIassiuo
beautiful lok.s. With many pretty villas h,rdr. lno
'ofts"llh gardess ndsnp dun n To the ma,rt, 81
with many llule private Sd IFS sailing about owe,
calm waleIs, hcl gave AZ air Of ch.eriulm IS In al
rnnd. But sill with all th, Sc charms would nut
m'ke my abode there nor have ! seen bul iuu ,n,,,
in Europe in my travels where could be r,n,,n,
d"ell-and hess are fair Florence aud psy Pam
The !Iprr, wiih ny parents and friends ALUM I,
make myself happy N iakre lessons in music from III.
celebrated Segrp tticgi, ~ sisi,s the numerous V
lerles OF paintings AID sculpture tui thfn " , c'
mer should wahi iItie villa where e.pr I'd T.s.
the vine aud silk and make lha Tuscan bral ND ans
tie BEAUTIFUL "pems-lhe splendid public lan..Ir-ur
nnne fous seenhc hcur,s- ing sole thing VI H..
wlole morlsi--lor Paris is The world in miniature
would b'gulle away my liue. But, alter all, Auerca
and h me are the dtarest 10 H. and | would not II.
change lhtn ol any country anl location hat ha,s
seea.
We made a tex days say Stockholm, but 1 MI
not moss d.ay you hv d. scllpii ii its royal palace
or oher public budings=-its inn wareh,l.s
surd With vast quantities of non ct.,5aieL through
eut The coI REAL wcrldor It's unique SITUATION be NJ
built on several small Islands and ptuinsp las wa
hurry on and take you with tie Inferior com
iy In Gottenhurg the Cailagat sea, the seeoad nwa
vi Importance III Sweden. Fur distance, we fund
the e,u9tfy level well cultivated. with many LAKES and
in. rivers but t1ayeled on ii became BARREN
hnly Inhabited and embarrassing. lhrou ihout Swr.
den there extensive forests and the greater portion Of
The soil is unfit iu culiiyaiiaa. We visited in rLe
the celebrated falls OF IIlhstia On he river Golha
Vhis cataract ia thopsht by maay the fines, water hll
on the eoutlnent, lat L. lhlrk II not equal 10 lia Of
Sha1hausen on.ihe Rhine in Switzerland. 10 he sure
the 'olume Of %aier 81 Tiuleiia is greatly supera-
bal The Sail n1ch less HAT II Rfs not, as at Sh f.
hansen, break into fine spray ahlel, ajds much IL
helnly. The scenery abont tie 'lroheia is peculiar
5uld and g'ahd-on one side Is high mountain, rlsrs
almust perpendicular from the river, covered with tall
and noble rnes-mhe ON the other huge rocks u
on wieh are erected many mills that were in rap
i'd motin. In ie centre II the tails the waters din
vded by an INN erse rnci and from the shore 10 this
!nlle island. as il "efe, small suspension bridge
thrown, upon which ycu have fine view u the TIE
meadous roar Of the waters rolling AND ,ambng beneath
you,so as almost 10 deprive yoq IT sensation Al The small
inwhoI eneIhGtg q si4-u distance from Trohrt weem-
harked on the river Goha;s hanks rich and highly
cultivated as advanced towards Guteuburg and Az
long MAS lltlle vale running from high aud pecP'ns
ip"nnlains with little cottages surrupQsed by nice 1t
lie aIm yards and gafoens all "as neat as pm" VS.
passed the ruins of one Two I'd castles situated up
th.l t,Ir H.. ~,
pants III departed greatness Wondering ay. L
SIGHT al these old runs always produces mu>' sad
motion Goieubnrg in Commercial punt ofview IS a
place 4 much importance, but has few attractions fol
the mqulsiIise Traveller. lis situation is fine and its
en-, fous beautiful, IN kind VI aa,e sNrrt"ndd OF al
sides except that OF the by naked nounalns, which
were covered VIII thick ioses,, but during
the war between Sweden aEd Denmark the Danes took
shelter 10 this coast, which caused the Svedes cut
and destroy it. There is ltle verdani v,gealMp
upon these mountains. hch contrasts most heau,luIly
with The dark grey color ol The roeks and i2rps 'ruy
picturesque prospect.
Ne lett & pttcabo,g Ia steamer Cor Norway stop
ping most of the large towns On tie coast The
WAS very rough, AS most always is IN the Cattasat ans
Shagaack, but II did not, us a the least sea
sickness. Qae Qt The nqS interesting and neat little
towns tie Is Mass-celebra,ed as the place
where the great Lnnens past must Of sNl days. One
unacqnanted might think this cold rugged norherp
cme had ltac ip j. TO awaken and excite the genius of
bota s, OFT, really, have never any where seen
greater variety ofbeapliful wild G,wers than in Swee-
den ard Norway. Every SPOT seeuis TO have lis n'w-
Ell With It's sweet odur perfume the air, lis brilliant
hue Ia charm the sight. al Mass commences the beau
tltu scenery OF Norway, which makes II iiuarly ;a-
ed the SMl zat'and of the Nprlh and really July de-
serves the name. There is solemn air of grandeur
and mH2nicence in the scenery of Norway that you do
not find IN Switzerland "r ii the Pyrennees--yo do n
see BEAUTIFUL and smiling ll,,Ie wales, as IN SwlI
zerIandyr mountains using back gradually and cu-
waited mp 10 the very sumntsas in the Py,ehnees, hn
continue ION 1t htiy Mountains rising up one behind the
othrr, as TAI as The eye can eAtnd, covered with the
dark soubre looking fir. Nor in The valleys here ~
those beanlnl ule white cottages v TIA lle y.ne
'raliod over The d,oT and around Tie windows, hui N
their stead neat little led cottages, with we'll
cultivated garden and few iru, growing around
As We an Loacitd hrstana w,Ie struck WIN
the magnificent vtw ii prs'nnd. 1t is generally con,
cfd'd la lie aIpuaoh 10 u slan'm,ple rrstLls lie
ms bt autiiul view in the sIt-NaIlts the stcord-
Stockholm the third and would place ChTsFna "a
the taulth. LIE s,a up and ions n uai lovely
lliIe bay, al IKE head Of Which the city is sirand
on gently Inclnlns plain, ruirng up u the ita
of numerous high Mountains This plain is l1ierspeTsd