New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-23
Route around the Lakes.

bsny Evening Journal was Of the party that took
passage in her. having got on board, we believe. at
Detroit He has written a series Of most interest
ing letters descriptive Of the places visited, and
narrative Of the events that took place during the
cruise. From certain Of the letters which appeared
in the Journal Of Wednesday We make some ex-
tracts being obliged from the little room allowed
US 70 omit much foil as interesting.
The first extract we give affords some idea Of the
manner in which the party lived during the excar-
sion Like Candide they must have found " life
very comfortable after meals
The 81 Louis eft Buh.lo On the ooh ulumO. ez-
pres-ly Tor = pleasure excursOD taking The chicago
Convention IN ts wsy. no following st OF SV"ie'
consumed taken from the stewards biiis VII give 90
idea Of what has been going srnons us 10 el1ttti
fresh teef > lambs III sheey, calves, j. pe'
on. doz turkevs 40 hams ~ I've lOosters s9O Ips
bass trout &c 80 DO hsibut 20 De'i tohs ass, -
brssds -OO dOz eggs bbis coined oeei 90 81 ~
pork IS boxes soda biscuit Dos cfscSers u tsSs
picked oysers y Do apples opckleo Ious-fs oDyIs
aour do Ind ~ meal ~ Dbs mackerel boxes r-snsO
do oranges a. dozen soda 80 DO ae 10 90 pOrrI
kets Champagne 10 dozen madeira . 90 port 10 o. 20
rst h. % Congress water II do cider boxes lemons
49, crshed SUGAR 900 cigars wheebarrO" lOAos OF
MackiuaV trout white nsh' &C &C. ,-.
.Tne preuopderance Of sack over the "breAd, IN
this o i not great BY any means ~ 10 tha'
the LIQUIDS bear Al fair proportion 10 ths sonos
Il il due however 70 those who were seen most re
queny the bar 20 cay that they assigned me snocN
ing bad water Of the West, or TOE excessive Eret
reason for preierring punch jaleps" "coooiers
"srnasbes fxius" &c. 10 such norris water
Still VIC think the company would have got along
better with the shocking bad water alone IN
stead ofindulging in liquids still more shocking
The elaborated drinks Mr. w. enumerates belong
to prolific family and breed in" Punches be
get "Juleps." Jueps beget Cobblers, Cob
blers beget Smashers" and Smashers beget
headaches sickness Of the stomach, and general
ailing
Mr. Weed thus speaks Of the neglect Of the Gov
eminent to discharge its Constitutional duties. He
writes from the Saul Ste. Marie
There is nothing At the saul which strikes visiter
80 f0Tcbly the fact het our Government mas neglect
ed 10 construct ship canal around these Rapids con.
Meeting the waters Of the mighty Superior with those Of
the lower lakes and thus perectiug chain Of Lake aud
River Navigation than three thousand miles 10 eH'
tent, Ii is not possible 20 select point more iavoraoe
10 ship Canal The distance is but three quarters Of
mie The elevation Is but - feet This great work
might be completed for less than quarter OF million
Of dollars And yet II has not been done snail be
disappointed If MesTs. Corwin, Butler, King and
Schonck who are with us' do not press tins Improve
rnent In the next Congress.
Mr. Weed iorgets that every cent OF the money
in the Treasury is wanted to conduct still more
e,oriously this GLORIOUS war
He saw copper at the Saut:
Large quantities Of Copper some 10 masses, and
some 10 barrels lag upon the whsryes here observed
much virgin Copper blocked out from the mines in
pieces weighing from one to two thousand pounds
The tribute that follows to Mr.. CoRwIS is as
credtable to Mr. WEEDS insight into character as
it is iust to the distinguished subject OF it
Senator CoRwIN Hon. Mr.. scHENcK and lady. aud
other agreeable people, esve ne here IT'S a privilege
IN have made Mr. Gowns acquaintance under cir
cunstsnces so favorable to It's cultivation. had long
admired without having seen, this distinguished states
man The de're previously entertained OF seeing ms
.f,vnre son Of Ohio advanced 20 higher station Is in
creased by personal obss rvaOn OF his claims 10 the con
fdence OF his fellow citizens. He H. really and truly
conscientious unseldsh true hearted politician who viii
not for the Presidency compromise principles nor
sacrifice rights. His Auu'MeHican War Speech last
Winter was honest expression OF indignant I'm
pulses The War Is an atrociOus one yet cannot
but regret that being n statesmen do not see the
wisdom of waiting until II has been fought out before
holding the Administration to its responsibilities
In relation to specuatons in Flour Mr. Weed
writes as follows
&c" learn here that the Produce Spectators from the
the East hsve been making wild purchases OF Flour
Wheat and Corn in .nriepation o. I'S Ts III h
sadly disappointed IL strange how entirely the judg
ments of men clouded by their cupdiy Nothingis
more certain than that the next intelligence from Eng
land will show farther decline in Bresdstutis."
The last extract we can make describes the
route taken and distance accomplished;
We are now approaching Buffalo, after an absence
of sixteen days having traversed Lakes Erie ST Clair
Huron Michigan. aud ~. Mays run through the De
troit 81 Clair and st Mary Rivers and looked into Lake
SunerOr The distance from Buffalo 10 Chicago 10 Oo4
miles From Chicago To the Saul via Green Bay, the
distance is about 500 miles From the Saul To Buffalo
the distance Is over 700 miles. We have journeyed,
therefore more than 500 miles upon Lakes and Rivers
whose waters are whtened with the and black
eped with the smoke of vessels and steamers greater
In number and exceeding 10 value the vessels and com
merce Of any of the nations of Northern Europe
And yet Government refuses 10 recognize this great
interest as part OF the commerce OF the Republic
SOUTHERN MAIL AND TELEGRtPH.-The Mag
neuc Telegraph Line ia now completed from Washing
ton 10 Richmond Va and In the OF day OF two
a station will be opened at that place.
For the information OF merchants and business men
generally Of both the Northern and Southern Cities
may state that the Southern mail arrives At Richmond
at about o'clock In the morning and the Northern mail
at6i T. NJ The latter Is the mail which leaves New
York A o'clock of the preceding evening, Philade
phia at 10 o'clock r. NJ Baltimore at O'Clock A. NJ and
I ~ 4 N Of he DAY