The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS.


From BIackwood's Magazine.
North America Siberia, and Russis."
The circumnavigaton of the world is now matter oil
ordinary occurrence to our bold mariners and alter
few years. will be sort OF summer excursion 10 our
steamers We shall have the acquisitions OF 'he travel
lers Club stringent the sphere OF action grows
wider; and no man will be eligible VINO mas mol Paia
visit to Pekin, or summed himself in SIAM =
kdBut circuit of the globe terra aa is, we believe,
new Sir George Simpson will have no competitor, that
we have heard TO claim from hum the honor OF hay
ing first galloped right aheadrom the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific and from the Pacific to the British channel One
or two slight dvergences of thousand miles down
The smooth and sunny bosom of the Pacific to be
reckoned episodes but Sir George soon RECEIVERS
his punges IN through the regions OF the polar
track of tribes, OF which all but the names have expired
follows the glories of conquerors, whose bones nave
mingled five hundred years ago with the dust OF the aes
crt gives flying glance side towards the wall OF
China, and on the other towards the Actc circle; sui
presses on till he reaches the confines OF the frozen civil
izaton OF the Russian empires and sweeps along among
bowling governors and PROSTATE sers-stll but emerging
from bafbarismunt he does homage to the pomp OF the
Russian court and finally lands on the soil of freedom.
What the actual object of all this gyraton may have
been not revealed nor probably reveaia5ie by gov
of the Hudsons Bay territories who, having the
fear OF other governors before his eyes, dedcates his
handsome volumes to The Directors OF the Hudsons Bay
Company but the late negotiations on Oregon, the Rus
sian interest in the empire rising the shore OF the
northern Pacific, the vigorous efforts OF Russia 10 turn It's
Siberian world into place Of human habitancy, and the
unexpected interest directed 70 those regions BY the DIS
the Spanish main into the shade, might be sufficient mo-
tves for the curiosity of individual of intelligence
and for the anxious inquiries OF great company border
ing on two mighty powers in North America, both OF
them remarkable for the vigor of their ambition than
io the OF their hunters and fishers for the
centrum.
Those volumes, then, will supply general and very
wellconceved estimate OF immense tracts OF the globe,
hitherto but little known TO the English public. The
view is clear quick and discrminative The countries
oil which it gives new knowledge are probably des-
tined to act with great power on our interests, some as
manufactures, and the recipients OF that over
flow of population which Europe is pouring out
from all her fields the open wilderness of the world
This spread OF emigration to the north is curious in
stance of the reux of the human tide for, from the
north evidently was Europe originally peoped Japhet
powerful propeller; and often he has dwelt in
the tents OF Shem he likely to overwhem the whole
territory of the southern brother more. The Turk
the Egyptian, the man of Asia Minor the man OF hrace
will yet be but tribes in that army of the new Aerxes,
which, pouring from Moscow, and impelled from st.
Petersburgh, will renew the invasons of Genghiz and
Iamerlane, and try the civilized strength of the west
against the wild courage and countless mulhudes of
Tartay. Into this strange but Important and prospec-
lively powerful country, we now follow the traveller:
Embarking from Liverpool in the Caledona,a vessel of
1900 tons and $50 horse power he amply prepared
to face the pers OF the most stormy OF all oceans. the
voyages, and within week after their departure from
terra frma they whale, who them with rather
Indifference for he lay loungng the surface until
down. and was seen no more. Next day, while there
60 little wind that all their light set,
they saw the phenomenon OF ship under cosereefed
topsail This apparent timidty was laughed at by
OF the passengers but the experienced guessed that
the vessel had out Of gale, of which they
likely to have share before long-a CONJECTURE which
was soon verified.
On the morning of the 9th day. the captain discovering
that the barometer had fallen between two and three
inches during the night due preparations OF course
made to meet the storm. 1t came in the afternoon
hurricane Then followed the usual havoc of boats and
canvass the sgss making clean breach over the deck
aud even the said to have been pretty nearly of
the same opinion. However, the wind went down at
last, the grew comparatively smooth, and in twenty
four hours more they found themselves the banks of
Newfoundland. The writer thinks that it was fortunate
Tor them that the storm had not caught them in the short
OF the President whose melancholy fate SO long excited,
and still excites feeling OF surprise and sorrow in the
public mind
It lost in this very storm Next day came another
OF the sea wonders The cry of land started them all
immense field OF ice, which, with the inequalities of lis
surface and the effect of efraction, presented APP
nearance OF wooded country On that night the cry Of
light AHEAD" while they still several hundred
miles from land, excited new astonishment "All the
knowing ones" clearly distinguished magnificent re-
vover The paddles were accordingly stopped to have
cast of the lead, but in another half hour ascer-
tanned that the revolver was newly risen star.
AT length land was really seen, and, after run of
fourteen days, they cast anchor in the habor of Halifax
but as Boston was their true destination they seered for it
at once Their progress had been rapid for they entered
Boston bay in thry.sx hours from Halifax, distance OF
800 miles; Boston is more English-looking than New
York The gently unduating shores of the bay highly
cultivated bring to memory the green hills Of England
and within the town the buildings and the inhabitants
have peculiarly English air
AS speed was an object the party Immediately left the
town by the railway, passing through Lowell and reach
ing Nashua This is OF the rapid growths of Amer-
ca In 1919 this place village of but nineteen
houses. 1t contains 10000 inhabitants with
churches, hotels, prisons, and banks Here the party
went off in two observation-disclosures in a sleigh with six
horses and the other ratified along in coach and-fou
At the next stage the author exchanged the coach for
slegta matter OF no great Importance to the world but
which may be mentioned as a caution against rash
The road passed through Vermont, the State Of
green mountains The country appeared striking; and
Montpelier where they breakfasted, to be very
pretty place. looking like the residence OF hereditary
ease and luxury than the capital of republic of thrifty
graziers. II 49, IN TACT, an assembage of villas the
wide streets run between rows Of trees and the houses
each In its own little garden, shaded by verandahs
The author crossed the ice to Montreal and had a
snowy view OF the metropolis of the Canadas curious
observation suggested by Montreal, on the different
characters of the English and French population In the
days of Wolf and Amherst it was all French but John
Bull, with his spirit OF activity and industry, has quietly
become master OF all the trading situations of the city,
while the French have quietly retreaed and spread
themselves through the upper sections of it, to great
degree cut oil from It's commercial portions.
From Montreal the true travel began. The heavy
canoes We're sent forward days before under charge
OF some OF the conpanys officers the light wait
ed tor the author, with Colonel Oded, chief engineer
IN Canada who was going up the country on survey of
the navigation, and the earls of Mulgraye and Caledon
who were going to the Red river, buffalo hunting
All was ready in form, and the 4th OF Nav the
two canoes were floating on the Lactrne canal The
crews thirteen to vessel and fourteen to the other