The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-27
Foreign News.
MR.. BPNNETrs LETTERS FROM EUROPE
LONDON, I'd June, 1877.
Homeward Bound-T lip to the Continent
Jenny Lind and Ole Bull.

LONDON, I'd June, 1877.
Homeward Bound-T Up to the Continent
Jenny Land and Ole Bull.
Here am in London again, on our way home
On our journey from Paris to London, which we
travelled by the way of Havre and Southampton
We met the news from the United States, brought
by the last steamer, giving an account of the vic
tory over1 the Mexicans at Cerro Gordo. This
continual succession of extraordinary and bril-
liant victories, only deepens and widens the I'M
preston, which have seen the Mexican cam
pagn make in every quarter of Europe Every
statesman and politician is more and more aston
ished The press is almost sllenced Mems
minds begin TO turn towards the United States,
expecting a new turn of affairs in the world. The
remarkable battles, the long marches OF thou
sands of miles-.he concentration of troops by sea
and land-the energy, the genius, the science, the
skill and the military enthusiasm of the Ameri-
can people, combined with their commerce,
manufactures, literature, and intellect, have
completely astounded all Europe. In season
of peace, these events have startled the old
world out of dream. Every thing is changing,
and few years will place our glorious western
republic in the van of the civilized world.
am now on my way to the manufacturing dis
tricts Of England land will soon return, so as TO
be ready to embark for New York about the be-
ginning of July. Mrs. B. is now with me, but
will remain in Europe for several months, travel
again over Germany and other countries and re-
sumo her correspondence. She may perchance
take voyage up the Baltic as far as ST Peters.
burgh, visiting Stockholm, Copenhagen, and
other famous places by the way. From ST. Pc
tersburgh she may cross Central Russia and
through there TO the Black Sea, up to CONSTANT
nople, and round, by Greece and Italy, to France
and England. All over Europe, it s perfectly
safe, and quite comfortable for ladies to travel
attended by their servants only. In Italy, you
can find even young unmarried ladies' from the
United States, travelling in perfect comfort and
case, and only attended by their couriers and
maids. These courlers, as they are called, are
very useful class of travelling servants, who
generally speak all the modern languages. II
Mrs. B. should first visit the German and Saxon
watering places, she will give an account of all
these curious resorts.
must not forget to mention that we went to
see Jenny Lind last evening, at the Italian Opera
She sung in the opera Of la File du Regiment
Jenny Lind is wonderful curiosity in her line,
but she is not greater than what Malbran or
Grisi were. Grisi is, of course, now faded. Jen-
ny Lind has a wonderful resemblance in her
locks and genius to Ole Bull. I would almost
take her for his sister. She is not pretty--bu,
extremely interesting, almost to fascination. She
has good figure, very fine eye-almost
tonishing eye-and seems muscular and robust
in her movements. Good sense, energy, concen-
tration, enthusiasm predominant in her style
She has not the exaggerated and classic gesticu-
lation of the French or Italans-but is rather
awkward in her ordinary gestures-particularly
IN making courtesy-but in her moments of en-.
thusasm and high feeling, all those gaucheries
disappear Ole Bull, who is her countryman,
has similar traits of character.