The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-27

yards Of the bottom Of the American fall but dare not
risk within five hundred of the Canadian for fear oil
being drawn into its lasting embrace. Thus was pre-
sented to all that should be Of this grand
feature Of nature all other views tend to destroy Its
magnidcence and splendor.
Having passed our appointed time. we took the cars
for lewiston TO descend Ontario in the and elegant
steamer Cataract, commanded by Captain Van Cleve,
VINO Tor nearly thirty has sped his across this
inland sea We soon left Niagara river, with its brst
ling forts to guard Invasion and rolled upon the swell
ing bosom of the beautiful Ontario with breeze 80
light yet refreshing that slumber was Irresistible
During the night emit cred the Geneses river landing
and receiving passengers for ana from Rochester and at
sunday daylghts early dawn entered the harbor Of
Oswego This town has progressed in population aud
business most rapidly for the past Nw years the
completion oil the contemplated railroad to Syracuse,
distance Of only thirty Ave miles this Niagara
and Buffalo will receive more than half the travelling
patronage during the summer months Touching az
Sacketts Harbor, which improves but little we then
crossed the lower end of the lake to Kingston the
seat OF Parliament and the recipient OF government ia
vors in works of public defence and military support
On We sped down the beautiful St Lawrence with its
thousand dots aud spots island green until early dusk
landed us at Ogdensburg soon to be- through Boston
enterprise the Buffalo OF Massachusetts The stock Of
the railroad from this point to Boston has nearly all
been taken, and the work will be commenced and
completed within two years. This will not only make
Boston the market for the immense products of wheat
-four IRON fish &c. OF the whole Black river region of
country, which includes all jefferson. and parts Of
Osweso Lewis, and St Lawrence counties; but by the
way OF the Weiiand Canal ALSO the products of Ohio
Michigan, WISCONSIN, Illinois and Indiana. The
emplated railroads from Hamilton to point opposite
Detroit, and from Toronto to the south east end OF
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Erie and be the route for all emigration from Canada
ports to the far west while Boston will present All
vanages by the Ogdenburgh route far superior to that
now held by New York city for the transportation o
those who seek home In almost boundless western
region IT'S time New Workers were on the look out,
the yankees idle in support Of their interests
We remained at Ogdensburgh over night, and on the
arrival of the elegant and saunch steamer British Queen
Captain Chamberlain, in the evening at o'clock.
transferred to her her route to Montreal and
landed ut Lachne at dusk whence took stages to
hotels in the city the large majority of the passengers
alv 81 heir naud. uua rfpra Ihe
passage down the St. Lawrence interspersed as it is
with the rapids Of the Sault the Cedars' and the
Cascades Is Understandable paper and exces all that
have seen in my whole tour these great western
lakes. The provincial government have evinced much
enterprise in constructing canals around all these for
midabe points Of navigation; and the same steamboat
that brought down these rapids ut the rate Of thirty
and forty miles per hour, overcomes the impassa
Bile upward obstructious, and quietly passes round
every point loaded with full cargo OF freight and
passengers. The country, you approach Montreal
presents striking improvements agriculture; and all
that is necessary to place this whole region par
with that of your northern New York counties, is for
the provincial government to abandon the present
strctons on trade and commerce. and open their ports
In liberal and wise sense, to the extended world -
Canada would advance in ten years, under such
change than she will in fifty years under the present
system Of government. Her population is gradually
increasing and will number three millions OF
people, while her cities range as follows Montreal
10000; Quebec, 81 O00 St Johns ~ b. 10000; Halifax
225O0; Toronto u 000 St. Johns n. f. 10000; Sydney
$4,000; Kingston 1900; Frederick NB 45oo; Charlotte
Town, p. T.. g. 1880. Thus, you see these provinces
gradually becoming Of great Importance to thei,
mother country, and free Intercourse will render them
the rivals OF our northern frontier
visited the and beautiful Theatre Royal las
evening, in company with II. l.. Place, Esq, the mana
ger of the American Theatre, New Orleans, who viii
soon be in your city to close engagements for the ensu
ing season James Walack performed Hamlet to ver
full and fashionable house, and WAS well received by
most intellectual audience ! leave o-morrow for tn
route down Champlain to Saratoga and New York City
The ship fever confined entirely to the uppe
part of the CITY, and although many persons who hav
been in attendance upon the suerings of these emi
grants have been sick and diseased yet apprehen
sons exist among the inhabitants here do you hea
anything relative to the disease in the ordinary topic
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