Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23
OLD MASSACHUSETTS, THE SEASIDE
FISHERS AND FISHERIES.

FISHERS AND FISHERIES.
[Let reader glance of from the following letter as If
were ordinary watering gossip 1t quite another affair
from the pen Of of our ciys eminent and popular
clergymen. Hear-NeU York Tribune.
GLoucEsrER, MASSACHUSETTS, Aue. 81, ls4s.
II is not very often that passes through world
such beautiful scenery on the face Of globe have
travelled over and enjoyed to-day If this region with
in an hour or two of New York. the cockneys Of youi city
would never cease equenng and praisng IT, All along the
coast from Boston in Massachusetts down Calais in Maine
there are romantic inet, beautiful harbors, and delightful
watering placessummer retreats !" that Shenstone might
have enSled II his taste had been for well
artificial gardens But you will scarcely find any where
the world seadnve Of fifteen twenty miles condensng
much Of romantic beauty and snbmty the ride round
Cape Arm from Beverly through Manchester, Gloucester,
Annissquam, and Rockport
Gloucester Itself is becoming the central watering place OF
this region, but Rockpor is entirely out the ocean,
being at the very extremity Of the cape, ockand coast
ashed by the furousy Rockaway beach, Long
Island Gloucester is eight mile further up Cape Ann
than Rockpor, and has fine harbor for vessels
admirably sheltered from the ocean, while peculiar is the
formation OF the harbor that the open rolls in upon the
beach side and three four rods the other
the vessels are riding anchor lying quietly the wharves
The beach IS Charming place for bathing, about quarter
hall mile In length and to fishing expeditions, you
have them in great variety choosing both your distance
and you game You may so for lobstes cod, halbut
and may have picnic almost any where from Bakers Island
to the Isle 81 Shoals with chowders good they make
MarshGeld
You have also hunder-showers in perfection setting on and
OIL the coas, sometimes intense tropical deluge We
experienced an instance of this yesterday drive and
back to the end OF the Cape The side of the Cape
toward the southeast the sunshine while in the north
west the storm was backenng the horizon and the sea- and
huying after US with thunder and lightning. We had just
got to shelter for and beast when down came the rain
with wind 10 match, blowing ward, ward whichever
way overtaken traveller might he compelled face it
ltruck nj
cester few rods from residence, and the chimney shat
tered, with the roof but lives lost At the same time
Of the wharyes struck and rent in pieces All the
fishermen out at took wing for the harbo anticipating
probably great Storm and in the evening one or two
hundred vessels lying snugy in this safe shelter drying
their sails Then hundreds of noisy, Jolly Sailors
paadng the Streets determined to have blow OUT during
unexpected visit ashore This morning. as bright
as frosty OCTOBER the sails by hundreds again gleng
IN the sun, gancng ahwa each other every direction the
same vessels that in last night, all running again in
fair weather The habor easy Of access and gives
quick shelter from the dangers of the stormy Deep that
sometimes on the coming Of autumn gale thousand
will be found suddenly congregaed in Gloucester Streets
full Of gee the gale is of wind aad possessed for the
time with noisy spirit.
All along shore, Irishman might say, this. is great
place for the Wheneveryou want saltaterng be
to here If it is the dead of summer you shall find
somewhere, cool retreat something than wind
and bare sand like Rockaway. Your inn shall be well kept
Tor you and If you choose company, shall be select and
goou. possesses me yacnt expedl
TONS boat that will stand gale should you be caught ia
one, like sanch ship and will the Ike sea-gu
You shall have woolcock for your dinner YOU choose it,
and pancakes for your dessert Moreover this is famous
place for boony beautiful science but recently beginning
to NE cultivated The varieties Of flowers when You press
them and show them clearly, amazing, almost incredible
Even the dry kep in surges the beach, if carefully weted
and pressed would afford you exquisite specimens but
the fresh weed must be chosen and in this region there
are forests OF it. Curious and these productions of
the ocean when you examine them Nothing more beauti
fu as ornament for the paro variety in the shelves
Of your library, than welselected book Of these plants
The grand riches of Gloucester are in the form Of mackere
famous place for that species OF fishery, also for the
cod capital OF some four hundred thousand dollars invest
ed IN two thousand individuals employed some
hundred and fifty thousand bushels of salt used annually
four hundred thousand dollars worth caught and some
two hundred thousand dollars worth Of cod nice little bust
ness, but al sea difficult hardy dangerous discipline These
New England Capes great places for raising the surdes
set Of sesmen in the world should like to il asceaned
how many Of the captains of packet ships all parts Of
the world have been sailors of these rock bound and
harbors.
Gloucester the first place continent dignied
with visit fon the great seaerpen. You will find
port OF committee of the LinnRsn Society OF New England
relative TO large marine animal, supposed to be serpent
seen near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, August 1917 The
reality the we'll authenticated also his huge
Since the presentation Of the bones Of DR. koch Hy
dagos the public there has been less ncreduy in regard
TO these seaerpent stories Of modern times II is however,
affirmed that lions also Rave been Cape Ann. Some
likewise, says the author Of old book entitled New En-
glands Prospect, being lost in the woods have heard such
terrible roangs have made them much aghss which must
be either devils ons there being other which
10 saving BEARS which have such terrible kind
Of roaring" Yours truly, G.