New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-20


II S quite another affair. from the pen OF one OF
our City'smos eminest and popular clergymen.
Hear
Correspondence Of The Tribune
G1orcEsrER. Mas, Aug 3d. lsis
10 IS not very often that msn passes through a
world Of such beautiful scenery on the face OF our
globe. IS have Travelled over and enioyed to-day.
Ii this region were within an hour or two OF New
York. the cOckneys OF Your city would never cease
frequenting and praising IL All along the coast.
from Boston in Massachusetts down 70 Calais in
Maine there are romantic inlets, beautiful bar
bors and delightful ing-piaces-Summer re-
treats. that Shenstone might have envied. II
gardens. But you viii scarcely find anywhere in the
world a seadrve IF fifteen or twenty miles coniens-
ing go much OF romantic beauty and submity a.
the ride round Cape Ann, from Beverly through Man
chester Gloucester AunissqGam and RockpOrt
Gloucester itself i becoming the central watering
place OF ibis region but RockPort more entirely out
on the ocean being AZ the very extremity Of the Cape
A rocs.land coast lash,d BIZ the turiously as
Rockaway beach. Long Island. Gloucester q some
eight miles farther up Cape Ann than ROckport. and
has me hsrbor for common vessels. admirably shell
tered from the ocean while so peculiar Is the lorna
ton OF the harbor that the open rolls in upon the
beach on side and three four rods across on the
other the vessels are riding at anchor or lying quietly at
the wharves The beach Il achsrming place tor bathing
about quarter or half a mile in length and az 20 nsh
ing expeditions. you may have them in great variety
choosing both your distance and your game. You
may 90 TOR Holsters. cod or hallbut ami may have
picnic almost anywhere from Bakers Island 10 the
.le Of Shoals with chOwders as good as they make at
Marshfeld.
You have also thunder showers in pcriection setting
on and of the coast sometimes intense tropical
de.uge We experienced instance OF this yesterday
In our drive out and back the end OF the Cape The
ocean side of the Cape toward the Southeast was IN
the sunshine while in the Northwest the storm was
backenng tie horizon and the seasudhurryug after Us
with thunder and lightning We had just got to shell
ter for and beast when down came the ram with
lanftx xhf
ever way an overaken traveller might be compelled 10
face il. During the storm house was struck with
lightning 40 GOucostc few rods from our residence,
and the chimney shattered, with the root but no lives
were lost At the time one OF the wharves WAS
struck and rent in pieces Al the fishermen out at sea
took wing for the har0Or, anticipating probably great
Storm and in the evening some one or two hundred |
vessels lying snugy in this safe shelter, drying
their sails Then were seen hundreds OF noisy Jolly
sailors. paradnz the streets, determined to have
blowout during their sudden unexpected visit
ashore This morning. bright frosty October, /
the sails By hundreds are again gtering IN the sun
glancng athwart each other IN every direction the
vessels that ran in last night AL running out
again in fair weather The haroor Is 90 easy OF &C
cess. and gives quick shelter from the dangers OF
the stormy deep, that sometimes on the coming OF an
Autumn gale. thousand seamen will be found sud |
denly congregated in Gloucester streets as full OF gee
as the gale IS OF wind and possessed, tor the time |
with noisy spirit
An along shore as risnman might say, this is a
great place for the Whenever you want salt 1
watering, be sure 10 come mere III II IS tue uchu VI
summer you shall md. somewhere, cool retreat !
something more than East wind and bare sand ike
ROckaway Your inn shall be well Kept Tor you, ana
If YOU choose company il shall be select and good |
Your landlord possesses ne yacht for sea expeditions
boat that viii stand gale, should you be caught IN
one. Ike stanch ship and Will top tue waves IKE /
sea gull You shall have woodcock Tor your dinner II
you choose H. and pancakes tor your dessert Moreover
this Is famous place for sea botany beautiful science
but recently beginning be- cultivated. The varieties
OF sea flowers when you press them and snow them |
clearly are amazing almost incredible. Even the dry
kip in surges on the beach, II carefully wetted and
pressed would afford you some exquisite specimens
but the fresh sea-weed must be chosen. and IN TINS
egon there forests OF IT, Curious and rare are
these productions OF the ocean, when you examine
them. Nothing Il more beautiful AS an ornament TOT
the parlor or variety in the shelves OF your library
than a well selected book Of these plants.
The grand riches OF Gloucester are in the form OF
Mackerel 10 IS famous place tor that species OF nsh
cry as also for the Cod capital OF some four hun
bred thousand dollars Is invested in it some two thou
sand individuals are employed; some hundred ana
nifty bushels OF salt used annually some four hun
bred thousand dollars worth caught and some two
hundred thousand dollars worth OF Cod nice little
business, but difficult hardy. dangerous disc
pine. These New England Capes great places Tor
raising the sturdiest set of seamen In the world.
should like it ascertsined how many OF the esp
tains OF packetshps to all parts OF the world have
been sailors these rock bound coasts and harbors
Gloucester the FIRST place on our continent dignl
fed with visit from the great Ses.Serpent 1ou wiz
fnd Report of a Committee OF the Llnntan society
of New ngland relative 20 large Marine Animal,
supposed 10 be a serpent seen near Cape Ann, Massa
chusetts August Eli" The reality OF the creature
was well authenticated, also his hugeness. since
the presentation OF the bones Of Or hocns Hydrsrgos
t. the public there has been less increduy In regard
% these sea serpent stories of modern times IL L.
however affirmed that lions also have been Seen at
Cape Ann some hkewise says the author OF All
old book entitled New Eng lands Prospect being lost
in the woods heard such terrible rOaringsas have
made them much aghast which must be either devils
or lions there being other creatures which use to
roar saving bears which have not such terrible kind
Of roaring Yours truly, 1.