The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-31
From the Lake-Shore.

PROCTORyILLE, Lake BOrgne, Aug. Is.
Eds CrssCcnt-Ah friends, why do you not extrlcate
yourselves from that tdstOy OF brick and NOR
tar these chOrching daySake your breakfast Ut you
choose pack up your buds if have take that ven
cradle old umbrella, pair OF shoes, walk down Col
rde) the Mexican Gulf Railway station, previous to A
NJ Jump the very comfortable and after two hours
pleasant riding through uxuant fields of sugar
will be landed this Gas all watering places now enned)
delightful retreat though only in its infancy, it has made
advance in improvement, and 1t growing, no
doubt will be eventually place. As the several mater
iug resorts on the other side of the Lake and Cult
shore have forth their correspondents why not expect
communication from this place? To be sure, have not
such miscellaneous essembage of vste the Gulf still
we enjoy Ourseyes-and if have first rate swamp IN the
rear equally agreeable, in prOmenadlng that our silk
stockings and patentleaher pumps be soed with the hne
delicious black mud that they should be cut up and
buried by burning white sand and for dances balls,
hops ETC. there COmparsonwe as far excel the other
side and Gulf as Newport and Saratoga do militia mua'
ter as for mus-al the iddeS CanOnetS, pianos etc.
cannot hold ushgh alongside of the bea titu locks OF
old grey mosquitoes who from early candleght to dawn
send forth their unequaed strains the saloons and
ors Of this sylvan retreat Yes friends we can supaas DE
Bull Veuxtemps Jenny Lind, and the balance OF them on
the other side of the Atlantic.
This place you aware the present terminus OF the
Mexican Gulf Railroad and distant twenty miles from
the city The village laid of into lots of fifty feet ~ one
hundred and twenty with the usual reservations for streets
etc An attempt made time last spring to dispose
of portion the pTOpnetOrs, however, received no encOu
agement. The swamp in the is being drained. the
wharf brng extended into the Lake, several vessels are
dchargng and receiving freight steamboat (the Bolivar
makes trips every week 10 Ship Island, (and very pleasant
excursion 81 several buildings have been erected within
the past few months other extensive Improvements are
in ContemplatiOn-and doubt, only short period OF
time will witness good sized village. The road must be
very great the planters and residents of Tee
au bGuff and the within reasonable distance OF
its RAJ Should the Solons of the Council of the Third
Municipality dispense with the narrow contracted.
bgoed views which have prevailed in their action regard
10 bi. road and allow it TO be carried through the Munich
paty up Rampant Canal street.-The residents OF the Sc
cond Municipality would have great convenience at their
doors comforting EXTENSIVE benefits to the prOpreOrS and
mutual advantage to all and every class of citizens.
The pleasant agreeable seabreeze that prevails here to-
day the COOL comfortable position in. the fresh air
that watts over me- the encouraging idea that there is
thing worthy OF thought futuny-banishes from mind
that such mudhOe Orleans is. at present. in existence
The encng looks of heap Of bvave on the edge OF the
Lake and which will be in readiness for the inward
mart Of man. holds forth that there something worthy for
US yet in store besides heat mud and short finances and
mine host, Mr.. Tmm says if he cannot furnish Juep
Ia mode Capt Hiekok, he can give us something equally
palatabe While Eliminating under these shady trees, il
recalls my mind the great entertainment given under them
about one year since by the prOpreto of the road on it
completion the edge of the LakeslOs, when sO-many
Speeches made-any quantity OF tOasts given and
quafed-So many delusiVe hopes held forth; and am IN
cne to the belief that the great feast so cordially received
has hardly received second thought since, BY the majority
of the recipients thereof have for forming
conclusion that entertainment feast trOlic, giver
among the tendon, most generally and universally
forgotten before the change of the
shall return to the city after days enjoyment of fesi
air. In the meantime, yours, ETC., PHOSPHORUS.
P. Slug 81 learn the locomotive with the train
last evening burnt out out when within five mile
ofthe city consequently dispatch heretofore written cout
not have reached it must have been late when th
passengers arrived ,fdi0S,