New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-04
BY GREELEY s. McELRATH

carrying . ,on. each. and manned By French Can
adiaus up the II Lawrence, 70 Prescott. 4 VII
isse Of $50 uh abitants, 10 miles above Montreal
and p below Kingston, whore II was stored. aud
shl 9ped 90 schOOucfs of 90 u 100 tons ~ lr Tx
ron Bay J have sometimes accompanied Ties.
boats up the whole Of the Rapids. camyed ont
with their rrews, partaken Of their simple fare.
aud sters with pleasure % their SONS Trade
vas good Ia those days aud more fortunes we're
made than now when there are ten times a. many
stores and 2 90 inhabitants Kemptv Ile Ner-
rickviile. Smith Falls and other places the
RiGea0. carry of the trade. Prescott contains
several charches aud plenty Of taverns. located
opposite the thriving village Of OgcensDurgh and
has fertile, well cleared cOahtry behind II. Yet
1t seemed dull and resilyisso. We passed through
il dusk, only stopping TO feed the horses.
Some idea OF the effect produced 90 property by
the indecisive course Of affairs may be- gathered
from a. advertisement Of my old friend, w 3.
W ellis EsQ. formerly member tor Gfenville Co
dated in " arch last wherein be oilers an estate OF
23O acres OF choice land on the river. b-tween
BrockyiHe and Prescott. a delightful spot, stone
farnil,.nanson. farm houses, extensive barns.
Offices, out-houses, cider press % acres Of apple,
plum and cherry orchards, yielding thousands OF
bushels, for $4,000.
Byockriie 10 Kingston
Brockville, the Capital OF Iced, County and
the Johnstown District, and the residence Of Ogle
r. Gowsn, ESQ. who organized the Orsngemen
OF the Colonies, one of the most elegant lagos
IN Canada. It's inhabitants are wealthy, many OF
The dwellings are Of cut stone and very hands me
10 stands upon the face of hiIl gradually rising
out of the st. Lawrence, opposite MOrrlstDwn,
y. y from which point Of view us churches, stores
and new and tasteiuy ornamented court house
are seen 10 great advantage. u supports two
newspapers the proprietor Of one OF which, " m
Buell. ESQ. An uuAinchng friend to reform and
mi rOvement, Is the Oldest editor IN Canlda The
population IS under OOO and among them met
with some Of my oldest most steadiast and rusty
friends We stopped at Msckenzles n tel, AID
took a private carriage on Saturday March lOl
as far as Fairman's "a miles from Kingston,
between which places, 50 years ago. there was
not solitary dwelling Now the Whole country
from BrOckvllle to Kingston is filled with clear.
ings farms, dwellings, bamlets, villages pastures,
orchards grist- mills saw mills and other signs Of
civilization add progress So far back even as
I-3I Hon John Macdonald Of Gananoque,
ground at his mills there in one season 10000
barrels Of -four for the Montreal market .!
course less work is done now. A day or two be
ore we passed through Gananoque, wooden
factory and nailmaking establishment that cost
600 were burnt, with no insurance The vi.
lage had greatly increased since saw it IN 1877
u 10 located on a large and rapid river which iss
INTO the 81. Lawrence, and is the seat Of various
manufactures Some : or 20 miles above Brock
vile found three places OF worship near the road
side, end ascertained that they we're all Methodist
meeting houses. that large denomination having
split into three divisions, viz !, the Wesleyan
Methodists 2 the Episcopas. in connection with
the L = Church North and %, the new Con
xion.
On Sunday morning we reached the hospitablc
dwelling Of relative near Kingston, firm friend
to British rule, but whom Sir Francis Head had
deprive d. in s37, Of a situation held many years,
I'm NflN IFflGr Tho.
duties ~ which he was eminently qualified, and
ihis avow edly because | was his brother inlaw
Monday found the ultra loyal city Of Kingston
a i'm ITS 49, 900 inhabitants all in All uproar-mobs,
iiigies and tar barrels, with hangings and burnngs
jv Dr0Iy were made the order of the night.