The Daily spy., 1849-09-29
correspondence of the Spy.

WlESBADEH, "ly, 1of9'
From Frankfort returned to Mayence, and thence
took passage in steamboat down The river as far as
Efeld, in the upper part Of the Rhlngau Al the latter
place left The river and went few miles norIhwardy,
passing near Johanab rg, the old monastery OF Eber
bach, the principal asylum for lie Insane in The
Duchy Of Nassau.
The land rises with gradual ascent in recedng from
the river and attans elevation OF several hundred
feet at Ebcrbach. Here the prospect, when looking
,uhwardly. is highly beautiful. valley of many
miles in breadth lies before you, terminated the south
en horizon BY mountains On the right the view in
ierccpted by the precptcus ridges of the lower part OF
the Rhnegau, but in The LEFT the eye penerates far be
yond Mayence the plain which spreads in the d>
recton of Ffankfor, In the freshness of summer
morning, and bathed in the light OF whose beams
yet unoppressive this extensive valley lay be>
fore and below me- laden wh its prolific stores of grain
and grass, of vineyards and OF orchards inersperced
with villas villages, towns, and cities, and the "wide and
winding Rhine aversing it nearly midway. the boats
upon its bosom reduced by distance 10 specks up
OF its surface.
1t is said that when ST. Bernard one OF the preachers
ofthe crusades, examining various localities for the
purpose of selecting the desirable situation for
monastery, he came Ebeshach, and wild boar ran
of the forrest and pointed With his to the place
at which the holy establishment should be erected. Sub
sequently however, the Saint had dream, in which he
the boar carry the stary from the place frsl
indicated to a neighborng valley small chapel was
conseq leny erected upon the former spot while The
monastery, agreeably 10 the final intentions of The wild
animal was founded upon the latter. The vision of the
Saint COMMUNICATED By the artifccr Of curious
c rived wardrobe five six hundred years old
bit still n good preservatou--apon The door Of which
is the i'm ige OF wild boar runamg with grea, velocity
with huge pile of buildings upon his back.
From the hill comman,Img the prospect VII ch have
endeavored partially to describe, descend short
distance, nonhwardly, narrow, qliet valley, al>
most entirely enclosed by lofty hills, there stands the
proud, the pompous, the truly magnificent moras
tic residence, where wealth was IavisheI with pro.u>
sion uncognz of bounds, and the anchorlte lived
amidst the splendors of sovereign. = How
are The mighty faen! The broad comains, the vine>
yard and the vlnespress the treasures of SILVER and
of god the garden and the bower the reecory and the
ehapel-these have passed into other handi and they
who owned them have died in penury. But per
haps, Pope was NOT mistaken when he pronounced
"Al partial evil (is) universal good.'
Ofthe thousands of obects which visited by trav-
etefS Dut lew are more lhdn TINS
cient monastery; and yet, partly from is secluded sit>
aaion and partly from the purposes to which it now
devoted it appears to attract bat comparatively small
number of the curious.
Some idea OF the extent of the establishment may be
inferred from the fact that there chapels the lar
gest of which noo hundred feet in length alter
third part of it has been parttoned of TO be used
as barn. This chapel contains some Of the most per-
feet specimens of unique monumen tai gothic pure
hat have seen. The smaller chapelis about one
hundred feet long, the roof being supported by two
ges of marble pillars.
Around its interior now stand l6 wne-pres ses-the
property of the Duke OF Nassau. From these presses
runs the famous Steinherg which, among Rhesh Wines
acknowledges 40 rival aud no equal except the Johan>
nisberg.
The traveller accomplishes double object at Eber
ach he of the best specimens of the eccesas>
icaI architecture Of the middle ages and at The
one Of the best of modern institutions for The In
sane.