The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-01

0ge- he following very interesting Renaissance
Is communicated by r. W. Haskins, for the But
falo Commercial Advertiser:
Some twenty years since formed a travelling ac-
quaintanCe, upon steamboat on the Hudson river,
with gentleman who, on that occasion, related to
me some incidents Of the first voyage of Fulton to
Albany in his steamboat Clermout, which have
never met with elsewhere. The genteman's name
have lost but | urged him at the time to publish
what he related which, however, so far as [ know,
he has never done.
| chanced, said my narrator, to be at Albany on
business when Fulton arrived there in his unheard
of craft which every body felt so much interest in
seeing. Being ready to leave, and hearing hat this
craft was to return to New York | repaired on
board and inquired for Mr.. Fulton. | was referred
to the cabin, and | there found plain. gentleman
ly man, wholly alone, and engaged in writing
" Mr.. Fulton, presume"
" Yes, sir"
Do you return to New York with this boat -
" We shall Try to get bark, sir
Can have passage down
You take your chance with US, sir
inquired the amount to be paid and after mo-
ments hesitation, sum, think six dollars was
named. The amount in coin | laid in his open
hand, and with eye fixed upon it, he renamed
so long motiunless that supposed there mig ghr be
a mi,counr, and said 10 him, " Is that right, sir
This rOusedhim as from kind of FeveFy, and as he
looked up al me, the big tear was brmmiug in his
eye and his voice faliered as he said Excu
me, sir; but memory was busy as | contemplated
this, the fsr pecun ary reward have ever received
for all my exertions in adapting steam naviga-
ton. | would gladly commemorate he occasion
bottle Of wine with you, but really | am too
poor even for that just now; yet | rust we may
meet again, when this will not be So"
Some four years after this, when the Clermont
had been greatly improved and two new boats
made, making Fultons feet three boats regularly
plying between New York and Albany, took pas
sage one ofthese for the latter city.
The cabin. in that day, vas below: and as |
walked its length, to and fro | saw was very
closely observed by | supposed a stranger.
Soon, however | recalled the features OF Mr.. Full
ton Ibul without disclosing this, | continued my
walk and waited the result--~At length, in passing
his seat our ewes met, when he sPrang to ms teet
and eagerly seizing my hand, exclaimed, " knew
il must be you for your features have never escap-
ed me; and although am still far from rich, yet
may Venture that bottle now It was ordered
and during its discussion Mr. Fulton ran rapidly
bu wildly over his experience OF the world cold
ness and sneers, and OF the hopes, Tears, dlssap-
pontIneuIs and difficulties, That were scattered
thr0uuh his whole career OF discovery, up to the
verv y int Of his final crowning triumph, at which
he so fully felt he bad at last arrived. And IN
| io,;ny al these said he " | have again and again
recalled the occasion and the incident OF cur first iu-
| terview at Albany and never have done so, with
| out its renewing m my mind, the VIVID emotion It
| ORIGINALLY caused That seemed, and sill does
| ,eem, to me, the turning point in my destiny-the
| dividing lines between light and darkness, in my
| career upon earth for It the first actual recog-
| milton OF my usefulness to my lellow-men.
Such then were the events coupled with the very
dawn OF steam navgatiun-a dawn so recent as te
be still reCUlieCted by many-and such as Fulton
there related Them, the early appreCatons, BY
the world os discovery which has invaded ali
waters, causing revolution in navigation which
has almost literally brought the very ends OF the
earth III contact.