Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-16
bremen.


between an 0ld-world city and new one, as he
might be, 1t his first impressions received else
where. The town lies on both sides of the Weser-l
the part the right bank being called the old town.
and that on the left bank the new but in fact the
newest and best part lies outside Of the ramparts of
the old town, or rather outside of what were the
ramparts for the Notifications have all Disappeared
and beautiful walks have taken their place. surround
ing the whole of the old city Of the beauty of these
walks, the extent of which is at least ten miles,
can give you description, for we have nothing
like them near any American city. Indeed, have
thus far seen no German city with promenade in
all respects SO pleasing and attractive. Around on
every side large and elegant dwellings, all erect
ed within the last twenty years, and built in very
good taste. No staring red brick, narrow strips
of building three four stories high, but wellpro
portioned mansions, either of stone, else painted
or succeed in imitation of stone.
The old town is entirely different. Instead of
broad and regular streets, you find them of every
degree of narrowness and in all possible lines except
straight lines But here the architecture is to
certain extent noble-the high-peaked gables,
fronting on the street. in many cases covered with
curious carving-the mutitudinous windows, with
no less multitudnous panes of glass-the large don
nays and the projecting cOrnices and eaves-are not
less agreeable than striking the whole-aspect OF
street thus built being in high degree picturesque.
The streets are we'll paved with square stones, and
kept remarkably clean-to extent indeed, that
New York Alderman could hardly be made to be-
IeVe Even the narrOwest lanes are entirely free
ness streets, which are kept in constant USE In
shoO and hustle of business Bremen is more like
American than European city The Exchange is
quite large building, in which the principal mer
chants gather at one o'clock daily to transact bust
found the place crowded at the hour appoint
ed with, should think, twelve to fifteen hundred
merchants, all talking at once. A vast amount of
merchandise changes hands here daily.
AS Bremen is chiefly commercial city, there
few sights for those who looking for palaces and
picture galleries. But the Don or Cathedral is
markable in more respects than one. 1t is an i'm
mense building with space within, it is said, for
GOO persons, all of whom hear the preacher
without difficulty It's architecture resembles what
is known the early English style; and the whole
impression of the interior grand and noble Under
the church Is very curious vault (called the Btea
keuer,) which has preserved from putrefaction
number of corpses laid in it centuries ago There
that had lain here four hundred years ;
yet the body remains almost entire. The skin be-
tough and strong like sole leather, and the
eshy substance dries down under it into something
like muscular FIBRE instead of decomposing. Alto
gether it is very singular exhibition not the less
guide, smartly dressed and intelligent
sertOneSS recounted the names and histories of the
various tenants of this Conservation vault with the
air and tone of menagere keeper showing up his
animals.
Another of the shows of Bremen is the Rath-hams,
(cOuncil-hOuse,) an old and very fine building on
the side of the market place. Within and without
1t is full of quaint and curious carvings and statues
Here again the grand object of curiosity is to be
found in the cellars where is kept what said to be
the oldest wine in the world, kept in large cask
called the rose There are also twelve enormous
hogsheads of old hook, called irreverently enough
by the of the twelve apostles. | asked the
keeper which cask contained the best wine and his
answer was prompt, ''JtddS." | tasted the rose
wine (the oldest and most famous) and found it
about palatabe spoiled vinegar. 1t is sold at
the rate of about four dollars the pint
Our wanderngs about this beautiful town were
greatly facilitated by the length of the days Day
light lasts here in June until halfpast nine, and
twilight till ten o'clock that have several times
been unconsciously beguiled of whole evening in
strong among the green valleys and by the flower
beds of the bOulevards. | may remark, by the way,
national popularity that the public grounds of
this and other German towns abound in flowers,
some of them rare and costly, and all unprotected
by any fence wall This is generally the case,
too, with fruits flowers in front of private dwell
ings The habit of respecting such things has be-
second nature here; have the young
est boys running and frolicking on their way home
from school, with their satchels on their backs.
among these tempting fruits and flowers, hut none
seemed to dream of plucking them. By the way,
again. the school-boy's satchel here is soldiers
knapsack-a significant indication of the work for
which the boys destined. In Germany every
must work Cor play at the soldiers's trade
for some years-Corr. Christian ADVOCATE.
A letter from Fort Laramie to the st. Louis Repub-
ican dated July l. states that up to that date at
least 10000 emigrants passed that post their way
to California. Between Independence and Fort La
ramie more than six hundred newly made graves had
recently been counted.
LATE FROM PoRTo Receive learn from Captain
Kirwan of the brig Fashion, at this port yesterday
from Ponce P R., whence she sailed on the 23d ut.
that when she sailed there number of English
French and Dutch merchant vessels in port wht
would be obliged to leave in ballast, the crop
Sugar had nearly all been shipped. Produce wa
scarce and in good demand. Sugar selling a
s. IS to 81 25, and molasses at l4c. There haG
been abundance of rain, and the young crops
represented looking very promising. Accounts
from the Windward Islands had been received a
Ponce stating that upwards Of forty vessels driv
en- ashore and wrecked during the hurricane of thu
18th and 10Th of July.--Baltimore american.
The brig Tonquin, Capt. SAWYER, at New York
from Cardenas, July %, reports that at that dat'
Cardenas was in great excitement for fear of Cen
LOPEZ making attack on the town. Every nigh
the soldiers placed the docks to keep stric
watch, so that no boats could land without the off
GERS having notice of it. They continually ma
king prisoners of the Creoles. Capt. SAWYER state
that no sale could be made of Northern produce, o.
lumber, shocks, &c. No freights offering-the SUI
gar crops had all gone to the United States molas
ses scarce. -,y
terrible affection has recently fallen on the fam
ilv of Ex- Governor Clarke, of Iowa. Within few
days Of each other, nearly the entire family wer
swept off by the cholera. The wife and daughter Q
Gov c. were the first victims, then various member
Of his family, and finally Gov. c. attacked him
SELF and died after few hours illness. This sa
dispensation falls heavily upon Senator Dodge of 10
wa, whose daughter was the lamented wife of Gov
Characterization Courier.
SEARCHING AMERICAN VESSELS Difficulty between
4bo American and British Governments is apprehen