The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-11

From an interesting letter of Vienna cores
pendent of the n. Y. Evening Post, dated 7th of
September, we make some extracts
The Germans.-Every where on nv route found
Ire towns and villages filed with soldiers The
Germans every here found hospitsble and polite
and what surprised me more intelligent and better
Instructed than the masses even in England-guod
schools and careful instructors are every where
-sIablished in Southern Germany, and the priests
interchangeable in their efforts in mparting lite.
| rarY and scientific information. The number of
| mDnastc institutions is incred ible-and the re
| elrus devotion OF the people extraordinary. All
the young men at thirteen are taken for the army
aud have 10 serve three years. This arrangement
| has banetul influence upon the industry of the
| country, as young men who have served three
years in the army rarely have any disposition To
| return 10 the quiet pursuits of private life.
Munich.-'Fhs facilities afforded at Munich for
those who devote themselves to literature or
science, are unequaled in any part Of Europe that
| have seen. The late King of Bavaria has spent
millions in the cause Of science and the splendid
and extensive buildings erected filled with
| pantlngs, sculpture, and specmsns of aturai his
tory, in short every thing that SdUdnt desire;
ard all free to the student. The library is one of
the largest and best arranged, and better selected
than any have seem it contains 100000 volumes,
and The best collection of books on America IN the
| world. The collection of books and illustrated
works of the fifteenth century, is most extensive
| and surprising. The autographs OF all the great
| auIhofs and celebrated men in three centuries are
| shown 20 great advantage. lett this beautiful
ailv and rs attractions with regret, resolving jO
| sr-nd month hers # ever again visit Enrope
| The Tgro'ese A large portion Of the countries
| visited Is seldom seen by my countrymen-ihey
| keep On he main roads. In many OF the places
| aud particularly IN the Tyrol, | found people in
| numbers who had never an American but
| VINO had relations who had emg rated 10 the United
| States and | was pleased wHh the efforts they
made to express their satisfaction and pleasure in
| seeing an American among them. On several oc-
| casions, on stating | was an American was
presented with flowers and fruit, which, of course
! accepted with gratitude, and a reciprocation Of
all The kind ceilings knew prompted the compli-
| ment could fill volume with pleasant recoI-
lsctons OF the many and pleasing eivilitles of the
| klnd-hearted Germans-but a letter affords no
| room for these de'ails.
| A Relative Of Gen. WdshingtoH.-One circum-
| stance | ought not TO omit When dining at the
great liable d'hole, at Augsburg, l was introduced
10 handsome young officer, by the name and title
| of the " Baron Washington, and afterwards to
| his two accomplished brothers On inquiry, TO my
great SURPRISE found they were the sons of a very
distinguished General tin the Bavarlan army l-and
that he was Of English origin-hls ancestor having
emisrated from England 10 Holland on the d-aih oi
| Crom,yell-that the late King, Max millian finding
General Washington distinguished Maj " in the
service of Holland, had induced him TO accept a
] command in his army, and that afterwards being
. Distinguished in seven campaigns, he gradually
rose 10 the highest rank ia the Bavarian army.
The Baron informed me rhat his father. during the
life time Of President Washington, had received
letters from him, aud that to douh existed that The
ancestor of 'oufG Gentral Washington, was the bro
| IheT JUfNths gYardfather-uf The BaVarian general
Thei Baron kindly promised To furnish me with
genealogy of his family, and copies OF the letter.