American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-19
AMERICAN ELEGRAPH
. Correspondents Of the American reiegraup

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4 lcorrespondence Of the American feiegraph.l
TO an estimable, aged and eccentric friend W
are indebted for the following:
CAPE MAY, July IL, 1851.
70 ne Editors Of The american Telegraph,
/ GENTLEMEN: This is the Baia of these United
states. II possesses advantages for sea-bath
ing, for drives, and promenades, superior K
those OF any other watering. place have visited
AT Long Branch seventy or eighty miles farther
tie sss soash ID sests went WENT
IN Ssg = Il nf seS8pn; bat here
these winds cross the broad expanse Of th
Atlantic, bringing most refreshing coolneB
| with them. / was detained week at New
Castle, by sickness, and / had some thoughts o
abandoning my. contemplated trip to these health.
restoring waters, and returning home. But
upon due consideration of the kind of oppro-
brium that would attach to the idea of q failure,
| resolved to persevere, and took passage in
that excellent steam packet, the Thomas Powell,
Capt Davis, at ten o'clock yesterday, sick as l
was, and was landed here, safe and sound at
half-past two. As | approached the wharf, |
felt revived by the invigorating breeze but
when | landed on the Island, stood on the
brink Of the surf, and inhaled the exhilarating
nitrous oxyde, elaborated by the solar rays q in
the deep bosom of the ocean, my illness van
ished into air, thin all" and stood regene-
rated by the renovating influence of Neptnne's
breath. In the evening the beach presented a
lively scene, by the immense throng which the
various vomitories Of the village poured forth.
But as the board is high, (on an average ten dol
lars week,) yet large majority Of the visiters
belong, from appearances, to the humble and
middle ranks of life The United States, the
Atlantic, and the American are considered crack
houses, and by paying dollar q week more the
visiter is initiated among the higher ranks by
obtaining admission therein. This distinction
is well defined by the Frenchman who explained
the difference between rheumatism and gout-
You put your finger on de wise, let me give a
pull with all my might one menoote, dat de rhu-
matiz; den let me give Won leetel pull more,
dat de gout." So the ten-dollar houses bear
hard on the purses of the boarders, and squeeze
out these extortionate sums, by the application
of the screw, one whole turn; while the fash.
ionable houses give another turn, even if they
make their vsiters grin for it--a result likely
to follow if they remain over fortnight. At
least, almost apprehend a similar catastrophe
myself, though | have not the ambition to sub
NIT to an additional pull for the sake of being
thought fashionable.
This morning paid my matitudinal devotion
to old Neptune by entering into his watery do
mains by times. Out of superabundant modesty,
| went in with bathing clothes, by which l lost
one half the pleasure and benefit of the INNER
sion Others more wise went in IN propria per,
soma, or primeval innocence, although by the
regulations of the bathing committee it il
strictly prohibited; but as the gentle sex were
enjoying their protracted slumbers, no one felt
inclined to inflict the penalty ON the numerous
OF of ha foob
full to repletion, and there cannot be less than
four thousand visiters on the island. From the
good effects of the change of air and one bath,
ventured upon fresh fried fish for breakfast,
a risk would not have run in any fresh water re-
gion, and find it sets gratefully on my stomach.
By the time have had my tour of two or three
weeks, | hope TO have added to my weight at
least twenty pounds in flesh, though at the ex-
pense Of rs many pounds in money; and whether
shall have got fair equivalent in return for
my outlay, will depend upon the facility and
means of repairing the loss on my return.
Before leave l will write you long letter,
and give you an account Of my journey, with
the wonderful feats of gastronomy witnessed,
performed by the fair portion Of my travelling
companions, which surpassed, particularly al
suppers, those / ever witnessed among my own
sex. can only say that the way they thinned
the nen-roOstS ana the cnlcken-coopS was q
caution to all foxes minks and hen hawks
so affected with the sight, that every par
ticle of love ! might have felt for any one of
the soft sex, and wellnigh all the respect en-
tertained for the whole of them together, was
completely cured or greatly diminished.
THE New ANTI-GAMBLISG LAW OF New
YoRK.-The Troy Daily Ne'rs thus recites its
substance:
This law is very stringent in its details.
The keeping or letting of room or building
for gambling purposes subjects the offender, on
conviction, to a fine of not less than fifty or
more than five hundred dollars. For keeping
gambling table, or dealing in lottery tickets or
policies, the offender is liable, on conviction, to
punishment as a common gambler; the penalty
being not less than ten days hard labor in the
penitentinry, or more than two years confne-
ment in the State prison, together with fine