The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-29
H- Mr.. CALHoUs's work on Government
has appeared in Columbia, s. C. aaa


i ASCENT OF Mont BLANC BY ALBERT SMITH
-Chamonix, Aug. l4.-This quiet Alpine val
ley has for the last week been in most unusual
state of activity and excitement. About seven
days ago the people learned that three students
| from the University of Oxford, and an English
author, were getting themselves into condition
| for attempting the ascent of Mont Blanc
Guides and villagers were at once on the qti
pine, and the adventurous party were regarded
| with much interest wherever they went On
Tuesday morning, at seven o'clock, all the pre-
partitions being complete, the party set out from
| the hotel de Londres 1t included Mr. Floyd
said to be a son of the general Of that name,
and cousin of Sir Robert Peel; Mr.. Phillips, a
third Oxfordman, and Mr. Albert Smith, with
sixteen guides, sixteen poters and number of
aspirants for the post Of guide, who attended
| the voyagsrs for the purpose of learning the
route to the summit Of the mountain. VIZ
After their departure telescopes were fixed from
the windows of the inn, and in other places, to
watch the progress of the tosome ascent, and
before six o'clock it was evident That the voy-
ayers had crossed the great glacier. and had ar
rived at their resting place for the night-on the
Grands MuIefs Yesterday morning, as soon as
daylight afforded a clear view, the adventures
were again visible by aid of a good glass; and
by twelve o'clock were seen making the final as
4 cent. They rested on the summit for about
twenty minutes, and then commenced their de-
scent, arriving here last night ut about seven
o'clock-The excitement during the previous
twenty -four hours had been very great ia Cha
MONK Ap~ious wives and parenls having hus-
bands and Sons amongst the party up in the
SHOWS, and the interest being by no means d.
minished by the fact that Sir Robert Peel (who
had arrived here after the departure Of his re-
Iative for the ascent) invited nearly all the mer
, remaining Ia the village, about sixty in nun
+ Der. to an entertainment provided at an daberge
where they were supplied with wine and Other
popular liquids in which to drink "the health o.
the Englishmen who were sleeping on Moni
Blame" N.
This ceremony was performed very zealously
and repeated in the most willing manner agar
y and again till long after midnight. When il
! tteevening the party from Mont Blame approach
) ed the s',llage, nearly all the inhabitants assem-
bled to meet them. Guns were fired in quicl
succession: the harps and fiddles Of the vale,
= were in reQuisition, and sort of half comical
half trumphal scene snsued. The travellers apG
- guides look cd very jaded and sun-scorched, anC
had very bloodsbot eyes and rather dilapidated
costumes, but in other respects seemed to be in
tolerabe condition. This successful ascent by
four Englishmen turns the scale Of numbers In
favor Of the English the French tourists hav-
ing been hitherto accustomed to point with sat.
isfacton to the fact that more of their country
: men than Of ours had succeeded in reaching the
top Of the king Of the Alps The present forms
the 25,h aseent~--ihe first dating in 1887. The
cost as we'll as the labor and danger of these
daring excursions is very great The talk OF
the village declares that tbs ascent will cost the
b party Of four travellers fully fi50,
LITERARY DrscovERy-A curious literary
. discovery has been made in England. II is thai
D of the manuscript Of the "Trial of Socrates,
a tragedy written by Collot dHerbols in the be.
ginning of the year 1891. Ii is known that
this famous conventional was before he en-
tered upon his political career, a very ordinary
play-actor. But II is not generally known that
he composed also considerable number of
plays, some Of which not without merit
Two of his plays, The Peasant Magistrate"
and this Trial Of Socrates" were brought out
in bordeaux in 1871 with decided success. The
first of these works Is written with much mod
Grafton, and with view TO strengthen the
| principles of authority in the public mind The
other contains some fine lines upon the func-
tons of human justice. The manuscript which
has Just come to light contains an unpublished
letter of Collot d'Herbols, addressed TO the
manager of the theatre Hague, who waa his
| friend. and TO whose troupe the writer had be-
! longed some years previously In reading this
letter, which abounds in tender and kindly senti-
ments, one IL nstonished Mt TIE horrible role
which the author played few years later upon
the political stage in Paris. ~
CoTror, &cs--From return TO an order O
/ the House Of Commons, which has lust appear
cd, il seems that the quantity of cotton wool
1 imported into this country from all parts during
the year 1850, was 663,576S6i lbs, of which
493.l BAL ~ lbs. was from the United States of
America. The total amount in lsa9 was 1885,
As9.oi2 lbs, Of which 634, 500, $50 lbs was con.
trhused by the United States. In the same
| year (ls49) the British manufactures Of cotton,
incnd q twist ard yarn. exported from the
United Kingdom 10 sll parts Of tho world, was
of the total value Of G28,775,I35; in 1850,
E2a, 2b7, 40l; whilst the total declared value of
| our expectations Of this sort to the United
States was, in 1850, e. Boa $50 in I84a. E2-
055.286 The declared value of British and
Irish produce and manufactures exported TO the
United States In 1850 was El4.89leeI. The
value Of osr importA, then, IL not yet for want
Of sufficient time, exhibited In this paper; but
| ~ regards 1910, It il shown that, importing (
thence 10 the declared value Of e26,654, Gal. we
exported 70 thsm 70 The official value Of ell
a7l026. The official value Of Britain and Irish /
produce and manufactures exported 10 tho II. I
States Of America in isAo, IL stated at E23,