New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-04
ASCENT OF NoNr BLANC BY Albert

ASCENT OF MONT DLA\C BY ALBERT
SNiTu.-C hamonlx, Aug H.-Thl> quiet Alpine val
ley has for the last week been IN a most unusual
state oi activity and excitement. About seven days
ago the people learned that three students from thu
University OF Oxford and an English author we're
getting Themselves INTO condition Tor attempting me
ascent az Mont Blanc Guides and villagers were
at once on the ciu riUf and the adventurous party
were regarded with much interest, wherever they
went On Tuesday morning, AT seven o'clock, all
the Preparations beng complete, the party set out
ftOm 81 Hotel &c LoncrCS. II included Mr.. Floyd,
sand tu be a OF the General of that name, ana
cousin u Sir Robert Peel, Nj Philips, a thlrd Ok
forLman and Mr. Albert Smith with sixteen guides,
sixteen porters and a number of asprants for the
post or guide who attended the vovagerS anu their
paid party Tor the purpose of learning the route to
the summit Oi the mountain. AtCT their departure
tele>coue> were fixed from the windows of the nm,
and M other places, 10 watch the progress, OF the
tOi'SOMe ascent, and before SIX O'Clock twas evident
the yoNagcIS had crossed the great glacier anu htd
arrived AT their resting place or the night-on the
GraufS }niefs. Yesterday morning, aS soon Is day
lghi afforded clear view, the adventures were
visible by the abb Of good glass, and ~ twelve
O'Clock were seen making the final ascent Ihey
rested on the summit ioT about twenty minutes, aud
ilen commenced their descent, arriving here last
uipht about seven O'Clock. The excitement during
tie twenty -four hours hat been very great
IA thAuOn.N. ANXIOUS wives and parents having
husbands and sons among the party up IN the SHOWS.
and The interest beng by 10 means dlmniShei by
the act that SIR Robert Peel who had arrived mere
after the departure OF ms relative for the aScon III
about sixty IA number, 10 an entertainment provided
nj an aub,rge. where they we're supplied with VINE
and other popular liquids m which To drnA ~ the
health Of the EQElishmCn who were sleeping on Mont
Blanc" This ceremony was performed very zeal
ously and repeated IN the most willing manner again
and again TN long after midnight. When IN the
evening the party from Mont Blanc approached the
VILLAGE nearly all the inhabitants assembled la meek
them Guns were fred IN quick succession The
harps and fddes OF the valley were M requlstlon,
and a sort OF half comicdI halt trumphal scene
eusued The travellers and guides looked very Jaded
aud sun.sCoTchtd. and had very blOOdshOI eyes and
rather dlLpdatci costumes. but, IN other respects,
seemed 10 be IN toera0le condition. THIS success
tut ascent by four Englishmen, turns the scale of
numbers m favor of the English the French tourists
having been hitherto accustomed To point with salts
faction to the fact that more of their cOuntrymcn
than Of ours had succeeded IN reaching The top of
the King of the Alus The present forms the 18th
ascont-the FIRST dating IN lSs5. The cost as well az
the labor and danger of these daring excursions Is
very great. The talk OF the village declares that me
ascent VIII cost The party OF -four travellers hily
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