The southern press., 1851-10-01
W Mr. CALHoUSs work on Government
has appeared in Columbia, s. c.

ASCENT OF MoNT BLANC BY ALBERT SMITH.
-Chnmonix, Aug. l4.-This quiet Alpine val
ley has for the last week been in a 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 qui
uire, 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 porters, and number of
aspirants for the post of guide, who attended
the voyagers for the purpose of learning the
route TO the sumo it of tie mountain.
After their departure, telescopes we're Fixed from
the windows OF the inn, and in other places, to
watch the progress of the toilsome 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 Tor the night-on the
Grands Mulets. Yesterday morning. as soon as
daylight afforded clear view, the adgentprers
were again visible by aid Of good glass, and
by twelve o'clock were seen making the final as
cent. They rested on the summit for about
twenty minutes, and then commenced their de-
scent arriving here last night at about seven
o'clock.-The excitement during the previous
twenty -four Our. had been very great in Cha.
monk. Anxious wives and parents having hus.
bands and sons amongst tie party up in the
SHOWS, and the interest being by no means d..
mnslIed by the fact that Sir Robert Peel (who
had arrived here after the departure Of his re-
ative for the ascentJ invited nearly all the men
remaining in the village, about sixty in num-
Der, b. an entertainment provided at an duberge,
where they were supplied with wine and other
popular liquids in which TO drink "the health OF
the Raglishnen who were sleeping on Mont
Blanc"
This ceremony was Performed very zealously,
and repeated in the most wiling manner again
and again I'LL long after midnight. When in
the evening the party from Mont Blanc approach.
I'd the village, nearly all the inhabitants assem-
BLEED TO meet them. Guns were fred in quick
succession the harps and fiddles OF the valley
were Ia requsiton, and a sort Of half comical.
half tris mphsl scene ensued. The travellers and
guides looked very faded and sun-scorched and
had very bloodshsf eyes and rather dilapidated
costumes, but in other rsspRzts seemed 10 be in
tolerable condition. This successful ascent 10y
four Englishmen turns the scale Of numbers in
favor Of the English; the French tourists hav-
ing been hitherto accustomed TO point with sat
isfaclon 10 the fact that more Of their country.
men than of ours bed succeeded in reaching HE
top Of the king Of the Alps The present forms
the 25th aseent--the FIRST dating in 1887. The
cost Ms well az the labor and danger OF these
daring excursions Is very great The talk of
the village declares that tire ascent will cost the
party of four travellers fully GI50.