Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-25

paper-though in shocking disregard, must say, of the
laws Of perspective The drawing, in fsc considered as
drawing, would provoke laugh school OF design from
the youngest apprentice. Still this picture OF Baltimore
Town. taken in 1884, most vertabe historical document
and s relic be guardedPrecous as the book OF syb
There have Baltimore as was one hundred years ago.
Let this evening celebrate centennial anniversary. The
drawing shows what years could do for town
determined to 90 ahead in last century There just
twenty houses all atold-ra,her than house year
increase If we suppose that twenty OF these were dwelling
houses and compute inhabitants each house, shall
have the census Of Baltimore In 1884, showing two hundred
nhabitants-"f more, more, less, ess-as Euclid has
IT, Two hundred increase from zero in twentythree years
These houses scattered with abundsnt for elbow
room over hillside which slopes towards the Basin The
principal locality which recognise is Calvert street, and
there brick building laid down which Is ascertaned TO be
the house that STOOD until two ago, at the corner Of
Calvert and Bank Streets aEd was at the date OF the draw
ing Paynes In Mr.. Gfiths chronicles OF the city
to which am indebted for these particulars is recorded
that there three other brick houses in the village Of
which stood, well determine on near the lot
present occupied by Mr. Reverdy Johnons mansion, OPP
poste Barnums and the dwelling house of Mr. Edward
Fotera II stories high, with frees.one corners
the first daring attempt ttco stories in the and,
the historian tells the first that built "iohout hip
roof" The bricks Of all these four houses imported
from England for worthy forefathers had not, in that
day. arrived the stature Of high fact to believe that
there was earth in Maryland which could be made into
brick. much less that they were daily walking over soil
which was destined to be fashioned into the material OF
beautiful city, whose architectural should be in
degree connected with the unrvaed excellence Of its brick
On the right east of the village Joness Falls wound by
much crcuous line than II does, around the
northern and eastern base of the h and sank into tie Pa
tapsco point where broad and unseemly swamp that
covered many acres encroached upon the foot OF the hill
and opened wide fiat Of stagnant pool and Shiny marsh to
the view Of the good people in their dwellings There, on
that fat grew the bulrush and the water lily there the wild
fowl fed and the ortoan and the rail focked amongst the
reeds and there exhaled autumn nights the masm that
made the ancient mothers Of town eu and obugatory
when their lords, ancient fathers happened-as they
doubtless often dd-to stay out too late at that season.
Mr. Bowy's improvement Of the drawing is valuable for
authentic insight gives into the of navigation
at this epoch The whole Of marine employed in the
foreign trade is engraved in the picture. There lies the good
brig Philip and Charles, belonging to Mr.. Rogers and
there lies the trusty soop the Baltimore" belonging to
Mr. Lux This the marine list of the port, comprehend
ing all the shipping that venured beyond the Capes Of the
Chesapeake, These very descriptive statistics two hum
dred inhabitants twenty-five houses, four Of them brick,
Of these twostored, WITHOUT hip roof, two averns and
then for the navigation, one brig, one soop.
We have some other particulars to help along this view Of
Baltimore Mr. James Gardner kept school at the corner
Of the present South and Water Streets ard still he not
advertisement put in tie Maryland Gazette Annap lis that
schoomaster of sober character who understands teaching
English, writing, and arithmetic will meet with good
rsgement from the inhabitants Of Baltimore Town. if well
Then there rket-house set foot about this ime
and not long afterwards erected the southwest Of
Market and Gay II constructed with large
room in second story, where public assemblies Dances Jug
gry and them and other matters of public were
held or exhbed-an early and dim type perhaps of greater
N market-houses in after times.
fire department began to bud also at this epoch foreha
downing future in that way Every housekeeper
obliged to keep ladder to be used against fire penalty
OF ten shlngs, and he endured the like peril bis chimney
should become wrongheaded to baze out at top.
Whilst nqung into these matters, must advert another
poiL Of police upon which have had
in the
lapse of years. gradually shunk abashed before the march
of intellect commend it very respectfully city
ihories matter Of antiquarian notice. II is recorded in
those early days that bugher very positive and
perempoIy in their orders prohibit swine from running
large The descendants Of that prescribed Of old nha
bitants are happier in their prerogatives just
Let me- matter Of historical interest, turn to another
subject belonging to this before leave it. Our annals
about this date embeshed with an exploit of some
uncion, in an historical fact pleasantly demonsave Of the
vvacy and OF the picturesque imagination of the founders Of
our city, For what reason connected with position in
terence to Toes either foreign domestic have been
able to find out but there vague and latent opinion in
Baltimore for several years that the inhabitants danger
ousy exposed to the incurons of enemy. We have
one occasion at esust after Brajdock's deea.-the ad
on OF panic which drove the country eo into the town.
and the towns people into the boats Of the harbo-suddeny
and strangely apprehensve Of mischief that
his peculiarly Of opinion temper, whatever might
have been suggested at early period the inhabitants the
policy of building defensive for6caon Louis Philippe
had the apprehensons regard Paris and in
scous imitation of foefaihers adopted the
80 our people went 10 work and raised subscription and
having provided the funds saightway-under the direction
OF what military engineer know not for history has not
preserved his name-bui what, suppose, intended
be considered and regarded rampant wall of defence
around the whole inland borders Of the thus showing
very clearly that the enemy against whom this provision
made was not OF the maritime saltwater kind In this
formidable wawhich, is be noted, pierced
cannon-there were two great gates TO admit the friendly
traveller CT to be shut in the face Of the uniendy The
hrs OF these gates at the west end Of Market street. and
placed somewhere very to the present intersection
OF Macle!ans alley The second gate opened inoihe up
per part Of North Gay street, far conjecture from the
stone tsvrn at the Of Front Between these
two great portals smaller gate for the Of oop
posen, may be called, through the wall, near
the head Of Charles that say the nesec
tion Of Saratoga
This impegnabe line of ortfca,ion never had its virtue
put to the trial by attack from abroad but like the
most distinguished martyrs Of history sank before prvy
dition at home 1t was than Il rec or four years
after It's erection when winter on and the WALL
by great and indeed fatal mistake being made of wood of
very combuslbe kind-and being put together with SO
much skill the engineer ought to have empoyed in so
weighy mater-ths whole buwak was by very secret and
graduel assaus pulled pieces stolen away for kind
ling" second winter finished it, and thus il fell sacrifice
the go of the climate and the resde comforts Of the
inhabitants The wall of Severus has left some traces in
Britain to gladden. the eye of the antiquarian but our
Dcuseswive search in vain for the vesge Of decayed
post rusty nail belonging to this ancient fr6ca Of
the only " walled town" in the United States.
These the principal incidents think worthy Of notice
in the Baltimore of 1881. In truth there have
but few prgnoscs given at hat time Of the destiny Of the
city.
is curious this history as CONNECTED with the
solution Of tie question: What is the of the growth
towns There has always been inclination indulge
very emphatic predictions in such matters Every spe