New-York daily tribune., 1851-10-01
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Nv DEAR EDITOR MS lHidh" ""0 VII
,,,.Iv called Rhode.i>land from some ianciea
resemblance IN IL climate to that OF the 'sIe O
RAci.s Nor do wonder al the Suggestion iof
Nevpor, Is washed by Southern sea and the
-, ,ha, byeathes over It Is soft and warm. tS
.,,u,.,. 70 an Italian air these are Mediterranean
-, Thev have tha, luxurlous languor which
belongs TO the South Only The monotohouS
.nd melancholy coast reminds You tha' YOU are
.o, gazing upon Homer sea, and mat the "lhd
=, mo-, warmed BY African sands heard Il SIM
,le and natural explanation OF tne soitness OF the
Newport climate. which attributed II To tie I'M
,oeA,a,, nelpbborhood Of the Gulf stream. The
r.yrent suddenly DIVORCES westward near the
island. and. according TO the story, acenaiy
touehe II Hence the warmer water and softer
AIRS here than at spots not tar removed, espe-
e,ally Nahant. For upon kaVlng Newport Inc
hne Of the Gull Stream stretches westward
leaving broad space OF sea between itseii an'
the Massachusetts, shore. into which flows the
cold water from the North. by which the winds
warmed over the current are again chilled, anu
blov INTO Massachusetts Bag with the sharp
st,ns that gives name TO Boston east WINDS
Vast ouan,it,es OF sea weed are driven IN upon
the Newport coast also indicating the nelghoor'
hood of the Gulf.stream Ii do not mistake,
Aha eourse of the t;uli Stream IL laid down IN
AauU's chart.
But from some cause or other the climate OF
Newport is very bland and beautiful. II Is called
Aracins, but i, is only pure. From any high
pomt Of the interior OF the island YOU may sec
the ocean, any sunny day. basking aud sparkling
N the hight, seemingly girdlng the island with
bTosd visible belt of warmth. II you see 1t
across smooth. lawn-hke slopes. with cluster
Of trees, perhaps as toward the SPouting Horn.
Il will fascmate YOU no less than Undine was fas-
e,nated, and draw you to the shore Follow It and
incline toward the Fort. Pass the numerous
gates, gallop along the hard avenues toward
Batemans. and push on To the shore beyond.
Then slowly pace along the rocky marge The
waves tumeic IN here. fresh and iGll from the
Ynsd-sca. To the nigh, Is the southern shore of
the main land and by the lighthouse upon
BeaveT-Tail, pass the sioops AMI schoOner>
heading toward the Sound. IL is no. friendly
ceast for some distance IN the sea the waves
break and foam over the hidden rocks That
ledge is Brenion's Rect. and here IN the sand,
On the very shore. stand TWO head-stoncs side
BY side Their silence tells the same story ~
the frctful restiessacss vi the roCk.rent waves
beyond II you can cross stream tina, inter
vsnes and are not appalled, by stone walls, you
nay still keep the shore, and skrtlng LIly Pond
Which has the stern aspect OF a solitary noun
tam tarn, and IL only separated from the sea BY
. strip OF sand, YOU emerge upon the crescent
leach Of the Spou,ing Horn. throat OF rock In
the cliff, through which, from narrow cave be.
low. the water, during storms. Is forced some
times fosty or fifty feet into the AIR. Just be-
yOnd 10 the southern pom, OF the island. 1t is a
rocky bluff, planted now M corn. but from the
highest point commanding an unoos,ructed hor-
risen. including the town reno, ed into PIC
tVvesque dlsta nee. and the intermediate reaches
ol trees The cliffs around the Spoutine Horn
srs magnificent ocean features. and the shore OF
tAe mainland Is visible Then the sea.sweep,
that satisfies the eye and mind
THIS IL the true site OF a Newport residence.
The situation suggests a cottage OF the same
general character as the Nahant houses No one
could 20 beyond ye1, no one could interfere, and
doubtless. In the present rapid settlement OF the
island, II may not be long before IT Is occupied
little further on are the finest cliffs IA New.
port, upon which. after southerly storms, the sea
dashes itself IN magnificent surfs that set the
shore IN flashing foam. These are the hauats
Of the bass fishers We must have lett our
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the chfis, and walls and fences must be scaled.
Bot BY happy old condition OF the sale OF these
lands, the path will long remain public For
when the colonis,s took the land from the In
dians. night Of way along the sea was secure d
10 them for fishing and the gathering of seaweed
A. leas, 80 runs the tradition at Newport, and
the convenient stiles and holes IN the walls,
even upon properties already settled, confirm It's
practical truth On Is II only, perhaps, that no
man upon this pleasant island feels that he has
NE night 10 exclude others from the sea shore
'ns sea, like the air, being the only unquestioned
ahNtF'si heritage IN Mature The fields upon
'n' Guns are hsi and treelcss A dry crisp grass
P.s' 'H' n quite to the edge " the preclpice
'"u' N"e hnest oceaa-walk, tor II Is elevated
''' 'he eye to comma nd the wafer
"U = ''' an" grateful TO the ,ee,, Ike the nlanc
country No enterprise has vet p~ce,yed tha
inc "ue "'1at'on Tor Newpor, Aos,l ,s uuos
tAese eAh' broad pia1Ta over the =. weal,
brook NJ nvsl IN attraction. and ,he ei,i1.r v,h,
sought The 'slsnd for the ocean All and the sr.,,
view, wouh not turn without sslsh. back ,n,a.h
dusty road, upon which stands ont of n
oceans sigh, snd sound. the siar,ns, amorpho,
pile which Is ms home Tor the nonee
In the serene beauty Of September weashe
,he ehrs are touby beautiful Fashion. the
ana of the Summer Soisiic", - de'hroned n
solden statue shivered. ana i,s fragments ca
bach into the furnace Of me city, 10 be aga
fuse5 and moulded, and out OF the shrrins du
and DIN the lorereI emerge. into the Ineditau