The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-02
Our venic Correspondence.

VkNIcE, August s, ISL.
TIE Free Port Of Yaiice-7ico An,afcan Lafie,
Ifartaing Atone- Art-A Copy of Titan for
Batimore-G os,ip--Amoicans im Yeaics, &C.
The restoration to Venice of her tree port franz
ehise seems already to have impaired an impulse to
her mercantile transactions. Her port is already
quite filed with vessels of all descriptions, and from
all nations; and not day passes that does not wit
ness an addition to the number. Several large
English ships have recently arrived. The arrival Of
the bark Hebron, from Richmond, mentioned In
ny last, ard other American vessels are shortly cx
Tected. Everything now enters Venice free Of i'm
post except tobacco, SALT satpetre wine and provi-
SONS in quantities. Arms and munitions Of war arc
rot admitted at ALL and deposited with the port
ohicers while the vessel is in port. The Hebron
sails Tor Marseilles. in ballast, in about week
whence she returns TO the United States
But few Americans have visited Venice the week
PAST. Among those few, however, has been Mrs
Buel, wife Of the American Missionary of that
name in Greece, who was on her return 10 her hus-
band, from n visit to the United states. accom-
panied by Miss King, daughter Of the celebrated
Missionary at Athens. Her mother was q C;rcsk
and her dark eyes and regular fea.nres proclaim
her Iaren'agc; The energy and enterprise exhi-
bted by these ladies' In Undertaking aud J-osec 1tin
this journey Of 5000 miles, from New York 10
Athens entirely alone, is, verify believe. u;,Soae
parallel Who but American women would ever.
been all their lives injured to hardship and exno.
sure had they been familiar With the route bv
which they travelled or with any enc OF The l,n.
gusges Of he continent except modern GreekJ:
usness, still the enterprise exhibited would have
been most laudablc. But they arc refine and sc'
eomplished ladies, unused by origin, education. or
habitude to hardship; they have no a,aaain.s,nce
with either French. German, or Italian fhsv sare
never on the routes OF Central Europe before in
their lives and they have both many nersonsi
aI. and II xn enc very young and very bsauti-
protectors OF woman. They crossed the ocean
under the charge Of the gallant can,ain az tns
southampton packet. Az London, Mr.. Law.
If se Presa upon her n baggage the protection
them TO Mr. Barnard, United states ministsr A.
Borlin; br. Barnard consigned them 70 our
,ha, a. Vienna, and Mr.: Mccurdy consigned
mem 70 the American consuls at Trieste and Ve-
nice. From London to Trieste thev ,rsvslis5
he whole Of FIVE nigbts-two Of them being
N succession, and connected by The journey
y, .sc intervening day and yet, strange to tell they
htnsive act or word, upon their long and tedious
ourneJ-s journey which man in full health and
rsn gun, and familiar with the route and language
y. hirg but an excursion Of pleasure At
iIene, tney found they had day 10 spare, await
ng me steamer for Greece, and accordln gly en-
alheo ~ SIX in the morning for visit to Venice
9 ehirg here at noon. The consul took charge Of
nc m, ard after showing them the promin Tea
res OF the old city, re-enbafked them at mid
ight on the steam err for Trieste. At six the next
norning they reach cd that port, and i'm ediately
Ient on board the steamer for Corfu and the Pr
aeus.
The Ming Of Wttemberg is here, and visit is
romised ~ the young Emperor and old Marshal
iadetski Venice has behaved 30 well, they think
be deserves the honor of their august presence
About month since Signor Eorico Bsrtolomei.
aitisthom Rome, arrived here with letters from