Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-11-20
] ! thesalt River Region.
NEWS FROM SALT RIVER.

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| NEWS FROM SALT RIVER. n
The Cleveland Herald Says The
Connecticut Wings have sent back q
good report through the Hartford
Courant Of their late trip up Salt Riv-
er. Itagrees very we'll with the log
kept on the big steamer Ohio during
the same trip Our steamer was not
over crowded, las a considerable por-
ton Of the. Scott Column" had be.
come SO attached to their quarters oc-
cupied since ls4s far upin that salu-
brious region, that they did not get
started down to vote on the Cd; Ni 4
VOYAGE UP SALT RIVER. 3
Aslwe Fhave voyaged the whole
|length of Salt River, up TO the "head
Eof sloopjnayigation,' we are quite de-
Isirous that ,olr, r,readers should know
what a.time wo have had, and how
we esatisfed withournew location.
We started in the grand old steam.
crC CoNNEcTlcUT, Capt. Steady Habits
commander, with the rest Of the large
|sWhig fleet, onthe evening Of the Cd
ofiN ov. on ourcruise up stream.-
As we entered the bay into which
that famous river discharges its wat
ers, there was anuniversal expression
| of grief ythroughoutjthei fleet
The, first ebullitionbeing over, we had
then an opportunity aquietithough
sad" to mark theSrapid progress Of
our voyage and theinteresting objects
Ebefore US. lAsqwe. passed dpithe bay,
there doomed up beforelus, the low.
sandy point Of Cape Har1or Improre-
mcnt; we sayeitsio Instructions wide
Hber,h, and sighed aswe silently sbade
Iii a.liea, for years, The wrecks of
steamers were strewed all along its
yellow sands. Cape Protection then
t,showcdits headlanl. The long break
water, erected in ls42 against the
lashing waves of the broad ocean,
which rolled its billows from far En.
gland uponi Il, had been taken down
and washed away; and foolish!y, on
thc 7anlnara side of the point, anoth.
Ter barrier had been,built in '46, which
tonlyschec keI the.current Of the inland
river. As we passed it, it was envel-
oped in fog, which had settled in
\ gloomy wreaths onthe sides Of Mount
American-System, thatrose behind It.
!" Farewell" !" we said, "'told landmark!
Thou wilt guide our fleet to victory
no more! Thy whole stupendous
mass is to be carted off md deposited
in the deep ocean Of Free Trade!-
He, who once stood proudly on thy
top to cheer us on to the contest,
sleeps the last, long sleep of death,
and his system has persisted with him.
1t is marked on his tombstone, as tho
fiui,less lnbors Of one who would
have established his. country's pros
perity, had faction permitted"
Soon ,aftcr we approached tho hid
denrock Of Slargy Eztcnsion. Here,
a great debate sprung up in the diff
ferentvessels Of the fleet as TO which
side Of the rocks we should pass
The contest grew exciting, when old
Capt. Consideration settled the diff.
Guilty by remarking that it made no
difference achen zoe eere going up Tie
rircr. 5'E :lsi rs q
Tho'ol rocky shore Of Point Ma
tioaa1 Bank next presented i1self-
But the regular action of tho current
and tide had so fretted off the pro-
jecting rocks, that it was no longer
dangerous. Here we passedthe large
Democratic fleet, coming down the
bay with streamers, pennons and flags
flying; with bands Of music playing,
and the passengers shouting in the
highest glee. What was rather
strange, in all cases the British flag
was flying above the american, and
the shouts Of "hurrah for English in-
terests'' rent the air, while the bands
played "God save the King" The
New Hampshire, an old fashioned,
slow sailing craft, led the van, looking
as if her model was a century Old
She was the flag ship, and bore uloft
on her mizzen a flag with the inscrip.
tion, Virginia Resolutions Of '9s."
FRANKLIN PIERCE stood at her prov,
smiling as the morning sun, his eye
fixed steadily on the distant view Of
the White House. The rest Of tile
fleet seemed vexed at the little pro-
gress which was made under the '97'
flag. The squadron of the West, un-
der the command Of Rear admiral
Douglas were evidently determined
to sail faster, as soon as the bay wi
dened. Douglas had showed his
cunning by so constructing his ensign,
that the side which turned towards the
flag slip presented the motto Of "The
Virginia Resolutions" while on the
other was family written-" River aud
Harbor Improvements" He declared
to his men that as soon as there was