The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-16
An Editor at Large.

Having furnished our imp with an
ample supply Of "copy," to keep him
out of mischief during our absence, we
-[the senior proceeded to treat our
self to an excursion by stepping on
board that gem of a steamboat-the
Water Lily. Very soon after getting
on board the Lily cast loose from the
wharf and proceeded on her way down
the river. While going down our beau
tiful stream our mind was busy with the
thoughts of the vast amount of business
and wealth that would be thrown into
our entsrprising village by judicious
Expenditure of a few thousand dollars in
deepening the channel. We may be
chimerical in our ideas, but We verify
believe that few thousand dollars
|properly expended on this river would
place the village Of Westerly in posi-
; ton that in few years would make it
as important place as the city Of New
London. What would there be to pre-
vent it' Surely the immense back
country which we have, and of which
. this would be the natural outlet, and the
manufacturing facilities that we now
enjoy, and that would accrue to US in
! the event of such an improvement suf-
, iciently warrant such a supposition.
The Water Lily, with a goodly num-
Der Of passengers, sped on her way,
touching at the various landings on her
route to land and take up passengers
We were surprised at the number of
| passengers on these boats. 1t is doubt
3 less, owing in a great measure, to the
extreme lowness Of the fare, and it
would not surprise us to learn that the
boats make about as much money al
: the low fares as they would at higher
rates. This is the age of cheap travel
ling. As we passed pile of rocks at
: the mouth of New London harbor we
: observed on it two men who seemed to
I be enjoying themselves with bottle of
: - Schiedam Schnapps, perhaps.
The entrance of the river Thames is
well defended by Forts Trumbull on the
, west and Griswold on the east. Near
Fort Griswold is the Groton Monument
: "a lofty column raised to commemorate
|, the noble deeds of the heroes who were
! slaughtered at the taking Of the Fort by
the British. Who can look upon that
r sad memorial Of wanton carnage and
not execrate the memory Of the black
hearted traitor who,with disposition like
that which prompted Nero to fiddle while
E Rome was burning, could stand in the
tower of temple raised and dedicated
to the worship Of the God of freedom
and camly view the burning of his
native town, while the viper-tongued
flames Tapped the crimson life streams
a OF his townsmen, shed through his
: treacheryl We ween the number is
Z small that would not say, with Moore
!, "Oh for q tongue to curse the slave
y Whose treason, like a deadly blight,
Comes DER the councils of the brave,
And blasts them in their hour of mi pht. {"
There are very few sections Of this
country that affords more enchanting
and romantic scenery than that which
bounds the river Thames, and We are
quite confident that there is no part of
0 this country which affords q greater
: amount Of surface on the same extent of
Territory as q great part of the land is
placed at an angle more or less acute,
y and some of it is even placed edgewise,
Q 30 that it occupies no room at all, but
lpresents two surfaces, whereas If it we're