Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-22
LOCAL HNTELEgGENCE.
"A PLEASANT VOYAGE TO FTR0PE

"a PLEASANT VOYAGE TO EUROPE"
sehereabous DESTROYS of seeing foreign parts can
now indulge their curiosity at nconsderable expendi
ture of either time money-two very important
considerations take it. in all human undert alings-
Is the render anxious know how this thing can be &C
compished? We will tell him: This afternoon pre-
csey at o'clock Capt Bayne intends setting out for Eu
rope. Those disposed to unde take the voyage, will call
at the "Captains Office" Exchange Concert Room pre-.
cisey at the hour named settle their fare (which only
25 centsby the bye procure tickets and places
The Captain will in trice, transport his feowvoyagers
to Boston-atford all fine opportunity of viewing the
capital of Yankeedon-show them Trough Charestown.
1.-THE Edinburgh of America and then place them snugy
and comfortably board the steamer BRITANNIA bound
for merry Eng land, via Halifax "ln incredible short
space ofnae, of James favorte phi rases the
city of Halifax N S. looms upon the astonished vision of
the voyagers; again they out upon the deep the
boundless sea, encounterns icebergs, bufeting the
waves and defying thunder storms; the gallant
steamepasses Cape Clear Lighthouse with its revolving
lights and enters St Georges Channel passing betw
the Irish aid WEIGH After seeing many objects of
interest the voyagers safely landed in Liverpool the
great commercial emporium of the British empire Capt
Bayne politely shows his friends through this city, and
then transports them London where he gives them
elaborate view of the great city, from the bosom of the
Thames His voyagers wrought up to degree
of enthusiasm almost uncomfortable. They close
upon the continent of Europe and DANGEROUSLY insist up
on seeing ofthe old world. Sharing to some
tent the generous enthusiasm of his friends Capt Bayne
to the continent of Europe penetraes the Lower
Rhine, charters and up and down that
beautiful river pointing and describing with singular
address, the cities villages, mountains and ruins which
give life, animation and enchantment of this famous rv-
er After pointing out the locality where
"The castled crag of Drachenfels
Frowns FER the wide and foamine Rhine,
Whose breast of waters broadly swes
Between the banks which bear the vine.''
Captain Bayne tells his fellow voyagers that his and
their journey is end He then bids them all af
fectonate adeu but before retiring his
friends that he intends making the voyage each
Ming and shall esteem it an honor to be accompanied by
those present The curtain fasthe gas lights shine
with redoubled brancythe voyaSers look around, and
find that instead of being the deck of the
Rhine they quietly seated in the Concert Room Of the
Exchange Hall.
We have not yet made the voyage to Europe" and
cannot therefore speak by the card but the editor of the
Boston Post has enjoyed that pleasure and as he is fully
competent to Judge in the premises, we append his
opinion the Panorama. He says;
.rbe best norons of the exhibition the departure
from Boston, the along the Thames and under the
numerous BRIDGES of London and the views on thu
Rhine All of these very natural, sufficiently well
executed and unquestonaby faithful representations of
the reality We passed couple OF hours very pleasant
w. and witnessed the whole exhibition.
The editor of the alag of OursUniop, in speaking of
the Panorama gives it his opinion that it is superior
40 work of art to Banvards famous painting. while it
10 fnllv equal to it He also says "Bayne is an
older as well as better painter than Barnard"