Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-18

ance and strength. 1t stands on high project.
ing point of rock overlooking the city, and mac
cessible on three sides except by very wind
ing road cut in the rocks which is well guarded
and having on the fourth side three separate
lines of defences. That seemed to me the only
really strong place on the river. A bridge Of
boats fourteen hundred feet long connects the
small village at he foot Of the fort with the city
The city and forts are garrisoned by four thou
sand Austrian and Russian troops, the defence
being maintained at the Joint expense Of those
two nations a stipulated in the confederation Of
1918 as a frontier post against France.
Mayence is another fortress of the confedera.
ton, and Is garrisoned by eight thousand troops
At all the arsenals and gates where two senti-
nels were required, one was from each nation
\ governor is appointed for five years alternate
ly by the two nations Gutomburg, for whom
they claim the honor Of being the inventor o
printing with letters or moveubc types, was born
here, and in 1887 the inhabitants erected TO his
memory fine bronze statue in the Gutemburg
square. lie is represented as dressed plain and
holding a book upon his lett arm Upon one
side Of the marble bars is bas-relief in bronze
representing a case Of drawers with the separate
letters impressed on each drawer, g. form part
y made up On the opposite side Is an old
fashioned press worked by an ordinary screw
by the pressman, while Gutenberg himself is
standing by reading proof sheet. The design
0.
ted by Thorwaldsen.
Frankfort on.the maine is the seat of the Ger
man Diet and contains sixty thousand inhabi-
tants. It is situated thirty miles from the Rhine,
with which it has communication both by water
and railroad. It is an old place of great finan-
clal importance. The Rothschilds were born
here and it may be considered their head quar-
ters now. Their Banking House is a new build
ing at one extremity of Jews street, the most
antiquated and rusty place | ever saw. Until
the present century the Jews were not allowed
to reside except in certain quarter Of the city
separated by gates which were shut at an early
hour every night Being restricted in their lin
It's, they were compelled as their population in
creased, to build extremely narrow houses In
Jews street in particular, they have not more
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the dngy, smoky buildings have the gloomy app
peamnce Of channel houses The Cathedral is q
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Ills tho seat Of ona tho olles, l-r,,e.s,,i,s f.,
GERMANY hay,ng 6y.. bo,3rs5 s,,J.r,s all
l,rre library But the t,no Is mas, noted Gu,
ia pict,rssa,,o IA costIs s,n,,ol n,or tho h,u
s,da aboyetbe town 0r,ll,l r,i... ,,,,r. 49,.
bordors If tbe Rhine that .b. f.r ,be mos, IL,
teres,,op + was erected NJ d,aren, ,arioJs
between tb,rteep and siv,een hundred ana ,.,.
the residence of The Elec,ors pol,,,ne and
Mace of oreai sfron,,b Man. mart, r,.s...
much architectural bean,y esnec,ai,y ,b,, oor-
tlou called the Enolisl Pal,ra which v,s b,,i,
for the recep,iop Of Elizabeth S,nat wiz, NJ III.
Elecior Frederick Y. MS very s,-cnotb marked
it az AN object for attack and N was several Times
bombarded. six times ken but was finally do.
s,royed by Eohtnino and co.seopsut fro i'm 1884
A large portion Of the walls il still standing
nressotinr much bssrtisl and ol.bo,,,, -,
lecture. and Je5rea of .,lid,,v that bn, Ca,
modern works can eorol 1be r,ilr,od 81 :,
miles from Hei1elbnr, to S,r,sbur, in Praooo
Masses oyer q fine ,ra1i,,, co,,n,r, ~, s.ia,
were under excellent oultvat,on and tbe r,,ne,.