Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-14

a Cry ON THE Tors OF TREEs.-Itis not easy
to give the reader an idea of this remarkable CITY
"a msterdam) crossed and lecrossed by canals in
all directons-a city half water aud half land-in
winch the canals are the streets and highways
leading towards the open sea, which seems 10 hold
the city in its arms. IL is only by means OF expen-
slye and most substantial dykes and sulces eal o.
rately constructed and carefully repaired, and
guarded, that the sea is kept back-and but for
these, this city, containing upwards of two hum
dred thousand slnha bitanls, would evidently lie
submerged and destroyed. Four great canals run,
across the city in PARALLEL curved lines and cross
ing these, are series Iof other canals, conyerpng
in the harbor like the lines of fan. Lar,e basins
occur. here and there at intervals. r a Etsf
Inc Dui dlngs IN the best part of the city are
magmhcent-many of them Of great age, bearing
Ilch aud groeSque ornamental work on their fronts
You would scarcely believe that the soil under
these mai -sic building was only loose sand and
nud Yet 1t is so: and it is only by means of piies
OF wood driven far down through the sand INTO
Tue soila stratum beneath, that foundation has
been gained. Hence Erasmus said OF Amsterdam.
that the inhabitants, like crows, lived on the tops
oil Trees Any one who merelypays a-passing Wis.
1t to Amsterdam, as did, cannot fail to be thTown
into state OF perplexty and maze by the apparent
lnextricable completely ofsthe city, its innumera-
BILE bridges, its endless succession oil canals nd
interminable brick streets. The canals and britl-
ges so much resemble each her, that the stranger
without guide feels as if he was wandering in
labyrinthj he loses all recollection of the points
bly,, lose his way I,4j.-i j,i 4. ~ . -lil
The most interesting public building in Amster-
dam IS the Stadthouse, formerly occupied by the
famous Bank OF Amsterdam, but now used as
royal palace. The great feature of its interior lis
its grand hall, lined with white Italian marble.
said to be the finest hall OF the kind in the world
The smaller apartnentsfn the palace contain some
fine modern Dutch paintings, TO which the public
ate freely admitted.S One painting representing
the hero, Van Speyk, applying the match to blow
up his vessel, al Antwerp rather than allow il 10
be taken by the Beleians is one thar lives long lin
the memory Of him who has seen it. To those who
have leisure, the Museum or atonal Picture q al
aleryi swell worthy of visit. But pictures can
be seen at home, and are no novelty, The real
interest of Amsterdam is IN It's streets, its duays
It's hustle and commerce, its bridges and canals,
ana the many striking and peculiar, feauturss
which are nowhere to be found characteristic of
any'clty IN Europe north iofs Venice. isfI %
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tnH5 Thns.l W atkins, "a shoemaker, from Richmond
ya.,swas drowned at Bowling Green. KY, a few
/, days ago. y
Nc D fhe iremen of Shepherdstown, Va. have
procured fire engine, az q Cost or ore So nom
Z John Rod getS, tof Baltimore. - Il 49, q W.
r y I: kobefts, Esq. formerly the agentih
for Ting up tie concerns of The lei.
: 5. Bank died suddenly on the 18Th uit. l65
1.-THE boarding house of John otNsai, al An.
$4,000. Insured. ~ - :, = - :,
"a young girl, aged only 10 years, living in
allegheny county, near Pitfsbnrg, recently gave
birth to four sons, all of whom are living.