The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-26

From an occss ionai Correspondent.
TOUR TO THE NEPIsIGurr AFTER scENERA
AND SALMON

AND SALMON.
ST. JcHs, IN. b. Jure 10, 1853
o. The 10 day ~ Jane last leit he city q Wa-h
inEton, accom- anied ~ NY Wife, hound uFon summer
Ionr 70 The river NeIidsuit. II me province q New
brunswick. | laui'd 10 New Yoik jest long enough
10 ron through The picture CALLER e.. and repenish my
stock OF skeiching materials aud fishing tackle Ga my
way TO Boston was joined by sister, whereby party
Of three was formed. which beiog composed Of ans
Ter and Two ladies' was capital arrangement; for while
'ae former would have interfere with his sport
the TWO latter could 50 anuse themselves TO be quite
OF eAtta gentsmanly attentions.
To Portland We wen, Us the Eastern sailroaa the con-
dueior Of which. sr. William Ackernan, exceeding
Is polite aud pea lefsoa, informed that he had
been stationed upon this route. siass-dryer and
fuctoT, for upwards Of twenty eight years. He also
ted that the railroad had been in oelao for lhisleen
years. and daring This period not single regular passen
ger hareyer been killed by any accident the Mr.
Ackernan spoke 10 very pleasant Of the many
great men with whom he had become acquainted during
his long continued road business. He mentioned the
names Of Cass. Buchanan. Clay, and Calhoun; but OF
Webster. whom be knew better Than all, be spoke in
afeetonae terms, and seemed think lie prominent
event Of his life that he had been permitted 10 see has
remains deposited in the tomb.
Al Portland we toak The steamer Admiral, for St
John. Passage made twenty four hours, and every.
ding connected with the lay Of Funty exceedingly in
efes,ing Shores and island bold and fantastic; rocks
uaik gray ana brown waters deep btue and The pos
prct seward occasionally enlvened by he spoutng 81
whale.
Among fellow passengers were a husband and
wife, who very deseryeay excited genera! Aerest The
former had had both OF his eyes shot ont Oh MS head
while on hunting expedition, and subsequently,. BY
another accident, had lost oil his legs While in this
condition. beautiful and accomplished fell Ia
love With him, and the twain in he happiest mood
were upon pleasure tour.
We found s.. john Gas { before knsw) an uncon
monty picturesque and romantic city, and its business
greatly the increase. The chief articles OF expofta
ton lumber AMI h.h, and the present po,ulaon j.
nearly thirty Ave thousand The spacious harbot lied
with shipping. aad, Ike all Spectacle cies each man
seems TO mind none her than his own business
Since my arrival here have learned with pleasure TIA
the government OF New Brunswick have concluded to
make extensive scien, Investigations, having for their
OH .ct the eucaiol II the remaxabs les Of The Bay
OF FIndy Are reports on TIL. snhi ct are veiy mach
eded. On coming a. The bay noticed that al Ess;pod
tn tide rose GONE twenty-five feet, while al S. Joan II
rises lhirty and Informed that at The eastern ex
tfsmiues OF the bay il rs.s sixty five feet To tie
fregong numbers dariaS the spring tiles may be added
the hsnes ), 10, l5 By Intelligent who have wi,
messed is astonishing fea;s told he coming In Of
the tidal in Of the eastern esluaes Is truly
astonishing II forms perfect wall Of blae water
SKI led with snowy foam, and travels with rapdity far
ausrPping the aeeesl horse The beaches or shngte.
at times 10 distance Of several miles from the main
land, sad these aboan in various kinds Of she'll n
- cusoraryior the swine 81 The Heghborng farms to
resort hIhef Tor the purpose Of leasing upon The treas
Of the deep; AMI il is singular tact hat long BE-
fore the human eye and detect the coming OF The
tidal the acute Of these bruies warn them
Of danger, and they e to The shore f,r safety and ia
.iie Of their etnes, il is frequently he case that
they are oveTtsken and drowned.
noLe SALMON, now being carried on The bark of a
boy under the window where | an writing lone b. the
way, Of twenty caught by single dshemaa in the ha.
Dor Of S. John this morRag) remiads al that great
oceanic kettle Of fish" over which the two leading ma
tons Of the earth al pre-ent holding DO wow
convinced that The toaeol pubic opinion IL Ifs re-
son The political question al issue is rapidly chang
ing Ths British provinces having recently become All
nssd with genuine splrt Of enterprise, they are re-.
,oyed tu,woIk their savaion, and tn. eoncr--
SONS tLey willing TO make Bother Jonathan
year ago will never he heard Of We OF the States
10 this matter been though,Iess and slow for
cur good,
\. But ii casto communicate 10 my rel der any nt. r.
espg information on The subj, Ct Of the fisheries A
large can give Lin litile gossip resItciing The mo-i
tIsreoshsd Angler aIa naieraisI al MS reg on al
lode 10 Moses u. Ptsy, go, her Ms,sys ,misration
ctT al The pot, whosr pardon hereby Tor men
ionug Lis rame. hs family i once Of The Oldest in
he rros nee, and although hi- grandfather and father
Goth loncraby iGsniiGd with ils early history
heaiher Of bsm accomplished "a ach b. in sddiIr
10 - fame and developing its sources. Hs taste "a
angng eat'y led him ID scquan, timself wrh tie ~
TIRE frsron formerly known Acadia, bot more esrccai
y with IT, dnry tribes, aGd hs various reports made OF
nc,ally 70 the COLONIAL government are exceedingly com
pire and valuable. Psrty tells ne ,. he perforp ms
snsual pgrimage I, remote parts oi The couatry, and
that he has caught fish - every stream OF any not
which empres either into he q IL n s. Lawrence
The Bay ct Fundy. Many valuable COLLECTIONS oi the
rlrrr hses and re ties has he thus been enabled 70
make, and u, - lie mas presented 10 public lbs ions
- which he iei interest. he collection he IS nov
fJfming j. intended for The Smthso, ian institution
u may be well Imagined that person pus.es.iog The
tastes Of Mr. perry would have AZ interesting de o fof
implements Of sporting and The .p1ls oi lrprt and npol
HE library indeed Just such place Il - hIIef 10
oyea wing with a-e ami curious boaks rod4 ~ ever,
yye, q cnd ~ one ) Kelly which has killed eshr
ttousmd itoui) AMI rnns 81 IN kinds occury The cor
ner- pic'Hres, uananbvrv fad.n eario. = w,h moose
csntoo horns ornament the wale md Ga eyetv con-
veaient shef stand a,s q R-t preserved ~ alcohol
muitudr ols and rare IL bs centre u lii charnna
loom Stands large table covered with The latest Eng
ish periodicals aud psrtrs ard u9ou Ibis were written
me several reports The and fisheries 81 New
BmnsSiek AMI Nova Scotia already men iorol.
oa questioning No Petlsy 10 tie number az fishes
which he had calsloguei ard descfhra Ia nj, several
fspors, be nioruea tha they consisted of eighteen
families conprdag forty genera AMI ,xiytwo sfeccs
W ti vcfs f.. eycrp'lons, sli ess h.h arc found IN
The waters Of ihe Unife1 s's,fs
caYrAL PnacE.--Tbe following ace the crescent ou,.