Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-12-09
A Great Traveller.

1t seems only few weeks since announced the
arrival of our fellow townsman, John Guy Vassar,
Esq. from abroad, and now notice his departure by
the steamer Arctic for Europe. During the past
fifteen years readers have been indebted, thro
our columns. for his interesting correspondence from
all parts OF the civilized and portions of the uncivil
lied quarters of the GLOBE having travelled more
tenslvely and worldwide think, than any man
living.
In the United States, Mr.. Vassar has visited all
the States and territories in the Union, including
California and Oregon as also all the capital cities
Of South America has crossed twice the lsthmus of
Panama, circumnavigatng the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, via the straits of Magellen; has visited the
continent several times, and is familiar with every
capital city Of Europe. from Norway, Sweden, Rus
sia in the NORTH to Greece Turkey, Italy, Spain, in
the south from Portugal and the British Isles, in
the west, to Egypt and Palestine in the east. He
has passed several winters in the West India islands,
Cuba, Hayti, ST. Croix St Thomas, Curacoa, Mar
Unique, and the republic of Venezula, on the north
coast of s. America.
His journeying has been extended to the Canary
Islands and Madeira, also Majorca, Sicily, Malta,
and the lonlan groups; and our readers have not
forgotten his descriptions of the Sandwich Islands,
and the life in China and Singapore, the elephant
hunts of the Island of Ceylon in the bay of Bengal,
the peculiarites of the Malabar and Hindoo races,
the festal scenes at Calcutta and Bombay He has
sailed under the flags Of all nations where steam
power is used, and travelled by every known means
of water conveyance from the fat-boat of the Mis-
sisSppi to the Chinese Junk, and the substantial
English, Peninsular and Oriental, West India and
Brazilian steamers to the magnificent palaces of the
Collins line Mr. Vassar has suffered from i'll health
which led to his extended travels, and makes him
familiar with almost all the climates under the sun
We trembIe for his safety in his first visit to
Egypt and Palestine, while the plague ragged about
him, but touched him not. He has passed through
the cholera in Finland, Russia, Havana, and New
Orleans his donkey rides among the ruins Of 1hebes
and Karmac dromedary rides across the deserts to
Pa lest r1Olp rid A Rnr
nard, also the mountains of Greece and
Spain, with his cut-throat guides his fleet courses
through the interior of Russia, and the post or
farmers wagons of Hungary, have familiarized him
with all sorts of cOnveyances-nduced to think
he has led changable life-having met with a
chapter of accidents, but always escaped without
injury.
The only points he has not visited are Australia
and Japan, and we should not be surprised to hear
of his turning up there. Mr.. Vassar, thus far has
travelled seven hundred thousand miles.
Poughkeepsie Eagle
GEN. FooTE.-The Vicksburg Sentinel referring
TO the defeat of Gen. Foote in the late election, who
had combined with the Wings, comforts HIM in the
following manner:
We are surprised to learn that our Governor takes
the defeat of the late coalition very much to heart
Ii info nation be correct, classical friend must
have read the Tusculan Dspuatlons, and % MY Nov
ell" to very little purpose. For part, cannot
see why he should not be merry cricket, or a
free toad in a rainy day. Now that the Union party
has bursed, his Excelency ought to feel as the man
I did, when the Nahant bank failed He ran home in
mortal to if he had any of its paper and was
ticked to death when he found that he had no money
| Oh that bank, any other. We hope the Governor
will cheer up. This thing of dying of broken heart
should be left to fair madens disappointed in love
and verdant young gentlemen who write wofuf bal.
lads TO their mistress eye btows. and sigh like fur
mace. There is great deal of good sense in what
| that strong minded woman, Mrs. Macbeth, once said
and we commend it to the Governors consideration
Things without remedy
Should be without regard: what's DONE is done"
| WHITE-wAsHING EXTRAORDINARY The Rev James
Williams, the we'll known and phlantbropic mission.
airy, long resident in the South Sea Islands, taught
the natives 10 manufacture lime from The coral OF
| their shores The powerful effect produced upon
them, the extraordinary to which they applied
| it, he thus facetously describes:
| after having laughed at the process of burning
which they believed to be to cook the coral for their
food what was their establishment when in the morn.
ing they found his cottage glitterng in the rising sun,
white snow; they danced, they sung they shouted
and screamed with Joy. The whole island was in a
commoon. given up TO wonder and curiosity, and the
aughable which ensued after they got posses
sion of the brush and tub battle description The BON
ton Immediately voted IT cosmetic and kalydOr and
superlatiyely happy did many swarthy coquete con-
slider herself could she but enhance her charms by dab
of the white brush And party spirit ran high as it
will do in more civilized countries, to who was or
who was not best entitled TO preference One party
urged their superior rank one had got the brush and
determined at all events TO keep IT. and third tried
to overturn the whole, that they might obtain some OF
the sweepngs. They did not even scrupIe to rob
each other OF the little share that some had been SO
happy to secure. But soon new lime was prepared
and in a week not a hut. domestic uteBsil, a war
club, or garment but what was as white as snow.
not an nbabant but had skin painted with the most
grotesque figures; not pig but what was similarly
whitened, and even mothers might be seen in eyery
direction capering with extrayagant gestures and veil