Washington telegraph., 1854-11-22
The Wonders Of vFOnaanhoOd.

The age is dong much tor women, but
women are doing more for themselves It
is hard to sGy what they are not undertake
ing and accomplishing Go where they
will, men meet them in the field of open ri
airy Once the sterner sex wrote all the
books, but now The most popular literatures
come from the daughters of Eve Once we
we're safe behind the entrenchmants Of
newspapers; We are safe 20 more. Once
the pulpit was ours it is now n divided
empire. We made a final stand in panta-
looms we rallied our Gghting forces there
we defed assault from behind that formida-
ole battery. II was no use the thing was
sham, a mockery, a failure We were
beaten in the stronghold Of centuries One
hope was left ns-one solitary hope. 1t
rose high among The clouds il was noun
tain among mountains; but the Alp of Alps
has been taken; Mount Blanc has Surren-
dered to woman Read Tie annexed and
then despair:
"On arriving here from Genoa | found
the whole village in a state Of commoiion in
consequence of this event. 1t appears that
Nj and Mrs. Hamilton, gentleman and
LADY, VINO reside near London. accompanied
by nine guides and by bov of the village
sixteen years old, started from Chamouni to
make the ascent Oh Sunday morning last
about 8 o'clock. They arrived at the
Grands Muets At I o'clock, ?. H., and pass
ed The night III the hut the guides have re-
Gently erected there At l-2 o'clock the
next morning they continued their journey,
and after meeting with difficulties Of 10 or
Ginary character. succeeded in reaching the
summit at about ? IL o'clock p. m. They
rested there about ten minutes. when the
anxiety of the guides respecting the weather
indnced them to commence the descent. and
they got back at the Grands Mulets at 9
O'Clock. and passed another night in the hut.
On Wednesday morning they returned
thence to Chamouni, anG they found this to
be the most difficult part of the journey, in
consequence of the descent Of avalanches.
They succeeded, however in surmounting
every obstacle, and were welcomed on their
arrival at the village BY the firing Of can
non, the forming Of triumphal procession.
and every other demonstration Of enthusiast
ie applause.
~ fete was given the next morning ii
the courtyard Of the Hotel de Lenders,
which probably surpassed anything Of the
kind ever seen il Chamouni, not excepting
that which took place after Mr. Albert
Smiths ascent Mrs Hamilton had 80 far
recovered from her fatigue a. u he able to
to Join the dancers, and she did so with
much spirit She spake in the warm
est terms of the two guides Jean and Vic
tor Tairray, who paid her the utmost atten-
tion during the whole route. An avalanche
of immense size fell a. they were passing
the Grand Plateau, and in its course went
over part Of the track they had passed
but few minutes before, and completely
Sled crerdSSe beneath.
This is the frs; time the top of Mont
Blanc has ever been reached BY an English
lady. although two women have before made
The attempt successfully, one being French
lady Of Geneva, MdlIe D'Angevllc, aud
the other peasant in the neighborhood OF
Chamoun.
Two other ascents have been made this
season. both during the present month one
by a Mr. Birkbeck and the other By Mr.
Blackwell Or. Talbot, al American gen
tlenlan, has commenced the ascent to-day.
and is now at the Grands Mulets. where he
will pass the night, and, if the weather per-
NIT him, will continue his journey to-mor-
row." CHAMoUNI. AUG. %, 1854.