Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-01
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ct my voyage thus taf. II viii NJ. ! ava appfe-
hensiye, prove Of much interest. After a very
pleasan trip. both over and aua.l hud inyNeii
once more in tie midst at those dear to nae, a
my nearest and almost only relations. and can
assure you II i, source Of far greater gfntlhea-
ton than all the pleasure tlat strange sights gen
orally nnpart 10 tn traveller, but enjoy both,
aud therefore. touse the language Of Shakespeare,
I am " daubly bcst."
ON my arrival ia Liverpool. after "A journey
over the ocean Of 10 day. and hours. | took a
few turns through the town aud admired the ee-
gnnce Of many Of the public buildings that
adoru this, probably the second commercial city
OF the worId-tLe fine Dock, the we'll built
Streets and the general air OF neatncss perYadinE
place OF much business. was. however,
soon satisfied With my inspection Of Liverpool,
aud hurried over the Mersey and took the Rail
road to the ancient city Of Chester, where IN
dependent Of the town itself with It's ancient
walls. old Cathedral- Gates, Bridges over tho
Dee, aud many quaint building remaining Of
the oilon times, that have probably sheltered in
Turn tine Cavalier and Round head. There !snear
il a most magnificent Depot. from which starts
the Chester aud IIolyhead road, passing through
tut ltt lhitd I'ihiI'S Hilb dii'hN ~ 'hNisir
aud. thence following the estuary of the Dee aud
after awhile being restrained on the other side
blythe romantic and frequently PERCEPTIONS noun
tains of Wales, finally finding itself narrowly
pressed dnshcs itself desperately through the hills
themselves. aud comes out on the opposite side
in u beautifully varicgnted landscape, comprising
mountain scenery, sea views and champaign
country most beautifully cultivated and present
ing 10 the delighted eye more the appearance Of
an ornamental garden than meadows and fields.
Independent Of the rural population that swarm
through h, section of Great Britain, there are
many manufacturing cstabli ,hments lining the
road the whole way along 10 Conway. This is
an auciently fortified town whose TIM. worn walls
aud turrcts, half over grown with ivy, still stand
"a. monuments ofthe ancient feuda system thnt
bore down the nations of Europe in the middle
ages but that, happily, ha- melted away before
the purifying and ysifyIng principle, OF liberty
which have spread over the nation. Of Europe &
taken such gigantic strides in our own happy land
Excuse nv diyergoney- flew on at tangent
at old Castlr CONWAY, the rail road howcycr,did
not. but went straight on without turning to the
right or left, aud came out amidst beautiful
country. \ few miles beyond Burgcr we came
10 the Tubular Bridge which ! had gone especial
~ to soc. Its trulYa wonderful work of art
probably uncquallcd in the annals of engineering,
considering that it was the first trial of new
principle which now that the way has been
chnlkrd ont seems casv enough. | had the
privilege, through thu ciylity of the Engineer Of
thu road, Alr Bingcr OF examining the work cx-
ternally and intcrndly,a aud it Is not only wonder
ful on account OF the boldnrss Of lis design. but
also from the perioetueos of It's execution. In
coming here al-o had gaol view Of the Menai
Suspension Bridge, theneNt object Of wonder in
tins age Of engineering nuryoo. his road Us
far a. have seen, appears most perfect in all it.
appointments and the extreme ,oliditv and fine
finish of structures.
On my return from thu HOLY head rpad, pass
ed through Mauele-.e,, whore visited one a
thu largest sNlaebinc shops belonging to amy
Railroad in England After seeing pretty near
" all that could br usatu to me ia TIN. section.
made the best Of my way In London, where
saw nothing TINT is new to You except, probably,
the Crystal Palace, at Sydcnbam. which is truly
one OF the wonders of the ago We're | compe.
tent would give you IA descriptions 1t woule
require Il yeuun 10 do ia ,tier 10 this miracle %
the 10Th century.
also saw part of the frame Of the 10000
ton Steamship, now actually building tor the
Australia trade. 1t is of wrought iron, with
double thickness, leaving compartments with ar
holes. 1t will he a monstrous structure. Some
two miles below there is dock building, some
three miles long. 1t will be the largest of those
expensive hydraulic works now built or huildnl
for the convenience Of the merchant marine .
England. Til, work has been in progress two
years. aud will probably require one year longer
10 lac ready for use. In the present state of en-
ginoesiug experience iron,huth wrought and cast
takes the place to great extent, of both wood
and stone aud this dock itself. half built of Gust
iron, The lock which has - f. itt,and is 30 #
wide and some 300 feet long, is entirely lined
with cast iron; the Immense gate is of wrought
iron and opened 10y hydraulic pressure.
| found my time, if wanted to get in Swtzer-
land before the bad weather set in, was getting
short-so | up anchor and away for Paris, where
| spent a week in presenting letters which had
there to several eminent engineers, through
whose influence | expect to obtain access to
much useful information in my profession. I
have at last reached this place, where, when the
weather Is clear, (Which has been only for three
or four hours in as many day,) is afforded one of
the most magnificent panoramic views in Switzer-
land and probably in the world Mount Blanc
is plainly seen 81 miles Off aud a chain of about
lS0 miles of snow-capt Mountains comes at once
within the range of vision. hope, notwiths
the approach of winter, To see much of interest
in this land of wonderful scenery
Hoping this will find yoa in the endowment Of