The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19

siven sbove) have gone up to take the place Of
nose gone down. Toe assduous "cullud pusson,"
With The title Of bstn tender 10 rctoshed in sg,rg
eous array"-pAlm leaf has, and red riboon round II.
While tine ROOFS over the bath housos, where the old
bachelors sit during the ladies' bathing nours, With
lorques, have bad whole loads OF brush sod aided
to their tops, to serve az shelter from the sua,
while they complete their anasomical course Of
study. In their sns pursuit Of science is unas
ten ded with diff culties.
The beautiful drive over to Gold Spring is ~ great
favoFite - ever. Anxious to view thus singular
freak Of nature we hired Jerse Yman-pursang -hls
horses and .agon, to drive US over there. dc OK
the shortest cut, OF course, and over such shskng
read, that when We finally arrived at the 50 ing :
cur bones being all brokenwo o. pected TO be able
to ont india rubber the Indie rub DER man." and tie
our heels over our heads. Blu. 70 the s,riog. Il
bursts mp from the middle OF salt marsh, sud is
delightfully."- cold, fresh and clear, THAI thiak
nigh. be able 70 drnk glass before sreskass. II We
had 1t over at Rat Hall. Towards sunset the road is
hemmed and st'tched with carriages, the easee
contents Of winch (dOnt mean the cushions, Of
OouIseO sre dead bent for cup of Q Id VA Ter.
there !. no liquor, add At Cape NAV, where -tnere
nothing else, can rightly appreciate the luxury OF
cold water a. q drink.
Our hotel Is fiiied with the most beautiful yon,g
ladies' that ever were brought IN blanket, by she
do,tor, from big pumpkin field, as the narssry
legend goes. o Sing TO the Introduction OF hoped
dresses, the entities Of Rat Hall are TO bs vi len ID
80 that two can drive abreast. What an elegant
TIE exodus OF President Pierce has caused de.
preston in uolitical cir,les here larry among
the JeTseymen, who were about to pstition for the
admission Of their State into the Union:
CAPE MAY, July 16, 1855.
Ho,c They are Getting Along Fashion and SHob-
bery-Gop. Pyice--P Politics, &c.
We are getting along here tolerably. The num-
Der of visitors, however, ia comparatively small.
Somehow or other people do rot seem to be about
/ reckon, as they say down East, that thsy will
swarm in upon rs by aud-bye. Notwithstanding
the small number Of vlsitsrs here, you SEQ quite
crowd of the long cared gentry. They are mostly
quar.ered as the Colum oia winch is thus far, the
leader in fashion. Now, when say iashi On, mean
squirtdom. Gentilits and fashion ore by no means
Synonymous at watering places. The fashion of
watering places Is almost exclusively parvenusn.
Well born and well bred people never make any
ndue display anywhere. They move about with
sohd. substantial consciousness that all is right.
Your fashionables Of watering places are thoss who
have got suddenly rich; who have been sezsd with
apletoora Of money, as folks are with Apoplexy.
1t bias come upon them unexpectedly, by the sud
den rise Of putty, the death OF rich relation OF
the tallow chandler or blacksmith school. They
embracing all the colors of the rainbow; turn up
their noses, and SO 60 it with perfect oossness.
There are some bsaux at the island wao are the
subiimest specimens Of the squirt breed that you
can imagine. hear that one OF the genus wan.
out with party to catch porpo ses, tbs other day.
and that when he returned he was so overcome with
the effects # most desperate sickness tost he
was Obliged to repose his head q whole hour oo his
mammals lap. Poor little dardog!
ofa ban Il GnI hon "a ma n
Price and suite. He was expected on the day
wrote, ard the guns we're feed; blt il seams tnis
was nothing m than t1e usual salute on toe arri-
val OF the New York boat, Msnamon 5andford.
Mount Vernon awaiting the Cove mo rs arrival 10
", it Aeems, on board Of vessel engaged 10 sur.
vey Of the Jersey coast. Touching the Msnemoo
San dford, which stirred up the cannon tender a.
the Mount Vernon, she constitutes. Ia coaasxloa
With the Delaware, the independent lue Of stesmsrs
| bstween your city and this place.
hear from Phllsdelpnia that tho executive
American committee Of the city aud county navs
approved OF the Philadelphia natioaa' pls torn,
aod repudia'ed tina. substitute for It By Gov. John
| sons RasoiDg STATE council. Tney condemn, TO,
said Reaching council, at Cucinoat IN January, one
/ month before the regular national Ameri can n ,mi
mating convention at Philadelphia To be- b'ie. the
executive committee endorse folly and uaequivo
csy the sc.ion OF the gentlemen who seeded from
Gov. Johnsons packed body, and organzs ID Ssa.e
c,uncil upNn the basis OF the national plat tor "a
| No American, Who regards his Obligation, and de.
sres to msintain the integrity OF the Order on vi"
| second the executive committee. maj 9dy OF
the councils In Philadelphia, | am sure, will do
30. BAN.
OLD POINT co MORT AND RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Va, July Is, 1855.
Typ So,.th- Chesapeake Bay--Old Point C,mfort
James River Jamesto,ca a Richmond Council
Grounds of Po,chatan- Capt. John Sm,th -Po:a
hontas.
Being on q pleasure excursion from "Oli
Gothsm," with the design Of making flying visit
to az many Of the chief aces OF interest In t1e
Union as a month will allow, l SET of sbou. ona
week ago for the sunny Sou'h, thence for tae Yves,
and North, into Canada. Having visited Pnilaisl
phia and Baltimore. wet,ok advantage OF mos
delightful sail on the Chesapeake Bay from the last
mentioned city to Norfolk, Va. During the sail We
were favored with that most welcome sea breez
which, to pent up citizsn, bestoSs strength a,d
vgor at every breath; and ia the course OF son.
twelve hours sail we made the lsndiag; and, with
that yearning after news from home winch the
absent only can appreciate, We immediately pss
cured the New YORK HERALD, viii IN m3 travels
ia an unfsiling and entertaining companion. The
HERALD seems TO be the payer in all the hotels and
watering places Of the South.
Reading 40 ntsrestiog account in tha. pap,r q
| Old Pon, Comfort, ] lett Norfolk for that place
| and found IL hal not been at all oserrated. Old
Point Comfort which ia situated a. the entrance to
the Chesapeake Bay, is rendered Interesting from
| its famous military station, Fortress Monroe, IL
cool and delightful sea b.eezss, its excellent hote
and bathing houses.
The enclosure OF the fort, which covers about
eighty acres, is beautifully laid out with shaded
walks, where every morning and afternoon, lex ep
Sunday at the sound Of tne bugie, the recruits oil
regiment just being organized instantly present
themselves in their respe tive companies, Of waics
there at present six. II is quite amusing to ss
them divide and parae into squads of halfd'zsns
dozeDs and twentes aud, each under It's props'
officer, march, counse .ms'ch, wheel, a., making