New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-17
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among them, notwithstanding shcsr rudc n'ode OF
lilc. and their complete Isolation,
W.. had but an hour allowed ne, and 10 wcnt
spriprrr from rock 10 rock. or bounding over tho
elastic marshes, inhsling alternate willis OF nan
and acw crs, until we had made rapid tour OF tho
village Under that glorious shy. and IN the
breath Of that bracnq air. the scenery had singu-
lar charm for me- Tho sea, blue rs tho Modiser-
rancan. thrust its shining arms deep among the
hills which. divided by lagoops, resembied an
archipelago Of green Islands. The white rocks
along the shore hurled back winter wall OF snowy
breakers and westward, beyond the peaked mead
land of Cape Ray, rose the blue mountain wan,
streaked with tho gray OF its rocky paraPe' TOT
n trcc not even u large shrub was IN sight; notn-
inc but grass, flowers and rocks. The bare forms
of the landscape harmonized with its monotony OF
color il was sublime in its very bleskness ana
simplicity. IL resembled nothing have seen on
the American Continent, but rather the nased,
beathery hills Of the western coast OF scotland.
We put back TO our steamer at the appointed
time. but she was detained two hours longer TO
mt ashore a nuEber of telegraph operators, with
their baggage. Prof Sheppard also went ashore,
and contract was made with one OF the Port aux
Rssoues boat1nen TO convey him TO the Bay OF ISL
ands and the Humber River, on the western coast
of tie island We got of at last, headed for St
Johns and had gone on our course an h0ur or co.
when we deserted bark on the starb0ard DOW
L. Brant the steamers head was turned toward
her, but on seeing our intention, she stood on the
other tack and made away from us. begin to
think we are taken for Russian war-steamtr.
The steamer Osprey, from st. Johns to Halifax
met us off Cape Breton on Saturday, and not only
stood away from us, but refused TO show her col
ors. We resumed our course standing eastward
along tie coast, whose beautiful stretch OF sven.
ing hills turned to deep violet in the hush Of
III .lx Hlass
stars. streaked with meteors, and illuminated by a
twilight which wheeled slowly from west to east,
under the North Star, but never faded away.
This morning we saw the uninhabited islands OF
Miquelon ard Langley, which belong to France,
and passed near enough TO the fishing station OF
st. Pierre to discern the light house at the en-
trance of the little barbOr The neghborlDg waters
were dotted with the red or tancOlored sails OF
the French fishing smscas. The town of st Pierre
contains but about ] 500 inhabitants, but was in
formed that during the Summer season there are
frequently 400 sail in the harbOr and from $4,000
TO 40 600 persons in the streets We should pr0ba-
bly have touched there but for the fact that the
French Government exacts duty Of three francs
tun on all foreign shipping entering the port.
St Pierre is to be made naval station, and the
Government designs sending large numbers of re-
crui;s for the marine to be educated in the fishing
service There ID no better school in the world to
make hardy sailors.
During the forenoon we saw the loom of Cape
Cbapeaurouge, at the extremity of the long prom.
OntoIy which separates the bays of Fortune and
Placenia. The day has been somewhat thick and
foeey, at intervals, and there is strong indraught
setting toward the bays, owing to which We have
kept well out to sea- The southwest wind has
favored us, however, and we are now on =. NJ
somewhere off Cape Race, and not far from the
grave of the i'll starred Arctic. Two hours ago we
saw the light on Cape Pine, about 25 miles west
of THE If the weather should not become too
thick we shall reach st. Johns early in the morn
ing -. r.