New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-14
New91ork Dailp Iriba,Ie.
4 TRIP no NEWFOUNDLAND.
HALIFAX, AND TIE VOYAGE To NEW
FOUNDLAND.


SATURDAY, Aug. IL, 1856 L. NJ.
When closed my last letter and went on decS'
our steamer was being warped into the Cunard
dock at Halifax. As Capt. Turner designed tax
ing on board sixty tuns of coal, we had three
hours leave OF absence to visit the hons oil tue
place. Our appearance created but little sensa-
tion. Several gentlemen who were interested in
the Company came down to greet Mr.. Field, aud a
few ragged boys in search OF employment aud re-
ward grouped about the pier-posts but beyond
these there was neither establishment nor curlosl'
ty concerning US. No cry Of Carriage, cir
greeted US from the pier; no hotefrunner thrust
greasy cards into our hands; NJ loahng idlers were
there 10 stare at ia or openly crticise our appear
arce: but we landed and walked up into the town
without attracting more notice than SO many OF
lis own auet denizens. The general impression
was that halifax is a slow place. For my part L
found this Oriental Indifference quite refreshing,
and am not disposed to complain oft. Ii is pleas
ant TO find that there are communities on the
American eide Of our globe which are slow to be-
cone excited.
The town stretches along the harbor and
srouud the foot of the fort ID hill, aud consists
mainly of two Icing streets crossed by a number
of steep short ones. The houses are dlngy
wooden structures, interpreted with an occa-
siopsl stone or brick building, or plain, DARK
ctlored English church with tall spire. was
somewhat reminded Of Kingston, Upper canada,
which, however, is more substantially butt tnah
Haiifax My companion, who was Brlton, In
sisted that we had not yet reached the principal
part of the town; but after passing the parade
ground and the Government buildings square
pile of SEM. Grecan architecture-he was forced
10 admit that We had seen the best il had to offer.
We engaged a One-hOrse carriage-the HALIFAX
BOYS called it a conveyance carriage, whence, L
suppose, the keeper OF carriages to hire Is con-
yeyancer-and asceDded to Fort George the cita-
del. Another company of our passengers arrived
at the same time and were boldly entering, when
they were stopped on the drawbridge by the senti-
mel, who stated that no one was allowed 70 pass
without al order from the Quartermaster- General.
soldier of duty went around the shoulder OF
the Hill to point out the office OF that innctonary
70 two OF US, who undertook to procure the per-
mission We were fortunate enough to meet the
Deputy Quartermaster at the door. On making
known cur desire, he at once wrote an order for
the admittance Of the whole party. We crossed
the draw bridge, passed through heavy stone arch
tunneng the rampaIts, and found ourselves in
spacious Enclosure, where two companies of raw
recruits for the siege Of Sevsstopol were going
through their drill. They were mostly Germans,
and seemed any thing but easy while they stood at
ease and not little dsordered while they ordered
arms. The raw material was good enough, no
doubt but it needed great amount of discipline
to produce from it the solid English fes-the bull
Wsrks Of battle. One of our company, who was
o Clergy man, took occasion to make few remarks
Oh the immortality of var in general, and the East
eTn War in particular to two subalterns who
were longing Oh the rampant in the shade OF a
sentry-b0x But fear he was sowing seed on
stony ground.
The fort on which Ct 500 900 has already been
spent is net yet completed 1t il OF very great
strength, and occupies position which commands
the Town and the barber, while there is no other
point in the vicinity which commands it In turn.
1t is surrounded with deep moot and glacis, aud
in addition 10 immense iampdrts brlstling with
thirty -twO.pOunders, is encrcled by covered gal
lery mile in length. 1t il one OF the strongest
single ioriresses "a this continent. There is also
small but heavy battery On Georges Island,
green knoll Ia the harbor, and understand that
another fort will be constructed a hill 10 tho
norihward OF the citadel
We mounted to the parspet and made the cir
cult Of the fortress, looking over It's coping on
beautiful picture of NosaScotian scenery. The
crescent shaped town half encrcled the hill, its
cXtrtUltlch buttCIluk uoCh toNulu thc CouHdg ai
lines OF suburban villas. The harDor, With Nc
Nab's Island lying across its mouth, extended
hey end the town, sending blue arm several miles
further, where IL bent cut Of sight among woody
hills. Directly opposite lay Dartmouth, small
town OF white wooden houses with q church or
two and a background Of darn green hills, partly
clothed with forests and their lower slopes dotted
with cottages and farm houses. On cithor side Of
McAab's Island, over the white line of the ever
foam ing breakers was an azure segment OF ocean. !
Tuning To the south and west. We lookcd inland
across level Of farmland. a. ranges Of dark.
CODED hills. with scatPs OF white rock iuttns
out here aud there along their SUBMITS. The
Hiud MAS strcng. Nith a cool o0tubor tang Ia u
tho Jatk bills aud tho palo Shy were aliko aug.
grstho al TIC North yet tho people complained
oi tho heat. aud hnagtaed themselves Ia the aidst
~ sumhei
en- ouT return 90 tho boat No stopped az the mar.
bet. which wss we'll supplied with nuit AID vcspta,
tles 4 aeefo Woman displayed somo to.aetius 4
iire ehsiries and NO pufehased hot eHtirv ssocA.
Np note on tho pIcI al tho sPpnntod tho. bas the /
hour ~ departure hsd heoa resipcAed gnh six 4
. slp,k ia lasi "a walt TOT eHo at tho contractors
"a 'he issgiaph line ~hs rss expected Ga arrive /
fiem lfufV 4 toat iiVm tho ffVneh nigato iPhi.
sehio uas AZ the landing, aAd Of tho ladies
,p,v sss Jealrs 10 sait Gao ffiesto. No borrowed
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