The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-11-20

famous docks. These. consist OF series OF locks
like: canal locks, the upper end being twenty
feet. .hiaher than the entrance lock, which is
even, with theleyel oftlie sea. The upper. end
+ has three locks abreast: Then.cones compart
ment,equay ir the area to: three, then again
three more the middle one of which is entered
pby three other locks from the harbor making
altogether nine chambers as it were and theIarge
space in the middle. These are all dry buecanbe
filed by water pumped into them by two steam
engines. Each chamber is 270- feet long,. 90
feet wide and contains from 25 to 81 feet of
water at pleasure. A large ship may be'hoated
into an upper lock, all the water can then be let
off, andsthe ship left in her cradle as If on shore
The docks, with their magnificent Hasonry
casings of gigantic granite blocks, steatnengines
! aud iren aauedacts for bringing down water
from, The Tc6ernaea,' cost 8200o0, 900 sterling.
In oneso the Docks a steamer had been burnt;
alI6er machinery gas standing complete but
not one BIT Of wood remained The docks are
+ all toHe destroyed; in fact Se6astopel is TO- be
made adesert. From this point we skirsed the
harbor, and passing through the fauborrgs made
our way towards Cafeeniug Bay, passing within
cannon shot of'the Russians on The north side,
who are'working vigorously there in raising forts
ave have passed some time IN looking at
them and crossed over TO the Little Redan, the
Central Bastion, nnth we reached the Malakof
which the French SO successfully surprised, and
so wontSebastopoL, Its enofnous strength has
not been oyerated at all. We then went the
Redapsand skIting alTthe.forti6eations, returned
to our Ships on the opposite side Of the town"to
which we had entered, having made circuit Of
fifteen miles. One sight l saw filled me with
horror. ID a ruined house, fifty or sixty bodies
were thrown in alieap, all swollen and dis6gured
in every state ofdecoinp exposed to the
gaze Of every .passer:by. 1t was Too bad toaease
them SO for an hour. Nearly 500 bodies. were
found in this state I'm q cellar the day before
yesterday, and as they: wero removing: the
bodies for burial A wretchel wounded Russian,
from the midst Of -.he horrible group, staggered
to. his feet, and implored protection. ltwas
Instantly accorded to him. At Fort Paul, which
was blown info the air, crowds efswounded are
saidrtohave perishefin the ruins. 1T was re.
ported that the Russians have 10000 sick, and
The French and ourselves being unable 10 take
care ef.tl.em, we are obliged to ieavettre Russuns
n,molested hst these and moresheua be thrown
upoisour hsu'ds.
GERrRUpE4or WYomiNa.-:b is,rematkshle
that DR.: Beattie can giperno account of the
wigin. n.of-" Gertrude" the most elaborate and
|; tie NEST beautiful Of CuapbeHs.' works. His
Giographer tells very agreeable anecdote in
connexion with the notice Of this poem. Au
american friend, sdIo was visiting him, spoke
-ef 4 pi grirnase tifat he ard others were led to
make 10 the valley of-the Wyoming from their
admiratioaSfG Gampbeifs genius, 1T was au.
turnu and the quiet shores OF the lake were
batl,ed in the yellow light of Indian summer
Every day we wandefed through Che primeval
forests, and whea tired. we.ustuE 10 sit down
under their solemn shade, among the falling
leaves, and read Gertrnde Of Wyoming 1t
was IN these thick woods, WHERE we couldilear
no sonud but The song Of the wild birds or -:he
squirrel cracking his nuts AWAY lrotn-the busy
world, that l .fat the power Of .camPbelPs &C.
MUS. o.. - =. :.
~CampbeIl took.Tiis hanntt pressed it, and said
God bless you, sir,you make me happy al
though you nake,pe weep ; this IS more tbalr
| can bear. 1t IS dearer to me than: all the
praise I have had before. TO think that in
that Wild American scenery I have had such
readers Il viii 60 to America yet. =:
when theY parted, Campbell gave: him q
eopy;ufthe illustrated edition of his poems.
Take it with YOU were his words, and if with
youy Gertrude, you ever 60 again to'tlle valley
of the Wyoming, it may be'a pleasure to her
to.hear you say, Caippbell gave me this"
DostEsrrc DurrEs.-4i crusty Old batcl1eior
who car, see mo- good iuSanythings; not forieg gn,
pitches into our American:lnaidsa aud matrons in
in the following rather curt manner for not at
tendnet to theirhonie duties, ,-"ln this neglect
of household cares, American females stand
alone. -AGerman lady, no matter how high
her rank, never forgets. that domestic labors
conduce to the health of body :. and. mind
alike. An Eughshlady whether she be only
a gentemans Wife or dukes does. rot despse
the household; and even though she.has house.
keeper, devotes portion of her time to this,
her happiest sphere. 1t tisreseryedfor our: repub
lican fiheladies 10 bemore choice than even their
aIonarchical and aristocratic sisters. The re.
suit is lassitude Of mind often az fatal to the
health rs neglect Of bodily exercise. The wife
who leaves her household cares to the servant
pays the penalty which has been af6xedto idle
nesi since the foundation Of the world, and
either willis away from ennui or is driven to all
sorts of fashionable follies TO find employment
for the mind" =.
C.urIoN.-An individual calling himself