Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-17
Foreign Correspondence OF the Milwaukee Sensi
Rambles in Europe .-No. 10.

Toulon- Nice IFS trade President Van Buren,
an Earthquake Olive. Lemon, and Orange
T,ees-the Palm Fio0ers Foreigners ap-
pointed consuls-c cheats.
NICE March 4ih, 1855.
The trip from Marseies TO this place is made in
some ten or twelve hours by sea, and gives the
traveller fine view OF the gracefully curved bay
Of Lyons the islands of If, and The calm, blue Me-
diterrauean. Scattered along too, it's quiet SUR
face, vessels from various countries, all rugged
differently i'll some respects. Among the rest may
be noticed the picturesque latteen sails peculiar to
this
We left Touou at some distance to our left
This CITY - strong naval arsenal, and IS remem-
bered as tne place where Bonaparte, then a young
artillery officer, aged %, distinguished himself for
the first time 1t contains from as 600 to $4,000
inhabitants. In sailing along before entering the
ma rbor of ice, the view the country is extreme
Nv hne-long rouges Of the southern Al ps are seen
covered with snow, with their heads lowering far
up in the sky; and nearer still the lower ranges of
the Riviera all these lower countries called
which border on the Mediterranean. The CITY it.
self suagly built at the foot or these mountains
ard the fne curves Of the shore white with the
sand of the beach.
The old part of this city is something like that
Of LYONS built on narrow, filthy streets. scarcely
wide enough for three persons to pass shreast.-
I he easements are used for shops, for there
stores as in American Cities where every thing is
sold and where tights burning most of the time
uay as well as night. These buildings look very
old, being covered with tile instead OF shingles,
which has accumulated moss and the refuse from
the chimnevs for hundreds Gyears. But the new
mart is iaid out with much taste upon wide streets
broad avenues aud public walks. These streets
aaye as fac side walks as are found in any city
east or west, being made from small pebbles IN the
GGase al a2ner streets are paved. and by an ar
raugeussns @f the eolOrs many of them look quite
ornamental. am told that sidewalk with pro-
per curb these have, is rare thing 10 be seen IN
any other part Of Italy.
Nice is quite n fashionable resort as n watering
p,ace-someIhng 10 southern Europe Saratoga
"a to the United States. There have quite num-
Der of English people come here and purchased
property and made improvements There IS a We
~ beautiful drive for more than mile along the
sea shore, ending in fine public square set out
with ornamental trees and cooled with fountains
This, | was informed, was built gratutously by
the English residents.
The city itself is built upon curve in the Sea,
and the suburbs, tending all sides up the noun
gain slopes, give il very picturesque appearance.
The mountains high up as anything will grow. are
covered with olive trees, resembling large kind
of ,ilvery willow that is very common in New En-
gland, growing around streams and add much to
the scenery, BY contrasting their green branches
with the white painted houses in their midst.
The town has population upwards of3O ,OG0.
II has some manufactures Of silk and other small
articles-but it's chief articles of export are wine,
oil and paint Its trade, however, is small-its
main ATTRACTIONS the natural beauty OF its oca
ton the saIubrty of it's mountain air. and the fine
sea bathing npon the shores OF the Mediterranean.
But the season was over, aud there were but few
strangers here By an autograph in the registry
of the Hotel de France where stopped, saw that
Out row venerable ex-Prcsident, Martin Van Blu
Jeu, and has sou Martin, who was an Invalid, had
boarded at the same honse during the winter, and
had but Just left for Paris. Our Italian host, in
addition to boosting considerable about having such
distinguished guest, told the following anecdote.
Nice IS subject occasona ly 10 earthquakes but no
severe shock has been felt for MANY wears Mr.
Van Buren, told them, for the rarity and novelty of
il, that he would like TO have small shake -
happen while he there. Sure enough about
four weeks before got along, in the dead of night
the whole city and mountains commenced roc ing,
and the inhabitants in the greatest CONSERVATION
fled TO the streets. Among others in the park
which is near the hotel, was MIR. Van Buren, in
dishabiIIo in high state Of excitement. The citi-
passed the balance of the night in the streets
An elderly Scotch lady at my right at the dhner
table, isformed ms that the vib, atoms were such