Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-15
HURRIED NOTES CONCLUDED.

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The mir was bracug md delightful Cap''
Of the '.Stsr' polite and cohm"h'"''''' anu W.
rovaec one Of the most G.rccaoe III '"' ''o"'''
we dnsbcd along, panorama oil 'ait''uS 'e""'' ~"
interest pa.sed before us-CransE Islam" WA ITO '''
,i, ossoc;n,io,,. the light boat with ITS '"itay w.
.,.,, ,o,,a;n, ,lo signal bell the frignte Columbia
,,zv =, aur!.ur being temporarily abandoned Oh uc
,r, of tho fatal coatasion of yellow lever; 'he
,,,u,h of james River and Newport News; the hah"
.r,a town of Hampton with its splendid Female zap
fist College III tho edge Of the water; the hip'h"l'
er,n,v seated hn tho bosom of the waters, ana The
magnificent fortress Monroe with It's deep'hou'''"
cannon fruwning on the many shaped VeSses' P"'''
through the narrow channel. On o!d Point spur
limo with green trees aud white houses, lay the l. :"
steamer Hetzel, engaged i'll the Coast survey
| Reaching the mouth of the broad Chesapeake "''
care. of Virginia came in vie~, and splendid si'Ps'
bound in and out, dotted the horizon
s,,, os,.r. wa discovered New Point Comfort ''o
,ror. n,nt IF Matthews county, aud about 20 ciocN
-, &c Gloucester Point which is opposite
w., T,ur and upon which large tree is Striking
,,a.m,rl TIL. mouth of York river IS there visible,
pouring its mighty volume OF water ''''o '-''@N
n,r me, which severn, other streams empty. 1t is
labn ton,
York Town, and from the latter point 10 eS' i.'",
,hero il broad aud perfectly strash' stretch I'll ~
,o.s Its the most beautiful river IN the world ana
j., we'll described By Lieut. Maury as canal oil
bouadless capacity
7. wos with a peculiar thrill that wo approached
tina hirb red blnhs If York Town. tho battle gr"nn"
If the most glorious victory on recorl-ior 1t gave
liberty TO the colonies end laid the deep broad foun
d,ons Of nation that has attained tho highest posi-
ton among the great powers OF the EARTH ID! '"'
kindness of Capt. McCarrck. we were aio"eu '''''
to take rapid view OF York Town and the Da''!e-
field We wers sorry to SEQ the visible MARKS u ue
c,v in the yenerab,s town. While some handsome
m,a.rp buliugs have been erected, all ar"nhu "''
p. ho sec, the crumbng ruins OF elegant pu'lu's''
.r,,.d of brick brought from Eng:c"d. in'
g., Tavern" ;en: by Mr.. Malcott. l. Fes|
.,b,, h,i,d;nc. ind was doubtless the scene o!
,,,r;ors and important consultaons and actions.
I, as erected in 7 and is % yes:s older than the
.o,d Raleigh" tavern in Williamsburg iEe famous
yol.o, House, the headquarters Of Coruwai,is, 10
wbose sacrifice i,s patriotic owner Gov Nelson, 3"
nobly consented for The great c6use III which Washing
ton fought, is s,l in admirable preservation 1t |" So
lid brick mansion O; thick walls, compact waiErcoi.
ing and broad heavy star-caseS. The old pictures
in tho lower rooms show tho ruthless dcstructiveness
of the British soldcry aud, near the top OF the build
ing, a deep hole marks the rulnous course OF cam
non ball. Mr.. RoOt. Anderson, the proprietor OF
noarly the whole Of York Town. kindly showed Us the
striking points Of the battle-ground From the Eug-
lish redoubt and brea,,-wors, strongly fortified by
dsep ravine we saw tho spot (uow marked by tw"
tulp-,rees where tbs formal surrender took place.
and traced with thrilling ntoscst the localities OH which
,he incidents of the hard.fough bsts took place.
From, the same point thsre is splendid view Of the
river and its mouth. We did not leave the eiEss.H
ground of York T"wH without aprecious rcc-a can
ball, fired from II hri:.h Culverine-ior which
we heartily thank DR.. Power E worthy resident OF
York Town.
After our ,!elix htful ralne, re-em6drkcs en IN"
Star" cn-y,,,ie Tor West Point Various points "a
interest marked paSsngc ny the beautiful river
On tho Gloucester side, very near tho river bank,
stands sulcndd house built of brick imported from
England and The property OF Mr. JOSIAH Dean.
II ia called "Ross Well" after The touching histo; ol
"Fair Rosamoud," an,l is, wa learn, finished oil Ill
beautiful style, with mahogany wainfcoting' &C.
Twelve miles above York TUwnw landed large num-
Der of mechanics who were brought on by Mr.. Big
ler an enterprisius Now Yorker. who las established
extensive saw mills bIickyarts: &c., OH very large
tract of wou.led land in York county. Ho has ku!tt
ne wharf some 2OUG feet out i'll the river, ana es-
poets tn reap arch harvcs; bysnppiyng the G"Sp"f'
Navy You'd aud other more distant points with BRICK
and lumber II is strange thar, with all the advan-
tagea of York river, our people have not more
euercy but have to ook 10 Northerners TO develop
the immense natural resourcra Of Virginia At this
point we saw numerous boats pldns..g oysters which
arc brought in smali schoouers from the !ouths OF
tue rivers emptyipg into Chesapeake Bay. Tbs oys-
fairgrounds stuked OF and ure leased out by Big
Ter & Co., a, rent Of SIS for 100 fec, front.
About g p. ", we left the "Ster, winch continued
her trip up the Mattaponi to Walkerton King Queen
and we were safely landed ut West Point, the Junction
of the Pamuukey aud Mattapomi rivers, and the ter
minus OF the Richmond and iurl; River Railroad. 1t
ia the extreme point Of King william. aud Is beau
tu pto for town. The first glance satisfied us that
the Richmond aud York River R,irond Company had
made iudcio,s selection of their terminus. Situated at
tn. junction of two fine Rivera, with broad, level sur
lace running back and with splendid water to the
ocean, it ia not unlike the position OF New York The
destiny of this iuiunt city ID bright one, and the
railroad connecting il with tho metropolis, will con-
fer mutual benefits upon each end of the rOud. The
ruilroad company hive purchased 500 acres Of land
from Col. w. p. Taylor, and they are now erecting
large building for the new exgences that must arise.
1t is to be under tue management Of Mr.. New, clti-
zen of KIM and Queen, but whether ills 10 be named
the Astor House or tho St. Nicholas not Vel, decided
Indeed, Inns yet been fixed upon for the
city which is TO spring up ut this important pluce.-
This too, is historic ground for the point the
ruins of MAIDSTONE (cnng'"merato) building, which
the followers Of Nathaniel Bacon occupied, fortified
and made it their place OF arms. Tho post proved
mprecnabe against the repeated assaults OF Govern
or Borkeley's forces under Ludwell. Sir WIN. tGo-
veruor Berkeley, at length. iatigned by their re'o-
ue Defence in order to induce their surrender, was
obliged to offer the r,bcls there general PARDON
From West Point there is distinct view, across the
marshes which cucose the tortnous pamunkey, OF FL
,hnrn, in New Keut county, which competed strongly
for the honor and profit Of the terminus of the York
River Railroad.
At West Point our small party iDr. Graham and
Mr.. Claxton. Engineer Of tho Richmond and York
River Ralroad), were cordially received by Mr.. Dud-
Icy the polite and accomplished President of the Rail-
road Company. We soon set out for the White House,
some IS miles distant. As we went along, We traced
the line Of the railroad. There is point of pecu-
liar interest, viz: "the Smokers" which wild ra-
vues so 100 feet Deep running not fur from par
alle with the PainuulSey river. How they form
| ed, there is no rational explanation. The scientific
Engineers have very ingeniously made of these
deep gorges for the use of the road The raviD0s
In the direction Of the road and vast amount Of
cavation is saved by running the railroad along the