New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-16
A VISIT TO NEW BRUNSWICK.

A VISIT TO NEW BRUNSWICK.
Cor1espo ndcnee Of The n. Y. Tribune.
BAY VERTE, y. b., Aug. %, looo.
Two DAYS from New-YOrk we arrived IN 81 'ohl'
the most important town in this provinces II Is 'llu
sted at the mouth of the ST. John River, ana dis
tineuished for its ship building It's merchan'ueu
are considered among the first in the world Tor speed
and durability There are annually sent from TINS
port 100 new vessels, of 10000 tuns burden, ana
selling for from 81 OO0, 600 to S3,0OO,0OO Boat
racing il one Of the fayorte pursuits OF the young
men of the city. In l-j5 they contested with their
American neiahbors at Boston for the supremacy
in this aquatic sport, and came on victorious ihl-
Summer they had a bOat-race with HallihA Conl-
parv for 81 900 side the latter gaming the Prize
Races are now pending between the ~. Jonn oo!s
and companies in New-York and Boston. lhou2h
St. John has population of only io,Ooo YET over
million tuns Of shipping is employed IN It's com
merce. Its annual imports amount Ia N1'Voo'Voo'
and It's exports to about the same.
Eere noticed al advantage that We derive from
The Reciprocity Treaty. The merchants VINO
formerly imported their goods and manufactures
direct from England now get them chiefly from inc
States, though they are dearer there than IN En-
gland They cannot afford to send Tor so large
quantity of merchandise, it is necessary To pur-
chase for II ships cargo at Liverpool and wait
their arrival with the uncertainty of successful
sale when they can get the same manufactures
from Boston in two or three days and in quantities
TO suit their demand receiving the goods duty free
and being able to pay for them wholly or IN part
with exports free of duty. The scenery up the
St. John River is characterized by great beauty.
II is down this river in the Spring that such im-
mense RATS of lumber are fioated.
Going up the Bay OF Fundy, the scenery on elther
side is very rough, craggy, and mountainous, the
shore in many places towering IN perpendicular
rocks several hundred feet above the sea. 80 wild
and uniny iting does the coast appear that II has
given rise Ia the story that the first navigator
who discovered these provinces, long before the
time of Columbus, went home and never told OF it,
thus overcoming the sailors passion for narratlng
marvellous stories and wonderful discoveries, for
the sake Of preventing any one from beng sent to
such an inhospitabe coast.
1t is needless to mention that this bay Is noted.
the world over, for the unexampled hight to which
the tide rises, being 90, and even 40 feet. 1t is
truly magnificent spectacle when the tide has
gone out leaving the beach dry for several miles,
and then returns, the " great bore" first wave,
which is several feet high dashing forward with
loud rumbling roar, and speed that viii test the
mettle of any Mckess OK that may have gone down
the beach. The capsizing OF boats and drowning OF
cattle are old and familiar facts Ill connection with
the tides returning lis fearful rapidly and force.
One Of the great inconyeniences of this SO great
change in the hight of the water is that the rivers
al the head of the bay only be- gated al high
water The estimated value Of the fish yearly
caught in this bay is $500, eco.
Across the Isthmus from the Bay of Fundy to
this place on the Northumberland Straits, the land
is very level and productive, The view extensive
and beautiful. The construction of a ship canal
across this isthmus has been under consideration
for some time; the formation Of the land is such
that il ould be very easily constructed; and water
communications between the Gulf of st. Lawrence
and adjacent waters with the Bay Of Fundy would
be of great Importance IN the saving OF time, and
therefore money, 70 all vessels from the Lakes,
st. Lawrence River and Gulf, Northumberland
Straits. &C. TO the Bay of Fundy and our eastern
coast. Ii would be an important advantage TO our
fleet of northern fishing schooners.
The real value OF the fisheries in the waters adj
iacent Ia the eastern British Provinces is almost
iucalculabe vet this abundant of wealth lies
NJ the feet # the prOyincals almost unknown and
unreearded by them. The Reciprocity treaty
guarantees 10 them it's advantages, but they lack
entirely the spirit energy and enterprise to turn II
10 ANY account: while our hardy New Enelanders,
having 10 90 TAR from home in expensive crafts. and
emf off from the occupied shore, reap wealth and
coun,t,ncy from this rejected source Of prosperity.
A. An evidence of the abundance of different
kinds offs h and the contempt of their value will
mention tL, fact that the French settled along the
eastern coast Of this Province, have caught
the qaspeIeaux, which come up into the streams
and inlets Of the SEA during spring Ia spawn, IN
.uch quantities a. To carry them by carloads on 10
th,ir taIms for manure. HOLSTERS which are sold
in New-Y for ten cents pound are sold here az
retail ST from five 10 ten cents each.
The agricultural and mineral resources of New
Brunswick are of a high order. Population and
entrrprise are all that is wanted. Common schools
a r, numerous and well conducted, and taxation is
less than in the States.
A terrible hail storm passed over part of this
Provinre on the 10th inst, almost entirely deg
troying the harvest where il struck The hail stones
or rather iuuks Of ice, were Of an astonishing
size from half an inch TO an Inch in diameter; they
emf 10 pieces and destroyed the vegetables, 'elled
and ruued the bucsw heat, oats, DC, and nearly
.tripped the trees of leaves and fruit. Four men
in one field were knocked down by the lightning
Lafore tbey saw a single fash The men and beasts
n ~ were out in the storm were severely injured
ard bruised BY the hail stones as they fell, and the
windows Of the houses were broken by them
W illjam Fau eett, esq, in Lackyille had l35
souares of glass broken out OF his house, and the
roof Of Il so badly battered and broken that they
could see through IT, Fortunately the storm did
not extend very far, or it would have ruined the
The great railroad line FROM HahGY 70 Quebec
and the States 10 prosreeeine scwly; his sHly ecu-