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NEW ORLEANS, July u, 1856.
Eds. Crescent: / have just returned from trip 10
Mississippi City and its vicinity, where had gone 70
enjoy the cooling hreezes and refreshing baths OF the
sea shore. From New Orleans took passage on the
only regular steamer in the trade the beautiful little
Creole which in q run Of ttleless than eight hours
landed us at Barnes wharf, and from the landing to
tile shore was forcibly struck with the renlarka
change in the appearance Of everything since the
destructive gale of last September, which swept away
the wharf, tore trees up by the roots and keeed over
several Of the buildings.
Mr.. Barnes has rebuilt his wharf of entirely new
material the most durable to be found IN the South
| towit, the cabbage tree Of South Florida. 1T is to
NIL appearances the most substantial wharf that has
ever graced the sea Shore and its liberal proprietor
has spared pains to make it attractive to those VINO
are fond Of willing away the leisure hours IN plying
the fishing rod. Convenient platforms are erected at
regular distances which are built comfortable fishing
seats, along its entire length 49,
IKE improvements on tile shore are still more re-
d markable, and in keeping with the wharf The ap-
pearance Of the hotel, with all the outbuildngs the
beautiful aHl lin front, and the great number and
variety of the shade trees deservedy renders this the
most attractive as well as the most celebrated water
ing place in the whole Southern country. found its
rooms crowded to Overlooking with ladies and gen
tlenen, children and servants; and when the gong
rings to see the children gathering together from dis
4 tances on the beach, the woods, and the lawns
coming in run to be iii time for the most
amusing as well as delightful and annating scene
4 have ever witnessed thought in my heart it
would be the greatest punishment that could be i'll
cted on old bachelors and old maids to compel them
to witness the enjoyment Of these innocent little
prattlers.
Barnes, the proprietor, is quite as remarkable a.
everything else around him. He superintends every
thing and every body; it matters not in what parS
this extensive. establishment he is called for, he
, on hand and everybody is attended to, from tn
smallest urchn who wishes to make his first pisea
torial experiment with hook and line, to the larges
family going out on pleasure OR shopping excursion
had not ut first determined remaining longer tina
o two days at most but so refreshing was the effect
# nv visit on mind and body that resolved to prt
ID long it for week. On the, third day was induce
10 to visit the town of Handsboro, some two mile
Distant This is one of the most fourishing village
C. of its size in the whole Southern country There Al
e. several excellent and well arranged stores, drivu
to a considerable trade, among the most prominent
: which are those of R. G. Cowan and L. J. Burr NJ
Cowan has a large and commodious brick buildil
fronting on two Streets with slate roof, and its
terror is well adapted to his business But the mo
striking is that belonging to L. J. Burr, two sto
or building Of an octagon form, having dome on t
~ sixty feet from the ground. The arrangeme1
y and appearances inside Of this building would be
dscredit to first class street in New York or Phi
=, delphia and its outside has striking resemblance
~ the st. Charles Hotel, as seen from distance,
&c comparison with the surrounding buildings. Its
entity to the Bayou Bernard gives its proprietor ma
advantages not possessed by its rivals This bayou
~ here spanned by an excellent and substantial DIRE
bridge, erected at the public expense; and on the
posite Or North side Of the bayou to be seen
eral beautiful and picturesque buildings, and the
- ebrated foundry and machineshop of the Mess
j. - Hand where am informed the best mill machine
~ in use in the South is manufactured. The number
saw-mils in view from the bridge is good evidence
the fact, and besides took pains to make
quries to satisfy my curiosity, and to crafty fri
DESTROYS of embarking in the lumber business. vis
~ several of the mills adjoining the village, and fo'
'os' all busy at work. The proprietor of one, dor
gang MILL informed me that with ten hands aud
l.,
,ch than mills of any other description employing do,
e q the hands and twice the capital. The sawgatt
his this mill is directly attached to the pistonrod of
loot ,:,a ,;o,, -s+,,a, ~, QUA H., no ,or-o
for thrown away on betting pulleys. The foundry do
ena thriving business and the mills constructed here
hose fast finding their way throughout Louisiana Mi
a nast sippi and Alabama.
aber There is besides the Messrs Hands foundry, a
ship establishment of the kind just going into oper1
ncy for the erection of locomotive engines and machil
MS also learned that direct trade is opened betty
HIS this place and Liverpool, which is likely to ncrea
hich considerable importance found towboat regu
BE- employed in towing sail vessels mp and down
tcl;l bayou. Or Back Bay of Biloxi, as it is ami
known.
Before leaving the town was invited by a Fl
er at to pay visit the celebrated orchard and nu
, for of COL Washington, where the best fruits in
ma South are raised to perfection, the gentlemany
ion is pietor being exclusively engagedin this most de-
enced full of all pursuits. The Colonel handsomely tr
lison us to some of the most delicious melons and
peaches ever tasted, for which he would recei
pay--politely informing US we might purchase
coods carry away much as we pleased but that he
end receive nothing for what was consumed at his
10 i'm Some of his peaches the May Beauties, have so
,onnt high as 81 90 per dozen from the trees-ben,
ed for choest early irut found IN tins or any other
His Quesenberys, st. Stevens and Mastadon
now beginning to ripen, and many are the ar
hiring enquiries Tor them. Since my return home a
were formed that =, Z. Cloud, No. Is ST. Charles
will receive regular consignments of these
varieties, and il others of our fruiterers desire
The fruits they would do we'll to send him their or
'alker an early day.
nd re, have never been in village of the size Of T
transit boro, where everybody seemed to be employ
The could discover neither trones nor loafers lou
s1e1 around the stores, as is usual in similar villa
Com. our Southern country. And, altogether mus
$4l2,- was highly delighted at the seeming prospect
to the happiness of the citizens.
Yours, truly, PHILAN