New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-23
Ns,u2lork DAILY Gribnate
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe.
No. XIV.
JOURNEY TO GOTTENBURG AND COPEN-
HACEN-DANISH AUTHORS.
No. XIV

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
GeTIiA, Germany, June q 1867.
never knew more sudden transition from
Winter to Summs r. than experienced on the jour-
new southwark from Stockholm. When left that
city on the evening Of the 9th of May, there were
no sigus of Spring except few early vioets and
snemopes on the sheltered southern banks in Hsga
Park: the grass was still brown and dead, the trees
bare and The air keen. But the harbor was free
from ice and the canal open, and our Winter isoa-
ton was therefore at end. A little circulation
entered into the languid veins Of society; steamers
from Germany began b arrive; fresh faces ap-
peared in the streets, and less formal costumes
merchants and bagmen only, it Is true but people
of more dashing and genial air. We were evil
deDty, as the Swedes said, leaving Stockholm just
as il began to be pleasant aud lively.
The steamer left the Mddarhom pier at mid
night and took her way westward up the MaAr
Lake to S6dertels. The boats which ply on the
Gotta Canal are small, but neat and comfortable.
The price Of passage to Goetenburg, distance
of $40 miles, il about Sc so. This, however, does
not include meals, which are furnished at a fixed
price, amounting TO Sc more. The time occupied
by the voyage varies from two and half to four days
Ia the night, we passed through the lock at Sober
telle where st. Olaf, when heather Viking. cut
a channel for his SHIPS into the long Baltic es-
tuary which here closely approaches the lake, and
in me morning found ourselves running down the
eastern shore Of Sweden, under the shelter Of ts
fringe Of jagged rocky slets. The only incident on
this part OF the voyage was the sight of large
i Il i
to get into the Sound of Norrk0ping where large
cotton factories have lately been established. To-
ward noon, we left the Baltic and steamed up the
long, narrow Bay Of Sodeskoping passing on the
way the magnificent ruins of Stegcborg Castle, the
fret medieval relic had secn ia Sweden. Its
square, massive walls and tall round tower of gray
stone differed III no respect from those Of cotcm-
porary ruins in Germany.
Before reaching S6derkoping, We catered the Ca
na--s very complete aud Substantial work Of the
kind, about eighty feet in breadth, but much more
crooked than would seem to be actually necessary
FOR his reason, the boats msk but moderate speed
aVeragn net more than six or seven miles an hour
exclusive Of the detention at the locks. The ssun
ty undula'ing, and neither rich nor popu,ous be-
iore reaching The beautiful Roxcn Lake, beyond
wf'sh We entered upon charming district. Here
the Canal rises, by eleven successive locks TO the
rich uplsDds separating the Roxcn from the Wette-
"A gently rolling plain, checkered, so far as the
eye can reach, with green squares of spriDgipg
wheat and the dark mold Of the ne aly.plowed bar.
Icy fields. While the boat was passing the locks,
we walked forward TO a curious old CHURCH, called
VIeta Kbster. The building dates from the year
ll2e, ard contains tho tombs of three Swedish
Kings, together with those Of the Count Douglas
who fed hither from Scotland 10 the time Of Cfom
weh' and bis family. The Douglas estate is 10 this
he'ghoorhooe and is, believe, still in tbe posses