New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-20

fhst Irs batw cen Inc Veacn oii" - - r.
- Dy,nury. village Of white house nes
no'.1""' ,n'ns shadow of the mighty hii. The
~ 'Ho az Msrshs.,J bOund the northern yie"
~" or d;sl,sce lies CiaTks Island, green "a
90 'i l.raiS sheltered from the violence OF the
d" - ,rayss by Mar shGeld beach. ioae narrow
W, a aid saud which, dotted at intervals VAN
Aims OF wild plum bushos, TERMINATES IA d oiuh
beadlapd. whose grassy summit is crowned ~ mo
- ~ in towers cf GuIhet Lights. On the night
los the village of Plymouth built in grove Of lofty
.Ius and lindens thu summit Of Buryirg Hi, thick
covered with messy grayestCnes, tie picturesque
windmill on Watson's Hill, ard beyond the ellis OF
MabOmet, crowned with solemn woods, stretching
bold,y forth into The sea. Sometimes, Of clear
DAY, upon the very verge OF the horizon a hazy nne
Of blue, of tint different from that OF the gutter.
Jig waves, yOu are told, IL the far distant snors OF
that remote and unknown land, Cape Co., rlsiDg
dirDly into view
The prospect from TIE Clifford House, new he-
tel, situated near the head Of Plymouth Bench, al
most at the foot OF ManCmet, does not embrace so
fair view OF the bay itself; but there aTe few land
scapes more lovely than that which svlsblc from It's
verandahs Of Summer afternoon. and the We"
seward is much finer than at the Sam0set. he
ocean rolls its suTges within short distance OF ls
threshold am informed that both OF thcs houses
are well-kept hotels. The SamOset il large house,
surrounded by extensive grounds. 1t is conyen-
ieuty near the railroad station. and az no great dis
lance from the water. 1t has an excellent local
reputation, and is the favOrlte resort OF number
Of wealthy Boston folks, who have found out IT'S
modest merits. 1t has an air OF quiet gelhiity
about il quite unlike The usual fashionable fuss OF
popular watering place. For the information OF
The SO whe are curious upon such points. will add
that It's charges are quite mp to the iIrst-cAss'
notch: nevertheless, | think one may get as nearly
the worth Of Lis money at the Samoset as at any
house in Newport or Saratoga. The rooms are
layoe clean well ventilated and well furnished;
the corridors are vide and airy, the Pazzas are
cod ard shady, the grounds are spacious and pref
ty laid ont and the table | an tod, has received
the appreciation of some OF the most knowing gour-
maids Of Boston. The Clifford House Is new
house much smaller than the Samoset, and makes
less pretensi0n Moreover, its charges are less than
the others. I hear its fare and accommodations
spesen Of in high terms by those who are and nave
been its guests. ,
lam lot sojourner at either of these places, but
am one of score Of fortunate persons who nave
been able to secure bed ard board at one OF The Two
houses upon this lovely island. We are quite Sc
Guided from The continental world, and live pretty
much as we please One daya boat load goes oil to
Plymouth, four miles down the bay; another party
sails away to DuXbury two miles across the channel,
to visit the Standsh Cabinet aud the curiOsities
lately exbumed from the ruins of Capt. Miles Stan
dishs house. which was burned to the ground 200
years ago Among the relics is long gun-barrel,
which. | dare say, in early times used to form no
milnpoTtant portion of the armament of the lonely
OUTPOST dwelling at the foot Of Captains Hill.
Alter strong northeast blow all hands go over to
the beach to witness the spectacle of the ocean,
vexed by gale, breaking upon an opposing shore.
Fishing parties are frequent If the wind is fresh
We troll for blue.fsh in tie bay. In mllder
weather we adv cDture beyond the GuTnet IN quest OF
perch and tautOg, and sometimes stretch away
nj
ballast covered with cod, bass and paddock. A
trip to Narshfeld is projected, and tlis very night
We have hop in the dining room, If the young
gentlemen who have gone to Plymouth for mu.
sicians are successful in their cndeayOrs to obtain
them. We forget the day of the month, and fall
into disputes touching the day of the week. Last
SUNDAY We had sermon read III the shadow OF
1.-THE Great Rock" on the very spot where the
rites Of Christian worship were celebrated for the
first time in New England, by the exploring party
of Pilgrims sent OUT from the MayflOWcr. Tie
GOOD ship then lay in Eastham ilarbOr. Gov. Car
yer Gov Bradford, Gov. WiBsiow and Capt. Miles
Standish, with SIX other OF the passengers accom-
panied by Clark the ships gunner, another petty
officer and several Of the crew, after cruising
in the shallop for several days exploring BarnstiSlc
Bay were driven halt.wreched upon this iSlaod,
which Clark named for himself They stayed here
from the eth Of DecembeI o. =, 1920, to the tn
Of the same month. The 10Th was Sunday, and in
their camp on the south side OF an lmnese rock,
which rs ] write, / can see from my window, they
observed the Sabbath dayw prayers, praises aud
thapksoivipos for their safe delyerance from the
uers Of the deep. chapel ought to be erected
upon this sacred spot in which, upon every recur'
ring anniversary public services sh0ud Dc held In
concentration OF the first New -England Sabbath.
The oTeat Uck Oh the summit Of Clark's Island
set ms to me to be object OF greater interest tn IN
even the famous rock upon the mainland,
a. tho mi pFfD N
which they chose for settlement. The great rock
was their first shelter from the pit!less Winters
storm which drove item disabled back upOn the
shores fthe savage wilderness. 1t marks the spot
where first they worshiped, and
Shook the depths Of the deserts gloom
With thor by INNS Of lofty cheer"
have never been able TO read BancrOft's vivid
description of that drcdry night, when the wrecked
Pilgrims, cropping in darkness and storm, found
shelter at last beneath the protection of this rock,
without thrill OF emotion Tho scene he describes.
il seems to me- is more worthy Of the painters
skill than the Landing Of the Pilgrims at Plymouth,
ofwhich so many pictures have been made.
The project of erecting national monument at
Plymouth is am told, in fair way OF being accom-
plsheG. The Pilgrim Society have accepted de-
SION furnished by Hammatt Billings, esq, OF Boston,
whose emDence as an architect is q sufficient war
rant Of bis ability to complete what he has planned.
Nearly hundred thousand dollars are already sub
scribcd, and those who nave the matter in charge
feel confident that all the funds necessary for the
great work will be forthcoming as soon as needed.
II is proposed to lay the cornerstone of the monu-
ment next August, upon the anniversary Of the En-
barkatiOn of the Pilgrims at Delithaven. The de-
sign is an octaeon pedestal surmounted bya colossal
statue seventy feet in hight. The whole mouument
will he one hundred and fifty feet high and when
completed viii possess tie exceeding merit of
breyit,. am gwen to something Ike enthusiasm
when my subject is something relating to the Old
Colony, and if | were once to get tarl! warm