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

AHA An sueA 1ise1ssfons ar~sys sso, Wssn yPu
.o,r. " contact with bigs!ry ard ;rto:traaee. The
,s,.,.nee of the Eps'isb sor tAe Church ss an e.
Testament IL 8 tender point, and Of course it Is
a;.loy.,:y no. to swallow blinSH everything which
,hs church prescnbes. So these people re-
c.;ved the AthanAsian Creed, simply because
thew found It n their Prayer Books, and con-
sidered Il atheism and "infdsty" to doubt
that any but Christians shall be saved. was re-
minded of criticism which heard por:ly ER
e,ishmen mske the other day on Emerson's
English Traits" "Bscause the man has no re-
Gzion himself said re, he thinks We have nome"
No" mildly venturel TO remark, "he fully rec.
ognzes the relig; JOS element in the English charae
ter, but he dscriminates between it and your rev.
erence for the Church part OF the Government"
was answered by stare Of surprise, as if Re
rgion and the Established Church could possibly be
two different things. One Of the passengers,
communicative, gentlemsnly person, astonished me
by speaking of St. Paul's missionary labors in En-
gland asst. Paul in England" exclaimed.
"Oh, yes," he asserted, she introduced Chris
tianity before the Roman invasion" Why"
said, "the Roman invasion was before Christ"
"Ob, oh, stammered he, in some embarrassment,
II don't exactly mean the political invasion-I
mean the religious invasion under st. Augustine"
We had fair wind and smooth sea, but the most
favorable circumstances could not get more than
eight knots an hour cut Of oar steamer After
forty.eigbt hours however, the coast Of Norway
came In sight-s fringe Of scattered rocks, behind
which rose bleak hills, enyeloped in mist and rain.
Our captain, who had been running on this route
some years, did not know where we WERE and was
for putting to sea again, bat one of the Norwegian
passengers offered his services as pilot and soon
brought us to the ford of Christiansand We FIRST
passed through Skdrsaard-aEchipehgs, or :" gar
den of rocks as it is pcturesquely termed 10 Forsk
and then between hills of dark-red rock, covered
with sprinkIng of 6r-trees, to sheltered and
tranquil harbor, upon which lay the little town.
BY this time the rain came down, not in drops but
in separate threads or streams, az if the nozzle of
an immense wateringpot had been held over US.
After thsee months of drOuth, which had burnt up
the soil and entirely ruined the haycrOps, it was
now raining for the first time in Southern Norway.
The young Englishmen bravely put on their water
proofs and set out to visit the town in the midst Of
the deluge but as it contains no sight of special
interest, made up my mind that, ike Constauti.
nople, il was more attractive from without than
within, and remained On board. An amphitheater
Of ragged hills surrounds the place, broken only by
q charming little valley, which stretches of to tho
westward.
The fishermen brought us some fresh mackerel
for our breakfast. They are not more than half
the size of ours, and of brighter green along the
back; their favor, however, is delicious. They
arr ,sld at the rate Of mark and half (about 81
cents) for twenty. With these mackerel, four
salmon, a custOm-hOuse officer, and a Norwegian
parson, We set off at noon for Christiania. The
coast was visible, but at considerable distance, all
day. Fleeing CLEANS Of sunshine sometimes
showed the broken inland ranges Of mountains,
with jagged saw-tooth peaks shooting up here aud
there. When night came there was NO darkness,
but strong golden CLEAN, whereby ono could read
until after 10 o'clock. We reached the mouth of
Christiania Fierd little after midnight, and most
Of the passengers arose to view the scenery After
passing the branch which leads to Drammen, the
ford contracts 90 as to resemble river, or one of
our island studded New-Ensland lakes. The alter
nation Of bare rocky islets, red.ribbed cliffs, FIR
woods, gray green birchen groves, tracts of farm
land and red frame cottages, rendered this part Of
the voyage delightful, although, a. the morning
advanced, We saw evey thing through gausy vail
Of rain. Finally, the watering-pot was turned on
again. oblisiDg even oil-clotbs to beat retreat to
the cabin, and 80 continued until We reached Chris.
tania. f..
After mild custom. house visitation, not word
being said about passports, We stepped ashore in
republican Norway, and were piloted BY fellow.
passenger to the Victoria Hotel where an old friend
awaited me. He, who had walked with me in the
colonnades Of Karnak, among the sands Of K6m-
Ombos, and under the palms of Phile was here to
resume cur old companionship on the bleak fields of
Norway and on the shores of the Arctic Sea- West
once set about preparing for tho journey. First to
the bankers, who supplied me- with q sufficient
quantity of small money for the poskstations on the
road to Drontheim; then to the seller Of esrroes,
Herr Olsen, of whom We procured three, at $50
apiece, to be ressld to him for $24 at the expira
ton of two months; and then to supply ourselves
with maps, posting book, hammer, nails rope GIN
let's, and other necessary helps in case Of break.
down. The carriole (earry.au, iseus non iuee~do,
because it only carries one) 10 the national Nor
wegian vehicle, and deserves special mention. 1t
resembles a reindeer-pulk, mounted on pair Of
wheels with long, fat, flexible ash shafts, and no
springs. The seat, much like the stern Of canoe,
and rather narrow for traveller Of large basis,
slopes down into trough for the feet, with dash
board in front. Your single valiss is strapped on
fat board behind, upon which, if you cannot drive
yourself, your position site. The whole machine