New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-22
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ETCHINGs OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.


ETCHINGs OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.
LONDON, -.
lau Dear Fsiend-Thus far on my journey have
been as successful and much favored as your kind
est wishes could have desired. f
Our voyage was made in fair time, eleven days
and thirty minutes,) and though not particularly
smooth, was passably comfortable.
The ship - was finely conducted and the COM
pany very agreeable, and with feeling of regret we
left the gallant and beautiful vessel that had borne us
over the wide waste of waters that separates
from home. We did not larry long in Liverpool
the smoke choked and the beggars frightened me.
and made only necessary stay account of bust
uess of one day, during which visited pretty
park-the Princess, it is called-the Custom. House
and Docks which latter are well worth seeing, the
masonry being beautiful, and some Of the blocks of
stone so immense, that one Involuntary thinks of
Egypt and the Pyramids. For wonder, the sun
shone brightly considering the smoke and though it
will be hard to realize has not varied since landed
in England, four days ago.
landed on the ed, and the next day started for
the famous English watering place, bennington Spa.
AS was unable to leave Liverpool until P. NJ,
saw nothing of the country, and can therefore say
nothing about it. We reached our destination about
IL o'clock at night. The next day proved bright
and clear, and soon as could (say about halfpast
10 o'clock, for the English people are very slow
movers in the morning) started in carriage for the
ancient Warwick Castle two miles distant. The drive
was beautiful, over very fine road bordered with
hawthorn hedges, and past handsome country seats
or cottages with their close shorn, velvey lawns or
yards of that green turf for which England is
famous and to that just fame add my little mite of
praise. AS we drove up the rise of bridge stretched
across the Avon-hallowed by observation-disclosures
u.s. to the left from the midst of grove lowered the
stately CASTLE the river washing the base of the most
ancient part, CAESARS Tower In imagination, could
see noble train Of knights sweeping up to the
frowning portcullis, with pennons streaming gay on
the breeze, martial music and tine clash of armor
sounding loud, and bright light glinted back from
polished casques and gttering lancepoints and the
warders challenge is family heard in the distance.
But let me not waste time in dreaming, but forward
to the porter's lodge s4
l drew up before a fine gateway of dark stone,
and the quick of the ancient within detect
ing the chink o. silver, the gate flew open wide and
entered. In England, to all places possessing any
historical religious interest, silver gold is the
"open sesame" and the general cry of the lower
class here is, "a little something, if you please, sir
which descends to the little ragged urchns in the
street in this style, copper yer honor" "black
your boots sir only penny" Such numberless boot
blacks surely existed before, and my feet
attracted SO much attention until came to England
But to return to Warwick, At the porter's lodge
are kept the remains of thewar equpage, etc. of the
famous Earl Guy, who was estimated to be feet IL
inches tall; his walking stick which is preserved
here, being feet long and his lancepole, which il
literally like weavers BEAM for size his twohandet
sword, which is more than feet long, and weigh
about 40 pounds his breastplate helmet and shield
which together weigh so pounds; and especially hi
mess,pot. made of bell metal, which weighs sOt
pounds, and contains l02 gallons and the tradition i
that he ate the contents of this for his breakfas
daily There is here piece of chainarmor of Thoma
Beauchamp, Earl Warwick, but this with other spec
mems of ancient armor and weapons is not as fine
many in the hall of the castle. Guys mess.pot i
now used as punch-howl, and at the entertainment
given when the present Earl Warwick came of age
l6 years ago, it thrice filed and empted in Oh
day. What state some of the jewellers must hay
been in The road from the lodge to the castle is
through solid rock, and was made by the presen
Earl's grandfather 63 years ago. 1t is nearly qual
ter Of mile, and the sides, which are from to l
feet, are most beautifully draped with ivy. As 20
emerge from this road the castle rises grandly to view
Guys tower l2S feet, and C@sar's tower 147 fec
high at the corners, and connected by parape
wall of almost Titanic dimensions midway of whic
is the arched gateway, which gives entrance to tn
court of the castle. Formerly there was a broa
moat and drawbridge, but it is now filed up, and
grown with beautiful green sod. As you pas
through the portcullis. directly in front rises tn
mound forming the back of the castle, on which
built the donjon keep, said to have been erected b
Ethelfrida daughter of Alfred the Great in 9l3 A.
On the side to the left you enter their base washe
t by the Avon river, are the State apartments tn
entrance is made by Gothic porch into grand hal
an immense room with fine bow windows, from whc
, there are enchanting views over most lovely cOul
try, where the Avon wanders on its course throug
beautiful meadows and noble old forests the undi
, turbed growth of centuries. The hall is | beev
67 feet long, and about 40 feet high, with beauti
grained ceiling The walls which dark oak panel
are covered with relics and mementoes of by.gor
race great variety of armor and weapons the bu
coat spotted with blood, in which Lord Robert Brook
was killed on the field of BATTLE and part of h
armor, rare vases and pictures ETC. This is called tt
I banqueting hall, and from it enter the red room
, called from the walls ceiling, etc. being of dee
e crimson red.
t From thence we passed into room entirely pane
/, led with red cedar, and which is called the ced
; room, and thence into the gilt room, gorgeol
"a apartment, in which everything is made to CORE
. pond; the pictures framed in gilt into Il
s. gilt wall, the furniture is gilt and the ceilin
d all richly gilt. Next we came to the Queen
e own room, the room appropriated to her during h
visit at the castle The bed she occupied still stan
there, each richly carved post surmounted by
the bedqut and pillows of satin splendidly enbro
cred, and the walls covered with tapestry. Over
lie mantel hangs portrait of her. the artists name
lie did not learn Adjoining this is her boudoir, whe
are several fine pictures by Reubens Teners and
v. Vine. Indeed, in each room there are number
of paintings, some of which very fine The boud
&C is at the end of the castle and from the window is
Ii landscape like fairy scene. This suite OF rooms
all on one side of the buildihg, so that standing
sr' either end you look through them ALL distance
re 1888 feet, in straight line, There are also two tab