Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-09-01
A Trip to Beaufort.

Persons going from Raleigh to Beaufort leave in
the nine o'clock train in the morning, reach Colds
borough at halt past eleven, get dinner and remain
about hour and half Departing in the At
antic cars they reach Newbern about four o'clock,
where they remain fifty minutes. Thence for Caro-
Ina City, which is reached about six o'clock More
head City, about two miles further on, is the point
from which the steamer plies with passengers for
Beaufort, the distance being two miles in straight
line and four miles by water from Morehead to Beau
fort. Carolina City is Bogue Sound, seven miles
from Beaufort by water.
Beaufort fronts upon the sea, the inlet being but
few miles off in southeast direction. Directly
in front of Beaufort is Fort Macon, the main
channel. Beaufort contains from twelve to fifteen
hundred inhabitants.
There are few small houses at Morehead City,
formerly Shepard's Point. The Atlantic Road ter
inmates at this point, having been built out to deep
water about quarter of mile. The Railroad Com
pany is constructing wharf at the terminus of the
Road, from which vessels can be loaded at and
with the least inconvenience.
There is large and conveniently arranged Hotel
at Carolina City, kept by Messrs. Parrott Bright,
who spare neither attention nor expense to render
their guests comfortable There is turnout on the
Railroad from Carolina City to the Company's wharf
on Bogue Sound, and also landing place opposite
the Hotel for passengers from Morehead City and
Beaufort. Two vessels were lying at the wharf while
we were there receiving cargo of rosn for
New York. and the other having just arrived with
cargo, we believe, of Railroad cars, &c.
There are three Hotels in Beaufort, the Front
Street House, the Carteret House, and the Ocean
House The two former kept by Messrs Pen
der & Whitfield and the latter by Mr.. G. w. Taylor
We stopped at the Carteret House. where the rooms
are for the most part indifferent, but the table ex-
celent. The rooms at the Front Street House are
generally good with the advantage over the Carte.et
House of fine breeze, the Front Street House
being situated Immediately on the water, or within
thirty feet of high tide. The Ocean House is also on
the water and is we'll conducted. There are bathing
houses the Hotels, where those who desire it
Can plunge unseen into the briny and refreshing
food; or they can repair to the Fort beach or to
ShackeIfords banks, and enjoy the surf, which thun
ders continually on the shore
The people of Beaufort are hospitabe and intelli-
gent, and omit efforts to render visitors comfort
able. By the next season it is exp led that a
Hotel on large scale, fronting the sea, will have
been erected, capable of accommodating from fou,
10 hve hundred persons
There is no provision for the accommodation o
visitors at Morehead City; but this place and Caro-
lima City afford all the advantages enjoyed at Beau
tort of sea breeze and bathing. The exertions o
Aessrs Parrot & Bright to render their guests
comfortable, cannot be too highly commended; bu
we think it probable that while their house will con
uhue to be we'll patronzed, the main stream of Wis
tors will still tend for time if not always, t.
Beaufort
Every delicacy of the season was on the tabl
While We were there Fish of all kinds, oysters
oaos together with dishes, condiments, and fruit
" all kinds which have in the interior, servet
up IN manner to tempt and satisfy the appetite
No'n'ng can be more refreshing nvi igorating thai
"e sea-breeze in the evening, especially after da.
ope"t IN active sports by land or water. At time
uulng the day, owing to the heat, one is langui
s"' inclined to sleep, and very comfortable ma
nay be obtained, if the room be open to the admis
s0n OF the breeze; but at night, after the breez
"as iuIy set in so invigoratng is the sense of
A"a so light are the spirits that sleep is secondar
consideration. We met young friend, of exen
p'a'E habits by the way, who assured US that h
s'' along comfortably with only four hours slee
pr night. We thought we perceived "a lady in IT,
.aSe but he assured US were mistaken, and
''urse We admitted the mistake.
Inc average number of visitors at Beaufort an
I''o'ha City we reckoned at about three hundred
'ney are continually arriving and departing, an
'"'s'ng from place to place, that it is not cas-
ascertain the precise number. At times durn
SEASON we presume there have been as many
'e hundred at the two places The steamer PAM
t ' runs regularly between Washington and Bea,
.'', and while were there the steamer Curle
''eo W. IRON Nag's Head with some sixty passenger
Sd" persons at Beaufort and Carolina CITY fro