New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31
FROM NOR WICH, CONN.

Conespor dence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
NORWICH, Conn. July 2G 1853.
Nature has been prodgsl of her beauty and gr .ndeur
in this vicinity No city in the country caa boast OF
more delightful location present greater variety
Of attractions 70 the traveller. Small mOuntsins Look
down upon the city every eide, and one which has
received the nsme Of "Jail" Hi rfes from its very
center From these lofty eminenees succession Of
lsIdscapes meet the eye worthy of any pencil in the
world. Look in any direction ard the same wondrous
beauty spread out before you. The city and country
are here blended together charmngy that in three
pnutes ore can pass from the thriving place of bus
lees at the Landing, from steamboats, propelers,
bales ard boxes, to Of the widest and most re-
mantle spots TO b. found in all EuglaDd. II seems
almost like fairy land, you step into what ap
pesrs the depths Of some vast forest where the
rounding hills cut off all sound OF business and you
are left alone commune with nature as though msny
u lies from human habitatop. The scene at Norwich
Falls is worth & journey across the coDtioent- Tie
beautiful Yabtic here goes roaring and tunbog down
o shelving precipce of rough ragged rocks and
miDgles with the waters OF the Thames. Upon your
night you look down the stream, there rises perpen
dicularly from the waters below, huge rock soms
eighty feet in hight. Tradition Gays that Uncas, the
Indian Chief, drove a band OF hia enemies Of this
precipice. Mt, ,
lar being somewhst level There are the homes Of
the wealthy. Nearly a square mile is covered over
with ss delightful residences as one could well wish
for. Every variety of architecture, and all th.t
wealth can do to make homes beautiful il displayed
heye.
In tbs psrt of the city is situated the Free Acsd
eny an institution Of which the City OF Norwich msy
well be proud. 1t founded by the mupti ceDce OF
a few Of its wealthy men. Over 600 have
already been contributed for ths institution. Tne
building is large ard commodious, and IN every way
well adapted for the purposes for which it was in-
tended-a school where the poor we'll as the rich
she ud have every opportunity and every facility to
procure an education. The Principal is Mr. Ettbiid
Smith formerly of Cambridge, Mass, and graduate
of Brown University. The iostitu. compreh ends In
it, Of study preparatory course tor college,
thorough English Of four yess, In connection
with the sciences for the illustration OF which it pos
sesses moet splendid apparatus Your correspondent
after ded an examination at the Academy on Friday.
The classes showed evidence Of the most thorough
drill. Those in Latin would do honor to any similar
institution in the county. At the close OF the exer-
oises, addresses were made by Bishop Lee OF Della
ware Gov. BuckI CHAM, Senator Foster and others.
Gov. Buckingham of whom the people OF Norwich
fe very proud and who of the most liberal con-
butors TO the ttution, in addressing the students
expressed Lmeelf as surprised at what had been &C
npshed by the school in only two years, and a. bis
eyes filed with tears said a." You have taken me by
the heart" Every citizen of Norwich knows that
RATS there are always honoTed and that one ever
appeals TO that heart IN vain.
Senator Foster spoke Of the great dividends return
ed from money invested in such an institution, and ap
pesed to the gentlemen present. whe had been large
donors, if they had any property that could return
such dividends as they had received that day from
money invested in the Free Academy.
The whole affair passed off very pleasantly, and the
people of Norwich should be thankful that they have
been 80 tuccessu as to the services Of such
accomplished Professor as Mr.. Smith. IoHABoD.