New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-09
ONE or THE WEST POINT VISITORS,
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Ex.ract Of le,;er dated.

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Ex.rc; Of letter ds;ed.
"WrSr Patxr, y. Y. Jane l3, 1883.
DrsK s'R; ! wrote yo1 from New York Wa
$50 yestereay. jus .:fsr I hsd done -, John Van
Barren osRed 10 take IN Judge acO-evet-, ~aere
spsn, me evening eehghtfuly: Mss H.'rel Lane
was there on visit - Mrs X Spo>eye',s . sui souie
,rep.y ar more otker persnls were presen.-suloas
them 10. SWEDISH Minister 20 this country snd Frank
WrdaeD, 81 Old faepd whom = III bot seen ior ,airiy
years &c, sc. -.
wers co1fg Ep here the psI. day OF ,ne pretty hte
war chip bearing her pane reosully rs-ur5ed iTom
Ps-ssusy. They su.ho1Eea me, far kenmore, 70 IL
vge Kerr Of North Carolina, and Page OF A'sslsspp
irelbers Of Bosrt, ani cholce spirisl Fho were
with me II New-YOIk. Cbss.J Faulkner Of Nlrginli,
s'nupipe a. The ssme hOase with u, Invited by
Scsen Co lector Of the Port We four wen. on the
ship which lying ont some dis'sace 10 sroE oos-
The dsy WAS dehs ttul and We enjoyed Il exceedingly
The party small-Do more -lsn thir'y or iOry ID
sr--sni ee hsd gioTlcus time.
"Tbe Harriet lsue tricked OF. in her gals dress
with flags and signals A. nylng, was sgn' "oIia
seeing The music srd he booming Il ne guns were
inusl exciting. The shores of the Hudson, with hun
dr9d q; beautiful seats along them sppeared -
better advantage. No shipof-Sar hsd gone up the
rver - far Wes. Point for many years before sod
abe consequently cbiec, 81 no little eanosy IS
well s. admiration. She ran 40 70 neN NeSolFSn
then tuned and came down 20 the lower laoting Mss
Lane G course received much attention here, AM the
vls Of ihose OF the party on her naesake passed OF
mos AgrreaoN.
: During l.s: week, beside the isy routine Of tie
exsu;Lst,on we hsye bad mihisry exercises every
dsy-many oi them entirely 70 me, and highly IL
.eres:Irg This house Roe or The West Point ii HJ's
.sxen s. CozEerss is al the tine fol Of visitors, rho
ano 60 dsily-thus making il scene OF eon''an,
e1cit-n.u.
LIVERY hing is gres,ly improved since was last
here. Many more braIches sie studied and al.
think more II or1aghly. Nearly a he buildings sle
rev. since my las, yIsit-gud many CT them very
besuiiu II there any more charming spot n the
world than Wesi POM nave y.tto Sc i.
Il hsve met, o. course, gree' many Old fnends
bere-MahaD Bartlett; Church. Huser and a score or
more II Others, With vnom have found ny associs
iiobs most agreeable.
"On Saturday dinei the nyer with Gov.
Keuble ~ho is 6 rich b.chelOT-bas very pretty
place-and lives az a gentleman 0EPif 70 Ars. No
fus. nor ceremony; but gpriou. dinner with superb
wines cards. billiards, 6c.-and every thing free
and easy. Gen. Scott of the party, with Mshab,
Bartlett Huger aud some half dozen others. After
dinner | bad the satisfaction OF besting " tie frs,
CAPTAIN Of the age"-Of course by sheer good luck
AT game Of Shls:, a. which he seemed d-6ly an
moved. We returns. over the riyeT, IN L row-bosf,
afe- ten o'cock 3, nicht--old SOFT v,.h Us He i
full Of talk as ever-very agreeable ana insiIne.
tive.
I'VE shall adjourn either to-uoTow or next dsy-
after which vii visit my friends and relatives aion.
the Hudson.
1T keeps very cold here-,he gres.es. drawback
on my visit. We have fires nearly every day A
majority of nv fellow members OF the Board ate
Ae reR-in the true sense OF the vor1-and most IL
telEgent and agreeable ones. loars truly, Wv