Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-08-25
THE BIENVILLE.
An Ocean Steamer on the Hudson.

m. A. M,
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Yesterday, July 18th, the shores Of the ITud-
son river witnessed somewhat remarkable oc-
currence. For the first time vessel Of 1900
tons assembled beyond Rondout, the port Of
Kingston. During the revolutionary war an
English irgate, the Vulture, came up as far on
mission Of destruction, and sent on parties in
boats to destroy the mansions of the whig Liv-
ingstons. During the last war number of
ships took refuge above Hudson, to escape cap
ture by the English, in case they made sue
cessful attempt on New York. They however,
were scarcely larger tlan many schooners of
the present day, and simply in ballast. Subse-
quehtiy' quite whaling fleet belonged in Hud-
son anu IouShkeepsle, and the writer has seen
Shipso OF three or four hundred tons beating up
anu down the river. Within year a 2000 ton
ocean steamer coaed at Rondout. But it re-
NAMED iof the same family who inaugurated
steam navigation upon the Hudson to carry a
i'oo ton ocean steamer the Benvle, with all
her coal ior four thousand miles voyage on
ppaIu' ' 10 the mead OF ship navigation on the
huuson' one hundred and twenty-five miles
nom ner uock IN New York, and one hundred
any my nlles from me mouth OF the river.
lIIS m steamer the DIenyiiie, just launched for
W .he dlu'u'," al" New OrIeans trade, belongs to
nr iiur man ' i'iIlhgstoh' OF oak lilil, who de-
t!''''''u 'l', ms steamer trla "TRIP should he
De u;i'l .oIuo"tcu No!age up the river Inc
IaNes her piace III tne regular line, and
S".Is ,o' havana ON 1he ISL OF august next, un-
W. W. 'no 'o,i',,"iu VI NapIain bullock, late OF
~ Wv NJ MI D'"'es traN!' one Is splendid
Nessoi' anu er Iu.c oI speeu yesterday exceeded,
d. 1'iies' ceicui"tlhg the resistance OF the tide,
eiSu.ee" niI.es all ,our'
lhI'o no. we Ne" lorkers reason to be
Pn3u' ,i H., oui W. "eek OF TWO since, de-
,''s E we oi tne eG,ors OF rival citles
'io ,io,,''et sup vi 'ie WoIlu' SIX huhdred ana
elSn'! ieet III iehg'h' ana drawing more water
,nun thc farScSt iihe-oi.oatile-ship, crossed our
oar III s"ee1y anu occupied her oertn' alongside
Vi o"e Vi our WiarNes' Wlthout diihcul'y.
by Mr. S' of cds HSd"p @To'a sstnmGr poea
speed without impediment. one hundred and
twenty-five miles, and found annie dentb and
space to anchor and swine tyr,,,v-fro Ill
beyond the nortbernmnst snnr NJ tbose ALL
ghanies which at no other nnint afford a nortal
to riches brought in the original bottoms from,
beyond the ocean.
The appearance of the Bienyille excited no
little establishment as She swept Inv tbc villagns
and cities which had never before welcomed n
like visitor. and the Catskills seemed IN ro.pcbo
her guns with echoes so loud and reneate1 that
it required scarcely n stretch of the i,nag;nation
TO conceive that the armament of ,bei. 2rSt Jis
coverer'. shin. the Dutch Half Moon ware nm.
sweril her salute from those dells where Rim
Van Winklc beheld Hendrick Hudson,s crew
at th,ir rane of bowls
But here are still more remarkable c;rcum-
stances connected with this BienvilIe. which is
named after lie Novne dc Rienvillo Goyerror
of Louisiana and founder of New Orleans in
l717. At that time the French North Amer.
can colonies. extending from the mouth NJ ,bo
Mississippi to the laws of the Gulf of ST law
renee, cncircled the settlement Of the S,xor
race-English. Dutch and Swedish-with n
crescent of bronze and steel. Misled bv amb;-
ton, bigotry and pride. the Latin Celt;c race
endeavored to crush out the only two free no-
tions of Europe. Holland and Engiand and in
tne course o' '"e struggle IosI '"ose mag intfces
tr"hs,A'ianuc PosseSsIohs Whose Naiue eouiu
on! ue ueNe'vPeu' as roNiuehce iii'ehueu' d!
iiTtes.u!' T, anu oSN1n .I oioou; u.
~ uiisa.'n VI t,ie iiIs' 1ienIille' 'ne man.
anu l"at % l''p i"s' plehNile; M th' steamship
leacn uno,Hua sseaL lesson; Inc irSl was a
representative VI mat A.aVlh race VINO nave
81, SOUGHT 10 eA'enu 'iei' "''niPhs oy ihe sword
NV seI"'iu 10 ',io leP.S ."-s'Ne Vi 'ha' "uAoh
race WI" nave porhe t"',r nag III closest proN-
l'h''y 10 sne PoiVs' anu 1oout 'le earth' py the
~, means .! coIincl ee-uF 'he agency Oh peace
lne I''''' ii"''i,s' E Vi noniais' eaLlieI teir
"l',s Ues"''" 'ie A''Ss iii'o .ie uesciIS vi zen