New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-02
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of the events of his daily life for future refer
ence The present volume embraces his journal
of the opening of the first Congress, and his
tours through w-England, Long Island, and
the Southern States and his journal of tour
to the Ohio in the year 1853. The original copies
have been preserved in private hands, and are
now printed with illustrative and explanatory
notes by that industrious explorer Of the revolu-
tiOnary history of the United States, Mr.. b. j.
Losing.
The following extract is dated October Is,
1899, and describes the celebrated journey of
Washington to England:
Thursday, I5th.-Commenced my Journey about
o'clock for Boston and tour through the Eastern
States.
The Chief Justice, Mr.. Jay--and the Secretaries Of
the Treasury and War Departments accompanied me
some distance out of the city About 10 O'Clock it be-
gan to RAIN and continued to do 30 until III, when we
arrived at the house Of one HOyst, who keeps Tav-
ern at Kings-bridge, where we, that is Major Jack
son, Mr.. Lear and myself with six servants, which
composed my Retinue, dined. After dinner through
frequent light Showers we proceed to the Tavern OF
Mrs. Hayiland at Rye; who keeps a very neat ana
decent inn.
The Road for the greater part, indeed the whole
way, was very rough and stouey but the Land strong
well covered with grass aud luXuraut crop of Indian
Corn intermiXed with Pompions which were yet un.
gathered) in the fields We met four droves of Beef
Cattle for the New York Market, about 80 In droNe)
some of which were very tneIalSo iioeS oil sheep
for the same place. We scarcely passed farm house
that did not add. in Geese.
Their Cattle seem TO be Of good quality, and their
hogs large, but rather long legged Nodwelng house
is seen without Stone or Brick Chimney, and rarely
any without shngled roOf-geHerdHy the ssdes are OF
shingles also.
The distance of this days travel was 81 miles, in
which we passed through after leaving the Bndge)
D..,I L. huf "a
these places Though they have houses of worship in
them are not regularly laid out, they scarcely to
be distinguished from the intermediate farms, which
are very close together-and separated IA one In
closure from another also H. by fences Of stone, which
are indeed easily made the country is immensely
stoney. Upon inquiry we find their crops OF W beat
and Rye have been abundaLt-though OF The irs teey
had rather sparingly on acct OF the destruction
VIII CD had of late years been made Of tha' gram Dy
what is called the HessiAp fly.
Friday l6tk.-About O'Clock we left the Widow
Hayilands ana after passing Horse Neck AK miles
distant from Rye, the road through Which If hily aud
immensely stouey, and tryln 70 w6eos ana carriages
we breakiasted at Stamford which tiX miles further,
lat Webbs) tOlerable good house. but not equal
in appearance or reality to Mrs. Hayiands. In this
Town are an an Episcopal Church and meeting
house. AT Norwalk, which Is ten miles further, We
made halt to feed Horses. To the lower end OF
this town Sea Vessels come and at the other end are
Mills Stores, and an Episcopal and Presbitenan
Church.
FROM neuce 10 rdTiclu, hntIc NtuHtu blu lOuEtui
is II miles; and part Of very rough Road but not
equal to that tbrO Horse Neck The superb Land
scape however, which is 10 be seen from tie meeting
house of the latter ia rich regaa We found all The
Farmers busiy employed in gathering, grinding and
expressing the Juice of their apples the crop of which
they say is rather above medioerity. The average
crop of Wheat they add, is about 10 bushels to the
acre from their allOw land-oen 20, aud from that to
o. The Destructive evidences Of British cruelty are
vet visible both in Norwalk and Fareld there are
The chiInneys Of many burnt houses standing In them
! vet. The principal export from Norwalk and FAR
field is Horses and Cattle-salted Beei and Poik-Lum1
Der and Indian Corn TO the West Indies ana IN small
| degree Wheat and Flour.
Saturday. l7h.--A little after sunrise we LEFT Fair
field and passing through Et. Fairfield breaLased at
Stratford, web. is ten miles from Fairfield, and If a
pretty village near Stratfoid Eivr. The Road
between these two places is not On tie whole bad r
this cOuntryl-in some places very 3d. eel eoi4ily
through Et Fairfield web. is in pain and free from
stone.
There are two decent looking Churches in this
Mace though small vzs an EPISCOPAL and Presbytc-
Tan or COngreoaiOnalis as they call thenrelyes) AT
Stratford there's the At this place was received
with an effort OF Military parade and was attended TO
the Ferry, viii b il near mile from The center ~ the
Town by seyl Gentlemen on lOroeback. Doctr john
son Of the Senate, visited me here, being with Mr.
John son in this Town here he formerly rotide The
Ferry IL near half mile aid sometimes much lncou-
NODDED by winds and tides. The NAVIGATION
for vessels of about IS Tons extends up 10 Dandy,
ten miles higher, where j. il said there il II
pretty brisk trade. At STAFFORD they are ee'ab-
fishing mandatory of Dock, and have lately turrcd
cut about 400 bolts. From tue Ferry It Il about .
miles to Milford, which is situated in uneven and
stony grd. than the last Villages through web.
we passed. III this place there IL but one Church,
or in other words but one sieeIle-but there arc
| Grist and Saw-mills, and handsome Cascade over
the Tumbling DAM but OF the pretiiest thugs Of
this lind is 1t Stamford oecasioned also By damming
the water for their mills; it is one hundred yds
in width and the water being OF proper height
and the rays of the striking upon passed mad
pretty effect upon the fJannng water ~ II ell. fiom
Milford we took the lower road through West haven
part Of which was good and part rouge ana arrived az
| New Haven before two o'clock; we had time to walk
through several parts Of the City before Dlnner ~
taking the lower Road missed "a Committee OF the
Assembly, who had been appointed to wit upon and
escort me into town-t0 prepare an addicss-and to
conduct when should leave the Clty a. Tar as they
should Judge proper. Tho address WIS Iretenicd at
seyeu ocot k-and at nine received another address
from the congregational Clergy Of the place Between
the rect. of the two addresses received the Com
pliment of visit from the Cow. Mr.. Huntington
the Lieut. Govr. Mr.. Wolcott-and the Mayor, MIR.
Roger Sherman.
The CITY Of New-haven occupies good deal Of
ground, but is thinly though regularly laid out and
built Tie number Of SOuls in it said 10 be about
1000 There IL an Episcopal Church and three Con
greQational Meeting Houses and College, in which
there are at this time about 100 Students under aus
pices of Doctr. Styles. The Harbour of this place is
not good for large yesselsabt 10 belong TO ii. The
IDnen manufacture does not appear TO be OF b. much
importance as had been led 30 believe. In word,
could hear but little Of IT. The Exports from this
City are much the same rs from Fairfield, &c. and
fax seed, Chiefly to New York; The Road from
KingsbIidge TO this place near the Sound as
the BAYS and Inlets will allow, but from hence 10
Hartford il leaves the Sound and runs more 10 the
Northward.
Here is the account given by the iustrious
writer of his entrance into Massachusetts,: