New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-02

If there was good Painter Thereon by Mr.. TrumDuh
when he should arrive and would send it to them.
Wednesdav 2Sth.-Went, after an early breahlaS',
to visit the duck manufacture which appeared to be
carrying on with spirit, and is in prosperous Way.
They have manufactured 80 pieces Of Duck OF ~ OF
40 yds each in week; and expect in short time W
ID Girls SHINING with Both hands, the flax being
fastened to their waste.) Children girls turn the
wheels for them, ami with this assistance eacn
spinner can turn out II lbs of Thread pr DAY wheh
they stick to it, but as they are pa. ~ inc Paint
upon them but TO come at o'clock III the morn
ing, and return at 6 in the evening. lhey are
the daughters Of decayed families, and are gils 81
Chaacte.-none others are admitted Ihe n1iiooi i,
hands now employed in the different parts OF Ine "orA
is but the Managers expect to increase them 10
This Is work of public utility and private advantage
From hence went TO the Gard Ianuiact9ry, Whelea
was informed about 900 hands OF one KIND anu oi ou
purpose or another-al kinds Of Cards are MADE anu
there are Machines for executing every part 9i l.o
work in new and expeditions man'r, e,pecally III
cutting and bending the teeth web: Is done AZ Que
stroke. They have made 63COO pr. OF oaius N
and can undersell the Imported Cards-nay Dar1s "a
this Manufacury have been [smuggled into hp8EAiu.
AT IL o'clock embarked on board the Barge Oh tne
Illustrious Captn. Penthere Gion and visited hs SP
and the Superb another "a Gun Ship IN the HiuOou,
of Boston, about miles below the Town. Going ana
coming was saluted by the two frgates when I'VE
near the wharves and by the 1ls after had been on
board of them; as also by the Az Gun ship when Jay
ing and coming by the fort on Castle lid. After my
return dined in large company at Mr. Bowdom =,
and went to the Assembly in the evening, Wnere Ut ID
said there were upwards Of 100 LADIES. Iheir APP
rearance was elegant and many OF them very hahd-
some the Room is small but neat and well ornamented
Thursday, 29h.-Left Boston about o Clock
Passed over the Bridge at Charles Town, and went 70
see that at Maiden, but proceeded to the College at
Cambridge, attended by the Wee, PRESIDENT ME- Do"'
doin and great number Of Gentlemen.
At this place | was shown by MIR. Willard, the
PRECEDENT, the Philosophical APPARATUS and amongst
others Popes Oary Ia curious piece Of Mechanism Tor
showing the revolutions of the SUM- Earth, and many
other Of the Panets), the library, containing l3VOo
| volnmesl and Museum. The BRIGGS Of Charles
town and Maiden are useful and noble-doing great
credit to the enlerprsing spirit OF the People OF tDis
| State From Boston, besides the number OF citizens
| which ACCOMPANIED me to Cambridge, and many OF
them from thence to LyuntEe Boston Corps OF Horse
escorted me TO the line between MddloseX and Essex
County where party of llorre, with Genl. iitccm0
met ne, and conducted me through harbiehead which
! il miles out Of the way but wanted to see It, to
Salem. The chief employ OF The People OF Mar,
| hehead lmalesl is fishing; about ilO vessels ana
| 800 men and boys are engaged IN In nso DuS.-
ness Their c,ief export Is fsh. About 1Voo SOUS
are said 10 be in this place, when nus tne az
pearance of antiquity; the Houses are old The streets
dirty; and the common people rot very clean. Before
we entered the Town we were met and attehued py d
Come till we were handed over 10 the Select men,
who conducted us sauted by artillery INTO the Town
/ 10 tbs Uou., of Mrs Lee, where there WAS cold
/ coll atom prepared, after partakinR of when We
visited the Harbour tier fish brakes Tor curing Man,
&C. aud then proceeded first receiving AZ Address
/ from the Inhgbiiantsl to salem.
At the Bidge, miles from this Town, we were also
met by Committee who conducted ne by BRIGADE OF
the Miltia aud ortwo hardfome Corps IN inform
through several Of the Streets to thc Town or Court
\ House where AN Ode in honor OF the President was
address preseutcd to him amidst the aoci0na-
,ios Of the People, after which he was Conducted 70
his Lodgings Rec the Compliments ct many onier,;
clanqes of People ano in the evening between ana o
! O'Clock, went 10 an Assembly where there was al
LEAST mn Handled handsome and well dressed Dadles
! Alt niue | returned to my Lodgings.
Tie Road ro Boston TO this place IL here nad there
Stouey Ito level IL is very pleasant from aost parts
you nr IN higd. Il the Sea. Meads, arabic Land and
Hnrky hills M e much ntcrnixed-tao latter chiefly
| The lfn Tue Country seems 10 be IN q amer en-
/ tirely stripped OF wood. The grn1ng is gOod-the
Houies stand Thick After leaving Cambridge at the
distance of miles we passed through Mys,ick-then
Malden-ueHt Lynn, where il is sad l'50lO pairs Of
: sLoes iwomen's chiefly have been made ia year by
J aLt 100 workman. liis Is only row Of bou,es and
not very thigk on each vide Of the Road After pass
ing Ivnn you euier MaIblehead, web l. ,lles from
s4ou 1his latter is heat Towo, and sid % contain
/ 3 OF 900 Iuhabanls. il e&EoFls pc eblAhy FiAb,
Lumber and pro'isioLs iley nave in the East India
: Trade at this time rs Sail Of Vessels.
The notes Of bis residence in New. York in the
wears 1870 and l79i as well Us Of bis Southern
tour in the latter year, although rather meager
! in their details will well reward the attention
of the antiquarian or the patriotic reader.