The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-02

vart Ire rivers mouth, ~ the other hand,
upon her copper cominoRethor for D iilts o.
jacobs ard I, snen out of pure veari-
hung ovsr the Scobs N b. TAXA the wheel
looss the fly slgnals--fnF ths IpdismAn had
noes, tile q current and breeze astsfn Of her,
md n her fast towards the bar, - guessed
the the second mate LET Der yav drsadfully,
rom fear Of going wrong. AZ tor the schoJnsr,
We could cake out her lights through the fog,
The wind bfingiug us the sound Of her cutwAtsr
-tbough probably they couldn't know where
abouts We wer; 40 hoped she might perhaps
20 past ms IN tho dark, II she were actually In
chass Of the Indisman, as feared HJvsver,
the moment the cbesP Of our aying-jib hank,
on the STAY was heard, a. the sail was hoisted,s 1
sharp hail came along tho water.
Correspondence OF the su-.
Erp,ience of a Lady on a W.ddi-S Tow 70
"a. u,ae-eJ soiI' Of Old Virginia. Viri %
the Persia. Tbs Costinentdi. The Cy Of
Brotherly Love. Baltimore Trip 70 Fsrt
McHenry. Description Of tie Fortif'atsoss
Of Baltimore, &c, &c.
wALLroFoRp, Conn 10Th oct., 1851 4
To tie Editor oftheN. Y. Sun.-Dssr Sir
+ ofmy journey from tbi, my native iowa to
| New York, have but an indistinct rocollss'
I ton, surrounded as was by numbers Of sgres'
able friends and relations bound 10 the sams
point.
l left New York bright and cary on one q
the warm and pleasant morn ngs for which "
month has been noted, and passed safely
over TO tho land Of Jersey" where.
after visiting the steamship Persia
and pleasant ride u four hours on tho railrsad,
passing through New Brunswick and Trenton.
d Il s,, h. =.
Of the Continental" Hotel, at Philadelphia.
and was soon deposited near the door Of the
room 10 which had been assigned. Aesr su-
p,rb dinner. which Learn is invariably provid.
cd by the snterprisinR proprietor Of the Con
tineBtal, for its guests, sailed out on Jght-
seeing excursion.
TIE United States mint, rendered doubly at
tIactive at this time, from the increased rApidi-
~ with which tho golden coins are m,nufso-
turcd for the payment Of our army expenses, ro-
ceived my first attention, and having bosa
shown tho golden bars valued at one
I thousand and two thousand dollars each,
|, and tho method Of rolling and stamping
them and seen huge piles Of golden double
! en- g. counted with surprising accuracy and RAJ
D ! pidty, by means Of pair Of delicate balances,
0 and whisk,d away On trucks 10 the strong
o ! room, | found my way TO the museum Of
b tho establishment. After registering my name,
. which seemed to 10 tho first thing required by
Q the official in charge, | examined with much
v interest tho large collection of ancient and mo-
= dern, foreign and American Tins. i also found
i here the autograph Of George Washington, and
b the portraits Of a number OF tie distinguished
y n en- Of the early days Ct our Repu lie, aud va
/ rious other objects Of interest.
}, NV visit 10 the beautiful cemetery OF LAUREL
Z Bill, about three miles northtrly from the 60,
and on the Schuylkill River, is trs Of the plea
10 santest remembrances Of my tolr.' Situated on
y I elevated groDnd, in'ersp.r'eh with hils and
% dal s. covered wi greSt dver3ity cltui age ex-
u tendng p,ThAp- over twenty five acres, Its oeauti
{, full views its iuegularty, the plac Schuy kin
10 forming its boundary On one side, and its sculP
10 tured monumental renders II one OF the most
70 interesting of our country's cemeteries.
" NV first visit to the Monumental City" Wal
IA short. but 10 me full Of incident. Passing b,
r rail through Wilmington and Hayre dc Grace
n. and encountering at every turn regiments o
" soldieie-some in camp soma on the march, anC
= some in cars together with war material Q
l. every kind, and in avery possible position
IN reached Baltimore at the end OF four hours
lg ride. Provided, as we had bsan by kind friends
m c Ts.n Of this important military depart
id ment, Major General DIX, whose hoadqu.r tsr
,h are at Fort McHenry, Hot 10 time rs prsssn
Q. tatior, and received from him tho most polit
gu attention About two Thousand men regular
Us and volunteers, now c. institute the garrison bu
u this number is almost daily either increased O
OF diminished. The ramparts, from which pei
n at intervals the muzZles Of a number of teu
o. columbads, and which would be found u q
III in the regulation Of the internal affairs of In,
0. city, In case of any difficulty, afford fine view
N OF the Patapseo River, which at this point. b
quite broad and the appearance Of the CITY
10 built as II is upon terraces and hill sopss III
is beauty msrrod only by the universal red bricI
;; color OF its houses, is exceedingly picture quo.
"a Conspicuous above all is the proud crest o.
" the famous monument to Washington, the CHIEF
20 Of the structures which give TO Bali i-sore this
"a name Of Monumental CITY," ThR monu.
r. ment, which cost &200, 900, is fifteen feet IN
u diameter, over one hundred and seventy fesl
q high, constructed Of brick, cased with marble
~ containing circular stairway in the intarior
"a and is surmounted by colossal statute Of Wash
z ington sixteen feet In height.
~ Provided with letters from General Dix,
visited Federal Hill and "Potters HILL" Bal
timore found Federal Bill, (Which was frS.
!, fortified by the Government at the suggestion
. OF Gen. Dix, and since he assumed command Of
OF this department. to be a prominent elevation
about one and Q half miles nearer the
city than Fort McHenry, and mount
; ing IS II docs number Of ten inch
''Columbads"- apparently the fayorite gun Of
Q this department-its ability to demolish every
= house in Baltimore, and lead any of its errin6
y inhabitants back TO the paths Of quietness II
necessary, Is not doubted The Notifications Of
"Potter's Hill are not Of equal importance,
. and visit TO them concluded my Sightseeing
! at this point. They are yet in construction,
u and, when completed, are expected to add
/ greatly 10 the means now at command for tho
defence OF the city aganst either internal or OK
teInRl enemies, Yours, with respect,
Mrs. w. Y. B.