Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-07-18
Letter from Gen. Cameron.

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have travelled hii! over EIrope since
leaving home. The voyage across the
ocsau-9l days-wls very pleasant. l
kept nv berth three or four days, but was
not at all sea sick, and the family had very
title annoyance.
Eagl4ui is mos. beautiful in appear
ance. There are no fences, but mang
enclosures by hedges of green thorn, which
are delightful, especially 50 wbea covered
with blossoms, sceGtlng the whole air With
their perfume. / here are few farm. houses,
as the lands are in large tracts, but there
are many cottages, occupied By labO,eEs,
The land is generally let to farmers, who
pay rent. Some of whom | inquired said
they paid about fifteen dollars an acre per
year, aud all the taxes The fIrmlug is
very careful: no gardening that you have
ever seen is 50 well doue The crops are
much ike ours, only that they have more
roots, and leave a much larger amount for
grass. Indeed, cattle and sheep are their
principle dependence: the cattle are gen-
erai!y DeVoushires, for beef, hut they vary
in different kinds OF land.
A member of Parliament invited me
with him from London to his estate, sixty
miles distant, to spend the Sunday. HIS
possessions had been iu his family five
or SIX hundred years. Part Of the man
sion was built five hundred years ago, but
it had been occasionally extended, though
no part was less than hundred years old.
There were over seven thousand acres iu
the estate, anu two villages on it, with
churches aud school houses, all belonging
to the same proprietor His park had
many hundred acres in it--in his stables
are many horses of the very purest breeds
and his cattle were numbered by the
hundreds. The estate is intersccted by
fue r5ads, with gates to prevent any one
from coming unless by invitation. The
people had lived here flr generations, and
seemed to be part Of the land. have
never seen such perfect order as all was in
The birds, pheasanis, par,ridses, hares,
rabbits, squirrels, all seemed at home, Tor
no one dare disturb them.
| was advised to defer my visit to Scot
land until fall. la London, | saw Lnchiel,
the chief of the Cameronians. Hews very
civil to me, and invited me to visit him
when Parliament adjourns lie is a
young man, called Donald, and has an
estate in England, with larger one in
Scotland.
London is a great city, but Paris is
much faer. | have no time to describe
either.
From Paris, went to Belgium-.hence
to Holland. The people OF these countries
are remarkable for cleanliness, thrift, and
fIugslity.
But Of all the nations, as whole, saw
nothing Ike Germany. Oar Pennsylvania
Dutch need not be ashamed of their de-
scent. passed four or FIVE hundred
miles, through Wes'phali,, Saxouy, Cas-
SCI, and other districts. Ga Whitsun,iGe
Monday, the cars were full of the common
people: every station, and every town and
village, was crowded with them all were
sober, but enjoying their beer, aud were
clean, well dressed, and happy. You
travel hundreds of miles without seeing
faucc, bat every inch Of ground is made
to produce something. The cattle are
Lcrded, as are the PIGS, the goats, and
geese, of which you see large aocks,
guarded BY old women or boys.
This city is grand beyond anything
have seen. 1t is city Of vast palaces
bu, have 10 room for description.
reached here on the l7th. Have
seen the Prime Minister, who returned
my call. The Emperor is nov in the
country, but is coming in, aad | am to sae
hin on Tuesday the 2l;h.
Truly yolg b.o.her,
SIaJS CAIESoy