The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-22
BIZ GRAPEVINE AND OTHERWISE
ON DTS or rae i,s Il

! have Just returned from Lonion--'' over the wa
teri accomplished the trans atlantic voyage BY
private Balloon, and sailed from the cliff Of Look cut
Point at day dawn this morning. At 6rstI hoated
upward mile or so-then gently towards the East,
getting glimpse through the clouds Of the blocka.
ding feet, cOasting up and down our seaboard. A
hsssy gust Of wind bore me rapidly across the At
antic. and by the time the God Of day had shot hs
fret rays the water, was sailing half mile
above the trtressike docks Of the great commercial
seaport Of the World In less than half an hour, |
lowered above the metropolis Of Eaglani, and grad
ually commenced the descent. The city long spread
before me as a map aud the winding stream, the
cockneys call river, courssd through and through
| IT, like huge black snake. ST. Paul's with its great
round black dome, seemed the deck of mammoth
gun-boat moorsd on the Thames the Chrysta Fal.
way over at sEdenham glttered in my sight, till
it made me dizzy, and nearly fell into London ont
of ms aosial conveyance; tacrc was cid Newgate
with its bleak iOrbiddng walls; then HydePark and
81 James; Buckingham Palace aud the Houses OF
Parliament As gradually settled down, nearer and
nearerto the eligible din aud bubbub, nearly deafgnet
me, while She streets thronged with pedestrians,
oGking bigger than cats and dogs in the distant
and the vehicles OF every known description t.geth
er with the myriad floating offsets in the river, al
NEST bewiIdered me.
I"made tast" to the roof Of St. Paul's, and then
on foot descended to the street, and thence immed
ately round to "Cambelsn the great Commercial Din.
ing House in Root Lane.
Here ! met the same old familiar faces, of ten
years ago--all commercial birds" who had gathered
the early worm" and were wellsto do in the world
with heavy blink accounts at the "Od Ladys" in
Th readneede-s say nothing Of the unlimited trans.
actions with lie Baron Rothschd. They were all
discussing the American question, but paid them
little attention.
waiter, said-"what have you for The Inner
man?''
"Ros Beef. sH--B oilea Salmons, sir, with anchoyy
Veal outlets and MasNoon sauce, sir toast sir
Potatoes sir l an hcggs, sir-anythng mind to
call for airg"
hing me everything you manufacture, waitcr!''
Yes, su!- Everything We m4nqiactures, sir--yes
srl'
lana wptere
Eyes srri
'Aptchere q Alr an1 eli With our dnter, aud
after that dagspicr + Sherry and HayAna's in the
smoking room
! was on the act OF taking ny.Feat when voice
c,om negAboring table uccs,lel me, with "a
Halo! GraYe-ey--wnera are you rlmy1 Il was
Mr. sidel ron orr Size.
I'm lust irJn DiSi elbows hs afail Of ours 60
ing, aver here, sl2" ! inquired,
'0hl dan bad" he reptile d. these people are
devlsh sly mtped apd cautious and besides they
like to see tla sn-ey'ean hght. tell you, Grape-ey,
cid buy John Bull tauhl lie Neiih with coward ice
which only makes them hsh' and keeps slappins the
South OH the back by way OF encouraging her not to
give in. haye Just .fe0 over talking to this fellow
Napoeon--scems 70 be plucky fellow enous -6u
DIN slow, dir l.r.n SOW
Wetnished over weel, our slrlgy and cigars togeth
er, when sl, excused himself ana went oil. to inform
Her Majesty AMI %osd i'alnenion Of my arrival aud
~ get them TO net as SPECIAL correspondents Tor Inc
Chattanooga Rvbsl,
took Pccady Buss drove down to the "Wd
nglon, sad plRges a dozen games Of billiards with
several Of my pare@entaiI Irieads, all Of whom pro
missed to recognize the Coniederacy some Of these
days; Il en- took q q aud drove down to the Colo
NAL Houses where found Ned Bnlwer reading a
criticism Of his Strange Story in one qC the Atlanta
papers. Nedpppses. faithfully to ploceynze the
conIederacy as gsaslenanp as soon as he meets
him IN London. then took another cab to Convent
Garden eAj'yed : @siightu opera, played another
game Of billiards With tue Dake Of Deyonshire, liz
Cigar mounted my Balloon aud away arriving here
ie Chattanooga Just in time to get this mporaa dis
patch inserted in the evening edition.