Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-27
FOn THE ABBEyGLLE pREss.


Alter a most pleasant trip from Richmond
on BOARD TIL splendid steamer Saratoga. Capt.
Mug C"tu!na"der, our party arrived in this
g'e"t city of the New World. II is the dull
season. MS it is called. yet to our uuiniat.d
eyes, the ebb snd anw Of life on Broadway
could rot DC exceeded. aud the hurryirg crowd
was legion. Onr trip down the J.m-s river
Was me most Pleasant part Of our journey
ihe trowning earthworks all along this beuuti.
tul river remain in tact. The splendhl work.
at Drury's Bluff. Cha1in's. and the Batteries n,
howle's' show the grea: sk i'll Of our Engineers,
and the imposa'hity Of capturing the city by
water. They brought ead feelings when we
Realised that al WAS vuin. The countless hur.I.s
OF the enemy proved Too strong. Beast But
ltr's tower is still standing, and quiet walters
h"w peacefully through Dutch Gap canal
Even at this short interval Of time one would
oe led to think the great struggle wss
many years ago. as wavy grain now cover the
heios Where me" perishcd in battle. TIE
eaf'n"0fSs That cross the country alone tell
the story
"Of the patriots dreaming,
Ano tne storm cradled nation that fell"
but as passed the great conflict so these scenes.
and not many hours of travel brought II. IN
the first settlement in the Old .Dom;,;or
jamestown Island Scarcely a vestipa re-
mains Of it's former inhxbitants, or even its ex.
istence. Like all humanity, they have faded
away.
Again, the scene soon changed, and the land
faded from our vision. and We cav naught but
and akv IN al
thermometer average one hundred degrees. and
there had been Que hundred CAGES Of ,suns,roke
in two daye. Of whom thirty died. Notwith.
standing the intense heat, our party com
meneed tour of sightseeing ng-visiting all
parts of the CITY; Of course not forgetting
Barnum and his happy family. and hosts of
curiosities rare aud wonderful.
AT night We were still on the go. Winter
Garden, and Christopher Colunbus-N iblos
aud the R"vels. uni il wearied nature hurried
liz off to our hotel, and the luxurious arms of
morpheus. To. vary the monotony and to visit
Q friend We concluded 10 take q, run no the
Hudson. I canno. dcscribe how much we
enjoyed the beauties Of the landscapes. Let
any of your lovers of nature take The trim.
The beautiful villas that dot either shore with
their beautiful lawns and avenues, the pals
adrs The magnificent scenery of. West Point
and,its surroundings, Cornwall Landing and
the beautiful bay, Crow's Nest with its lofty
companions, all passed rapidIy-yS rendering
a panorama Of perfect hveliLess. were behsld
with admiration and delight.
In New York an individual Is as a grain Of
sand On the seashors. So small a particle of
o. the whole as to be unnoticed and oonss-
qoeht!y, great freedom Of speech aud ection is
sltovsJ. mord So ,expspt thsn 10 any other
part of the country. Politically the CITY isl
Democratic or Conservatives. and will support
johnson and his policy. II seems tina, that
10 ses the ultra Radicals driven feon mower
and the Unia6 reconstructed. Po 10y and self
ishness comi'inrd cause THE party u desire re
union. Bdsiaess is very Inpcii ,u6ssttIsd5 by
The divided state of The political parties.
Maoy are Waiting 70 seetwbich party will win
before they slto their eolors. As Tar as ]. can
SEQ the Conservatives are very friendly 70 ma.
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