The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-08

the vision the Of spe which adds largely TO the
loveliness OF flowers oo part in the otherwise pleas
During my stroll through the VILLAGE but one scene
made special Impression tha was the convict quar-.
ters and gang ~ work by The quarters against
entering whicf there was notice or prohioen posted
on post ~ the gateway, could not enter Looking,
S Se n We're o ope one oy
height and not uncomfortable The courts and streets
hard aud clean. There was no doubling the rigor
discipline rather the relentless hand o! law con
trolling there The buildings entirely surrounded
by wall fifteen feet in height, the top covered with
fragments of glass stuck in mortar with the rough edges
exposed, ID prevent an escaade
Directing attention from this abode of misery TO
the miserable wreches at work outside nposs,-
hle. however enormous their crimes, "a repress feeling
Of sympathy The men were not what would expect 10
sec in persons IN SO degraded SITUATION In tho Gang
there being twenty, there but one, judging rom
physiognomy, that would be taken for outawed GRIM
na and this fellow was heavily manacled and hacked,
hs chains cankng with terrible significance every
exeriion at his task with the shovel he lung The
remainder were clean faced, not badfeatured and in
majority Of cases mild in eye and countenance All
we're dressed IN suit of gray, apparently corduroy
pants aud jackets, with boots and caps On each leg,
few inches above the knee noticed number printed
on the cloth-S,O76, &ceach having his own number,
which was also worn his cap. Over the gang there
was sort OF headman who superinended their abors
The men work with very little energy apparently
pishing in day about one-third the work OF the same
number oi free iaborers.
The rules governing convcts, and posted in several
places caution strangers against convcrsng with bcm
answering fher questions giving them anything
Before seeing this notice. while descending from
the summit OF hill, on the left Of the VII
lage, and striking the wagon road convict driv
ing cart, asked for little piece OF tobacco As
do not belong to the class Of ruminatng bpcds said
nothing but passed on The convict did not repeat
his request, but went without even turning re-
turned 10 the village and the notice above alluded
Among the residents OF Albany understand there
are not small number of ticketofeavc men, who have
received tickets for good behavior during their
~ convics. These limited 10 the province
but privileged To work for themselves
AZ three O'Clock the reverberatons OF the signal gun
OF the steamer notified us shore that in
nouT moro We would resume In n half hour
after party all assembled the etty and OF
embarked reaching the steamer about minutes
before weighing anchor
A. four H. sharp .he coal barges dropped away, and
IN few minutes around and headed again for
the sea- Rounding the headlands our left going
We steered clear Of the land, lying almost due
east instead of following the OF the great
lian blight which indents the southern part Of the
uncDt.
Night deepens dayligh. and land rapidly disappear
soon leaving us TO darkness the swelling waves and The
whistling wiHds