The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-06-25
Correspondence OF the Register.
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June Il, 1867.

standing wonder TO the naturalist, elicit
the admiration of even strangers, and
become more and more endeared TO him
who daily gazcs upon their bold but silent
front.
Commencing near the city Of New
York, the Palisades extent forty miles up
the river on its western sides, one solid
rock Of basaltic formation, varying from
three to five hundred feet in height
What mighty revolution in nature threw
up this huge, rock ribbed cmbanlmcnt !:
o., what ages have suiliccd for the river
to wear its channel down to its present
bed, AMI other questions equally fitic,
must forever remain among the mysteries of
nature, unanswered. Peter Farley, with
his gray beard" fails to remember when
the bluffs were not us now.
The Hudson, unlike TIC Mississippi, is
free from sand bars, those pests to naviga-
ton, has no islands, AMI pursucs com
paratively straight course to the ocean.
On either bank may be seen thriving
villages nesting here and there among the
hills, us if 10 seek protecting shelter from
the storms Of winter, and an outrageous
retreat in summer.
Numbered among these pleasant vii
lagos is Tarrytown, whose historic associ-
atlons, and natural charms render it
repete with more than local interest. 1t
is situated on the left bank of the river.
thirty miles from New York, and affords
many retired, elegant and happy homes
Tor thriving merchants who do business
d 'lly in the great metropolis. Commune
cation north and south 10y boat or rail is
especially convenient. No less than
thirty eight trains pass through the place
every twcnty-Gour hours.
it was here the Father of lis Country
took mp his head quarters for some time
during the revolutionary struggle. The
old house which he occupied, thought
having undergone frequent repairs, is still
in existence, and visited with interest by
strangers. Likewise the old Dutch
Church, which las now stood nearly
century and a half, and contains a table
and two chairs imported from Holland,
as Washngton's place Of worship, remains
an object Of sacred interest.
Near by stands large silk Factory,
owned by one well known in the legal
proits.icn, the Hon. l.. +. Chittcnden,
formerly Of Burlington, VT. General
Fremont occupies IL beautiful mansion
two miles from the village, and may
sometimes be seen accompanied by his
L. 80 :" tho l""co, &c tho twn-ridinu
in a barouche Fifty two years have
spin%ied his hair with gray.
Ex Mayor kingsland, Aspinwall, and
other mlllionaircs adorn the place with
their bea tiful homes. Indeed, to an
economical New EngIander, II is astonish-
ing to witness the vast expenditures in
private residences. Near by is castle
repairs at an outlay Of one
million dollars. Over one hundred work.
men are now employed upon it, and
expect TO he for two years. The owner,
MIR, ID. w. Dlmorick, is reported to be
worth twenty-five millions. lie is twenty.
two years Of age.
Should you stroll along Broadway-
which is the veritable Broadway of New
York extended-you would find yourself
in front OF Il monument with this inscrip-
ton:
"On this spot, the 2jth day Of September. 1880
the Spy, Major john Andre, Aljutant in the Br,
Dish Army, was captured by JOHN Padding, David
Williams and Isaac NanWart. Al natives Of this
County. History has told the rest"
The monument consists of seven pieces of
marble and is some twenty-five feet in
height.
The brook, at which Major Andre is
said TO have watered his horse, crosses
the road near by and continues tn speak
with musical voice like other brooks.
but tells no tales Of the past.
Having visited this spot, and gazed
with peculiar emotions upon the massive
marble which recalls the early history of
our country, the stranger has still TO visit
a place more sacred AMI endeared-it is
the grave Of Washington Irving
The mortal remains of this great author
repose mile from the village, in Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery. The family plot was
chosen and laid out by himself, and con-
slsts of an Enclosure fifty by sixty feet,
surrounded by a plain, but tasty iron
fence, which, however, with the granite
posts, is greatly concealed by hedge of
priyet. Everything breathes an air of
Within the Enclosure are
several shrubs of the rose of Sharon,
together with eight trees, mostly oaks,
varying in size, and growing apparently
without arrangement.
OF the eighteen graves, twelve lie side
by side-his, the eighth from the right
A plain slab of marble, not unlike,
hut sli0htlv alauata1 nL,,a tIa otIo,,