The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-04
European. Correspondent
TRANSPORT ON THk MAIN, I
), So. ,...... SEPT. %, 1862, I,

vt is delightful to sail as it were on al
summer, sea. ], have, experienced that
delight occasionally on, American rivers,
in our first class, apd mo where excelledl
steamers such as the upper Mississippi,
the Ohio and Hudson rivers but more
particularly on the Nile-tho land OF the
palm and the lily where the air is per
fumed with the sleepy odor of oriental
flowers. And here again, on the British,
Channel, on u warm July dav, these same
sensations aad feelings return once more
for few hours. We have reached .C4wes,
an old city on the west side Of the Isle Of
Wight, and nearly oppositeSouthampton.
Here passengers for England or for France
leave us; and after stopping Q couple Of
hours the prov Of our good ship is turn RI
ed northward.q Through q hazy and
lshimmcring atmosphere we have fine
views along the Channel, from both island
and main shore. We soon reach Osborn
Place, the residence of the Queen--an
old place and new one. They are both
fine. From the highest tower of the lat
ter, the proud, banner of Old England
was waving in ample folds This. indi,.
Gated the presence of y,ctoria,wbo spends
much Of her time here in the not summer
days. Ina short time we had passed the
Island, and So the shores of France were
| too far off to be seen, we could only oc
casionally see some Of the head,ands as
they ran out into tho channel from the
! English side This coast is generally
| bold and rock bound.
| The next day we were in the German
Ocean, and we experienced a great change
| from the quiet OF the Channel Old Bo-
reas got on bender aud all the day and
night following. little was to be seen but
sl,adowy ships and vesstls, Of all descrip-
ltions, hurrying along through the mists.
| On our own craft one was not safe on ac-
count of the wind, even if he could stand
upright, which was hardly possible. But
| all things have in end and So did our
voyage. On the evening IF the 10th of
july, thirteen days from New York, our
good ship layed quietly at anchor in the
Weser. not far from Bremen hansen The
next morning early We all parted, some
going to one country and SOME to anoih-
er, each his own way. To many this m
cident is always unpleasant, for 1t rarely
happens but what one forms many pleas
ant al auaintances in an Ocean trip. Few
there are who travel many direction, but
W hat they find 9th RS whose motives and
objects in leaving home are the same.
Entering into each Others plais and SYM
PAL hies after few days of acquaintance,
they form mutual attachments and friend
ships that last for a life period.
All or nearly all of northern Europe
flattens out, if / may use the expression,
as it reaches the German Ocean and
Baltic sea, and hence it is called the low
countries. A thousand years ago, these
coutrlcs were nothing but expai sive
marshes and barren wastes. To the north
east towards Russia, were sandy plains
and extensive moors cheqnered with
luuagmires Centuries since, the Dutch
commenced system of drainage and i'm
provement by which nearly all Holland
| is turned into a garden, and we read that
as long ago as the reign Of Frederick
William, the father Of Frederick the
Great, gradual system of improvement
was commenced in Prussia by which mil
tiions Of acres of arid and waste lands
have been converted into fine product !
i've soil. Even from the ve,y shores
where we landed we saw where this new
land had been made and compelled to
contribute to the support of man All
along the route south, we also saw where
the same toilsomt and slow process was
being carried on of converting the old
barren wastes to the rich productive land.
After an airing of thirty miles of rail,
we came to Bremen, one Of the most am
|ericanizrd cities of Europe. She early
engaged in the American trade, principal
ly tob.ccO and from small walled town
in the last century, she has grown to be
a large prosperous eli: q With Hamburg
she does principally the carrying trade
b. tween northern Europe and the United
States. Notwi hstanding our being so
shook up on our last end of the passage
we felt much better than we did when
we went on board With few friends
we went to the hotel Du Nord, reputed
to be the best in the city. and treated our
selves to what is called a tube fhote din
ner.a This is the only meal of the day in
this country where all the guests and Wis
tors eat together at the same time as in
the United States. But. space will not
permit me to, notice all the novelties of
this dinper. There was one, however,
that our ANGLICAN ladies could aot recon
cile with.tlleir notions of propriety-thatl
is of having small burning lamps on the !
table and, as fast as gentleman finished /
his dinner, lighting MS cigar and proba-
bly, putting Whit of tobacco smoke in
one of these fair DIRECTORS faces who
might happen to be seated beside him.
From Bremen to this city there is much |