Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-07

Travel Notes In Europe.
BELFAST, August 10, 1862
Here am In ''Ould Ireland" ''the gem of the
sea-" &c, &c. arrived here this morning, after
rather tempcstuous passage, but without sea
sickness, although the Irish Sea has the reputa-
ton Of surprising the Atlantic in respect of caus
Ing that "malady"
Since my letter from Aberdeen, have done "a
power OF travelling and sight seeing, aud barring |
the daily rains, Il might shy semi-dailyN have
had splendid tine OF course do not refer To |
that comfort produced by good living and lodg- |
lug as grease and feathers cannot cohduce to |
well bpiog Of civilized man / have done with the |
Gaelic part of my Tip, and trust may fad the |
Ccts u little farther on In modern Improvements. |
left Aberdeen on Monday, the OH, having |
seen all there Is TO SEQ. The town is II mass OF
gray granite, streets, sidewalks, houses, stores,
and as IL happened gray sky TO match saw
the Kings College, Mairsclil College, the Cath
ed,al, a queer old Gothic structure, dating back
some 800 years Then look ut the Docks, busy
and animated to an cxten. that surprised int moi
having realized the commercial character Of the
place. On the way 10 Inverness, we passed the
station ol Culloden, near which the celebrated
battle was fought-whers accordln. TO Cailpbelli
nCullodens dread choas shall rim
with the bluodhounds that bark for her fugitive
kingW
Six hours journey brought me To Inverness aud
next morning, the 10Th, pushed oil on the boat for
my trip through Scotland We had misty for
bidding kind Vi day, as usual, though it did not
quite rain, but only made desperate ,ifoits to
dp so, all the time. You have heard Of the Eng
lishnau, WIN in despair at the wet weather, asked
u native sne day iii 1t a!Hdrs rainud there ?"
Nae Nae" WAS the response, 1T saa'rs let tic,
some times y
oncc of, westcamed along down the canal the
scenery ut fret without much interest improved
with every mile we male, aud vas magnificent
before We reached our destination. soon after
entering Lnch Ness we halted, to allow the pas
srngers to visit the Fail Of Fnyers, fac cascade,
said to BE- the finest in Great Britain. It, effect
was no doubt married by the lnufky atmosphere
so that | WAS not rs much struck" as | should
have been, and beside AN rather spoiled for that
sort Of thing by The lovely little .Baohs" Of swift
zcrland. On u hill near, Is building used us n
prison, on the slle of Macbeth's Castle whore
Duncan was supposed to have been murdered
| (sGc Shakespeare Williau.l
Next we pa.sed the little Loeb oleh, The small.
est OF all the lakes united by the Caupl, Int one
Of the preltie,t. T!cn Loeb Lochry, also very
| pretty, ard from " hcli We had our first glimpse
| Of Ben Nrvi-, the Monarch OF The Scotch Al,s.
| Leaving tile lake We entered the inll again and
sooh alter passed Fort illllin the entrance OF
| the Caledonia Canal, and thence pleasant three
hours run down Loeb Linnhe 10 Oban. Just
before entering the harbor we passed under Dun
oily Castle, the ancient stronghold OF the Lords
| OF LON.
Uban Itself, Is situated in pretty island.ruqrtl,i
bay, The town extending III IL crescent slupr
around 1t. / established myself at the Kings
Arms Hotel, for the discussion Of as good din
ner as the place niF rds,
] found, to my rtgtet, that there WAS no steamer
for II ia the next day, SO | must wait until
thursday, or push right on to Glasgow. My
choice was soon made and on Wednesday, llth,
took the O'Clock boat for Glasgow. There
was quite strong sea on, 50 we ran down inside
the Islands, All along the route tue scenery Is
wild aud picturesque. At Port Criiinn ". were
Dumped ui the steamer aud stuck into u Tram
boat, On which We crossed the Crinan Canal
drawn by hur.ts, u two hours transit L. re-
minded me Of our early days travelling from
Illinois, before the railroads were completed
Az Ahrlshnig We took the steamer ugau and
down Loeb Cup, then behind the island oi Butte
through the KyGs vt Butte, which brought rs 10
me rnIh ui clyde, aud ~ it, through Tie failing
10 O'Clock, +. VI.
l2rn.- ruok a general survey Of the town, be-
gnnlng with Brupmislaw," the Port Of tilas.
gov, scene of busy hurry and animation
steamers aud tugs pulling up and down, aud ali
hustle and eonii,inn. Then | walked NJ the
river 10 Green Park fine park with n splendid
monument 10 Lord Nelson; an Obrli,k with the
hanes OF bis principal battles on its blrr. Then
plrt the University G. handsome buidmg ia the
Ezibelhau sye) To the Cathedral, fine ciltIch
IN ne early g 'tnie style, very picturrsqngy sit
uatcIl, dating from period between the eleventh
lsttI w. IA f4.. H. n II. H..
10 it, Is the best cemetery h,yc seen since lett
America Over here they 10 not show the taste
v sleh matters that We do al home, not even in
Engnnd,and In France nHd Germany II ii enough
To make ones heart sick enter burial ground
FROM there ! went to Georges qIlrc, where
there Is mOnumant 10 Sir Walter Scott in the
centre, on each side OF which arc equestrian
statues OF Qlcen Victoria and Prince Albert. In
! the corner, are these of Sir Robert Peel Jlluus
Watt, sir Johu Moore AMI Lord Clyde
Then down Argyle street to the kclfingrovp
, Pnrk, picturesque place, containing ainsng
Other attractions u iipe animal group 10 brouz:
presented by MIR. Kennedy, ui New York, rep a.
) .eting tisrrss bringing food to her cubs. It
i fion design by Rosa Bunheur and taken from
! life In the Jurdn des Plautus.
On the whole, my Impressions Of Glasgow
were very pleasant but II J. very dirty, riylliuy
!, our own Pittsburgh and Cincinnati III It's smoke
; and SCOT.
! 13rn.--I lett in the cnly train for Loeb 10.
mohd; arrived at Btluch in AN hour aud thruce
u.
, iur hind Switzerland ard Italy, and certainly
! not o. he compared with the gem Oi the TyroI
: The kuhigs see, but still .lud thing il fakes
, aud highly appreciated by mf, a iluc view Of Ben
|. Lpnond, which towers above the sill waters
monarch DI all he surveys
:, AZ ll.3D Nc reached Arlln, the nnrlhcrn cytre.
nifty ui III lake, where according To the custom
:, oi the natives, We dlned at IL H., aud an huui
= Later set oil on the return track reaching Glas-
: gov at 3 O'Clock
! liTn.-Was again stirred up early and on fol
a Inc Falls OF the CLYDE, aud was at Llnhrk by
y O'clock l first went 10 the Cortland Crias
. which are rather tame, (splendil nquuduct
Then to lhf ltrunington Lion, good rapid, bul
= not remarkable. Near this Is situated Bunniug-
!. ton House, huiit BY X S. the navigator, and IN
" the tite Of ma old mansion of Sir Miltiam Mai
IL lace There are relies of the old hero preserved
herr clair, drinking cup, etc.
lhtll 10 ste Lprn l.inii, very tine rnlii, clllct
So according to tradition, from The romantic
death oi Cora somebody little below The r.,
tufrsquely siunttd on rock directly above ihi
water. Nv this time had to rrtu,n 10 Ltnitk
Tor the DEL EEK train Ia G-renVck, pissing ~
!, The way down the magnificent Fortress of Dan
IL barton, luwrriuls dark and majestic Euiust IN
H. evening sky. We reached GruuHnrk in Il, tIni
! Az hour, aud soon after was Steering duwn Iii,
Firth ii Clyde on my way to Il fast. We i,gd
"a stormy night ana very rough sea, which "a
10 minicd me uf my experience IN the rqlinnrtit
/ gu The Atlmiic, nearly eighteen mouths ago
cuhfived 10 wedge nlysell into my berth 30 tia
u IL Wnllu lake an extra nlicii To thrOw me out
&c and tel asleep. When woke till- morning "
rs were in comparatively snpOh water, streaming
I. Rapidly up the Belfast Lough, thea luton Ilga
x aud ave drew up at the wharf at o'clock.
ID found my friend waiting for me At the CONNER
cia Hotel, and tomorrow we SIT off together 70
e the +" Giants Cluseway" DELAWARE
r.. From Cri>nsid.
IL CReriELD, Mn, Oct. 4, 1869.
Il MissRs. EDlToRs THE .'dry weather. whic
~ has prevailed long in this locality. and the re
Z suit Of viii has been so disastrous to tic grow
q ing crops has at last terminated but the rain