The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18

HIGHLANDS OF NAvESINK N j., July IL, 1862
From Cape May to this point the Jersey sea coast
is now a summer spectacle
or busy life,
With all Its fluctuations and its vast concerns.
These Highlands, overlooking, north and east
Sandy Hook, Staten Island, Long Island, Coney
Island, Fire Island and the broad Atlantic, and
south, Long Branch IA birds eye view all round),
with all the intervening system of inlets and islands,
farms, forests and villages, the prettest corner
along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Mexico
And only one hour and half from the city. And
we have three lines OF commun icaton-the Raritan
and Delaware Bay line, which by rail from Port
Monmouth tanks these hills on the West: the Sea-
shore line, which by the rail along the sea beach
from Sandy Hook tanks these hills on the sea side;
and the direct line Of Shrewsbury inlet, touch
ing at all the landings up to Red Bank.
The connecting steamer by the first named line IL
the Jesse Hoyt, from Chambers street; by the sec
ond, the Magenta. from Barclay street, ana by the
third the Sea Bird from Warren street. For further
particulars see small bills. And here we are AL.
thorized to say, from inquiries among the officers
and passengers OF the Magenta that the report that
she has been on fire several times, even one time,
this season, or any season, Is untrue; and that,
though adapted to fifty pounds, she ls by special in
structons from the company posted up IN the hall
OF the boat limited to forty pounds OF steam, and is
open at all times TO public Inspection the
sue CRITICS, DOdi Is CoHphTdiiNt1 uVW, btIOnK,
fast, comfortable, neat and clean and her officers
quietly and mOdestly attend to their duties This
much is due from the HERALD to this boat, concern
ing which your popular journal has widely circulated
the injurious and spurious report OF her having
caught fire while racing.
We have three summer caravansaries or hotels at
these Acknowledgements, JenkinsOn's and
HibsOn's--each with some extra improvements
fitted up for this summer. There Ii room for few
more guests NJ each OF these houses. and to people
not ambitious to Join IN the fashionable
and expensive nonsense OF 1.-THE Branchn these
Highlands are the place for real ENJOYMENT. AT
Thompson's, among other special attractions we
have weekly hop, and nightly when the moon and
the weather serve, moonlight excursion on ls little
river steamer. At JenkinsOn's we have everything
IN apple pie order, and at Iibsons the guest Is
much at home ut the elegant country house OF hrs
uncle on the Hudson; ana mt all these places the
charges are reasonable, aud there are no extra
ext0rtions. We have the SURF we have fishing,
grabbing and sailing on the river; we have ipcnics
and blackberry excursons In these romantic woods;
share In the delightful summer festivals Of the
Neptune IN their pretty woodland retreat; we have
oil the attractions around OF the ocean, the river
fields, forests and mountains,
boundess contigity OF shade.
And hence. the only objections TO this locality
that the day IL not long enough and the summer II
too short. The aif In salubrous from the hills ana
the sea, the water Is excellent and Strengthening