Nebraska advertiser., 1870-12-28
FROM IRELAND.
CORK, IRELAND, Nov. Is, II.

! new ioTk, the tn1Ild' dnc1lOTeu Oh
Queenstown, Ireland. A tug came q
lcngside and ourseif with a. a.numbeEo
fellow passengers were soon upor
Irish soil, looking grimly at her Ma
jesty s Custom Officers while eXsmin
ing cur baggage for tobacco, liquors
and firearms. One fellow, who haC
q suspicious looking package, Wa
compelled TO yield TO the confi-catiOI
OF few pounds Of the weed" Gu
voyage for the most time was pleas
ant one, yet during the last four day
a strong wind prevaiied against us
with IA rough sea, and we eXperienc
ed the familiar rock ing and piungins
of the vessel as she bravely rode the
waves that were rolling mountain
high.
Tie awful grandeur Of ternpes
on mid ocasn, exhibits the kingly
power of the great deep, which be
comes more than sublime when hush
ed into gentle waveiets on a CLASSY
sea, eftervescing like soda urInk
and lasning their silvery forms Oh
the summit.
Queenstown is certainly delight
ful seaside residence. Fifty years
ago, it was but u snall fishing village
and WAS known a5 the Cove Ii
received its present designation III
memory OF her Maiesty's visit i'll
lS49. 1t is situated Oh the steep side
OI hill with southern exposure
anj within the arms Of the Lee. "
Beneath IL and around II eXIen Is the
/ noble iand-iUcked hsrbOr. 1t is the
I only naval station on the Irish coast,
and 1t ls said 10 be one of the nOOiest
asylums for shipping III Europe. Up
! on each side OF the entrance the black
! guns of Fort Camden and Carlisle
| HOOK tnreatenIngiy down upon you.
From Queenstown heights, line
vlew Is nad OF spike Island, Rocky
Island, aud HanlOOiine, OF which
lies the grand ship of the Admiral
with ms flag III the breeze. Cork lies
ten miles from Queenstown and is lc-
cessible by railroad or fine steamers
Oh the Lee. 1t would be difficult TO
.
Lee and the country from Beardstown
To Cork or the magnificent harbor or
inland bay IN which IL terminates
! more particularly wnen they are lit
up by u blight Sul anu brilliant SKY.
All the elements of beauty that can
be mingled III such a scene seem 10
be here comprised stream ever Va
rying IN It's course ana outline OF am
pie breadth, yet not too broad 10 pre-
vent distinct recognition OF the OU
jectS on Its banks; water of a color
aud purity Ike the sea; lofty barrI-
ers Oh either side, covered with rich
woods and lntcrmIngled with green
anu park Ike fields and shining val
ieys, which rise above eacn other III
terraces, surrounded by iuXurlant To-
lISSe /; mere ana there white Villages
on level patches OF shore, and the
whole animated, aud rs II were, har-
monlZed by the pe0pied steamers
sweeping up and down, the UOats,
yachts and regettas sailing or pulling
about, and numerous ships at aachor
(decheu In their naLiunai flags M ev-
cry bay thai opened out upon us Ia
we pursued our course, We turn
MonksIown, the wooded heights OF
GlanmIre, crowned with Numerous
villas and MANSIONS. Continuing our
course 10y vlnuOus winnings OF The |
estuary OF tae Lee, 10y which rapid |
changes Of scenery are presented To |
the view, eInUeiiIshtd by a Succession |
of woods, ships, castles anu Villages, |
We are so II IN the capital OF the south |
and the tnIru city IN ireland. ,ts
chronicles begin IN the very twilight |
uf history; II was originally the 5l.e |
OF Pagan temple a monastery Was |
founded Oh It's runs. Cork
has given the world many WORTHLESS,
james Barry, DanIei Maclise, among
It's artists; the wit OF MaxiIin prose
o1 MaiIohey or aIher prOut; hogan
the sculptor; HarlIe the traveller;
Knowles the drain atlst JUS
tIce NIlles aud Commissioner Muir
pny and last Dut not least, the re-
nowned temperance champion Fat
tf Mathew, whose statue stauds
prominent OH ST. Patrick street.
The Danes settled here III the ninth
at the time OF the Norman
INVASION, Dermot Mccarthy, Prince
|
Henry Ii arrived in ll72. For cen
uries after, the English VINO had
gained footing here encountered
many IL sanguinary struggle win the
IRISH Inhabitants. In 1892, Pprkin {
" arbeck was welcomed to the ci;v |
ma received royal nOnors, for whiCu d
he cItlZen5 afterwards suffered they j
were deprived of their charter ana 81
RE Mayor. John Walters, was hung {
ma beEeaded; reheliIon ami outlaw q
y Telgneu un. Ill 1909 when James |. /
estored the charter. In the great {,
ivIl war /, remained loyal, and not [
ihtii aiIef u nerce struggle did Crom- :
veil capture il. While in Cork. h- II
Tdered tie church bells CO be melted il
loWn ana cast into ordinance. La d
he revolution of 1858 il fem. .ine;i e.
Dyai 10 James ii. The city sarreu- o
ered To The forces OF William III.
lder The double command of the
luhe or NlrteuuOuTg and the Earl OF
iaritoTough. Here the punlic hIsto
y Oi Cork terminates; is present
Importance Arising from its admira- u
lie position IL q sea- port, and the ex- Il
'Dt OF us commercial enterprise. OF h
| -
i5tur5ed by the outbreaks of FEM ~
D sympathizers. II
Cork l. strange combination of eI
iaghiltcence and squalor; its quays Il
sing spacious and noble. some 0i the f.
reefs distinguished by their archl-
ctural pTetensions; while on the
her hand, IN the interior of the ity ~
complete labyrinth OF lanes aston u
hes the stranger by their acculnula- -
u dirt and poverty. :;
The scenery which encircles it, -
,wever Is 10 varied and SO beauti- "
| in character, that il renders one :,
Illingly blind to Its deficiencies; q,
ID the splendid river views to be oo- .;
ined from many points amply com =,
nsate for the occasional dark r.
AIDES of the picture. Cork is situa- v
4 on the river Lee, where, opening -
&c from its narrow wooded valley, n
divides into arms which enclose "a "
area of fertile soil. The :.