The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-02-24

and prayers go up to heaven for him who
baltled so fearlessiy against the tyrant OPP
pressors Of this sadly mIsgOverned country.
Here, also, repose all that is mortal Of the
unti'Rchihg patriot, Terence Belew Nc
Manus. who breathel his last in far>off San
Francisco, but whose corpse was carried over
the waves of the blue Atlantic in order that
the land that gave him birth might press
him to its breast. There are other places in
this city which l could describe, such SIS
Dublin Castle, the Vice>Rsgal Lodge, &C.,
but in my description Of them l fear my
Celtic blood would not allow me to sketch
the beauties Of these standing British garri>
SONS without also noting the Internal in
trigues and the midnight murders that have
been concocted and executed within these
walls by the paid hirellngs of British las
tard aristecracy ; so will pass them by and
come to
DUBLIN BAY,
which spreads out into a noble expanss of
water to the eastward of the city-its shores
agreeably diversified and presenting all the
various features from the rugged and severe
TO the soft and smiling in landsca pc scenery
From the northern shore OF tho bay we OH
tain most interesting view of its extensive
surface, with the South Wall and Light,
house. and the mountains of Dublin and
Wicklow in the distance, forming an outline
Of enchanting beauty. The appearances
from the bay of the long, low, wooded shore
of Dolly ymount. studded by detached clusters
Of white cottages and handsome villas. are
remarkably enchanting. The peninsula. or.
as it is usually called. the "EIill of Howth :"
putting into the sea, forms the northern
heaCland of Dublin Bay, aud the little town
and harbor, with the Castle Of Howth. are
ptl,y i'm - i
hill which rises precipitously behind than
The view from Killiney Hill is magnificent.
Beneath lies the silvery shore of Killiney
Bay. bending its graceful crescent line until
it terminates in the noble prornortory of
Bray Head landward the eye rests upon the
quiet, intervening vale, with the mountains,
pile upon pile. above it. and the two Sugar
Loais" lifting their blue pointed pinnacles
over all. Looking over Kingstown harbor.
one behOlds as fine a bay as Europe can
boast of. spreading for miles its vast. lake,
like lovel. adorned with all imaginable OBJ
jHcts that can animate and diversity; the
towns aud shining outets-the piers docks
batteries and beacons-the sails of every
form-the darkening, curving stream-the
cloud-liks canopy of Dublin and Howth-
shut IN the bay at q distance Of d,.Zsn
miles.
I'' C'Ooee NY very imperfect sketch o!
Dublin and surroundings. and fear it will
not at all please any of the FREEMAN read
ers 4" no may happen at one time or other to
be acquainted in this busy. bustling, beauti-
ful city. II would be utterly impossible to
compress within the limited space OF news
paper anything like an adequate outline of
city containing population Of over three
hundred thousand.
have a big notion, friend Mac. To steam
straight to Galway, thence by way of Clare
and Kerry to Queenstown, and then across
to New York. | dare say you and your
numerous readers will sing Glory HalIelu>
Jah !" and breathe freer, now that .Erion-
ach" is about winding up his ramblings and
preamblings and returning to jpin bis friends
in his mountain home, after an absence of
four months. But you must not chuckle
yet with glee, as you will probably hear once
or twice more from me before I lake ships
ping for the "shores Of Amerikay."
Yours, dear Mac, very truly,
E3IoNACu.