Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-31
FIRST EDITION.
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.

GD1NBuhod, duly lObus 1910.
After weary and what to an American steam
or would have been disgraoeful period Of wait
ing for the tender on Queenstown Harbor, on
Saturday night July 9TH, we were compelled to
steam into the harbor. The brilliant moonlight
gave us grand view Of the towering rocks which
almost enclose the harbor, while on either side
the grim old Notifications, scarcely distinguish
able from the rocks themselves, frowned down
upon us in grim threatening. At last the little
tug came of to us, the mails (and some females)
were transferred, and our steamer once more
pursued her way now towards the st. Georges
Channel, and we betook ourselves to our couch
es. When the Sabbath morning dawned upon
us the Eastern coast Of ireland was but dimly
visible aud before noon we were again out OF
sight Of land, surrounded by the waters Of the
Irish sea. The first sight Of Albion's Isle vouch-
safed to US was the coast Of Wales up which We
akirted toward the mouth OF the Mersey. The
sun had set upon us before We sighted England
proper, and the low lying shore of tue West
coaft looked very flat and uninteresting when
doubly robbed q charm by its own unnteresting
character, and furthermore in that IL was not the
first view of land to Ocean-tossed mariners. at
10 o'clock in the fading twilight Of these North
ern summer evenings we entered the mouth OF
the River, steamed up its channel with evidences
OF the propinquity OF land in the buOys which
marked our route 80 different from the
boundless trackless waste whose countless
miles had so wearied MS, and just as the city
clocks rang out from the city towers, tho
engines stopped there were sounds new to u.s.
the chains ratified plunge of the anchor and
We were at rest in the harbor.
The voyage, though somewhat prolonged,
(eleven day and six hourR) had been an uncom-
monty smooth one, our surroundings had been
as pleasant as thev could be under such circum-
stances all had been OF the very best, but don't
waste seven days of your life in looking at sea and
sky which can be sufficiently seen IN four days,
when you can cross oceans in a balloon or be shot
over from q mortar. For considerable period
the passengers of the steamer remained upon
deck viewing the town, its lights clearly visible,
and it's towering forests OF masts looming up
from the miles Of docks into the clear sky above,
like some grand forest bereft by the winter
winds of all its foliage
However at length slumber claimed the most
enthusiastic and without the ceaseless roar and
roll of the ocean and clauk of machinery, with.
out the necessity of being packed into one berth
to prevent rolling out. we slept. At O'Clock
the tender came alongside to receive the passen-
gers and baggage (our ship was too heavily laden
to 20 Immediately into dock) and after some de-
lay we we're thrown pell. mell. men and women,
trunks and band-boxes, packages aud babies,
into the tender hands of the Custom House Off
cials. The examination by these dlgnfaHes
However was very slight indeed, merely fcrnal
and in a brief season we were permittedto depart
on our way rejoicing.
LIVERPOOL by daylight compared but poorly
with that beautiful creation of strength and
comeliness that imagination had painted by the
moonlight of the night before. Dark and som
bre looking with an iutertwining network OF mar
row streets, changing their names at the least
hint of turn the buildings looking old and sll
30 heavy and soil in contrast to our bright
American cities, with their variety OF oolors and
| regularity of arrangement, with an atmosphere
Hurcharged with smoke and veilinR good por-
tion Of it's deformities. only the remembrance OF
| its commercial Importance, and the knowledge
| that it's strength and solidity were Intended to
| be it's distinctive features, rendered 1t n-
| teresting. The docks are a wonder a vast IN
| terror basin OF series of basins locked in from
/ the outer river channel with massive stone wall
| looking as though the tooth OF time would scarce
ever affect them well may the city be proud OF
| and rejoice in them. We found pleasant quar-
| ters in ''Clayton Square," in the lower portion
Of the city. and from that centre filed up the
day with excursions to the few places OF interest
| in the city and vicinity.
| We had here our first experience of European
Hotel life and confess that our first impressions
| were by no means agreeable. What you may 90,
| where YOU may obtain information, to whom &c
| GO and all the multitudinous queries that neces'
sarily arise to stranger in strange cty,are yel
| unsolved problems. The food is good, pniVer
ally, bell ve at least 30 far al INV own obser-
vAtion goes but you must hunt up somebody tc
order il of-wait upon yourself when 1t comes
| (they have no hours for meals) and in short bI
always on the search until yon are about tc
leave, and then the bill iuds you out (moderatJ
enough but for the one item) with charge o
| " Service"
| An English walters name is " Sixpenoe Sir
and you are invariably expected to give every
body tip" 1t almost seems that u you per
init a man to look at you twice he'll demaht
Sixpence Sir"
dressed men we see, as rule they wear tn
| frock coat and neck tie and 1t is not an unusu
al thing to see rough looking man in grey
rough clothing driving in his carriage with
shiny -hatted black-coated servant sitting Dehih'
him. There is this almost invariable rule how
| eveT-the gentlemen wear small noseBay II
| the upper left buttonhOle OF the coat.
Tuesday morning, (8th) at 10 40, we took th'
caledonian Railway for Glasgow in order TO NEE
number of American friends who had come
| over AZ delegates to the session OF the Il. w.
Lodge OF G. T., to be held in London thu
22nd inst. These had come in the steamer pT
gtnid, OF the State Line, leaving New York tn
, same day and arriving in Glasgow almost slmulta
neously with ourselves.
We we're met upon our arrival at the depot By
Robt Simpson, ESD, wealthy citizen OF elias
T cow and made at once to feel at home Iher
was grand meeting of the American Brethren
aud the loneliness which had been creeping owe
| us was at once dissipated
The time of the stay of the American compan
in Glasgow (there were 40 in all of the dele
gates } was filled up with excursions through tn
> day and speech making in the interest of lem
n perance at night. One Of the pleasantest excoI
n n sions Of the whole was that down the Clyde t
i Ardrshaig on the N. W. Coast, The steame
: | Iona celebrated throughout the North OF bcoi
q land for her speed and spendor, took the part
a | on board at 74 A. NJ, and landing us at tn
wharf on our return at p. M
On our way down the Clyde we had view 9
" the artificial river, for such ID the Clyde pnrel
i and totally, being but a little narrow estuar
q from the Forth OF Clyde but slightly swelled b
,s the reception of some of the interior Loch
l. deepened and kept deep by continued dredging
n with the immense manufacturing and shi
u building operations. In the short trip down q
d river to it's natural port, Greenock, we passed Il
iron ships OF various sizes in various stages
q completion.
Il OR route lay tarough tho Kyles Of Butte, bt
g | tween the Island of Butte and the main land fc
j miles the waters of the Forth of Clyde seekn
d. | an outlet to the ocean, wandered in tortuol
:" stream between lofty headlands in some place
l. 200 to 400 feet in height, verdure clad IN mo
ls places to the very top. The stream was
ss places little than go to 100 yards IN Wldtl
ss and frequently 80 near to the shore that OIL
d: might have thrown biscuit upon the land iro
ts the deck of the steamer. From the Forth
Mt Clyde we proceeded up Loch Fyne in the Wes
es ern Highlands, a stream noted for It's herrlu
I'd fisheries, 10 Ardrishaig, at the head OF the Cr
ry nan Canal. We passed going and coming Dur
barton CASTLE upon rock towering 6UO te
above the river famous in Scotland history
-, the centre of MANY rencontre and more thi
AZ once taken by escaades. We reached Glasgo
q q on our return, 6 p. M.
"a In relation to Clyde steamers while tho
y. ~ Scotch builders may surpass us in ocean steal