Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-07-16
Correspondents Of the Beseon.)
OUR TRIP TO POINT LOOKOUT.

II ueo oeeu auuouuceu IN tue ueWspSs
pers. that the Sixth Regimens. u. N. Gs
Of Baltimore city. would eneamp ct Point
Lookout. and that the same would Be re-
viewed on the 9th Of July BY Gov. Grooms.
Fond Of sightseeing and pleasure. our
party was formed in Leonardtown 10 visit
that place and witness the display.
The EnIo-katiow.-O Sunday even
ing. the 5sh inst. the matilda Spieer."
Cspt. Sol Foxvell. vas ready to receive 10.
With all her bravery on, and tackle TRIM"
and at o'clock Ne east loose from Fox
wells wharf. bound for Point Lookout. -
Capt. F. Vas At the helm. and his msnner
Of bringing the vessels bow around Vas
seriously otjessed' 70 By "Cspt. c.
Capt. c." was soon Told what be Was.
which sufkeed: for the present. Al this
juueture tie bar-room was opened and We
sped on our way.
The sal dozen the rirer.-It il for those.
Who have bounded over the deep. to de-
scribe the sensations of . sail. To feel
the laboring vessel bending to the breeze.
and dashing the crcsts Of the waves over
her bows; to hear the whistling Of the
winds in her oordage. but serve to recall
the lines Of the Corsair, aud to make N
feel
"The exnlting sense, the pulses maddeuing play
That thrills the wan derer Of that trackless way"
Now We are on the blue Potomac, with
capt. c." At the helm. How he got
there we are unable to say. but We soon
saw that tho Captains remark was not ap-
plicable to his case. for under his manage.
ment our gallant vessel sailed beautifully
on. He quite redeemed himself. with the
exception Of his uncomfortable fear Of
steamboats,. But let rs say. as we have
forgotten, that all this time the bar.room
was open and we'll patronized. We had
supper too, and supper it was, superin-
tended BY our catering friends. F. aud E.
On We sailed midst pleasure and the spray
until about 10 o'clock, when the vessel
rounded to and cast anchor. and We we're
informed that We were At Point Lookout
At the Poim-Now it was debated
whether or not we should Immediately dis.
embark or remain on the vessel until morn.
ing. The Captain settled the question by
efcring to send those who. wished to 20.
! A small party Of us then manned the small
boat and rowed to the shore. We soon
reached the Hotel. where we found our
friend Waters in charge. He informed Us
that the Governor bad just left for An
napolis on important business, aud conse-
quently would not review the Regiment
on the morrow. This doomed Us to dis
appointment. but we were in for it. aud
were determined to have . review If We
had to have one Of our own party. After
q short stay on shore We returned to the
vessel to remain until morning
Sunday Mighs.-Having reached the
vessel cur 6rst lookout was for . hotel
where to sleep. There were several open,
but oil very much crowded. We. at last.
decided to register at the deck Hotel, ~
the proprietor Of which seemed to be 50
accommodating, and insisted that be had
plenty of room. We shall never regret
registering there. for We certainly think
that be was the cleverest landlord We had
ever met. Every Eve minutes he would
bring the jug around, and who could sleep
with such care and attention, and
1--WE drank the mariners sun to sleep"
On Shore.-Havihg partaken of break
fast. another meal superintended by our
aforesaid friends, We all left the vessel
for the shore. to see the sights and to take
view Of the Point. We will not attempt
. description Of Point Lookout. that has
been done so often and BY better pens than
Gus. Our description is short and to the
point. Point Lookout 10 the arandest
place in the State, With the beautiful
Potomac on one side. and on the "other
q great WATER" whose pillows sweep
from the Atlantic. We asked ourselves
the ques.iou-Why is it that the title to
this property is so mysti6ed. and why is
il that the Courts are so slow 10 settling
M The title only waits to be settled that
Point Lookout usy become the watering
place Of the South.
The white tents Of the camp were the
6rst to meet our sight on landing. and
then the soldiers on duty At the different
posts. We thought Of the past, when bu.
. few years ago. other soldiers paced along
these shores. guarding the suffering pris-
oners of the South, and when stern war
marched through the land. A. 9 o'clock
in the morning the guard was mounted
and at 10 o'clock . battalion drill. At 6
o'clock. P. NJ, there was . dress parade
Of the Regiment, when j, was reviewed By
Adjutant General Bond. We are unac-
quainssd With military tactics and conse-