, 1874-08-29
The Rhine.-.How the Germans Have
Fought 1900 Years for Its
Possession.
Tho Interesting Portion OF tho
Rivcr, Between Bonn anu
Dfngcn.
Old Teulal Castlcs...Thc Robber Darons,
Their Dcpredations, and Their
Overthrow.
The Vineyards of the Rhine---Frank-
fort, the Cra die Of the
Hothschilds.
Spsetas Correspondence Of The Chfeada Tribune.

Fn.nrronr =. INV On, ,a74
Aftor teavine Amstort]am for Frankfort. Which
,s ,hnrt nm ,,oa ,,,at,,, 49, .orrtr l.. !. ~
40 ""nus wv oS o'e."., ~, t"o eouns 10 o"'
uant water, rs far as tho eyo can penetrate in
every direction. Tie surface Of tho soil Ia 10
foot below low-tido loyol of tho ocean. and moro
than an +oot 1o,o,v .,,, 1,;,x,,avt t;,o. m an.
ee" ~ A'6"oas ''oo' ~
proaca'n8 otrocht' 20 mics from Amstetoht1'
lilo country prehenta slight uudulattons OF Htfr"
face, which are ancient saul.ridece thrown up
by tho action Of tho sea and riuds when tho
eloro-lne extended that far inland.
UTRECHT
is situated at tho forks Of branch Of tho Rhine:
one fork. ea|od tin yec1t, tlovs to Amsterdam !:
tho othor, callod tue Old Rhine. fows past Lei.
nen INTO tho Boa near by' Dolore a. ~ cos,
tho main stream Of tho Rhine flowed past
Utrecht; but, aftar great inundation
which dcstroyoa ion. 600 ,,ves.-it tp,ned its
ceofeo if'o It's present main outlets. tne Lex ana
tho Waal. one Of who'll flows past Rotterdam,
and the other past bort. Utrecht contains about
10000 inhabitants, and tue residence Of ma1,y of
tho Dutel, arfatccraov. On account NJ not be1ur
s,Itoa. =. Ia ~ w. T,,a y, ~ r,.na5 5
suojcc1 TO aaneof OF h'lnaatIon. LUG hoilana
Mint is there It is also tho headquarters OF the
Jansenipss, sect Of disacatere from tho Catholic
f,or VIZ ,slio,, aontan,nad -. rarat,aa1 | corta;r
"n.I .1a"a ~. Ia'"s ns',.s, s v.saa
uactFinea taneht oy 1anRenlus. Ilshop OF 1prea.
About 20, COO persons adhered to the Bishop; but
tho eect is decaying aud Is now greatly reduced,
nrc co;nc m nt,, a v;ov to 4o;, tho III cnt,,olc
saot e. raa,n., W." ~, ~ v,u ,u'
noet' lecoutiy staF'eu oy those WHO felns6 70 ac-
rept tho Papal-infalihity dogma. What the
particular point Of difference was TINT serarated
tue llttlo Jansenist Beot from tho aIotbor
CI,,poh ,,,.ot,,, h.a .oo,, III. - ;n,o,., ~.
.eN'! nNo '1'n a''' ~ A"t.An' -, Me' M
"a Lug polot see1nH 70 20 1ofso1ton, whHo elie
from the force Of long habit.
Tic most couepic,ouB object in Utrecht ia Tia
,,,,,,., 49,. ,,,,, ..,,,..,,.,
,~h;,,, :, oo7 foat III, - - "a a. ssa. A.,
"'" 70 ~ .eos nRn' a'o ~ 1eos n4uafe a. 'ne
base, In 1882. From itB top eau be seen
Utmost tho wlolo Kingdom OF Holland, on a
clear day. Amsterdam. Tim Harne. notterd,m !
1,reda. Dnrt Io;dan Ar,,bom tbo y,,aor
Zcc f,s cl,;af o,,.ot hr,na,aa ~ ill., 1'u'aeA
h'des hundreds Of villages anthcanals, and thou
sanda Of revolving windmillB, are I'LL within Wow
from this exalted lookout, TIM 1;rb 1apds
AWAY to the eastward, constituting the .nciont
shorc-llho OF tie ocean, can be traced for u
long distance. Tho Public Hall ia still
standing, in which WAS sicned tho Act
of Confederation in 1879, ghicl, dcolared
H. g.. 49, to's' "i''sA 4eomtso
ooEon onlteu Provinces OF Holland
1roo and Independent of Spain and all her evil
deeds. Tho Dutch reverence tho old Hall even
more than tic Amorcanv do Injenendo,,co IIaii
In Philadelphia and it cost their forofatbers a
much Dloojier and more desperate struggle to |
acheyo tAoir Independence than it did ours.
Utrecht il at tho typographical contro Of 1ol- |
Land, but tue Dutch Hoverpulo1,t preSorrc6 |
THE HAGUE
for the Capital on account Of lis more seonro In.
cation from invasion, and its greater salubr,ty.
being nenr tue ocean, and sheltered from tie
west winds by the high hand-ridgo along tho sea-
shore On this 'dune,' or naid-ridge, 5 miles
distant, ia tho famous Dutch watering or gea-
bathing place, called svheycnngeu, 10 Which
thousands Of tho woalthier classes otf Holland
ers resort every summon Tho Bpaco between il
and tho Hague is planted WITH pino.treea' % " rhic%
alone can exist on tho barren snnd.plain. and
they have a hnri "Atruggle Tor ]ifo."
From Utrecht to tho German frootier is abont
70 miles This tract Of country il called uueld.
erland, tue Capita, OF which is Ar,ham' a 1own
Ut 3U, 600 inhabitauts, aud tie district nro,,nI
Which is termed ' ''N~A''s'