The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-29

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NEW YogK, August q, 1874.
SUNDAY last four merchants and two news
nar,er. men, including the writer. LETT kicb
mond by. the steamship Isaac Bell for New
York. This route, though possessing man;
acknowledged attractions fOrsummeF traYel
is. for some reason, not largely patronizet
by our people-a fact that was not so wei
acquainted with until learned that our III
lie party constituted the entire passenger liz
from Richmond.
We started away while the heavens Wer'
ob:cured by clouds, aud before the granite
works, on the Manchester side, and th'
chesapeake and Ohio railroad Yharyes, OF
the Richmond side, were lost TO view, o colo
drizzly rain commenced falling. The MS
torjc points on the river were pointed OUT u
us by one of cur mum Der, who was gallah
officer of the signal corps during the war
and before we reached City Point we ha.
packed away as much war history as WI
could have gathered from week reuulos
of any of the numerous books that preteno
to contain record of the late great connlc1'
CITY POINT.
City Point presented to our eyes tte sane
confused aspect that has bewildered so man.
travellers and left in our minds much dou0'
aS RI whether il was built there to accommo'
date the river. or the river was run tneIe u
accommodate City Point. However, there
w,s fair amount of freight awaiting our
shin. and our careful and energetic com.
m,nder. Captain Brakeman. aad 1t put aDoaro
in a remarkably short time. Ii consisted
chiefly of peanuts, sweet potatoes, ana cottou
Goods. The latter came from tue mills near
Petersburg, and were packed in neat oa'es'
consigned to New York house, from
whence a considerable portion Will, no
doubt, in the course of the present season
travel backwards, over pretty nearly the
same route, to Richmond.
Before we had long been gone from Clty
Point night came upon us in such piachness
that none but very skillful pilot, snch Us
we had in Captain Roberts, could nave pSiH
able TO find the channel OF our ever ho"ie
hut ALWAYS crooked aud torturots James
At one or TWO points, for better security,
the Old Dominion Steamship Company oaft
erected on the southern shore ci!ulaIure h5ue
houses. which guide the mariners ia 0ie
worst weather at night, and are useIus alike
TO all classes Of vessels traIinS III Gu
waters.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
All dav Monday we lay over st Norts!h
rnt-
sengers. Richmoud's contributors TO che
SUPPORT of this line are insignificant indeeJ
com pared with what comes from these two
cities. The company has steamers running
10 North Carolina, 70 Suffolk and Smithtield
to Hampton, Old Point, and the Eastern
Sbore. and to The Northern Neck, bringing
in and carrying out freight and passengers
Then there are the Atlantic, Mississippi anC
Ohio and Seaboard roads tributary to the
same great stream. making in all wealth o.
trade tnat previously bad no idea Of. W.
took on ut Norfolk and Portsmouth abou
sixty passengers, about halt OF whom were
merchants from North and South Caroiui
going to New Iork to buy their fatsupplie:
Of goods.
had ample time to visit the GOsport navy
ward. About nine hundred 2eD, Of all sorts
number could be probably employed ii only
our rIrrs would look upon that yard will
the same favor they beStow upon some other
not half so well situated and not bali 20 vel
adapted to governmental Uses. Two ne"
ships are on the stocks. Upon one, Wort
appears TO have wholly ceased; upon TIT
other, it is going on IN q slow way. Iht
dry-dock was empty, and many Of the shop
were tightly closed, as if for the Year. Tbs
GaIena--,he iron.clad that attempted to pas
Drewry's Bluff for the purpose OF shellin!
Richmond--WaS ut the wharf, under@oln:
some disntegrating process. Probably /
will be rebuilt, and turned out on new Gu
reer in a new fashion.
There was abundance of splendid shil
timber lying around loose, most Of 1t rotten
Ing, awaiting al appropriation from Con
gress to allow it to be put to tue use TO-
which it WIS purchased. A good deal OF wa
material was on band, including some ole
brass Mexican pieces very like tho:c we useC
to have IN the State Armory &c nichmon0
One, could almo>E swear, VAS the same for
mldable weapon that Captain Martin II. Lips
comb dragged from its resting place on raw
nee Sunday with which TO sink that craft, bu
which proved a burden too heavy even to-
such an ardent patriot, and was dropped il
front of the post-6Y1ice, while the volunteers
the men, and the boys went down to Rock
etts to fight with smaller arms.
Norfolk did not appear very lovely in al
the rain and mud we SAW it in, but it wa
far from being dull-looking business place
There were to be seen many evidences OF en-
terprise, and the barbOr was quite full 0
ships from most all parts of this country ant
some from foreign ports. Whit water ant
our bills what grand place it might become
I passed through its market and saw i'm
mense quantities Of fish offered for sale, 4
prices very little, if any, lower than prevail
in Richmond. Watermelons and canteloupe
were plentiful, but they were not anythln!
like as large or as fine.looking as those raiset
in Hanover and Henrico. Their sweet pota
toes and other vegetables were better.
IN A STORM.
The Isaac Bell left Norfolk Monday nigh
in storm. a heavy easterly wind wa
blowing, and by the time we got outside tn
capes the sea was very rough and the shil
rocked fearfully. The consequence was i
general attack Of sea-sickneSS. One by on
| the passengers retired to their berths. Som
| complained that they felt dizzy, others tina
| they had headache, and Others that thel
| were sick at the stomach. BY midnight
common calamity had overtaken all excep
the sold salts" and one other. The groan
and mutterings resounding from the state
rooms were awful; and theFea, the beauti
full sea, was heartily cursed. The epidemi
lasted until we reached New York, Wednes
day morning. four or five hours behind time
which delay was caused by the storm.
One gentleman from Richmond only wa
exempt from sea-sickness. He took frequen
| imbibatious from bottle of Valentine
meat juice, and though he had never been o
sea before in his life did not suffer in th
| loast IL tho m aat iIlna will got % we'll nnn1