Part 2 (1/2)
On the looitated On our left we had the coast of Long Island, which, in general, is not high, but has some more elevated parts, with an alternation of sand, bushes, and brushwood Some very picturesque and diversified inlets run into the land The channel becoradually narrower, and the beauty of the landscape increases in the saate: there are here many rocky islets covered with su round a point of the continent, a new and most picturesque scene presented itself We were in what is called the East River, an arm of the sea, open towards New York, which is connected with the Hudson or North River, one of the12] of both, lies the city The banks of the East River are like an English park, shaded by beautiful copses and groups of lofty trees: the ground was clothed with the brightest and most luxuriant verdure, with tall tulip trees, planes, Babylonian s, Loreen ant country-houses; and the eye is charreat diversity of scenery Passing the Navy Yard, which is situated on a point of land, the great city of New York, with its innumerable masts, lies before you As you approach and enter the broad and extensive piece of water formed by the conflux of the East and North Rivers, you see the whole mass of houses, with countless shi+ps, which line both the banks to a considerable distance, with a forest of masts, to which few other cities can present a parallel The stea the heavy rain, there was a great crowd of people collected Porters, black workmen, and coachmen in abundance, with loud cries, and much importunity, offered their services; and we immediately proceeded to the American Hotel, a considerable inn, in one of the handsomest squares in the city
FOOTNOTES:
[17] Charles Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino and Musignano (1803-1857), a noted ornithologist, was the eldest son of Lucien, brother of the great Napoleon In 1822 he hter, came to the United States, and until 1828 resided with his father-in-law, near Philadelphia,a careful study of the birds of that locality Returning to Italy, he headed the republican forces at Rome in the Revolution of 1848, and from 1854 until his death, three years later, was director of the Jardin des Plantes, at Paris
In the United States, Bonaparte published a suppley_, entitled _Ay, or History of the Birds of the United States_ (4 volu more than a hundred species which he had discovered He wrote numerous articles for scientific journals both in this country and Europe--ED
[18] See Plate 1, in the acco to the census of 1830, Boston had 61,392 souls, and with Charlestown, Roxbury, and Cae, about 80,000--MAXIMILIAN
[20] Vide Mrs Trollope's ”Doe 106, where the authoress is probably right in many points--MAXIMILIAN
_Coon_, in our volume xxi, p 44, note 24
[21] Captain Benja Island (1795), entered the service of a privateer during the War of 1812-15, was captured by the British and held in prison until the declaration of peace After his release he wasvessel, and in 1832 published a book of travels entitled, _A Narrative of Four Voyages to the South Sea, North and South Pacific Ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic and Southern Atlantic Ocean, Indian and Arctic Oceans, Co Directions_ (New York) A critical analysis of the book is given in _American Quarterly Review_, xiii, pp 314 ff--ED
[22] The cattle in this part of the country are, in general, large and handsome: there are oxen with ina di Roe and fat Their colour is generally brown, as in Ger yellowish, or reddish brown, often spotted hite
The horns of many are turned rather forwards, and round balls are just on their tips, that they ore with them--MAXIMILIAN
[23] See preface to Nuttall's _Journal_, in our volu (1825) purchased the Columbian Museum, founded in Boston in 1795 by Daniel Bowen, erected a building on Court Street between Brattle and Cornhill, and started the New England Museum The latter was purchased by Moses Kimball (1839), who seven years later constructed the Boston Museu on Tremont Street, near Court, at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars The stock-company theatre operated in connection with this institution was long regarded as the best in Boston--ED
[25] For the work of the Duke of Saxe-Weion_, in our volume xxi, p 71, note 47--ED
CHAPTER II
STAY IN NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, AND BORDENTOWN, FROM 9TH TO 16TH JULY
New York--Bloodale--Hoboken--New Brunswick--Trenton--Bordentown--Philadelphia--Fair Mount, with the water-works--Stay at Bordentown--Park of the Count de Survilliers--Excursions in the forests--Return to Philadelphia
New York is but little inferior to the capital cities of Europe, with the exception of London and Paris It has, at present, 220,000 inhabitants, and its commerce is so extensive, animated, and active, that, in this respect, it is scarcely surpassed by any There are so reat city, that to say much on the subject would be merely repetition The first i, on account of the beauty of its situation In the interior the style of building reselish cities
It has one remarkably fine street, called the Broadhich traverses its whole length; other parts are old, and not so handsome
In the Broadhich is the favourite resort of the fashi+onable world, is an uninterrupted line of shops, but little inferior to those of London and Paris The city is extremely animated, and people of all nations carry on business here We were assured that the population had been diration of 20,000 of the inhabitants, who had fled to other towns for fear of the cholera[26]
It is well known that this lamentable disease had been very fatal in Canada, and had now penetrated into the Northern States of the Union: it was raging in Albany, on the Hudson, at Detroit, and on the great lakes, so that it see our journey to the interior by that route This had been my plan, in which the recommendations of our worthy countryreat service, as he is the founder and head of the A stations over the whole of the interior of North A acquaintances, in a short time, in New York
Several estimable fellow-countrymen, Messrs Gebhard and Schuchart, and Mr Iselin, did their utmost to afford us their counsel and assistance Mr Schmidt, the Prussian consul, contributed not a little to reeable; and so did Mr Meier and other of our Gerdale, [pg 14] where we passed some very pleasant days in the circle of his amiable family Mrs Schmidt, an American lady, had visited Europe and travelled in Germany, and remembered, with pleasure, the banks of the Rhine
The house at which Mr Schly situated on the banks of that picturesque river, the Hudson, seven -house, with a veranda all round, covered with passion flowers, honeysuckles, the red tru plants, stands on a verdant lawn, shaded by lofty trees, a which we observed the finest kinds of this country, the trunks of which were slender, and straight as pillars The park extends to the Hudson, where the tall sassafras, tulip, oak, walnut, and other trees, protected us by their shade; while the large steaht surface of the Hudson, had a very picturesque effect Mr Schmidt had the kindness to afford us an admirable viehat is called the island of New York Near Blooe and very well conducted lunatic asylum, from the lofty roof of which we enjoyed an inexpressibly beautiful, extensive, and interesting prospect of the whole country From this spot we overlooked the East and North Rivers, the broad bend of the latter, and its high banks towards Albany; to the north, dark forests, with detached dwellings and country seats; and, in all directions, luxuriant green thickets, towns, villages, and handso with that rich and noble view, full of variety and life, we looked down on the buildings and court-yards of the hospital, in which we could observe the patients; while, in another enclosed space, Virginian deer were sporting and playing This asylureat number of patients: the physician resides in the house, and was so good as to show us over it New York has many such useful institutions,--hospitals, poorhouses, and houses of correction, in which latter the young, who may still be reclaimed, are not mixed with the old, hardened offenders, but are kept apart There is an asyludale, in the evening, was extrehtful In the dark thickets and woods were swarms of fire-flies; and fros, hich ere not yet fa
The most beautiful spots and environs of New York are indebted for the attraction of their views, to the variety of the waters surrounding the city: thus, for instance, at the end of the Broadway, is the Castle Garden, formerly a circular fort, the walls of which are converted into a public walk From the wall itself is a fine prospect of the noble harbour, the neighbouring city, the banks, the opposite coast, and the broad river, where shi+ps of every kind and of all nations are coarden at Hoboken, the nain, for it is well known that the Dutch founded the first considerable settlement in this place, nu 15] The coarden extends along the banks of the Hudson, and the lofty trees and thickets are pleasing and interesting to the stranger The tall hickory and other kinds of walnut trees had now their fruit half grown Storax trees (_Liquidarow very high and straight, _Gleditschia triacanthos_ and _iner round theainst the heat of the summer Many European trees and shrubs, too, have been planted here Thusa hedge of whitethorn, the growth of which, however, was stunted by other wood Many birds, whose notes were unknown to us, were heard in these shades On my first visit to New York, I was interested by some collections of natural history; for instance, twoto Mr Peale, is, however,anxious to see Philadelphia, I hastened to set out for that city, and left New York, where the cholera was daily spreading , I embarked on board the Swan steaers that there was scarcely room to sit down On our left we had Staten Land; but we soon turned to the right, into the river Raritan, on which New Brunswick is situated