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From the vlur- York Statesman.
LETTERS itROM EUROPE
. Edinburgh, 29th Sru. 1825. -i
. After tea on tie eve ning' of our arrival
in ihis city, we walkedito the Castle, ; lor
he purpose of listening to a .band of
martJai ''music aittached to tr,e arjion.
This promenade led us over the bridge''
which connects the old and new town.
A similar one, onthe' same streets, unites
the latter with the southerns tion of the
city. It was a striking novelty, to walk
oven a long structure!, eighty " or a hun
dred feet high') without a drop of water
beneath. The deep jravind, where there
used once to be, a small lake, is now oc
cupied by. houses: In the .night thebot
t lorn could not beldistinctly seen, and the
rights below appeared like the reflection
. of those above Trbrn the su rface of a riv-
cr4 peej from thi parapet at such a
"icllarii i2f liic otirik - u i g t 'la nikl. 'o
tber ' martial .ihstrumients reverbei aiin
through the town, imparted to the scene
tii air of enchantment j I
'j The spell however was in some de
gree broken, by. extending our, walk
through High-street pn the old part of
tjje town, just at the hour when an even
ini; lustiation was peifom-mg and the
odours which breathed around were Very
far from being -celesjial. An artificial
torrent rushing down the Open gutters,
and emitting the most noxious effluvia,
to the annoyance of the crowds 61 people
who thronged the pavements, did not
speak much in favor cji the police. Sub
sequent observationsqtisfied us, that E
dinburrih, particularifv the middle section
oi it, cannot, with a
I its beautv, be call
ed a clean citVi ' Its" dirtiness is in some
"CK'ee, owing tf) its construction. From
the sides of High-street, which extends
along the dorsuralor ridge of the central
' hill, from the Castle to Holy Rood, a
- distance of nearly a mile, passages call
ed closes or rvynds branch off laterally,
running to the ravinei on either side.
These alleys are narrow, dark and dirty,
with an air so confined! and fetid1, as to be
'almost unfit for respiration. .; ;
. our return to the new town, the
spiendor of a full' and
tempted us to walk ha
unclouded moon
l a mile along the
terrace over C<on' Hjll, for the 'purpose
oi viewing the ruin of Holy KiMd Abbey
under such a light, a splendid diotama
of which had. been seen at London. But
the building is situated so low at the
. base Salisbury Craig, land at such !a dis
tance from the. road,that it could be
Rarely distinguished from the surround-.
ng houses ; and as we were not jet suf
ficiently acquainted with its location to
select, the most eligible! point of observa
tion, our object was defeated - (
The morning after our arrival I was
employed in despatching great number
letters of introduction, which jour
fiends in New-Yrk were so kind as to
Rtve us. To our great regret it was
soon ascertained, that there was a vaca
Uor, both in the University and the H igh
inol, and that most of the literati1 we re
the country at-this sekson, for the pur
Poses of health.
hch the rich sceneTy.pf Scotland never
ils , to afford, even tn native f
the
Abi
untry. - Sir Walter Scott was at
word, his seat irnnn tk. TA
dis-
r 5 01 forty miles Jrot Edinburgh.
2 fane bust at jConstab eV was all that
u of "toe Great Unknown,'' who.
h nas almost ceased to receive that appel-
!??ln. thc 'northern metropolis, so well
M i 18 th? authosWpi of the W'aveny
pf1' Mrs. Fletcher was at Roslin
astie, and Mrs. Grant in the Highlands.
J EVizabeth-Cits,
But after all these deductions, and many
more, enough of Edinburgh remained to
render our visit extremely irileiesting to
us and to afford a very satisfactory iew
of the town, j The most eligible time,
however, for seeing) it, is in June or Jan
uary, when the literary institutions are
fullvar the courts of law in session.
; Having despatched., pur letters, We
commenpd a survey of the 4own by set
tmg out fo Arthur's: Seat, a walk xf
three or four miles including -the Whole
circuit; in order; to obtain a more distinct
view of the outfrnes of the city, as well
as to enjoy the delightful scenery, which
ihis excursion atfuid. Although the
day proved to be squally and at times
unpleasant, our fatigue ! was amply com
pensated. Salisbury Craig is a most ro
mantic hill. Its form is semi-circular,
and the impending cliffs, composed; of
naked and rugged rocks, are in many
places hundreds of feet in height. A
narrow path, impassable with carriages,
and arduous of ascent to pedestrian, w inds
along the, hrowj at the base of the belt of
crags, and presenting at every step a full
view of the city as well as a wide pros
pet t of the environs. It ma3' be seem
from every part" of Edinburgh, and forms
a peculiar and most interesting feature;
in its topography. Nothing can produce
a Rrpidefr effect, than such a lofty and
pictureikpie, ledge of rocks, looking dowrf
iipon thie terretted eminences below. A a
t he time of the king's visit in 1 82 1, a
park of artillery and a regiment of troops
w ere planted on the summit, for the puri
pose of firing a salute.
A violent squall of wind and rain over
took us in the assent, and compelled us
to take shelter in a deserted black-smith's
shop the roof of which was not made to
guard against such a storm. It was the
only building in the vicinity, and thereforp
became a place of general refuge. I n the
course of a few minutes, a dozen persons
of both, sexes j were assembled in the
small SAuntyi aud stdcid huddled nogeth;
er without speaking a word, like a flock
of sheeji.in winter. Some three or fouli
jitboii h igtlia t .1 tx time jiwig h t .h loi
embraced this opportunity to open their
wallets, and take their dinners while the
rest of us looked on. . j
When thc 'rain intermitted; we contin
ued our walk and climbed to the topmast
rock on Arthur's Seat which is between
eight and nine hundred feet above the
level of the Forth. The ascent was; i eti
dered doubly arouous,, by the quantity cjf
rain which had lallen, and the mud it had
produced along the steep foot path. Th
addjto the slight misfortunes' of the days,
the wind blew so hard upon the summit
ot toe hill, that one hand was constant!
employed in holding on the; hat, and thje
other in graspinga-crag to guard againlt
pemg blown down. But the air tor
time was clear, and in spite of these dis
advantages, we obtained a preuy fair
viejv of the numerous objects to be seen
trom this eminence. '
You. look over Salisbury Craig, and
trace the. .outlines ot Edinburgh as dis
tinctly as if laid down upon a map. .Be
yond the city towards the west, the ro
mantic hill of Corstorphine terminates
the. prospect. To the notth and east the
Frith of Forth, the shores of whi h arje
sprinkled with towns & villages, stretch
es from its junction with the German O
cean, to the base of the Grampian Hills,
In this direction are also seen the distant
top s of the Ochil! mountains, so much.adl
mifed and so highly praised by Sir Wal
ter Scott. Towards"the south and soutH
weu, the Lammermuir and .Pentland
Hills, the latter the scene of " the Gentljs
Shepherd" of 'Allan. Ramsay, terminate
the, view. The environs ot Edinburgh
arq not surpassed in beauty by thexity
its elf, presrnting a -multiplicity of objects
both of nature and ; art,-which it were to
dious to describe.
Another; violent squall compelled us
to descend in the vale below, whh ail
possible despatch. Between Arthur's
Seat and - Salisbury Craig, there is a sej
questered, rural, and (green retreat, enf
tirely removed from the b,ustle of the ci
ty, although it may be reached by a Val&
if fifteen or twenty minutes. It is occu!
pied as a pasture fori sheep, which are
seep grazing upon; the verdant slopes of
the two hills. . At the opening of the vail,
ley towards the Forth we visited the rui
ins of; St. Anthony's Chapel, seated or
the brow of, aiprecipice. The building
once had a 'steeple, whence signals were
made of vessels coming up the Frith. I
Near by are the traces of ja hermitagel
and below the rock, a spring which goes
by the name of St. Anthony's well, the
waters of which were supposed to posp;
sess miraculous, virtues It was a beaut
tjful fountain; but by the indulgence of
that' barbarous and -wanton propensity
N. C. Saturaayt August
which some persons possess, to mutilate
what others admire, the picturesque crag
which overhung; he sacred well has been
broken in pieces, and. the stpeam that ts
sueU from it chocked up with the '.-.fragments.
: - .. ;t - 'H: ; ' : ;-;"
In- our way back to the Hotel, we
passedthrough the park,which is a fa
voi ite piumenade with the; citiVfns ; of
Edii)urgh, aUlMaigh;it v haf been lately
in. tme masuVpctiirsciied by the
G ha no C mo Hill. r J t is tac bed
to Holy;R6od;"as is also tbefw hole of the
groutKl,Mrcupied by iA'rtbur's Seat an3
Salisbury Craig. .They constitute a kiiid
of asylum, to which'the debtor may flee,
and be free from arrest- i; i j V !
In the evening, the late Rector of the
High School, and at present, Professor
ot Humanity in the University, honoured
us with a visit of an hour ft our lodging,
expressing a regret that a long vacation
in the literary instituliprrsi would deprive
us of an opportunity of soeing them to
advantage, and that he was to leave town
the next morning, on an 'excursion to the
sea coasts, for the benefit of the health of
Sis lady; He however inf parted to us
much valuable, information,! respecting
the present condition of the High School,
and the literary circles of Edinburgh.
The capital of 'the north wjis perhaps
never more flourishing, nor more promi
nent in the great republic of letters, than
at the present "moment. A fortunate
combination of circumstances has. led to
this ascendency', which however is not fa
titious, and is thtiefore not .likely" to' be
transitory. A literary spiriris predomi
nant in the metropolis, and constitutes
the controlling principle in its associations.
Every body reads and. a great many
wtiie. It is fashionable for both sexes
to fce numbered among the literati, and
it would be extremely difficult for a per
son," who" has not some pretensions of the
kind, to find a passport to good society.
The topics embraced in the last lecture
before some scientific Institution,' the
merits of the last novel or poem which
has issued from the press, are much
ihore talked of, than bajjfe, routes, ami
the ordinary fashionable amusements.
It is true, this literary enthusiasm may
in some instauces be carried to excess.-
U may create pedants .anic ;g men, and
make blue-stockings of ladies ; but no
one can doubt, that its general tendency
;s salutary.
Although the Scotch haye long been
a scientific and literary people, the influx
ence ot the Edinburgh Review, the writ
ings of Sir Walter Scott,-he Simultane
ous appearance of other publications ot
merit, and the efforts m Constable as
bookseller, have given a hew impulse to
the literary circles, and contributed lib
erally to the proud reputation, which ,E
dinbuigh at present .'enjoys. Her Uni
versity and other kindred institutions are
all full; and in her schools of learning
thousands of youths are daily undergoing
that rigid system cf discipline, and ac
quiring those stores of classical knowl
edge, which will prepare them to sus
tain the present character: of the city.
The high School has proved to be an in
stitution of such undoubted utility, that
another large building of the same des
cription is now going tip on Calton Hill',
and will soon be completed.
The Professor of. Humanity gave us
some interesting information of Dugalri
Stewart, the veterans metaphysician, who
resides twentyTthree miles from Edin
burgh. He has arrived at an adianced
age, and is very infirm of body, although
the vigour and acuteness of his intellect
remain 'unimpaired; He is assiduously
engaged in preparing a third volume of
Essays for public ation-.which( it is hoped
he may live to complete, lit was merg
ed to us that he has frequently expressed
not less surprize than gratification, at the
number of his books whieff have been
reprinted and sold in the Utted States.
His friend too seemed a little astonisrted,
to1 be assured that the Philosophy of the
Mind had been successfully introduced
into ' some of our boarding: schools, and
that I had heard classes ol young ' ladies
sustain a creditable examination in the
Metaphysics of Stewart. j . . 1
The kindness and libetalifv of our
new and learned acquaintance, re
doubled the regret, that circumstan
ces would not at present; permit u$
to enjoy more of his sdciety. His
familial itj vvilh etery part of Scot
land was of great service to 17s. He
was go obliging, as to take the map
of the countryand trace but the sev
eral routes, designating on each the
objects most worthy of particular
notice. Bv these attentions or our
friends at Edinburgli, we aceUain :
19,
ed what was to be seen' at almost ev-
ery
mile of our subsequent tour, en
rff too tbe br nefit of their re
joy,
marks on the relative interest and
importance of scenes, which were a-
boui to be visited.
Vavinet 'S deposit ory.
FROM THE A MI-Rl CAN JARMER.
i On ihc Cuiifvatidn tfSvrniti
After fifteen years experience, ,1 re
commend the following practice'' which,
it ckrelully followed, may
ccrtkin, !i.d . not uncertain
mostly asserted.
be made a
crop as is
-v The land suited to this crpp ought no
to bp nch, but of a medium fertility, and
pulverized by repeated plotighings aod
narrjowmgs, until very hne; as near the
consistency tf pulverized virgin soil of
new
will
land as .possible, and the
turnip crop
very suitably , succeed
all earh
spring crops, such as potatoes,, peas,ka
diahbs, beans, and dover after the first
mfjwing, jana .win oo without manure.
provided the four first enumerated have
been manured in the spring.)
I , " ' MANURE.
A small dressing of manure is neces-
1 - i i 1 .
saryj, say icn ox can loaas to the acre,
of ashes or old cold manure, such, as
yard shovellings, &c ; unfermented ma
nures will spoil the crop br waking it
imi to top., rendering the roots hot and
spikey. -.; . : j
SEED AND ITs'pREjAtJATIOV.
l his- is one ct the must important
parts to oe attended to; without good
true'fteed, all the other labor is lost;
am trequewtly offered seed by the bushel,
which is acknowledged to be saved frou
the, refuse turnips, w hich, it tHe. is sui
te red to go to seed among twtnty goct
ones, win spoil tne wnoie.
sec it would be as impossi
With such
pie to raisr
good turnips, as it would be
seed.
from radisi.
In order to hasten vegetation, and by
that means escape the ravagtes of the: fly..
it isj btbt to soak the seed- in-rain wau i
twtjnty-four hours; but if wanted soonet
a fejw minutes in warm water will do.-r-It
is strongly recommended to soak tlu
seed in lamp oil, which is said to impart
a disagreeable flavor to the
whilch saves it from the fly
seed plant.
After soak -
ing the seed, it ought to
be rolled if.
planter, or 'asi.es to dry them ; & fur sow
ing broad cast, I mix three half pintl
seed with a bushel of the mixtute to tin
acre ; but those w ha have 'Bennett's ii iU
may sow the- naked seed in rows about 1 -
mheb apart, by closing every other" slide.
which will save much time rp hoeing
j TIME OF SOWING.
In the neighborhood 'of Baltimore, if
the turnip seed can be got
up quick, n
wilj do to sow! as lateas
August, for table use; and
would be well to sow; from
the 25th of
for stocky ii
the 25th oi
Two weekf-
July to the 10th of , AuguftV
late"r-will tJo on the tide water and in old
V'irginia; the t. ground being well pre
pared, the manure spread when necessa:
ry, jonce ploughing, and then immediate
ly give the ploughed grountl cine stroke
with the harrow ; thens w the seed while
the ground is damp, and give it' ne
stroke of the harrow and the plants win
soon appear. After they arfe up, should
the fly be destructive, roll tnem with a
roller." As it is apt to be dry at this sea
son, of the year, it is best, to
before or soon after a rain,
j
plants up ; otherwise, the
sow a tittle
to get the
seed often
.perishes ; : but sowing on fresh ploughed
ground is a great advantages,1 - . . ,
I hoeing, &c. , .
After the plants are up arid the largest
leaf lias grow ti as large as a cent, run
the; harrow through them, whicK breaks
the crust, buries the young weeds, and
moulds the plants ; and from the three
haif pints of seed, if the fly has not been
destructive, there will be plejnty of plants
to admit of the harrow being run - each
way, wfat. h puts the ground in fine or
der among the plants; thenj commence
with the all-important work of hoeing,
without which all .the other work' will
be nearlv lost. Eac h hand must take a-
bott five feet wide and :. use It be hoeac-
tie!yi and single out the plants as near
twelve inches apart as can (e donefpy
the; eye. This is a tedious operation;
butj four or fie hands sticking close ic,
it, wiHsoon lfcarn to do the Work quick,
anoj get over a Jarge piece of ground in
a day ; and after it is done, there will be
tns single plant to each foot of ground'.
instead of a dozen to the foot in some
places, and only one to the yard in cAh
ersv as is the. case when the seed is sowtr
thin, and left without hoeing or thinning;
in copsequence, in one case they will be
too thick to crow, and in- the other will
grow foi w am 0f culture, gITK whit
or white Noifolk is the1 kind hi
early use ; and the ruta hajpind y ellow
bullock for late use. ttit$ Jof ttcsa
tught to be sowed earlier tjirihe abo a
the first a moi'ith 4tod : tfc iiterone vbf .
two wcks. The! white sfti$ and tan
arc gwu K.no prucuisriy
the jatter, as it grows to a (fet i- ani
is sweet, ROBERT Sl5tLAl.
.CQTemofiuiinha.. dutlryilast week.
assumed a veryr war ;ike:attife i ."ticr has
sounded tle tocsin pf alrmji hailbteii
beat i ng u p for ;ec rui t s, tpni in ehco
his;wargainiuhe :
He Ms organised a er Com
pany of Horse, nd aboul Wpjj'-" i fJut
teers hate come forw aitl f thd offered
him their services. Thev afte to be or
derei) forthwith into the CfVpkee Na
non.
The derlared object of tfite prepara
tions, is to protect Mr. Fultlhl the v En
gineer, in his surveys of thiS Cheoke0
'.ouniry.: .,V:.:;:: . ir.--v;vV:J
But the protection of Mrlmn from
imaginary danger, is we ifu me, but
a pretext for sending a fefeor headed
men, with arms in their" tjfhds, into a
3ajc lutuju, aireqy prc,:Vi!ea to lht -verge
of hostility. It is rjcWlllubt honed
mai some miscmei, wm cctnt trom it S
some outrage may be'pelfiMratcd oj
uus ciut ur me uiuer, wmcijrnay servo
as an excuse fr the comment joient of a
war of extermination. Thit& doubt is
the .concealed object. ' ; ftjf '' ; i
The indiatis are too sensf Jf of their
own weakness as a nation, t' peter delib
erately into any measures ) hostility a
gainst the' whites ; altho' if lhighly pjo
.Jouiu fuiai; I4WJC55 II Ul I T 1( 1 UL i 3 mV US
pushed to acts of desperaultii
tieorgip Patriot
n
TheKentuckjrvReportelr tlief 24?h
ult. informs us tlnatjsaac iji) sl,a ia$
nearly recovered from the(lincl: which"
he. inflicted on his throat; I ti'gt
-. if
the 'sauii- date from the vicipMif Canihii
aona, where he is rui ihned sSKis- iha! the
ptetendea attempt upon" hys
tended as a pretext for th;1 it't cntTve to
gi ant hitti a pardop bscd iiiitiv"his di -
ing denial t gum, nut tpdiep iaid
scheme? had failed of its dejS.:upoff tli.
,t oplejand consequently wMbaj;do. ed
oy the Governor. . , . ;. - ;;
Extract of a letter jrum JVeyMork dated :
. .- - dvgusl 3, . . -
Col. Pluck, of .-ui- it tlafr he rts exi.
hfbifine himself at Mr. Mdi'i at Tliri ,
aue i. .Hotel. Boweiv. The ;t;wri ; m-,.
uieiie. i was iniormco, iap e mi,
he had received ninety doIlr('Jrir admis
sion since his arrival. MfiMoiHt:
said to have taken nt hU fiilife-iiri Ktit-
dred and fifty dollars in on ' v. Tli
Colonel however, was so drnklast even
ing, he could not see com p6jr
.;;;; a r.,vl:Gaz.
The Cedar, JfifiU. .efjleman cf
mquestionable iciacitv calftd :'at our nf-
ficc j this week, and infbrntiius of an.
exnenment wluch w as iiisr'e i few rtat
.. . . f 0
orr. tKltVi li.fa ikttlji ' 1 iMll 'A r 1 't l
hu win vino on a picrea cruHi
about two years old, at his ltfn in this
neighborhood, the result cjf yhich was
'rult satisfactory. The child took. thh
apple of last yearV grpwtr frduced t
cessive morriniisi fastiirP J ttee const
pynutifouu tMC;aiiu iii syiupxawo suc
quejice ol which was tbeipilsion, V f
more than a nint of wnrrhuMW'i'. rV-.UA
1 - " - : '
though much reduced and cleblitated by
fl ' ' - ' U 'a, '.- " "
f GREEK JVOAlU
There id one incidentMiid battle
of (be 6th ;'ofrArnlt ;:miQofighi
i yi uijr t;i parircuiar1 noitcfi tnle
tbr commanders were ar)1fettIifo- ih
tioops in situa'tion w liep! their .r-
vices would be most erfrHbe. Jibe
Women ot tb' beieeed" Sdi!ifeii''.a'd-
v6ncd;:; faring': the; ' :kf&otf: i'Ut-ir
teovnded htisbands. hmtliprsi nnA frfmri
and singing the death , of the
mmortal Marco Bozzant. Thev
requested permission torpt jn the
places of their husbands nrl kiri-
men, which was- reluciahiiltf yielded
o ineir rears, anri re pea8 pntrea
ies.r ' A portioD of the railliariswaa
allotted to them, and froDnMiw aaaricr
me ucauij vuiiry najtiniiiiei -rupted
tbari from, J hat cfended tir
nis valiant Lanu orjierot:n 1
not
flat