Costume of Bern. City described. Cathedral. Criminals sweeping the streets. Leave Bern for Soleure. Fine view of the Alps. Soleure. Leichstall, Rhine. Basle. Cathedral. Library. University. Manu- Enter Germany. Black Forest. Wolves. Fribourg. Landlord of the inn. Emperor Alexander. Cathedral. Library. Convent. Pleasing manners of the Superior. Nuns teach a school. Chapel of the Convent. Skeleton of St. Felician. His miracles. Monastery. Monks. Conver- Ascent to the top of its spire. Monument Catechising in the Lutheran church. Man- Palace of the Grand Duke of Baden. Bergstrasse. Darmstadt. Frankfort. Cathedral. Interesting ceremony. Hocheim, 272-281. Mayence described. Cathedral. Art of Printing invented in Mayence. Voyage down the Rhine. Palace of the Grand Duke of Nassau. Caub. Coblence. General Gneisenau. Seven mountains. Cologne. Cathedral. Church of St. Pierre. Painting by Rubens. Rubens born at Cologne. Cathedral. Paintings. Mausoleum of the Three Kings. Litanies com. posed concerning them. Tomb of Duns Scotus: Aix-la-Chapelle. Cathe- Mass at the Cathedral at Liege, before the soldiers. Vespers. Fete in honour of Jesus Christ. Festival of forty hours. Piety of Liege. Country from Liege to Brussels. Visit to Waterloo. Reflections on the Land at Ramsgate. Reflections. Review of the Tour. Conclusion. LETTERS, &c. LETTER I. Dieppe. MY DEAR WE landed at this place this afternoon. about three o'clock, in excellent health and spirits, after a remarkably fine passage across the channel. We sailed from Brighton at one in the morning, but the work of embarkation commenced at eleven the previous night—and an unpleasant and troublesome work it was. As there is no quay at Brighton, the packets cannot get within a considerable distance of the shore. First then we had to scramble through the breakers into a small boat, which conveyed us to a pinnace that lay a few yards from the land, which was gradually filled by successive boatloads, till with between forty and fifty on board we set sail for the packet. The wind and tide were both unhappily against us and after vain attempts to stem them during more than an hour and a half, all hope of reaching the vessel that night was nearly abandoned, when the captain, who was with us, suggested the idea of getting a rope from the packet to our vessel, so that the people on board the packet might drag us to them. He accordingly jumped into the smaller boat, with which they were vainly endeavouring to tow us along, proceeded to the vessel-quickly returned with the rope, and we were soon all safe on board. The process of embarkation must have occupied nearly two hours.-The rolling of the sea-the crowd on board the pinnace-the fretfulness of some-the sickness of others--the drunkenness of a few-together with the darkness of the night, contributed to render it a truly dismal scene-and no very auspicious commencement to our tour, in the glowing anticipations of which, these little difficulties had been overlooked. Behold us then safely on board-the carriage hoisted on deck-the ladies lodged in their births-Sir S-wrapped in a blanket on the floor of the cabinand I amidst a motley multitude of various ranks and ages, lying along upon some trunks, with a pillow not of the softest materials for my head, and you will have a tolerably correct idea of the posture of our affairs when we set sail for the port of Dieppe. It was but little that I slept-I rose and hastened upon deck. It was a fine star-light morning. I leaned over the side of the vessel-and where should my thoughts at such a moment linger but amid those dear domestic scenes which I had left behind. Presently the moon arose, and quickly after the dawn appeared. The objects were then extremely grand. The vast expanse of the ocean around us, and the bold promontory of Beachy Head behind-while the full sails, at though inspired with the spirit that animated the crew, stretched their canvass to the wind, impatient for the port. would only be a report w desired to see-te perpe to mingle—the hat's auf De minder? our own time asimet-ou concussions, and fearin stre been harassed and 10: anarchy satentet and be better to the triumphs of eat yu f all rushed up m ping cular eaten encil, d the ding, r pass›r that and Hotel R. tow us along, proceeded to the vessel-quickly returned with the rope, and we were soon all safe on board. The process of embarkation must have occupied nearly two hours.-The rolling of the sea-the crowd on board the pinnace—the fretfulness of some-the sickness of others--the drunkenness of a few-together with the darkness of the night, contributed to render.it a truly dismal scene-and no very auspicious commencement to our tour, in the glowing anticipations of which, these little difficulties had been overlooked. Behold us then safely on board-the carriage hoisted on deck-the ladies lodged in their births-Sir S-wrapped in a blanket on the floor of the cabinand I amidst a motley multitude of various ranks and ages, lying along upon some trunks, with a pillow not of the softest materials for my head, and you will have a tolerably correct idea of the posture of our affairs when we set sail for the port of Dieppe. It was but little that I slept-I rose and hastened upon deck. It was a fine star-light morning. I leaned over the side of the vessel-and where should my thoughts at such a moment linger but amid those dear domestic scenes which I had left behind. Presently the moon arose, and quickly after the dawn appeared. The objects were then extremely grand. The vast expanse of the ocean around us, and the bold promontory of Beachy Head behind-while the full sails, at though inspired with the spirit that animated the crew, stretched their canvass to the wind, impatient for the port. |