PAMPLONA. [SPAIN.] PAMPLONA. It was in this square that Ignacio Loyola was wounded in 1521, while defending the ancient citadel. Visit the chapel founded to his memory. the entire length of the town, connecting | spectators, and the Casa de la Diputacion. the river with the market-place; the houses all bear testimony of the memorable sieges Saragossa has maintained. The rest of the streets are narrow, ill paved, and dirty. The houses are mostly of brick, and three stories high. There are numerous churches: those next to the cathedrals most worthy of notice are St. Domingo and Santa Engracia: the latter contains some fine sculpture and paintings. The railway is nearly finished to Madrid; also as far as Pamplona, on the direct road to Bayonne. From Saragossa to Pamplona, distance 111 miles; time, 5 hours; fare 71 r. 60 c. army. Pamplona is the capital of the province of Navarre, and is considered one of the strongest fortresses of the kingdom, although it has on several occasions been compelled to open its gates to an invading It contains a population of 15,000 souls. Principal hotels are Fonda del Infanta and Parador General. Its fortifications were finished in 1571, under Philip II., by Paleazo, after the first system of Vauban, the citadel of Antwerp being the model. The houses of Pamplona are well built, and the streets finely paved and well kept. The Plaza de Castillo is one of the finest squares in Spain. In the centre there is à beautiful fountain. A very fine new theatre adorns one side; here also is the Plaza de Toros, capable of holding 8000 944 The Gothic Cathedral of Pamplona is one of the most complete and important in Europe. It was built in the 14th century, by Charles III. of Navarre, and dedicated to the Holy Virgin under the name of Ntra. Stra. del Sagrario (Our Lady of the Sanctuary), and possesses a miracle-working image of the Mother of God, which dates back from the time of the apostles. Pamplona is remarkable for the contest that took place for its possession between the English and French in 1813. It was invested by the British, and the French army having been defeated at Vittoria and obliged to repass the Pyrenees, Pamplona was cut off from supplies and obliged to surrender. There are numerous bridges across the Arga, on which river it is situated, which connect it with its suburbs. fountains are supplied with water from a fine aqueduct, three miles long; and, in addition to the Taconera—a beautiful public walk-there are several others outside the walls. The Casa Municipal and the General Hospital will both repay the visit. From Pamplona to Tolosa (railway). The UNITED STATES. TO TOURISTS RETURNING FROM EUROPE. THE summer resorts in the United States are numerous, and many of them very desirable places to visit. The following few pages will give an idea of the time and expense. The natural aspect of our country, its mountains and hills, its valleys and glens, its lakes and rivers, are scenes of beauty and grandeur which no region in Europe can surpass, and which fully compensates for the want of galleries and churches. In our description of the different watering-places and summer resorts, we shall endeavor to convey, in the briefest manner possible, the most celebrated sights, how to reach them, the time requisite, the hotels to stop at, and the expense of the tour. Taking New York as a starting-point, we will conduct the traveler up the Hudson to West Point, then to Saratoga, thence to Lake George, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Montreal, Quebec, back to the White Mountains, Boston, and Newport; or, extending the tour from Saratoga Springs to the Falls of Niagara, via Utica, Syracuse, and Rochester, thence to Montreal via Toronto on Lake Ontario, down the St. Lawrence to Montreal, Quebec, and the Saguenay River, and back by Boston and Newport. This tour will take about three weeks, and cost about $150. Or, still extending the tour from Niagara Falls to the great lakes, via Lake Huron, the Straits of Mackinac, Sault de St. Marié, Lake Superior to Superior City, across to St. Anthony's Falls, Falls of Minne-ha-ha, down the Mississippi either to Prairie du Chien and Chicago, passing the lovely town of Madison; or, continuing down through the beautiful scenery of the Upper Mississippi to St. Louis, thence to the Mammoth Cave, Louisville, Cincinnati, Washington, and Philadelphia. Should this tour be made, it would be better, perhaps, to visit Quebec by the way of Newport, Boston, White Mountains, etc. This tour will take about six weeks, and cost about $350. the White Mountains), and return in three days at an expense of thirty-five dollars: viz., from New York to Boston via Newport and Fall River, $5; from Boston to Gorham via Portland, $4; Gorham to the Glen House, $2; to the summit of Mount Washington, $3; and $9 from Gorham back to New York, the difference for your hotel bills. We hope, however, that the bulk of travelers will not be compelled thus to "rush" it, but can spare two weeks, at an expense of $100, to enjoy the beauties of Nature which they will discover in every turn they make. From the summit of Mount Washington, which is the highest of the range, rising six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, the view is of boundless expanse, ranging over mountain ridges, peaks, lovely valleys, and rivers, from the Green Mountains to the Atlantic, which is often visible. Of the White Mountain region Edward Everett thus speaks: "I have been something of a traveler in our own countrythough far less than I could wish-and in Europe have seen all that is most attractive, from the Highlands of Scotland to the Golden Horn of Constantinople-from the summit of the Hartz Mountains to the Fountain of Vaucluse-but my eye has yet to rest on a lovelier scene than that which smiles around you as you sail from Weir's Landing to Centre Harbor. I have yet to behold a sublimer spectacle than that which is disclosed from Mount Washington, when, on some clear, cool summer's morning, at sunrise, the cloud-curtain is drawn up from Nature's grand proscenium, and all that chaos of wilderness and beauty starts into life—the bare, granitic tops of the surrounding heights-the precipitous gorges a thousand fathoms deep, which foot of man or ray of light never entered-the sombre matted forest -the moss-clad rocky wall, weeping with crystal springs--winding streams, gleaming lakes, and peaceful villages below— and in the dim misty distance beyond the lower hills faint glimpses of the sacred bosom of the eternal deep, ever heaving as with the consciousness of its own im NEW YORK. [UNITED STATES.] NEW YORK. mensity, all mingled in one indescribable | The prices of carriages to visit Central panorama by the hand of the Divine Artist." Park are at the present moment rather high. An open carriage costs $8-that is, going the extent of the Park; to and from it costs $5. If you continue to High Bridge, the charge is $10. The Park is situated between Fifth and Eighth Avenues east and west, and between Fifty-ninth and One Hundred and Tenth Streets north and south, two and a half miles in length, and one half in breadth, covering an extent of nearly nine hundred acres. Fifty acres of this is devoted to a parade-ground. South of the parade-ground are the Botanical Gardens. The Park also contains the Croton Lake and distributing reservoir. Its ponds in the winter season are the resort of myriads of skaters, and when the Nor are the excursions to Lake Champlain, Lake George, and the more level scenery in the vicinity of Saratoga in any way inferior to that of the White Mountains. In visiting them all, you have an opportunity of comparing our own mountain and lake scenery with that which you have seen abroad. If the mountains are visited in the early autumn the scenery is of surpassing loveliness; the valleys and sides of the mountains are covered with a dense and luxuriant forest, while the ground beneath their shade is clothed with the greenest and softest moss, interspersed with the beautiful flowers of our northern clime, and the changing hues of the sugar-skating is good it would be difficult to conmaple, the birch, and the beech; where every leaf appears a lovely flower, from the darkest crimson and scarlet hues to the most delicate brown and yellow; while the different falls of Glenn, Berlin, Trenton, and Gibbs will well repay the traveling of ten times the distance. NEW YORK. On arriving at New York from Europe, it will be found that, however much we have deprecated the strict examination of baggage in other countries, the authorities of our own are not a whit less particular than those abroad, and much more honest; therefore declare what you have, and lay all contraband articles at the top of your trunks; if clothing that you have worn, it will be passed, and, in fact, nearly every thing you may have, if not for sale, and you can make the officers think so; but your conduct must be such that they will have no suspicions, and they are rather a sharp set of men. The tariff of hacks will found higher in New York than any city, and if you can get to your hor two dollars, consider it cheap. er a few days at the Fifth Avenue, ort, or Everett House, and you have our land legs, a few days may visiting the sights of New ing our operas and thewe have seen abroad. hould first be visited, *ation in saying that natural beauties Furope. ceive a gayer scene. Persons not wishing to take a carriage can reach the Park by the Second, Third, Sixth, and Eighth Avenue cars. If wishing to go to that part known as the "Green," stop at Sixty-fifth Street; if to the "Ramble," at Seventyninth Street. There are different lines of stages also running to the Park. The public buildings of New York are very numerous, especially the charitable institutions. The principal are situated on Blackwell's Island. They are the Peni tentiary, Almshouse, Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, and Workhouse. This last is one of the finest institutions in the country. To obtain permission to visit the island, inquire at the Rotunda in rear of the City Hall; go to 61st street by the Harlem stage, and cross the ferry. The New York Hospital should also be visited. This excellent institution annually accommodates over 3000 patients. It is supported by an annual revenue of $80,000. The New York Orphan Asylum, situated near Bloomingdale, is also a fine institution. The Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, the Institute for the Blind, the Asylum for the Insane, St. Luke's Hospital, and Widows' Asylum, are also worthy a visit. The City Hall is a building constructed principally of white marble in the early part of the present century. It contains the governor's room, city library, halls for the Common Council and Board of Alder NEW YORK. [UNITED STATES.] NEW YORK. men, etc. The County Court-house, a beau- | Fredericks, in Broadway, has also another tiful white marble building, is situated near fine assortment. the City Hall, in the same park. It has been recently finished and furnished! For particulars, see the criminal records of the city. The building, however, is fire-proof, and is most chaste and exquisite. The Custom-house Building, in Wall Street, was formerly the Merchants' Exchange; it is, perhaps, the most substantially built edifice in the city. The stone used was Quincy granite, of which it is entirely constructed. Its architect was Isaiah Rogers, and cost $1,800,000. The United States Treasury and Assay Office is situated at the corner of Wall and Nassau Streets. It cost $1,200,000. The material used is white marble. It is 200 feet long by 90 wide. It was formerly the Custom-house. The Post-office, now in course of erection on the Park in front of the City Hall, will be a beautiful structure. A visit should be made to the "Tombs," a substantial structure of Quincy granite, built in the Egyptian style of architecture. The building is used as a Prison, Police Court, Court of Sessions, and for other purposes. An order from the keeper is necessary. The literary institutions, libraries, and art societies are quite numerous, at the head of which stands Columbia College, New York University, the Astor Library, Cooper Institute, Free Academy, Mercantile Library, New York Society Library, the New York Historical Society (this society possesses a fine Egyptian museum, as well as library and picture-gallery), National Academy of Design: this Academy was founded in 1826, and contains a fine collection of paintings, both in oil and water, of living artists. It is open to the public during the months of April, May, June, and July. The Somerville Gallery should also be visited. The Institute of Fine Arts.-This gallery of paintings and sculpture is situated No. 625 Broadway, and is one of the finest collections on this continent. Visits should be made to the celebrated Brady Photographic Gallery, to see the best photographs in America of all our great generals and other distinguished men. The Churches of New York are very numerous, and the exterior of many of them very beautiful, but lack the works of art one sees in the churches of the Continent. The most beautiful in the city are, first, Trinity Church, completed in 1847. It is constructed of brown sandstone, in the Gothic style of architecture, by Mr. Upjohn. The interior is most chaste and exquisite. Its steeple is considered a model of perfection, from which a splendid view of the city and bay of New York may be had, and few can say they ever looked upon a more glorious scene. The balcony of the belfry is accessible at all times, when service is not going on in the church, on payment of a small fee to the custodian. The steeple is 284 feet high. The church-yard of Trinity Church is most interesting on account of the heroic dust it contains, and many patriot names, such as Alexander Hamilton, Captain James Lawrence, etc., will remind the traveler of the sacredness of the ground on which he treads. Notice the exquisite monument erected to the "Sugar - house Martyrs" by the corporation of Trinity Church. St. Paul's Church, on Broadway, in the immediate neighborhood of the City Hall, will repay a visit. It was built in 1776. Notice the monument in the yard erected to the memory of Emmet, the Irish patriot. Grace Church.-This is one of the most superb ecclesiastical edifices in the city. It is situated in Broadway, near Tenth Street, and is universally admired for its chaste design. Mr. Renwick was its architect. The Clubs of the city are quite numerous: the principal are the Union Club, Union League, Travelers', Athenæum, Sketch Club, Bankers' and Brokers', and Manhattan. The Union Club House is a most magnificent building, and equal to any thing one sees in Europe. It is situated on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-second Street, and cost $300,000. The hotels of New York are legion, and the best, as a general thing, are surpassed by none in Europe. Such houses as the Fifth Avenue, Brevoort, Everett, etc., are rarely met with on the Continent, and it is difficult to find restaurants equal to Delmonico's or the Maison Doré. The residences on Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, and other NEW YORK. [UNITED STATES.] NEW YORK. streets, should be seen to obtain an idea of | enter with a carriage it is necessary to the architectural beauty of the buildings have a permit, which will be furnished of the city. to you on applying at the office of your hotel. The theatres of New York are not so numerous as those of Paris or London, but more comfortable than those of the latter. The Academy of Music, destroyed by fire in 1866, has been rebuilt; it is now quite fire-proof, and is one of the largest and most pleasant opera-houses in the country. An excursion should also be made to the United States Navy Yard, Brooklyn; also to the Water-works of the same city. The most direct way is by the Fulton Ferry. For sea and surf bathing in the vicinity of New York, Long Branch and Rockaway are the most patronized. The Continental Hotel at Long Branch is a splendid building, and is considered the most fashionable hotel. Time from New York, 2 hours. The enterprising management of the Erie Railroad run a magnificent steamer to Niblo's Garden ranks best among the Long Branch, on which one can breakfast theatres. Wallack's Theatre, with a fine company, is devoted principally to the production of old English comedies, and is always well attended. The French Theatre, corner of Sixth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. Fisk's Grand Opera-house, corner of Eighth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, Booth's Theatre, Wood's Museum and Theatre, Old Bowery Theatre, Stadt Theatre, New York Circus, San Francisco Minstrels, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Steinway Hall, Cooper Institute, Studio Building, etc. and dine on board. New Brighton, only one half hour's rail from New York, is beautifully situated at the northern end of Staten Island. The principal house is Blenkard's. HUDSON RIVER. We will now commence our tour up the beautiful Hudson, surpassed by no river in the world for its natural beauties. It is navigable for ships as far as the city of Hudson, and for small sloops to Troy, 160 miles above its mouth, which is the head of the tide-water. Its principal tributary is the Mohawk, which river is celebrated for its magnificent falls. The Hudson flows from north to south from Troy, through the eastern portion of the Empire The Olympic Theatre, on Broadway, is State, and is as celebrated for its historical very fairly managed. The excursions in the vicinity of New York are most numerous and most beautiful. First we would mention Greenwood, the most lovely resting-place for the dead on this side the Atlantic. Its distance is but three miles from the city, and, if you do not wish to take a carriage, take a Fulton Street omnibus, cross the ferry to Brooklyn, from whence (the ferry where you land) cars leave for the cemetery every five minutes. Greenwood contains 330 acres, comprising every variety of landscape, hill and dale, valley and plain. Admission on week days on foot. On the Sabbath only proprietors can enter. To associations as for its unsurpassing beauty. The great of our state in genius and wealth have their residences on its lovely banks. Without doubt the lover of the beautiful will take passage on one of the river steamers which leaves New York every morning during the summer season (they leave in the evening as well; so also do the cars from the dépôt in 42d Street). These floating palaces, which are of immense size, and fitted up with all imaginable comfort and luxury, reach Albany at five o'clock P.M., stopping at the principal cities and towns on the river's banks. The Hudson was discovered by Henry Hudson, whose name it bears, a native of Holland, in 1607, while sailing in the em |