THE OFFICERS OF A GRATEFUL ARMY, ATTACKED AND DISPERSED THE AMERICAN FORCES INSCRIBE UPON THIS TABLET THEIR ADMIRATION OF HIS PROFESSIONAL SKILL, BY THE MONUMENT ERECTED AT HIS GRAVE IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, BY THE ARMY IN THAT COMMAND, BY THAT WHICH HIS MOURNING BROTHER OFFICERS OF THE 20th FOOT RAISED IN HIS PARISH CHURCH AT ROSSTREVOR; AND THAT PLACED IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, AS THE LAST TRIBUTE OF A NATION'S PRAISE, The drive from the Obelisk into Warrenpoint is quite in keeping with the character of the country we have been endeavouring to describe. You pass for two miles along the northern shore of Lough Carlingford, and on your right are several fine villas, amongst which are Rosetta; Captain Reilly's, of Fairburn; Mr. Carter's; Moygannon, the seat of Edward Anderson, Esq., and Clonallan Glebe, where the Rev. Mr. Richards, the worthy rector, resides. The Obelisk being a conspicuous and remarkable object in all the scenery along these parts, as indeed may be inferred from the various views already given, we here subjoin another sketch of it from another point. All the preceding sketches of Rosstrevor scenery have been drawn by Mr. Emerson, of Rosstrevor, to whom they do much credit. WARRENPOINT S delightfully situated at the head of the Lough of Carlingford, at the debouch of the river Clanrye, nearly six miles from Newry. It is a comparatively modern place. Ninety years ago it had only one house; towards the end of last century only a few houses; it is now expanding to the proportions of an important town, comprising several streets with well built houses and respectable shops. This rapid increase is principally owing to the beauty of its situation, and its numerous attractions for bathing and recreation. It is a favourite resort for the shopkeepers and tradesmen of Newry and their families, to which they repair by hundreds on summer Sundays. There are upwards of 250 houses, arranged into several wide and commodious streets, radiating from a large square in the centre of the town. Its present population exceeds 2,000; but in the summer months, during the influx of bathers, thrice that number obtain accommodation. As a sea-bathing residence, it has every requisite--pure, clear water, a gently shelving shore covered with small round pebbles, and free from mud and sea-weed; and hot, tepid, cold and shower baths for those who fear to "lay their hands on ocean's mane." The baths cost, 1s. 2d. for hot, 10d. for tepid, 6d. for cold, and 6d. for shower; and all the ablutionary accessories of the bathroom are complete. The vicinity is very attractive, and ornamented with numerous villas and gentlemen's seats; one of the most conspicuous of which is Dromore Lodge, the seat of James Robinson, Esq., J. P. The steam-boats trading to Newry, and the large ships engaged in carrying on the trade of that port with America and other foreign countries, load and unload here; so that there is generally considerable bustle about the dock, and the place wears quite the air of a sea-port town. But the south-eastern end is free from all appearance of trade, particularly at Seaview, which is a fine promenade along the head of the Bay, from which the prospect is extremely beautiful and grand. Here, in the widely expanding mountain-girt basin, the whole navy of Britain might ride in perfect safety. It is bounded on the right by the overhanging mountains of Carlingford, and on the left by the still loftier and more magnificent mountains of Mourne. On the verge of the horizon appears the Lighthouse, Greencastle, the Blockhouse, and Greenore Lighthouse, and on the green and tranquil bosom of the Lough are numerous vessels pursuing their busy course, some seeming in the distance to ride upon blue ocean's rim. Towards Rosstrevor the various pretty seats which adorn the northern shore of the Lough-the Obelisk, lovely Rosetta, the Woodhouse, and the little Quay of Rosstrevor darkly nestling under the huge wing of Sliev Bân--appear to peculiar advantage in the evening sun, whose declining beams are reflected from the trembling waters. No words can paint the splendour of the scene on such occasions, when all the varied glow that invests the western sky as the sun sinks in a blaze of light behind the wood-crowned heights of Fathom, and all the tints which surround his setting-purple, gold, and blue—are pictured on the unruffled bosom of the Bay. Warrenpoint boasts beautiful vicinage. From Seaview the coast and mountains of Omeath appear in their most picturesque aspect across the river, the scenery often heightened by the presence of a noble ship, or a gallant bark, with several sloops riding at anchor, in front of the hotel of Mr. James O'Hagan, himself an experienced and intelligent captain, who, having for many years pursued his adventurous calling in various parts of the world, has now settled down as the proprietor of a hotel, which renders good service to his brother skippers, and not unequal service, too, in our landscape, as appears from the annexed view, taken from the jetty on which the passengers from Warrenpoint, with whom the trip across the bay is a very favourite one, land from the boats. Then, the elegant cottage of Mrs. Bell, the neat church (seen in the sketch to the right of the hotel), the pretty Glebe House, the humble but capacious Chapel, and the white clustering cottages, skirted by a cultivated champaign, rising and expanding into the verdurous mountains of Louth. We know of no more agreeable promenade than that from Savilla Place to Marine Terrace, in the summer morn ings, or, still more, in the autumn twilight of this northern clime. "A delightful reminiscence," says a gentleman to whom we are indebted for this description, "connected with the first time we wandered here, has so deeply impressed the features of the scene upon our memory, that we can recall them with facility and pleasure. We first stood upon this spot beneath the wan, but not unwarming, glow of Hesperus. Several groups were walking the greensward, the white drapery of the ladies contrasting with the dark dresses of the men. The waters reflected back the sparkling stars; the Lighthouse held aloft in the distance its friendly lamp; nearer was Greenore, with its Revolving Light, now invisible, and anon brilliantly flashing across the waters; along the shores of Omeath the lights were flickering in the cottages; and around us was many a young and happy heart, beating, it may be, to responsive vows. The full summer moon rose over the mountains and the Bay, 'hallowing tree and tower,' and 'shedding silence and deep beauty o'er the whole.' One of the groups mentioned consisted of a lady about eighteen or twenty years; two others, her younger sister, about fifteen or so, and a man of noble bearing, a few years older; each of whom might serve as a statuary's model, the eldest lady especially. A year previous her friends deemed she was dying, and brought her to this spot, where her childhood passed, hoping that the beauty of the familiar scenery would soothe her parting spirit. When last we had pined in hopeless love. she then leaned with the "She had listed his talk, seen her, her cheek was pale as if she But she here met him on whose arm privilege of affianced affection. And he shared in her walk, One so gallant and true? And sunk on his breast, Like the eventide dew. "Ah! now her cheek glows With the tint of the rose, Fled away like a dream.' "This lady's story, or one exactly similar, has been told by Davis in his Bride of Mallow,' from which we have quoted these lines; and as all our Irish, and many of our English, readers, are familiar with the verse, we fear to tread farther in the footsteps of so accomplished a votary of his country's Muse." Many of the houses in Seaview are the summer residences of the merchants and gentry of Newry, Armagh, and other inland towns; amongst them the prettiest are those of Mr. J. T. Halyday, Rev. John Davis, Mr. H. Thomson, Mr. John Caraher, Miss Hancock, &c. Others are fitted for bathers of the wealthier classes. In other parts of Warrenpoint, there is accommodation for bathers, from the peer to the peasant. In some seasons, apartments and houses are let at very moderate rates; but when the farm produce is paying well, the farmers' wives and children, and others whose prosperity is dependent upon that of the agriculturist, flock here in shoals from all the southern parts of Ulster, and, in the north end of the town, literally "push" the gentry "from their stools;" and then exorbitant prices are charged. At such times only is it expensive to live here; but, in general, a family could reside at as little cost as in Newry or any other town in the north of Ireland. It would be impossible to give an accurate estimate of the cost of living here, as that must depend upon the style, and vary with the seasons. Halligan's "Victoria," and Sims' "Crown," are the principal hotels. Both are very extensive and well-conducted; the fare profuse, well served, and of the best quality;-wines, spirits, and malt liquors of equal merit;-the attendance prompt, courteous, and unobtrusive; the bedrooms scrupulously clean;-both Mrs. Halligan and Mrs. Sims skilled in the secret of making their guests at home indoors; and the landlords able and willing to show them how best to enjoy themselves abroad, and to provide the means of doing so as rapidly as may be practicable. We found the charges at these houses extremely moderate, not only as compared with the scale of English hotels, but as compared with the tariff at other establishments in this part of Ireland, and E |