Journal of a Tour through France. [June 1 , 



apothecary ; one printer; and lliree inus. 

 It lias one fair, iiii<l good uiarkets. Tliere 

 was sonic severe- li^iitiiig; liere durini>' the 

 eanipaij^ii of 1814, attested by iionses 

 still ill ruins, and the marks of nmsket- 

 balis tipon the walls. 



NVc arrived about two o'clock at 

 Laii;;'res, a strong t'orlificd town, situate 

 U|)oii a vt'rv steep and high muuiitain, 

 and celebrated lor its manufactures of 

 hardwaic, cutlery, &e. : it is the Shef- 

 field of l''rance. When the Allies had 

 jjenetrated thus far in 1814, the Impe- 

 rial Guard, amounting to 12,000 men, 

 un arriving to the succour uf this town, 

 cried out, " VVe come to the relief of 

 Laiigres the virgin;" so called because 

 it had never yet been taken. However, 

 the enemy being three times more nu- 

 merous than the guard, the latter left it, 

 and returned to TJar-sur-Aube: Langres 

 soon after capitulated. — We had an 

 excellent dinner, of four courses, and 

 a desert, at one of the best inns in 

 France ; for which we only paid 2*. \(l. 

 each. 



Langres is near the river Marne: 

 contains 7000 inhabitants; twenty-two 

 cullers; eight drapers; three grocers; 

 four dealers in grain, cotton, wool, oils, 

 wine, and brandy; four iron-merchants ; 

 one merchant; fi\e milliners; two prin- 

 ters ; four booksellers, one of whom is 

 the inventor of the largest-sized paper ; 

 five druggists or apothecaries; six inns; 

 a tribunal of commerce; and a banker. 

 There are two lairs of eight days each, 

 and six others ; a public library, contain- 

 ing 30,000 volumes; and a theatre. 



The next town was Vesoul, upon the 

 river Durgeon, at the foot of a bill 

 covered with vineyards, and the ciiief 

 place of the prefecture. It contains 

 6700 iidiabitants ; one manufacturer of 

 arms ; three mercers and hardwaremen ; 

 two hosiers; three hatters; four iron 

 and copper merchants; five grocers; 

 three clock-makers; two milliners; 

 three jewe Hers; three dealers in stained 

 papers and glass, painters, and gilders; 

 one laceman ; six apothecaries ; one 

 dealer in silks, wool, and novelties; six 

 tanners, chamois- dressers, and furriers; 

 two tape-manufacturers; four wood- 

 turners; three printers; three liooksellers 

 and stationers; tv\o bookbinders and 

 pasteboard-makers; three architects; 

 and one banker. There is a fair every 

 Thursday in Lent, four of eight days 

 each, and another of one day. There 

 are pleasant walks in the new alleys, 

 where there are public vapour-baths, a 

 public library of 25,000 volumes, a 

 physical 



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ter's storms by shady groves, and leading 

 to the bowers of plenty, pleasure. Mid 

 repose.' What liislinian would not 

 exchiiiige iiis innrphios and whiskey for 

 the stHli'aiid blood of life; and what son 

 of Jaiinoi:k* Would not dc sL'rt his leaven 

 god, and the sleepy potations of his 

 both r, John Barb} corn, for the best 

 ■ wheaten bread of the harvest, and the 

 •enlivening juice of the vine? 

 i- We cbuliiiued our journey, and ar- 

 fi4ved at Troyes in the evening. — 

 Troyes, upon the Seine, in the centre of 

 tht; deitartnient of Aube, and chief place 

 of the prefecture, is a large city, situate 

 in a tine j)Iain: it contains 27,000 inha- 

 bitants. Here arc many cotton- spin- 

 ning and manufacturing establishments. 

 There are four cotton-merchants ; thirty- 

 seven manufacturers of cotton stockings; 

 twelve spinners of cotton ; one manu- 

 facturer of calicoes, percals, and dimi- 

 ties; ten of cloth; one of agricultural 

 implements; one of woollen; one of 

 <M)tton and silk lace; one of mustard; 

 one of pajjer; one of lam|i oil ; live spin- 

 ning mills of wool; one foundry of pipes 

 without a seam ; one calico-printer one 

 brewer; one coppersmith ; seven d>ers; 

 twenly-thiee dvers of stuli's, dimities, 

 fustians, &e. There is a nursery eon- 

 iHiiiiiig 200,000 feet of fruit-trees, indi- 

 genous and exotic; also flowers. There 

 are five principal inns; one restaurateur; 

 four coirie-houses; five \)rinters ; nine 

 booksellers; one reading-room; four 

 music professors; fifteen drapers; nine 

 tanners, chamois, &e. ; one theatre ; one 

 butcher> ; one public library, containing 

 30,000 volumes; the attorneys' library, 

 and llial at the seminary; two bankers, 

 and a tribunal of commerce; five fairs, 

 one of which is for wool. 



After getting our carriage, as we 

 thought, thoroughly repaired, we re- 

 sumed our journey on the 4th, and 

 airived in the evening at Bar-snr-Aubc, 

 intending to slrep at Langres; but after 

 changing horses, and proceeding a few 

 yards, we perceived that the cross-bar 

 support of tlie vehicle, over the front 

 spring, was broken ; which obliged us to 

 turn back, and stop all night. Having 

 got it repaired, we continued onr jour- 

 ney. Bar- siir Aube is twelve leagues 

 east of Troyes: contains 4000 inhabi- 

 bitaiits; one iron- merchant and manu- 

 facturer of nails; three clothiers; seven- 

 teen grocers ; nine corn-chandlers; three 

 tanners; two veterinary doctors; one 



* Bread made of oatmeal, and leavened, 

 in Lancashire. 



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