278 WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA 



Poor "Wilson was smote by the liand of death, 

 before he had finished his work. Prince Charles 

 Buonaparte, nephew to the late emperor Na- 

 poleon, aided by some of the most scientific gentle- 

 men of Pennsylvania, is continuing this valuable 

 and interesting publication. 



New York, with great propriety, may he called 

 the commercial capital of the new world : — 



"Urbs augusta potens, nulli cessura." 



Ere long, it will be on the coast of North America 

 what Tyre once was on that of Syria. In her port 

 are the ships of all nations ; and in her streets is 

 displayed merchandise from all parts of the known 

 world. And then the approach to it is so enchant- 

 ing! The verdant fields, the woody hills, the 

 farms, and country houses, form a beautiful land- 

 scape as you sail up to the city of New York. 



Broadway is the principal street. It is three 

 miles and a half long. I am at a loss to know 

 where to look for a street, in any part of the 

 world, which has so many attractions as this. 

 There are no steam-engines to annoy you by 

 filling the atmosphere full of soot and smoke ; the 

 houses have a stately appearance; while the eye 

 is relieved from the perpetual sameness, which is 

 common in most streets, by lofty and luxuriant 

 trees. 



Nothing can surpass the appearance of the 

 American ladies, when they take their morning 

 walk, from twelve to three, in Broadway. The 

 stranger will at once see that they have rejected 

 the extravagant superfluities which appear in the 



