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and to those connected with nautical life in the commercially or otherwise the Gulf of Mexico had historic points of interest - and not back when it was the cruzing ground of privateers and pirates. On entering the peculiar and almost | and to those connected with nautical life in the commercially or otherwise the Gulf of Mexico had historic points of interest - and not back when it was the cruzing ground of privateers and pirates. On entering the peculiar and almost unearthly mouth of the thick & turbid Mississippi, with its low muddy shores the quantities of drift wood with now and then an alligator sleeping on its waters one can hardly imagine that so large a city is in the vicinity. In ascending this mighty stream, the land is higher, plantation here & there seen, Steamers vessels begin to crowd & on approaching the Crescent city, its vast extent, the [[?]] forest of masts, the life & bustle on the levee or embankment - its general history were subjects to ponder on. | ||
But to see New Orleans was interesting in another point of view, as having been & was even then the hot bed of all operations regarding Texas. There much of the resources from every part of the Union were centralised. & on every emergency parties are always to be found ready to assist in widening the breach between Texas and Mexico. Without the existence of this powerful city | |||
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24 and to those connected with nautical life in the commercially or otherwise the Gulf of Mexico had historic points of interest - and not back when it was the cruzing ground of privateers and pirates. On entering the peculiar and almost unearthly mouth of the thick & turbid Mississippi, with its low muddy shores the quantities of drift wood with now and then an alligator sleeping on its waters one can hardly imagine that so large a city is in the vicinity. In ascending this mighty stream, the land is higher, plantation here & there seen, Steamers vessels begin to crowd & on approaching the Crescent city, its vast extent, the ? forest of masts, the life & bustle on the levee or embankment - its general history were subjects to ponder on.
But to see New Orleans was interesting in another point of view, as having been & was even then the hot bed of all operations regarding Texas. There much of the resources from every part of the Union were centralised. & on every emergency parties are always to be found ready to assist in widening the breach between Texas and Mexico. Without the existence of this powerful city