OCT. 12TH.-Morning was at the Palace; the whole three Guards formed lines in the Vestibules of the Chapel, and the Emperor, Empress, Maria Louisa, and many princes, came from the Mass, in grand costumes and uniforms; it was an imposing sight. Afternoon at the Volks Garten. Mr. W. Furniss, of N. Y., called on me.

13TH.-Morning, called on Mr. Stiles.

Afternoon, with

F., spent in the lovely walks, fine Menagerie, and Botanic Garden of Schonbrunn. Though beautiful, it did not please me as much as Laxenburgh.

14TH.-The most of the day occupied in preparations for departure. Looked at the pictures in the Lichtenstein Gallery again, with F.

15TH.-Morning, received my credit from Arnstein and Eskeles, on Constantinople, Alexandria, Naples and Rome. Mailed Letters. At 2 P. M., in fine weather, took boat upon the Danube, at the Konigsmuhle, on the Prater, with F., for Presburgh. The scenery was flat at first; we passed Wagram; the river filled with water-mills and winding; passed the fine ruin of the Nunn's Tower, projecting into the river, and arrived at 5 P. M., at the Grunen Baum Presburgh; walked over to the Garden opposite, and heard fine music from a military band, and enjoyed a splendid sunset view from the bridge; how much like Donauworth is this town; the river in its turns seemed retreating into the sunset pearl.

16TH.-At 6 A. M., we were off again for Pest; the weather was cold but clear; for the whole morning the scenery

was flat until the river began to turn southward, and then there rose mountains, bleak and single, with many ruins on their summits. We passed Vissegrad and the fine church at Gran, and arrived about 4 1-2 P. M., at the Hotel Konigin von England.* Walked up to the hill, behind Buda or Ofen, among the hamlets of the serfs of Archduke Stephen. The view hence is grand ; Pest spreads out below upon a plain, regularly built, with large, fine, white houses, and Buda straggles up a hill like the Hradschin. It is indeed much like Prague. A large number of carriages of Nobles with their Chasseurs and Heiducks passed us coming from their Diet of Hungary; and after enjoying some fine views by moonlight, returned to our delightful hotel.

*Extract from N. Y. Tribune, Oct., 1849, showing the condition of this beautiful City, after the late Hungarian War.

THE CAPITAL AFTER THE WAR.

The correspondent of the London Times, writes from Post as follows:"Pest itself, is situated on the left bank of the Danube, on perfectly level ground with a noble line of newly constructed houses, forming a magnificient quay. Across the Danube is Ofen alias, Buda, rising above the water, by a bold and steep acclivity, to an elevated table land, on wihch is built the Royal Palace, and other public offices of the Kingdom of Hungary.

The course of the Danube is here rapid,-and its depth partakes of the nature of its banks. A few feet from the Pest shore, there is only two feet of water, in the middle five, and on the Ofen side, a depth of eight fathoms. The connexion between the two cities, has been hitherto kept up by a bridge of boats, the lease of which producos to the town the sum of £8,000 per annum; the lessee being bound to keep it floating, up to the 6th of December, which shows very nearly how long the river is free from ice. In order to maintain a constant communication all the year round, the chain bridge was built, after the designs, and under the superintendence of Mr. Clarke; a noble triumph of British taste, and science; and when I think of

17TH. Started on Steamer Frederic for Orsova, the weather fine; and scenery very flat and of little interest: about 6 P. M., and after dark, stopped for coals at Mohacs, a squalid village, with crowds of the barbarous Magyars upon the wharf. Stopped steam about 11 P. M., and slept on board canal-boat wise.

the two extremities of the capital, Ofen, with its vine-clad hills, and German population, and Pest, with its long Hatvanet, and the wild Magyar peasant, with swarthy complexion, fiery eyes, and nomade-like sheepskin dress, from the Pustza, with his horses reeking with sweat, the genius of Britannia scems even here, in its congenial element, connecting the ocean-like plains of Asia with the civilization of Europe.

The devastation produced by the seige and the bombardment is tremendous. From the windows of the Jagerhorn Hotel, in which I live, I see the roofless shells of two of the largest houses in Pest, the Hotel of the Queen of England, and the Redouten Saal, in which Kossuth held his Convention; while across the Danube, the huge Royal Palace, that crowned the steeps of Ofen, and in which the Palatine used to hold his court, is a mass of ruins. Crossing the bridge, and going round to the back of the fortress, we find a level piece of ground called " 'the General Wiese;" where Major General Hentzi, who defended Ofen, for the Imperialists, pastured the cattle of the garrison, under the guns of the fortress. Ofeu offered no point of attack from Pest, which is low and level, as well as separated from it by the Danube; but on the other side of the General Wiese is the so-called Hill of the Suabians, and here Gorgey had his breaching Batteries; while southward close to the Danube, is the lofty Blocksberg, to which Mortars were elevated by the Magyars; so that Ofen, although it commanded Pest, was itself commanded by the Blocksberg.

All along the western side of Ofen, over looking the General Wiese the bastions and parapets are a mass of ruins, and, as the eminence on which they are built, is considerably higher than the terrace side of Windsor Castle, and were taken by storming ladders, you may easily imagine that the loss of life was very great. A part of the artillery now covers the General-Wiese, and as I walked over it with my polite cicerone, he looked up to the steep parapets and bastions, now a line of banks of rubbish, like the mounds outside an oriental town, and said to me, "How many a stout fellow iay dead and bleeding here five months ago!"

Of the Wiener

18тн. Morning very fine; our general rate down is fifteen miles an hour: scenery continued flat till dinner time, when we passed the fine Tower of Peterwardein, and Eyloch, and at night arrived at Semlin; walked about on shore; a squalid town. Although we had a very fine moon, Belgrade was too far off in the haze to be visible. Steamed nearly all night.

19TH. Beautiful morning: many Servians and Albanians, in full and fine costume came aboard: passed the fine Roman Towers of Karman. Towards afternoon the scenery grew grand. The river, winding amongst noble wooded hills, and forming many beautiful lakes, like the Vevay landscape; and along the bank is a splendid new road, till we reached Orsola, at dusk, in fine moonlight, where we slept.

20TH. Inthe same charming weather, took small boat to pass the Iron Gates; a narrow abrupt pass or whirlpool, about twelve miles down, where changed to a larger boat for Galatz. Kept on through delightful and ever-changing scenery, passing the Iron Gates, which, full of whirlpools, are not so grand as the Kazan pass. Yesterday, during the evening, the Prince Metternich passed us, and we saluted: and under a full moonlight the minarets and bastions of Widdin rose to view.

Thor, or Vienna Gate, not a trace is visible, except large blocks of still compactly adhering masonary scattered on the ground. I need not prolong the black catalogue of ruins. A narrow lane close to a public square, is shown where the brave Hentzi, received a shot in the breast, from which he died the same night. This lane leads out on the western terrace, where an ally of limes still smiles in undisturbed verdure over the desolate scene, and through the branches of whcih one sees the Hill of the Suabians —a villa in the midst of a garden."

21ST. Scenery to-day was rather tame; continual coast guard houses; then the minarets, forts and hills of Old Nicopolis; superb weather yet-sailed nearly till evening, when we stopped five hours at Giurgeva: the Turkish village of Ruzuck is opposite on a fine point and looked beautiful. F. sketched it as usual. Giurgeva is a squalid town of Wallachia, without interest: fine moonlight yet.

22D. Same glorious weather: sailing near the Turkish coast; very rich and beautiful, now and then seeing peasants in their gay costume, and some elegant-looking towns. Their appearance is charming; with their mosques, white minarets and feluccas in the harbor. Stopped at Braila, and about 9 P. M., arrived at Galatz. Slept on board.

23D.-Walked about this squalid town, containing but one miserable Hotel; afternoon went on board the Kollowradt Steamer for Constantinople. The company on board were an odd jumble, without much to please, and the sail down the river is prolonged some two days by delays. The boats are changed four times; they are of the first class and of iron. Slept on board in fine state room and superb boat. Started at 4 A. M.

24TH. A portion of our Turks, who travel under a tent on deck, sitting cross-legged, with pipe, and turban, some really good looking fellows, were landed at Tulchna, where was a large amount of shipping; the fog cleared up finely at noon ; and brought to view on one side of this, the middle and narrow arm of the Danube, Russian houses, and Guard posts,