as safe, it gives you far less sense of safety, it disposes you the more to sympathize with objects of terror. Indeed, when you fairly get to the extremity, and find yourself standing out in this world of waters on a slip of wood only large enough for your feet to rest on, and which is quivering beneath you; when the waters are rushing down under you; when the spray is flying over you; and when the eye seeks to fathom the unfathomable and boisterous gulf below; you have, perhaps, as much of the terrible as will consist with gratification. Very many of the visitors never think of encountering this point of view; those who do, and have a taste for it, will never forget it. It is among the finest of the fine. "In returning, I wandered round the little island. It is covered with forest trees of a fine growth, and is full of picturesque beauty. Days might be spent here in happy and deep seclusion:-protected from the burning sun; regaled by lovely scenes of nature, and the music of the sweetest waters; and in fellowship, at will, with the mighty Falls. "The next morning was the last; and it was given wholly to the Great Fall. I prepared, in the first instance, to go behind it. This is the chief adventure; and is by most writers described as dangerous. There is no danger if the overhanging rocks keep their places, and if you have moderate self-possession. I made use of the oil-cloth dress provided by the guide, and was quarrelling with it as damp and uncomfortable; but that grievance was quickly disposed of. I had not made my entrance behind the scenes before I was drenched, and the less I had on the better. However, it was an admirable shower-bath; and there was an end to the question of wet or dry. "Take care of your breath," was the cry of the guide; and I had need, for it was almost gone. On making a further advance, I recovered it, and felt relieved. "Now give me your hand," said the guide; "this is the narrowest part." Onward I went, till he assured me that I was on Termination Rock: the extreme point accessible to the foot of man. : "As the labour of the feet was over, and there was good standing, I determined on making the best use of my eyes. But this was not so easy to do. The spray and waters were driving in my face, and coursing down my sides most strangely a strong wind from the foot of the Fall was driving in the opposite direction, so as to threaten not to blow me down, but to blow me up to the roof of the vault. However, I soon ascertained that we were at the extremity of a cavern of a large and wonderful construction. It is in the form of a pointed arch; the one span composed of rolling and dense water, and the other of livid-black rocks. It was some fifty feet from the foot of the rock to that of the water, and I had entered about seventy feet. On the entrance, which is mostly of thinner waters, the sun played cheerfully, and with glowing power; but within, it was contrasted by the dim light and heavy obscurity which are generated by the density of the fall, to which the whole power of the sun can give only a semi-transparency. What with this visible gloom, the stunning noise of the Fall, and the endless commotion of wind and waters, the effect is most singular and awful. It is a scene that would harmonize with the creations of Fuseli; and it has, I will venture to say, real horrors, beyond what the cave of old Eolus ever knew. "On returning to my dressing-room, I received a certificate from the guide that I had really been to Termination Rock; an ingenious device to give importance to his vocation, but in the success of which he does not miscalIculate on human nature. The rest of the morning was employed in taking peeps at the Falls from favourite points of observation; but chiefly from the Table Rock, and at the foot of the Great Falls. The day was exceedingly fine, and every feature of the amazing scene was lighted up with all its beauty; and I now communed with it as one would with a friend who has already afforded you rich enjoyment in his society. I was delighted-was fascinated. Everything, apart or together, seemed to have acquired greater power and expression. I studied all the parts; they were exquisite, but lovely, noble; I put them all together, and it overwhelmed me, subdued me, fixed me to the spot. Long I stayed; all time was short. I went, and returned; and knew not how to go." DISTANCES. From Steamboat Landing across to Chippewa From Fort Schlosser to Chippewa, From the Falls to Chippewa Across the River at the Falls,.. To Goat Island by the Bridge, Across the Falls on the American side,. Across the foot of Goat Island,.. Length of Goat Island, .... Across the Horse-Shoe Fall,. From the Eagle and Cataract Hotels to Table Rock, Miles 1/ From the above Hotels to the top of the bank,.... Rods 100 Top of the bank down the Staircase to the River.. 28 Width of river at the Ferry, Up the Canada bank,. . From the Falls to the Mineral Springs,. To the Whirlpool, 76 76 Miles 2 To the Devil's Hole, To Erie Canal at Tonawanda, To Buffalo, To Lockport, To Lewiston, Depth of water at the Horse-Shoe, Depth of water at the Ferry,. 174 ADDRESS TO THE NIAGARA RIVER. (From the Spanish of Jose Maria Hereclia.)— United States Review, and Literary Gazette. TREMENDOUS Torrent! for an instant hush The terrors of thy voice, and cast aside Those wide-involving shadows; that mine eyes I am not all-unworthy of thy sight; I have been touch'd with joy; and when the sea, Its dangers, and the wrath of elements. Grow broken midst the rocks; thy current, then, The hoarse and rapid whirlpools there! My brain A thousand rainbows arch them, and the woods |