. The cruise of the steam yacht North Star; a narrative of the excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, etc. BY th: KEY. JOHN OVERTON CHOULES. D. AUTHOR OK TOK HISTORY OF MISSIONS. YOCNG AMERICANS ABROAD, ETC. BOSTON: GOULt) ANJJ LINCOLN NEW YORK: EVANS AND DICKERSON. 1854. I> D^ 1^ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by GOULD & LINCOLN, In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts Stereotyped by eOBART & ROBBINS, NEW ENGLAND TYPE -»ND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, BOSTON. Printed by
. The cruise of the steam yacht North Star; a narrative of the excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, etc. BY th: KEY. JOHN OVERTON CHOULES. D. AUTHOR OK TOK HISTORY OF MISSIONS. YOCNG AMERICANS ABROAD, ETC. BOSTON: GOULt) ANJJ LINCOLN NEW YORK: EVANS AND DICKERSON. 1854. I> D^ 1^ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by GOULD & LINCOLN, In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts Stereotyped by eOBART & ROBBINS, NEW ENGLAND TYPE -»ND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, BOSTON. Printed by Geo. C. Rand, No. 3 Cornhill. So GEORGE PEABODY, ESQ., THE HONORED AND PATKIOTIC REPRESENTATIVE OF AMERICAN PRINCIPLES IN LONDON, MADE BTAN AMERICAN MERCHANT, BY HIS OBLIGED FRIEND, J. O. CHOULES. 4d,^iikdi. In 1. S i^in^, Jrfrm,- n- J).,jjv>rrr^,Ap> / C(0)]IimE]LnLTS TAK3D)]E] PREFACE I HAD the opportunity afforded me, by an indulgent con-gregation, to spend the summer of 1851 in Europe; and, onmy return, I published a small volume (on which I wasaided by three young friends and pupils, who were the com-panions of my tour), entitled Young Americans Abroad,or Vacation in Europe. This had a favorable receptionby the public, and has passed into a fourth edition andbeen reprinted in London. I had no idea that I shouldagain revisit the Old World; or, at least, supposed thatmany years would elapse ere such a gratification could beenjoyed. Last February my valued friend, Mr. Vanderbilt, in-formed me that he proposed in May to take his family on avoyage to the principal seaports of Europe, in a steamyacht then building for that purpose; and he most kindly1* VI PREFACE. invited me to be his guest. I saw no way by whicli Icould accept his generous proposition consistently with t
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