. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . Swiss Railway, which wasbuilt by the celebrated English engineer, the late Thomas route runs through a beautiful portion of Switzerland, cross-ing soon after leaving Basle the famous battle-field of St. Jacob,where, on the 26th of August, 1444, 1,500 Swiss defeated a pow-erful French army commanded by the Dauphin Louis. As thetrain speeds onward, distant views of the great chain of the Alps,and of the Bernese Alps, are obtained. After passing Olten thescenery immediately along
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . Swiss Railway, which wasbuilt by the celebrated English engineer, the late Thomas route runs through a beautiful portion of Switzerland, cross-ing soon after leaving Basle the famous battle-field of St. Jacob,where, on the 26th of August, 1444, 1,500 Swiss defeated a pow-erful French army commanded by the Dauphin Louis. As thetrain speeds onward, distant views of the great chain of the Alps,and of the Bernese Alps, are obtained. After passing Olten thescenery immediately along the route becomes tame, but the dis-tant mountains attain an indescribable grandeur which keeps thetraveller constantly on the watch lest he should lose some new GENERAL GRANT ON THE CONTINENT. II7 beauty. The battle-field of Sempach, where the Swiss patriotArnold Von Winkelreid opened a way for his countrys triumph,by the sacrifice of his own life, is passed, and soon the Rigi loomsup on the left, while on the right the dark, gloomy mass ofPilatus towers overhead. A little later the green and limpid.
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