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Mourn VERNON. Mount Vernon, the
celebrated seat of President Washington,
is pie asantly situated on the Virginia bank
of the river Potomac, where it is nearly two
miles wide, and is about 2S0 miles from the
sea, and 1877 from Point Look Out, at the
mouth ofthe river, 1t is nine miles below
Alexandra. The area Of the mount is 200
feet above the surface of the river. On
either wing, is thick grove of different
Towering forest trees. Parallel with them,
on the land side, are two spacious gardens,
into which one is led by the serpentine
gravel walks, planted with weeping willows
and shady shrubs. The mansion house
itself appears venerable and convenient.
A lofty portico, 96 feet in length, support
ed by eight pillars, has pleasing effect
when viewed from the water, the whole as
'semblage of the green house, school house,
offices, servants, aud halls, when seen from
the land side bears resemblance to a rural
village; especially as the lands on that side
are laid out somewhat in the form of Eng
lish gardens, i'm me adows and grass grounds,
ornamented with little copses, circular
clumps, and single trees. A small park on
the margin of the river, where the English
fallow deer and the Americanwild deer are
seen through the thickets, alternately with
the vessels as they are sailing along, add a
romantic and picturesque appearance to
the whole scenery. Such are the philo-
sophie shades, to which the late command
er in chief ofthe American armies and the
first President of the United States retired,
from the tumutuous scenes OF busy
world.