ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by SHELDON & COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. W. H. TINSON, Stereotyper. PUDNEY & RUSSELL, Printers. F Crossing the Ocean in a Packet Ship-A Night on a Pilot Boat- PAGE Buildings, New Squares and New Streets-Enlargement of the City Walls-Military Régime-The Imperial Guard-Zouaves Holland-Face of the Country-Dikes and Canals-Energy of the People-Wealth and Commerce-Historical Interest of Holland-Her Scholars and Painters-Wars for Liberty-Em- PAGE The Island of Fione-Copenhagen-Beauty of the City and its Environs-Decline of Denmark as a European Power-Attack of Nelson in 1801-Bombardment in 1807-Loss of Norway- The Country still Rich in the Elements of Prosperity-Points of Sympathy with America-Settlement of the Sound Dues |