Volume 33 Item 02: James Macarthur journal of a tour through Belgium and Germany, November 1828-January 1829

Remagen – the Rigomagus of the Romans – Magnificent scenery – Drachenfels &c in the distance at 1/2 past six arrived at Coblentz – Hotel des Portes –

– Saturday 28th – Coblentz – Edward's acquaintance Mr Jordain – [indecipherable] Very rainy day – Moselle

Wine from 13s/4d to £2 pr Dozn – Russian Campaign Monument – erected in 1823 memorable for the Campaign in Russia Vue et approuvé [Seen and approved] Janry 1814 by the Russian Com mandant of Coblentz

Great beauty of the environs – In the evening drank tea at

Several persons came in – no affectation – great admirers of napoleon ill opinion of the French Govr. "Vin de la Bourdon naye"

– Sunday 29th – At six left Coblentz St. Goar Bacharach, Bingen romantic scenery alteration immediately on leaving Bingen – the

river assumes a tranquil placid character more like lake in appearance At Bingen cross the Nah[e] & enter the Dominions of Hesse d'Armstadt

This Govt. not so popular as that of Prussia – still less so than Nassau on the opposite shore –

Great inconvenience of so many petty states

states – The Commercial & manufacturing interests in particular look back to the undivided empire of Napoleon with no good feeling to the present system –

Time has weakened the remembrance of the grievances they then suffered –

At five reached Mayence very strong fortress –