The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

TO CAPT. M`KELLAR

Oa board the steam-ship Caledonia, at sea,
oecar Halifax, 18th MareA,-1841.
Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned passengers on board the
Caledonia, think it due to you and to the owners, as we are
about to enter the port of Halifax, where several of us will
leave you, to express our opinion of your ship, and of . the
Manner in which she has been conducted on the present voyage.
With the exceptien of about two days, since we left the
British Channel the winds have been constantly adverse, ge,
nerally dead a-head. We have encountered a storm unex,
ampled for violence and continuance in the memory of the
oldest sailor on board. In a few minutes after it first struck
our ship, a new foresail of the strongest canvass was torn to
atoms ; not a stitch of further sail could be set without the
certainty of having it instantly blown away. The sea rose in
mountain-waves, and was lashed into a sheet of boiling foam,
which was carried through the sky like snow-drift, ob-
scuring the whole horizon. For upwards of six hours the
tempest raged with unabated fury, and was sustained by
our good ship in a manner which surprised every expe-
rienced person on board. Notwithstanding this violent
storm, however, and continued adverse heavy seas, we have
made the passage from Liverpool to Halifax in fourteen days,
a passage, we believe, quite unexampled under such circntn7
stances. These facts speak fpr themselves, and paruiot. VP
think, fail to confirm and heighten the confidence of the pnb,
lie in this line of steam navigation. Permit us further to say
to you, that we have been much pleased with the government
of your ship ; while the unostentatious but deep respect paid
to religion, the quietness as well as decision of all your orders,
the total absence of all noise, blustering, and confusion, your
uniform equanimity and politeness, and your coolness and
courage in the hour of danger, will not soon be forgotten by
us. We beg, then, to tender to you, sir, our thanks for all
your attentions, together with the assurance of our esteem.
And we are respectfully, dear, sir,

,
lour most obedient servants,
George Simpson, M.
King, John Brown, Robert Ng:.
ble, Alexander Dale, J. W. Dixon D. Manson, P. Suther,
land, George
a Ni Kenzie, J. E. Getterson, William Smith,
Alexander
owa‘nd, Charles Congreve, Edward M. Hopkins,
D. Pope, James Alison, G. J. Fox, jun., Thomas Sellar,
William S. Christie, James Maginnis, C. Michelles, Asa
Millarcl, William Row, Capt. J. H. Griffith, Royal Artillery ;
Archibald Grienshields, Alexander Bertram, H. P. Paulin,
A. Von. Schelt, Alexander Rowans, James Dougal, L.
Burdett, Allan Schisoner, Thomas Jackson, Richard John.
son, &c., &C.

A CHILD LOST.—On Monday last, the 29th ult., about
one o'clock, a fine little boy of three years old, named
Edward Fagan, strayed away, or was taken from Chissenhall-
street, where his parents reside, and has not since been
heard of. lie is of fair complexion, with brown hair, and
had on at the time a new check pinafore, with long sleeves
and falling collar, brown stuff frock, plaid trowsers, leather
boots, brown stockings, and no cap. Ile was known amongst
his playmates as " Neddy” Fagan, and has a slight im-
pediment in his speech. Any information will be thankfully
received by his parents. Hitt father is employed at Mr.
Berry's foundry.