Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-09
VOL. lX....NO. 7.

Such opportunities are very rare at sea.
and we feel grateful that our friends will
thus he able to hear from us, seven or
eight months before they could from Ca.
Cutta.
We are now in south latitude Is deg.
ga m and west Longitude 80 deg. 20 m,
going seven miles for knots) an hour,
! day and nj rht, famed and forwarded by
the invaluable trade wind. There are,
on the GLOBE two trade winds one north
Of the equator, forever blowing from the
= north east and the other sou!h of the
equator, and blowing always from the
southeast. They extend about Is degrees
each side of the equator, but advance end
recede several degrees, according as the
sun is north or south of the line. They
blow with sufficient force to propel vcs-
sci generally about seven miles an hour,
and with such uniformity that, for many
days, ship scarcely alters rope; and
are attended with delightful weathef-
They extend quite round the globe, tx
ccpt where the action Of the sun on masss>
:cs of land, or high islands, cbstructs it
for a limited space They are generally
attributed 10 the rareGction Of the air, un-
der the path Of the sun, causing an influx
from toward the poles. The wind thus
created, is drawn westward by the COM
;binei action Of the sun in its ath, and the
rapid rota:orv motion Of the earth. The
north east tradc-wird stops short Of reach
iug the equator, by sovcra! degrees, and is
less regular and strong, which is attribut-
ed to the rrea. contraction of the Atlantic,
between Africa and Brazil and to the
greater quantity Of land in ;he northern
hemisphere, producing an amount of rar-
ciaction whicE allows it less cold air for
the supply Of the tropics. AT the West
Indies, where there is a large SCOPE Of
ocean to the eastward, the trade-wind is
very uniform, and hence the term, wind
, ward islands, Whatever may lie the
second causes Of these great and perpetual
phenomena, we certainly owe the great
First Cause unspeakable thanks, for they
e impart most important benefits.
Thursday, 10, Another severe shak-
ing of my clay house has been reminding
me again Of the Masters warning, :" Be-
bold come as O. thief" An attack of
collie, on Monday, reduced me in few
hours to extremity 1t was more violent
than most previous attacks, but yielded
sooner. Precious days, however, have
) those been, What fresh and endearing
: benefits do these sicknesses impartl No
? height Of worldly honor, or richness of
bodily enjoyment, would induce me to
} part with the salutary lessons derived from
even one Of these attacks
We have now, probably, bid farewell
for the present, to warm weather. being
in latitude 80 deg. Thick clothes are in
requlsltlon, and the thermometer ranges
= about 60 deg. to IS deg. 1t will probably
n remain cold with US for FIVE or six weeks,
perhaps more. We had the pleasure to-
day, for the first time, OF seeing Cane
pigeons, and that king of aquatic birds,
= the aIbatross. These, with gsnnets, molly
: mawks, boobies, pmtadocs, and other birds
|. for which those on board have no name,
e are almost constantly round the ship.
{ Saturday, 81. Well enough to be on
c deck aud enjoy the calm and delicious
Z vernal sun. The present season in this
e latitude about corresponds with our MAY
e at home. AT evening, after watching q
Y gorgeous sunset, was sitting in the round
It house to avoid the dew, when cries of adj
f miration called me instantly out, and there
i was Venus, queen Of all stars, gradually
G descending into the ocean, unobscured by
# mist or cloud Nothing could be more
: beautiful. 1t gave strong proof of the
d exceeding purity Of these skies.
5 Thursday, 26. Feasted our eyes with
the sight OF lnnd" which for sixty-fve
S days we have not brhe!d. But imagina-
5 ton had to spread the banquet, for none
? Of us would have suspected that we saw
I land, had we not been told 50 The dim,
t cloud looking crags Of Tristan D'Acunha,
showed their questionable outline amid
f fogs ana rolling miss, for about an hour,
: and then left Us to spend another sixtY-five
t DAYS, probably, before weagain see aueht
! but sky and water. This lonely SPOT is
> corrupted Ly but single family Of Is or
r 20 persons.
"Capc weather" is now upon US
foggy, damp, an1 cold, but with noble
westerly gale, driving US on MAGNIFICENT
~. Our promenadcs on deck are sus-
penled. but the cool weather enables us 10
sit in our state-Tooms, and the privilege
Of unrestricted retirement makes amends
for the absence Of many others.
Saturday, %. Succeeded this morn
inc, in harpooning porpojse (de|pAinus
, phoconq) and getting it on board. 1t
measured about seven feet long. and more
than three feet in girth-ofa pure white
under the belly, and rich lead color on the
back, with large fins each side, near the
> hcad-and the nose long and pointed, not
} unlike that ola hog. This latter feature
: is no DOUBT the reason why, in French,
= Italian, and German, the creature is called