Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-22

oba, the caTuet Our drowsy senses alter wakF'a'-
ot seemed little affected by the event-an und's'u'o'
ed nap and absence OF care Tor our o", p.ope .qu
libnm on smoother sea, will doubtless leave US more
ALA NJ passed brig lying to under close Ieeiea
main top sail and balance reeied trysa'i' cxo.
ALI A. N on The eastern edge Of the pa'hS VI WV"
f,nndl'pd. Exchanged signals with large oaF3He
showing English co"rs, steering TO the south""'N'
AT noon wind more moderate
A,Gp NJ stopped the engines and hove to for A cast
Of The ead-nad bolton at twenty live iath"E's'
i'u'''" :., - 81 w.
Distance by log, Hoqa 1'''''
barometer, ~, 0
Thermometer Sa,,,,.. " NV.
Wind, g.,
WEDNESDAY,. lSth-lt is quite clear we have no ''a
,srniIv with the fishes The porpoIse the most iFeueh
of our ocean visitors usually, whose ganoc!s afouu ~,
bows are often the subject of moments interest !" m
Yavsper comes now dasIing forward with us "T',y
iroon in all their gee until near our paule
wheels they turn-stared by the splash'h9-ah" "a'
off ,umbing and rolling, it would SEEM npp; r".
other in their haste, like bevy OF ir'ghted cn'iu,e"'
who had become suddenly assured OF having H's'ah'"
q hohruhin for well known friend In nahl"9 wy
arr in the Great Western, every day AFFORDS occH'o
for the expression Of astonshmen at the progress VI
encc and the attainment of human power; anu 10 VAN
or as common place the question may appear ], seems
TO present, itself there, invested with some tn9 "e "
lrmnity-when and at what point sha lhe pe We '""
ken which constitutes the sublime iapric on ""'a'
knowledge: But few generations since ana the oc'a"
upon which sail, the continent TO which our c'u
is dccted-aye more than half the world were oeyoho
the ken of man and now-what are they:-what Is man
himself and what are human means, wr'ngh' o"' oy
the divinity within us. compared with the creature anu
his ads of those days The question, where VIII THESE
things find end IS irresistible r
AT J. P NJ smooth sea and moderate pfee|' h''''
S. W.
Al !" . i. H. :, n",s, sup AZ S. N
Longitude, - 20 -" ~
Distance by log, IO' I'"eS'
Barometer, ~ ~
ThermGmeter, y.
Course, w.
Wind, W.
Turpsp,y THO an accustomed saor-a mi
MON cf the wnGs-it is long before the novelty oil
steamer at sea- with all the attendant circumstances OF
lis internal economy, can wear ltse!' INTO 'ah'mtV -
Chiefly he feels strange relief IN the absence OF care
nbou, the weather or the wlndS-sOurces tn winch lie
has habituav looked for large proportion ct his con
ien,ment The neverceasing question Ut the morning
TO which he is used-"how is the wind: or mo" ooes
tho head presents itself at his waking like the remem
brance of nauseous morning dose no" GiScoh"hu
ed. and in place of the excitement among ms 'eo" Voy
ayers BY fair wind and the prospect OF line run, oil
the dependency by foul one, and all sorts oil eV fore
bodnCs he hears the common paT!ance OF every nay NE
or ssung from his room finds them distributed IN gronp
nwai,inr breakfast the discussion OF the WeTits
their yor,c pc,ure The space too and, as far as re
cards he Great Western the spendor around, con,inn
alIy surprise him The light spars light SAILS ann gh
rigging on deck lock like light walls and great WINDOWS
- an accustomed misunderstanding it of half its trrors
a sailor. to whom dark cloud has ever been thing
,.oIchfi,j opnrehension-like stealing crafty enemy
canno, cast his eyes aloii. bu feeling new sense
snety he will Turn 10 The squat with grin, anu LOOKING
il in the face, bid it 'bow lis heart out.
The richness below-the CabIn--seems the expression
of individual taste and the elegance of bountIu hos
pohly rather than provision for the common partcl
nation Of the wayarer and this too. The change
IL \ ppasant onr and the older voyagcr, unfamiliar al
NAV be- is perhaps the delightful as he alone
can, truly estimate tie changea hGH PutufteJ"1 The
,irru,s to ,"ej''' pf 49,
At T. NJ. came up with and spoke the American
sp JEFFERSON, oil Baltimore, 30 days oul OF LONDON, lo
New YORK
Al III, /. NJ, fresh breeze from D W., ana much sea
Latitude al noon, AZ - \.
Longitude, o6 4c w.
Distance by log, 300 miles.
Barometer, 1910
TheTmometer, G3
Course Of compass, w.
Wind, ,. w.
FRIDAY, 20ih-A Thoroughly uncomfortable day an,
decidedly bad road; with such tracks LETT US TO era"
over as the wind god makes when there has been heayy
work Our coach rolling and pitching abomnaby &c
the very hubs a more than usually heavy sea has
left us little with which to occupy ourselves 10 day. be
ynnd the care necdu TO MAINTAIN that position which is
The bride of our nqture-a well! poised equilibrium on
both legs The motion of the ship was greater this
morning than any we had before had Nearly calm. OF
the little wind there was nearly head, sails
OF service ana heavy sea, such usually follows
violent gale tossed like floating bid upon The
waves Ii was satisfactory, however, atord.ng far
Their illustrations Of the capabilities of the vessel. Her
engines cascd, yet she continued at speed not
less than knots per hour. And those features in
her model which, before her smiling, the onIy
grounds of doubt as far as mere model was concerned
her envIh and sharpness-seemed now the Characters.
tics best n,lap,ed 10 her purpose.
She eleares the sea upon her water line, while her
bearin Us beo are quite sufficient 10 give heI buoyancy
almost without \ plunpe and remarkable consequence
of this aided by her length u.s. that her way, though
abaled, as must to any vessel upon head
sea- is yet never wholly lost; hence have we been dur
ing The whole voyage without that jar ana check by
The the 10 which vessels usually sub