Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-08-08

CONCLUDED.
Well, after the company were well bal
lasted, we showed off TO sea, and it was
then, for the first time, that | suggested
caution, as by the blowing of the wind and
the running of the tide. | guessed that TO a
portion of the company, the voyage might
turn out any thing but a pleasure excur-
sion But Boohbay was our destination,
and to Boothbay we were obliged to GO
The rolling of brig and schooner at the
offing, and the pitching of "a Revenue Cut
ter. were sure signs that "coming events,
cast their shadows BEFORE" and indeed,
from an lmperceptible motion, the Zephyr
began to trot faster and faster, until she
completely ran away in treme ndous hop
ping and jumping gallop, and as gradually
as she became restless, the conversation
and jokes Of the company faded away, till
the stern of the boat was as silent as a
Quaker meeting. Some ofthe Ladies, from
being full of blushing beauty. began to
look interestingly pale. One tainted, and
some began to cover their faces with their
handkerchiels, while others jumped from
one place to another, to show that they
were good sailors; and alarmed considera-
bly, the true ones, by their dangerous FRANKS
Sea-sickness is no joke, and consequently,
however l could not understand why peo-
pie should make themselves uncomfortable
and sick for pleasures sake, yet regret
ed that | could not be sick for sympathy's
sake. Some Of the gentlemen, were of
course, more polite, SO that the able bodied
crew was reduced TO very few men. BY
dead reckoning, as no quadrant or chro-
nometer was on board, and if there had
been, the sun was invisible, night was near
at hand, the wind was more sleepy, and the
Ladies more sick every moment, and con-
trary tide was expected Immediately, but
Boothbay was yet far away. Under such
circumstances, of course there was a con-
siderable variety of opnions-the only
thing upon which the majority agreed, was
that it would be very advisable to 90 on
shore as soon as possible. While the mat
ter was being pondered, scrutinized and
debated, the Colonel assumed upon himself
the responsibility to constitute himself die
tator of our floating Commonwealth, and
bore away towards the iron bound shore Of
Maine. Few things, in geographical
point of view, are more striking than the
resemblance of this portion Of the coast of
North America with the shores Of Sweden,
at Dalmatia; like them, surrounded on ev-
cry point, by an innumerable number of
islands and rocks, forming quantity of
canals and passages with nearly the same
rocky appearance, and covered by the same
vegetation, every where broken by some
volcanic or natural convulsion, equal in
their geographical and botanical appear
ances. A large portion of the inhabitants
of the coast are occupied principally in
fisheries, while the small islands are tenant
ed here and there, either by fishermen, or
by cattle left there in the summer, only for
pasturage-all must strike very forcibly
traveller with the very great similarity of
these countries, situated at the distance of
several thousand miles from each other.
We at last entered into narrow inlet,
where a small fishing schooner was dry on
the bank-a couple of temporary wharfs
covered with flakes for drying fish, and a
few fishermen's lodgings were scattered
along the shore. 1t began to rain-the
Ladies were nearly all sick-the ground
very slippery-the atmosphere foggy and
full Of insects, and the smell occasioned
by the throwing off, and drying fish, was
any thing but agreeabe-and no sort of
public convenience at hand. Under such
circumstances the great coats, India Rub
-bers, and the many ct ceteras which cxcit-
ed my smiles, here proved of infinitely
greater use than | ever dreamed that they
could, in the month of July, in the latitude
Of Do. Our commander, after having re-
connoitered the ground, constituted himself
our Parliamentary, and soon returned with
the welcome news that he was successful
in his new station of Quarter Master Cen
eral to the party. In one Of the fisher
mems huts, room was cleared, to be used