True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-08-08

Guy, sieae few moments this morning before the I
Storm Of Pots landing boarding. cetera, falls upon
me- to throw III. leading features Of the joyous voyage
We LEFT Portsmouth the l2,h inst at hall past twelve
ocock r. NJ. running of II revolutions until seven
S'sl1ek, whsn we increased to Is-wud stton. from
isth-son,s clear beautiful weather, air cool and
refreshing Wind dead ahead. with long swell from
the Westward; lat ~ 81 long IS; dist sas m.
x; a4ta~Wnd W; no sail 10 revolutions; small rain;
lat 4636; long II 90; dist 2I8 NJ.
iSth-Strone Westerly Wind head sea running; ~
10 ev"utions lat ae %, long Is 5 dist 1871 IN, wind
s s towards evening; running gallany over the
b,lcwr; ships no water not the slightest strain, but
l6th-Wind;W W, strong, with a tumhling cross
coming up; ship behaves nobly, rides with infinite
majesty, not the slightest strain, juat as easy
d.e. ~ o'cl"ck, blowing gale fiom the Westward;
is;es moving on~. ss' s..
against wind and sea, se worthy CT all admiration.
s' 70 10 long q dist som 4o'cock strong wind
wns..ns through the shroud.; along rolling rea only
one ma" at the wheel, and quite enough, easily does
she Steer; III revolutions.
l1h-:Cloudy, fresh wind, N N ", dead ahead; II ,:2
Tevout!ons e"'cock, IS revolutions; lat 4S long Is
DIST !98 nj strong head wind and high sea; ship rides
beautifully; wind roars through the shroud, but makes
no other impression upon the Queen than what arises
from the increased resistance she has to overcome.
fresh 10 o'clock. lat as ST. long 80 10; dist 10, nj
heavy rea rolling from the westward and nor,hward
snip rolls with tho sea. and some iingling among our
yet broke" her back which our good friends 10 London
90 kindly predicted.
ls.h7long sea from the NV; light wind deed ahead;
rev LAT A. 49, long 81 49, dist 200 m; soils, hut
2otn-Wind W! head sea: blows frest; sails. hard
Pfope'ing asans strong haa, wind, and equally strong
head sea; IL and 70 rev; IS 80, long 80 dist 1872
afternoon, wind increasing; sea rising; ship rolling;
more empty somachs than usual; speed reduced TO
rev; high sea all night.
,.. H. SUNDAY "orninE-Lsht cloud; wind fresh
"es reduced to u !ey ny sghs g aay; at IS long a
smooth sea cloudy and hazy; is rev. .hip r" Quiet ,ha,
one hardly knows she ia under way. lOoclosk Thick
1og c"'d regular bank weather; sira,r working expan
nn cut o ut half stroke; at a 49, long, IS ~ dist
~, Tues'.y-on the Banks lat night and ,his
morning.; thick, rniny weather; wind w s w, smooth
"a 81 10 rev. running Off finely; lat 43 40, long 81 co.
2ith, Wsdne.lay-Wind W; no sail; long sea from
the Vest; "cock - rev;9 clock rev; rain all this
morning without ceasng; lat 43 il; long SIS So dist 2j6
M clouds; sun cleaning occasionally; got sight
o'clock, swell Of the subsiling; O'Clock, is
fo 2 ON Ihursday-Wnd and N F. main topsuil Sc,
eshehng from the NJ Is, It, " and Is; running of
sn te most gallant md delightful style, at ~ 49, long
es% ali .s mi 10 os,"ek r. NJ WIND all gone
es n.I We have had none before.
2oth, Friday, 6"cIockWind 8 r; set sail; o'clock
%na a xeers 70 VI al, sal taken n Al A. long IS 81
running off gay and lightly too; Is rev; no motion:
qu .zt4 as "a. boat apon a mill pond:
stn, saturday Wind by W; no sail; fine morning;
"ouesa'e calm sen; sail set alb Ill o'clock lat 40 49,
long ~ ss dist 2i. afternoon all sail I'M sea beautifully
'% ss'. S running off delightfully."-. -,
<o' SUNDAY inoIning-k1adc Floating Lies,t at half
past o'clock; A NJ. and soon af,er the Highlands and
Sandy Hook Light House, waiting piiot,