Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-22
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Correspondence Of the Louisville Journal.
THOUGHTS ON A SEA.voYAGE.
lwRiTrEN AT SEAL
Royal Mail Steamship CALEDoSn. !
y. Lat 81, w Long. %. April IL. 1871 (

GENrLEMEN The opinion usually entertained re-.
speeding sea voyage Is. that /. is a cene of such
dcau AMI unbrokeu monOtOny, as % a.Iird TO yoy.
ayers but lew resources for mental action; and
equally Tow Tor real enjoyment This. however, 30
tat at least as am concerned. is a SIGNAL mi.t,kc
To person who awaits himself yigillntly and IN.
dusrIon,y Of the ceaselcss co-eNiscnce ana success
SION ui passing events. no portion Of his life is les,
manoiousus than that which he passes at sea To /
ban, On the contrary, who shuts himself up IN his /
sssieruoUi. and neither thinks Of any thing
on the outside Of It. It would be- singular indeed II
has condition were not monotonous and yegeiaive |
Even the sea and the heavens were we To pass !
by all things else, Of rich. never-ending
and delightful variety. In their shape anj action.
whether they are slumbering IN calmness, playing
IN sprIghtl'ness at the a~nlng OF the breeze. boldly
uIiins Their crests under the gale rising IN their
lury ~ the pitch of mountains when assacd by the
tempest; even the waves themselves. no two of
them being precisely alike. furnish nsKhau.iible
fountain OF variety Tor observation contemplation.
and diversified delight. Aud when 10 these springs
! OF mental action aud enjoyment you add the nsuc.
tive aud solemn reelection produced by tho all but
omnpoiencc OF those waves, in lifting and tossing
the Eassiesl ships like gossaincr. on their combs
you diversity the scene IN degree almost initiate.
! Nor is This all
Even IN the songs of the ocean there is great va.
rIeiy. Their melody. though too often harsh and
iiercc and terrible that Of the miEglcd clash of
drums and irumpeIs, changing snbics. aud thunder
moching ordnance. is not always so. Never. per
haIs, 50 clear sprighly and cheering as the silver
n"es OF the pebbly brook. il is At times almost as
soft as the low moaning of the turtle dove, or the
sasarrHs Of the bee
Nor must pass unno;iccd the Inhabitants Of the
ocean. which are perpcually presenting themselves
1" INC eyes OF the NOyager. These diversified
IN SIC from the whale to the flying fish; and are
n form and habit. AMI mode of life, marked with q
variety corresp,ndingly extensive. The suhsery
euce' moreover, q! these nnumcrabo tribes of aqua
Ic beings 10 The hum uses. and pleasures of man
cannot fail 10 arrest the attention of him who re-
fleets on :he relations and Deepen, encies Of things
as they are and delights ia tracing the bearings al
harmones of the works Of creation
The heavens again, in their ever changing phases
I furnish field UNNECESSARILY rich and disersifed in
the pleasures Of contemplation, and in the action OF
mind which they necessarily produce. Whc.hSr
they are irownng IN clouds or smiling IN sunshine,
/ this Is invariably the case. To him who regards
them q raiiosal being ought To do ths is neyiia
| bly, the Result. In day when the dark majesty OF
clouds has disappeared the bright of the hef-
vens. and the deeper azure Of the ocean with the
] play of the golden sun.bcams between them, fur.
nIsh scene Of variety beauty and grandeur which
nothing can exceed. For what makes 50 delightful
and delicate contrast sheets Of azure fanclIlly
! emhro dcred with tissue OF gold. And when over
n portion Of this you spread gauze-like sheet OF
ocean fam "a combination Of exquisiteness which
oiicn presents Iscli) the spcnlor Of the pageant
I can hardly be surpassed, by the workings Of
the mos; faithful. vivid, and ref el n lginaton.
To minds constituted for the enjoyment of tie
vast aud sublime. sea-yoyage is abundant and hap
by IN It's presentations. Ii Is alone kat ihe
siupcndous power of the elements can he fairly and
practically witnessed and realized. and thoroughly
appreciated On land tempest or a hurricane is
sufficiently terrific, but compared 10 one on the
ocean. II sinks into moderation. On land there are
many objects 10 check the impetus of the wind; and
! the surface OF the earth il itself immoyab!e Bot
not AT There the tempest RACES uncontrolled;
and The ocean Is scourgcd into he most fearful
cofumo:Ion The most awful, picturesque. and sub
lime manifestation OF Almighty Power that man can
/ behold. Is hurricane at sen. especially when nc
companied by thunder and lightning II any thing
terrestrial approaches II H stupcnduusness aud hor.
r5r II Is volcanic eruption at night accom- panied
I 10y earthquake
In some locations AZ sea. moreover esn.ciaIIy ON
the banks OF Newfoundland. are 10 be seen the
most rospendrnt. varegntcd and beautiful morning
/ aud evening skies that the heavens can present-
| The gorgeuusncss of The cloud-jrapery, on these
occasions far surpasscs aay thing Of the kind that
/ Greece or Italy or Palestine can boast.
But must lose my cpistle. Though a 1.-THE OF
my subject is not yet exhausted. the whole of INV
sheet Is filled have only. therefore To tender YOU
an assurance of what You already know that am
dear siss' very truly AMI respectfully yo.r.