The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-12
Baltimore.
correspondence Of the Herald.l

y.. BALTIMORE. April 2, 1872.
V''f TO the British Frigate Warspae in Ms Cb,,n.
Pohieness of the O~6fcgs-Amu,ing Scen.
DEAR SIR - ~
yesterday l went down in the steamboa, Ed
ricKspurg' to visit the British Frigate Warspite.
now lying in Annapolis. We got under wav about
half past nine, with a tolerable fair samnre of
young men about town mott that class that gene
rally stop about the principal hotels, but of such
as are the every day philosophers about the
wharves, doing nothing but giving ad Twice to man
gratis, generally. to their own benefit. The wes-
Their was warm and foggy, with showers. We
numbered about seventy-hys-Murray's Band
Willing the time away by the way of music, &c.
Thus talking the time away, some talking of the
tariff, war with England and Mexico, and some in.
dulging in a bastardly poetic fancy in their SEEM.
ing familiariy of a life at sea, and their great and
powerful remembrance of all sea-fghts since the
building of the Ark till the inv alton of steam war
frigates, | said bastardly fancy, for / believe
seven'eights OF us never lost sight of land, or, in,
other words, never been nine miles from a cows
tai so all, and at the same time, dancing, dsbat-
ing' ana NOT a few ~indulging in the intemperate
soclely. Lo and behold the boat stopped. Thew
then threw out the anchor, and extinguished the
hre. linen Inc ~nurry-sone were OF opinion the
ooat olew up -o'hers, more prudent, were Of be-
ief II was some more safe way of testing the boat,
she being newly repaired, by sailing without steam
or SAIL on the old Noahanian system; but a few
others and myself, enquiring. found and solved tho
problem, with the aid Of seeing the engineer dive
ing into the smoke-chimney and comm. near,
heard his hoarse' ~croaking voice bowling that a
screw in the boiler had, got loose, and by Instinct
we knew the steam, like the music of the Irish
piper, flew up to the moon when the bag was cut.
Well, in the meantime we got again under way,
after dancing about three hoars, and devouring a
considerable quantity Of confectionery, sc to the
great hazard and imminent danger of choking, had
1t not been that all wise and conceding Nature had
suited her works to exigencies as remarkable and
eminent as those that transrired aboard the Frede-
rlcksBurg. When this was passing, We were near
ing the Warspite Oar band striking up ''God save
the Queen" were answered with "Hail Column
bia." We threw anchor at a respectful distance,
and Immediately they lowered their boats for US,
and brought us on board.
In the meantime l would remark to you to con-
slider that, being all generally young men about
townTout need say no mora word to the wise
is sufficient; and as you know us from your own,
or our brothers in New York. you can judge, bat
not too severe. On passing on board we observed
precisely. by our manners, our sacred honor, aud
public character as brothers Of the same superior
calling. 1t is said that every nation has its .own
peculiar manners, az was most observant in the
way they received us cupboard, exceeding, by far,
French politeness. Irish hospitality, fully vieing
in sterling republicanism with a Jefferson.
The ship is a seventy -four cut down, and a beau
tiful model 81 guns, and a fine crew, amounting to
5Oo, all told. This is her first trip since ~refitfng.
She is said to leave on the 9th for Bermuda. None
ofthe sailors are let on shore; aud l suppose they
cave lest they would be deserving. Passing
round, was accosted by a Lieutenant, requesting
me to walk into the cabin and see his LofdshpS
!Lord John Hay, Captain thanked him, and in
l went. There some of the most laxative of our
party, such as we politicians, were talking with his
Lordship, putting questions at once to him. He 10
a small man, about 40 or SO, minus an arm, which,
understood he owed to the Yankees, as he was a
midshipman in the last war on board the Shannon
when she captured the Chesapeake. | went about
the cabin till they all had mostly passed out, and
then q few of US were shown more fully all about
the cabin, his lordship explaining as busily a. a
master lsc!uring geography to his pupils, al about
publican as if hi had not owed his arm to US.
Thus might l 60 over the whole crew, giving each
their peculiar and merited praise; but now must I
quit, and return back our measured course to r-
sumo our old employment. Where's Tom Lloyd Z
CoNsrANTfNr.