Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-09-09

tues of civilization, without its vices among the
Indians. lie first Impresses tho truths Of Rev
citation upon their minds and then instructs m
in the pursuits Of Agriculture. His present Wis.
ii 10 the Old World Is connected with his phlan-
thropic duties. He returns TO tho Rocky Noun
tains in November by the way Of The Columbia
River. My travelling companions have made a
donation TO the good Father for the benefit Of his
Indians.
We have also as companions du royrge. Bishop
HUGHEs, Of New York, and Bishop PURCELL, Of
OHIO Two eminent and excellent Ecclesasilcs Of
the Catholic Church. As educated and en!ighi>
ened men they have been conversed with and
listened 10 by all with pleasure and advantage.
Bus Us Ministers of the Gospel lheri presence has
impaired still higher interest On the first
Sabbath out, Bishop HUGHEs preached T. Sermon
standing at the step of the mizen mast, v hich
was attentiveIy listened TO by q conrrega-
ton Of over two hundred. The snbjcet(St Paul's
opi5ne 10 the Romans, i th chap. from the 22d
to tho las. verse twas appropriate, and his
mentary truly Impressive. He made toe Ocean
witness in favor of the truth Of Revelation. He
spoke Of It, MS being glorious pnge in the great
book of Nature, which could not be con'empIai ted
without exciting more of admiration than Of awe.
Man, he said, may boast Of his power and wisdom
as displayed IN the construction of this strong md
beautiful ship, but how impoteni is man 5 mower
and how frutlcss his WISDOM until God in his
wiudsi On tho following Sabbath the comtnuni-
" re-nssembIed for Divine Worship Bishop
PURCELL ofticiated. His sermon was designed as
VIndicaton of the Truths Of Revelation, and 10
enforce the duties of Faith and obedience. Ills
language and manner wero fervent and affec>
tionafe. lie entered npon train of argument,
10 show how reason and philosophy expose and
contouDi their teachers, in which he was truly
impressive and conclusive. Not word ut
tered by either of those good Bishops to which al!
Christians would not heartily respond.
had often heard of Bishop PURCELL Of Cncin-
NATL man much beloved by his own people,
AMI as much respected by all others To is
worthy Of affection and regard, for eli the kindIi
est elements are mixed up in his character.
OF Bishop HUGHEs, to whose enlightened con
yersation upon various subjects derive much
instruction, shall speak in another Letter.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, June -,
Tho calm was broken yesterday by fresh
South Easterly wind, which compelled us about
3 O'Clock T. NJ to shorten sail. | looked on deck
it blew rather too hard fox landsnen 10 stand
Whilo the sailors were taking in. first the light
sale, aud riien Iggfing the iurgGs sheets, unj
now sympathlse understandingIy with these who
admire and celebrate the sailors enta !siastn and
EaIlantry. The wind seems their element. The
who had been iounging lazly Hb1Ht the
ship daring the calm. whom Young Tempest
came, spraug lightly into the tops, some lying
out upon the yards and others ascending higher
10 fari tho main top-gaani sail; the ship, II the
mean time bounding over pillows that made her
bow and stern alternately describe angles offorty
five degrees.
The easorly wind is driving off our course;
The Captains observation and reconing al II
o'clock to day, brough, within hundred
miles Of land, and about thirty miles northward of
Cape Cloar, tho enterance 10 the British channel.
With the wind as it Is now, expect TO mako
the land Tomorrow morning. and then to decide
whether it is best 10 attempt the South, O. take
the North channel.
have been strucl, with tho variations in time
we have boon running down from longitude
Of 50 into ono Of II. Bishop HrGUEs. who has
q truth telling watch has KEEP his New York time,
BY his watch it il now nine o'clock, ?. III. And
yet you at Albany are jus, coming iror the after
noon churches at 3. When We were at breakfast
this morning, at g. few if any Of YOU had opened
your eyes; and before the sentinel in Sheriff
Adams bolfry sings "past eleven O'Clock and all
Is well, il will be dayhgh, here.
MONDAY MORNING June, 90
We went on deck this morning xpectiug TO ba
greeted with n view OF land but were sadly dis
appointed. The wind came eff dead ahead about
midnight, since which timo we have been head
ing 10 wndward, and are yet some forty miles
fr,, lana -. - IL