The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-04-05
CHARLOTTE. N. G. APRIL ). 1874.

+, heave yo !" told that We were about 10 de
part with the earnest good wishes Of all; il
there is nation more particularly favored
/ al enice than another, Il is the Amen
cans they look on US as kindred souls, and
love 10 listen TO the tales, as they will one
!, day emulate our glorious struggle for free
dom-there isa strong party IN the country
10 favor Of Republican Institutions, and God
grant them success. Once moro We we're
on the broad sea, on The waves Of The Ad-
ratio; after rough and bolsterous passage
We arrived through the Straits Of MessHa
al Palermo; it was on entering these Struts
we frs, saw Mt. Etna; had it been day
when We approached nearer we could have
been grai.itd with view Of Messlna-
The volcano dldn't show any eruption; there
were however clouds about half way up tue
summit; it was magnificent sight, the top
covered With snow and about one mile be.
Meath, tall piGe trees VIC were glad Hheu
sc saled through The Straits aud passing
the iowna of Reggie, Messina, and Pocssa,
entered lie Mediterranean. Towards night
however, We became eutangled in the L.
pari Islands, and morning finds Us hecalmed
mile distant from Nj. Slromboll, the light
! house OF the Mediterranean this volcano
! was in full eruption when We passed, and
, al light, al about 20 minutes intervals
threw out volumes of fame and smoke );
passing through these Islands, was mich
amused al the incredibly Of one Of my ship.
mates who could not be persuaded that
what appeared 10 hlm to be nothing but
small white blocks Of stone, should be hous-
] es aud villages; we ought TO be near
enough, he observed, TO see the people i
thov were indeed houses lie was labo.mg
I under deception arising IRON the putlsy
and transparency Of The atmosphere; which
, is very common up here every thing ap
! pears so close; and yet We sail for hours
, towards il aud il is hardly more distinct
than before.
! Palermo, approaching as We did from
the sea- has beautiful effect; il ls seated
in a valley, surrounded on all sides, except
towards The sea, By mountains, whose tops
arc covered with eternal snow; the build
| lngs are all OF stone, the harbor is shaped
IN the form Of crescent, and stone wall
runs across a pari Of it, which is said to
, have cost millions Of dollars; the water
IN lie harbor is remarkably transparent,
and objects can be discovered at the depth Of
80 feet; we were met at the entrance Of
the barbor BY boat containing G or $ row.
efs, with tarpaulin hats inscribed with the
i words "Pdblica Santa" or something Of
! that kind; in the stern OF the boat was a
, small sireamer, bearing believe the same
lnscrip,ion-these made themselves fast
alongside the officer jumped aboard, aud
] after tie ship was anchored aud sails urI.
ed, ordered all hands up to the health office,
/ detached building ueatly surrounded by
water, having small piazza Of soft stone,
, vith a parapeI il font; here we were de,
] tanned about an hour; Observing that there
we're lots Gl names, we all set TO work and
carved our own, and those whom We loved
best, on the stones 81 the end Of that time.
, nearly lwo hours, the American Consul
came out Of the house, and asked Our cap
tain several questions; Cop: I. made II
rotiou to walk up 10 hIm, bat the Consul
waved LIN back ia gentle, bot authorize
tive manuet-we were vet al loss 10 con.
cevc " hat could be the idea Of 90 much
, ceremony, when Que OF the boat hands ap
preached with pair Of l0ug tongs and de
manded our papers these beng carefully
placed in the mouth oil the toDgs, every
one Of cur new friends Jumping carefully
oct OF the way,) wore carried 10 an iron fur
mace and duly smoked we were 10, much
pleased at being treated as if We we're sub
,lcet to the pes'ilenee; the papers being
duly smoked, after some further ceremony,
every one shook hands with US, and We
were suffered to depart with our minds fill.
ed with disgust al such ridiculous pEocau
WoGs.
We found great many American YES
sells in port and on the 18th oil March when
the new President, whoever be nigh, have
been, fas we were not then aware Of the
result of the election, nor did We know at
all, until our arrival al Boston We were told
+, that Harrison had been elected, out had
died some months before there was 4
great show Of American and British ilags.
, 1t was for some time evident aboard that
+ the mate and ono of the men "a very peev-
ish lrislmau, who did not mind telling the
truth while in hafbor,) could not agree
! accordingly one morning some words pas.
scd, and the mate, desperate and hard
hearted fellow, knocked him down with
heavc, "a short handspke,) saying at the
same time he would serve any ran the same
way who dared dtsrespcct him shortly
afterwards the mate fell from the hold and
by the greatest chance in the world escaped
. With his life not man moved 10 help him
lit showed lie had lost The coed "lll Of ev,
cry one, aud from that tine Till the end Of
the voya there was no longer any peace
aboard the ltishman was for some time in
precarioas situation, bu, ultimately recoy-
cred and obtained his discharge.
, On landing, few days after our arrival,
! on liberty to see the city, we were struck
/ at the greater atteniion which was paid TO
f cleanliness in Venice, Notwithstanding the
strict but ridiculous precautions against dis