The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-21

FEATs OF THE RoscIus.-We have seen letters from
passengers on board the packet ship Roscius on her
last trip hence, which describe the performance of
that ship and her captain the icebergs AS something
very remarkable.
1t is stated that had no ice been met with the pas
sage, from port to port, would have been made in
less than fourteen days; and, Notwithstanding that
she detained some five days in the ice, the run
was made to Cape Clear in eighteen days She was
only twelve and half days from land to land, in
running time.
We find in Wifner's Times, of the 4th instant.
the following account Of this remarkable passage =
The fine packet ship Roscus Captain Eldrdge arrived
here the 2lst ultimo. She sailed from New York on
with which. at this unusually rough period Of the wear
she came in contact, combined with the unfavorable
somewhat less successful than those usually made BY this
fine vessel The passengers it will be SEEM in q feeling
stance We subjon the captains reply, and some par
ticuars of the voyage with which we have been ia
vored:-
The Roscius left New York on Thursday, 9th March.
with southerly wind and the LIST day took observa
on also on the following day. For the next six DAYS
person board could see 600 yards before them and
which prevented the captain from making an obserya
ton ssrsd the course right across the banks lat ~
ward immense Island of ice but not judging to be
north OF 4! kept on her course, and fell with
fair wind got through them tolcrably WELL and kept on
her On the 4th April fell in with another i'm
field Of ce running about north and south as far
could be from the masthead. This was tie irst
clear day they had witnessed since the Goth March, Ran
up to the ice steering eastward and found thick
and solid that 1t prevented the ship making its way
through it. The ship was then hauled to the southwark
and parallel with the ice for upwards Of IS miles II
then began to incline to the southwark and westward
Night coming and not being able to keep clear of this
immense field Office tackled and stood to the northward
an s the al
On the 9th April found the ship had made 4S miles
tern, then again to the southwark 80 odd miles, fire.
queny passing islands Of ice. and eventually fell in
with solid field of ice before. Again tackled and
stood to the westward the following night and found the
made about 20 miles southern and fell in with another
immense field of ce Tackled again, and stood down to
but passed islands Of ice In lat 4s co. passed the
last island of ice late in the afternoon During the time
ships s
ward in order to keep clear of the ce 1t was upwards of
five days before her captain found himself far on his
the Roscus arrived in the river the 2lst of April she
encountered succession Of northeastery winds This
gallant ship however, made the passage from New York
LIcHr-sHIP, OFF LIVERPOOL, April 2lst, 1916.
DEAR Sir Our voyage is now about termina-
ting, and the pleasant days when we together have
sAooAou usc oSccn oAo oDoue Cios!nB, 30 tnat we
cannot think Of leaving you and your fine ship
Roscius without expressing thanks for your kind
and hosptabe attention to zone and all" during
passage from New York We fully sympathise with you
in your various disappontments by which the
of exceedingly short passage frustrated and to
bear testimony to the skill shown in extrcatng your
ship from the untoward meeting with ce at as long
AZ 30 by which lost at least FIVE days having to beat
to windward against heavy w. storm, escape the
field ice, which was in length about $50 miles also
to the patience and in beating nine days
against strong eastery winds up the Channel These
things, dear SIR try mea and we cheerfuy say "you
were not found wanting" With the sincere wish that
you may in your life voyage greater obstacle to
your welfare and happiness and that you may easily
overcome them, with the same happy results in wardng
of any OF your that may be thrown in your way
We remain with respect and regard your friends and
passengers,
Mrs. Asaph Stone, j. Cameron Stone, Miss Jane suy-
DAM Sam. w. Reese, P. L. Sonnet, VIM Dunlop, Jacob
Reese, jun M. Reese, w. c. Maitland L. de Janin,
Jonah Petre.
PACKET SHIP RoscIUs, April 81.
Ladies and Gentlemen sincerely thank you for the
kind wishes expressed in your communication of
this date The passage, from the at which you
have hinted was it is true somewhat protracted and
every commander is naturally anxious his own, az
well as his passengers account to the ocean
iety to which you aude But the time although pro.
tracted was dull In such lively, excellent
pany cnui could not find place, and apart from its du-
ration, shall always look to my last voyage Of
the most gratifying events in my professional expert
cnce. am, ladies and gentlemen your obliged and
obedicnt servant, Asa ELDRIDoE.
The NEW PACKET SHIP WArERLoo.-Annexedi it
IN extract of letter from Can't Allen of the Wa