Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-01

Yesterday we reached this city after an
uncommonly short passage Of thirteen days.
No one gave us the least encouragement that
we should pass from New York 10 New Or.
leans short OF twenty days, and many told Us
that at this season Of the year packets are fire.
quently twenty-fve.or thirty days in making
the "trip There have been several regular
lines of packets sailing between the two cities
just named, besides unnumbered transient ves-
sells. Recently three Of these lines have been
united into one, and packet at present sails
regularly from New York once a week The
packets OF this line, called, | believe the Union
Line, are very punctua, sail on the day adyer.
tised, and have good accommodations for pas
sengers. They are commanded by experience
ed and trustworthy men, and are far preferable
TO the transient vessels which run between these
cities. The fare for cabin passengers is ifiy
dollars each, every thing necessary for comfort
being furnished. Storage passengers pay ten
dollars each and find their own food and bed
ding. The Vicksburg, the packet in which we
sailed, has been running eight or ten years, is a
good sailor, and has been very fortunate ves-
sci. Ii is now commanded by VIM. c. Berry.
who appears to understand and TO discharoe
his duty we'll Our table was bountuIv fur
nished with fresh beef and mutton end chick
ems, also with ham, salt beei, fish fresh and salt,
and other things 'to match Mrs b. and NV
Scu VIII ult OHiy CdOlH pdSScNBtIS on BOARD,
IL not being the season when people usually 90
from the North TO New Orleans. And there
were only four Storage passengers. We were
towed out Of the harbor OF New Y OK BY
steamboat, which left us on Monday the a6lb
Of May just at dark. For three days the wind
was dead ahead and we made but little pro-
gress. After that a fair wind arose and did
not abandon US till we arrived safe in New Or
leans. The weather was very cold for several
days after we set sail. ! was obliged TO put on
all the clothes could get on, and was still
shivering with the cold. The weather began
TO moderate when we entered The 6 OFF Stream.
which was on Friday ;he 90th of Nav. and
grew miIder and milder till we reached the Gulf
of Mexico on the 5ih oil June, when it became
balmy and delightful. We crossed the Gulf
Stream opposite 5. Carolina sailed 10 the east
OF Abaco, one OF the Bahama Islands, and hay.
ing passed the Hole in the WALL we took
westerly direction, again entered the Gulf
Stream, passed the Florida reefs, Key West,
and the Tortugas, and then entering the Gulf
of Mexico, we steered northwest course for
the 'Baze,' or mouths Of the Mississippi. But
in passing from New Orleans to New York
vessels sail between the Bahama Islands and
Florida, directly down the Gulf Stream, and
thus have the benefit OF The current which has
tens them on their way. From the Hole in
The Wall, which is at the southeast point of
the Island Abaco, TO the Tortugas, the naviga-
ton is somewhat difficult and dangerous, and
many vessels are wrecked and lost there. Small
vessels, called wreckers, are constantly sailing
in those waters, numbers of which we saw as
we passed along, watching for wrecks. On
Sunday morning early we reached the mouth
OF the great Father OF Waters, and steamboat
called the Shark, came alongside OF our ship,
fastened 10 il, towed us across the bar and 10
the river one hundred miles TO New Orleans
The charge for towing up the VIcksbuTg,
vessel of 400 tons burthen, is 1922, for others
more or less according to their size. One boat
can tow three or four vessels. A pilot came
on board for an hour or so, as we were crossing
the bar at the mouth of the river, took COM
mand and showed his Importance, but was of
no use whatever. The Captain told me that
the law of the State makes il imperative to ac-
cept the services of the pilot, whether wanted
or not, and if they were refused, he would draw
his pay. The fee of the pilot depends on the
number OF feet of water which the vessel draws
The Vicksburg draws ID feet, and the fee was
S4S. We were about seventeen hours in pass
ing from the mouth of the river to New Or
leans. As the boat had no other vessel in tow,
and as the wind favored us, we were a shorter
time than usual in going up the river The
banks oil The river near its mouth are very low
and marshy, bearing little else than tall rank
grass. As we proceed we find the land cult
waited, and before we reach New ORLEANS we
pass many rich plantations, whereof sugar is
The principal production. The first habiations
that we see on the banks of the river are the
houses of the pilots near The bar, and next ap-
pear the huts OF oyster-catchers, elevated on
poles driven into the mud, surrounded or near
y so by water. These last, one would Judge
from the appearance, are the outskirts OF civiIi-
cation. Yours truly, Alb.
FIRE IN QuEcHEE VILLAGE THE