The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-30

h we had unavodably accumulated willis
travelling on the Railroad. Having dis
k robed US of our stained and furnished dres
n and put on, in its stead, more gentee
d costume, we came out and took tea. 1t wa
e now nearly twilight and we hailed between
opinions, whether to take walk. W.
e determined 10 postpone it until next morn
s ing, when we would have time to take al
), extensive preambuIa,ien over the large
and expansive city. We went to bed ant
f slept US away into the pleasant sleep o
r quietude.
Tuesday, 18Th. This morning we
(my friends and y felt very much refresh
ed and enlivened afer pleasant nights
rest. We stroled over the city wide, &C,
companied by Mr. Nelson Carter, my very
worthy old friend and acquaintance, who
was citizen of Charleston. We prom
cnaded up and down on the beautiful
smooth pavemen's, and as we walked
we could but admire the scenery on each
side, which displayed all that was beaui-
full, majestic and grand. The most mag
nifcent aud sublime eti6ces. such as we
would have imagined the real Palace
We walked around the medical Instilu"
ZION, did not visit The Museum as we in
tended. Visited the Charleston Bay, ani
never having seen large body of water
before, it seemed TO me 10 be a view of
part of the marvellous creation Of this mar.
vellous world it was surprisingly beau.
| tiful. The battery, and the many associa.
lions around it, was truly an interesting
sight. We visited the citadel and many
o.her places Of curiosity, became fatigued,
returned to the hotel very much delighted
with our trip. We had engaged thor
oughfareto New York. We were to sail
at two O'Clock P. M. The time appoint
ed for US 70 set sail. now closely ensued.
Hired conveyance 10 the wharf, left that
delightful city I; the sails were hoisted the
breezes waited US off upon the open bound
less ocean, and "the ship danced Ger the
glad waters o! the dark blue sea-" We
felt The fresh sea breezes. For the first
time, we were riding on the ocean, the
grand vehicle of trade, and the uniter
Of distant nations. While turning and
twisting about, Ioath 10 leave our native
state, we observed The shores of Carolina
fade and disappear on the blue horizon,
then a world of waters surrounded US, the
sky above, the wavee beneath. But
short while and we became delighted with
the waiery waste and realized the keenest
OF pleasure for short duration. There
was all at once mighty change. | saw
the counlenances Of my friends fast chang
ing from their healthy and natural look
TO an unpleasant ghastly appearance
The cause was sea sickness. We, as
told by the Captain of the vessel. had t!av.
eIed distance OF about twenty. FIVE miles,
began 10 feel gidGiness, then a squeam-
ishness, quite relaxed, and the cold sweat
would trickIe down our brows in streams.
We passed restless evening and night
Slept but lutte until nearly day. We re.
allied the most painful, agonizing and ex-
crucalihg sickness, for about fourteen
hours, tina! suffering humanity ever ex~
perienced.
From the 18Th 10 the 1911. Those DAYS
our feelings were very changeable our
scenery very monotonous. We were sill
on The ocean. Had crowded but large
vessel. Some men, women and children.
Ia every respect, We were furnished with |
excellent accommodations. Fine weather
the greater part of the time. Wednesday
morning we felt very much debiIitated
from our i'll health. Unable to move
about. The most agreeable and comforts
able altitude that we could keep our worn
and feeble bodies, all The day, was hor-
ieontal position on our berths. In the eve.
ming we experienced very severe head
ache. Thursday morning, aEer creeping
out from under the fealhered and DOWN.
wings Of Morpheus, which had yelled GU.
eyes TO all visible objects and shielded our
minds from a II moleslaton of cares through
the night, we found ourselves in pleas
ant and progressive stale OF couvalescence.