New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-21
THE TRIBUNE.
Voyage Of the Unicorn.


rived and perhaps may like TO know how she happened
to make so long trip-29 days from Liverpool The
weather has been very sempestuous. with Westerly
NJ Westerly gales nearly the whole time, bit the pas
sage would have been made much shorter BY good man
agement. The Unicorn left Liverpool with about %
dayb coal on board and deep was she laden that her
wheels were about half under water, making her
very slow for days While passing the SoutheIy
Of Ireland had very heavy Westerly gales and
were than four days in passing Cape Clear. The
owner j. Whitney, Esq Of ST John, N. B. board
and seemed have charge Of every thing except
y the navigating of vessel For this purpose he pro-
vided two days before sailing. very ignorant and stu.
pid Captain, DeamOre, who had been running one
OF his lumber vessels and who had never communicate
steamer merely get the vessel TO Halifax, where ano
Their Captain with choice crew was to take charge oil
her AS Royal Mail packet between Halifax and New
foundlsnd The now temporary and very in
efficient and great deal lost from bad steering, 10
which tho Captain seemed always very indifferent Most
of the passengers supposed they had been told that
our leading consisted entirely OF Goals Indeed Ia Liver
pool she was advertised to take passengers only and
tho agent had refused to take freight But 1t turned out
that she had rising so Of goods This created good
deal Of dissatisfaction and especially when It found
during most terrific NJ w gale, the 18th day out that
the vessel had been directed toward ST. Johns Found
land for supply Of fuel! She was now near the edge
of the Grea, Bank supposed to be, us there was
no thermometer board except said not to be
rect belonging to Captain Marmour. passenger who
left ut Newfoundland fearing to go farther under such
an ignorant commander. Though his services were val
liable and his observations Abe only correct ones on
board, he treated In most upgcntlemany manner
On Monday morning, the 18th day, having passed ma
nv large iccbergs we made the land St. Johns in
FL lV,
ashore and call on the Governor, hunt Newfoundland
dogs what not feeling apparent certainty that In
an hour or two they would be terra rma. They
doomed to disappointment. Soon more ice appeared
and the prospect darkened broad shee, of ice lay all
along the coast but hope entertained that it
loose tina, the steemer might 90 through in safety The
Captain took alarm and seemed afraid 10 have the steam
or go up the ice whether was OF character
allow OF Its being penetrated WAS py the grcatest
eseron the part Of the owner and several Amerl-
csn who had often been among ice OF appar
entity much the character on the American rivers
thaihe could be made approach IT, though there was
almost dense calm with still sea- lie first stopped
full TWO mites of. and seemed content with telescope
observations When he near it. he ecemed In ter
ror though soft and spongy and hoang loose
w. We were then in plain eight OF the Light House,
only about four miles from the harbor oil st Johns II
was now sad that had but ten hours coal on board
which created general alarm. The steamer was turned
back against the loudest proestations not only oil the
himself but nearly all the passengers That All al
opposite the harbor of Buy Bulls and backed out IN tue
same way We lay outside all that beautiful day and
still moonlight evening kaoptnS that zoe should % COM
pesd 10 put into Ls ice If storm should arise placing
our lives in the greatest peril The morning opened
with gale and having nearly capsized. being without
ballast put into the ice which appeared m9ch larger
and more than that had the day before
oil Bay Bulls about 10 miles from st Johns haroor Very
fortunately the gale died away in short time and We
about II miles Of thick field ice which mad
dried along during the night by the current tnc pas
sengers working manully with the crew, pushing INC
large Jumps OF ice away from before the wheels win
spars We cast anchor in Bay Bulls just before night
and after useless delays, caused by the unparalleled
subbopness and stupidity OF the creature WHO hsu oeen
employed ,ieate the vessel we reached ST Johns
on Friday 10Th inst took Goals and left on Saturday
morning about o'clock and some hours later than
should done. owing the difficulty the owner had
in getting Capt Deamore out OF bed TO give the neces
sary command.
Fortunately at St. Johns the Unicorn was virtually
placed in charge of Capt Meaugh whoi TO be her iu-
commander Delamore being only in nomnalchsrse
We Saturday at time, as we were coming
down the Eastern of Newfoundland o. iceoergs,
some of which at least $50 fee, high we ieh III
with field Ice after passing Cape Race wh'eh pui new
Captain was enabled after ravcrsiug It's Eastern
boundary some 80 miles seains, the opposition OF our
previous gallant officer who ,rcmbles ikc any other calf
with every time he sees piece oil Ice rs
though Il were wild beast ready 20 open It's mouth
and devour him. May he never again be entrusted at
sea with many lives Ills English as well as his sea
manshp was amusing and wretched though OF course
no, When forced by the public sentiment OF
the ship to put her prov nearly into the Ice that we
might the better Judge olits character and finding II i'm.
passabe he said with grin, Now we kaoss IT. lee,
was the reply have had her nose in il and We
kqos It." Said he ~ is of opinion We had better back
OUT
|, was found at last, overhsu,ng the goods that we
had Goals enough have taken to Halifax bad as The
weather was a mistake that might easily have been
avoided by daily weighing the Goals consumed as was
formerly done the Cunard line. This OF course was
exceedingly vexaous the passengers except perhaps
three or four who from having business OF therown,
or money OF their employers expeud ready TO
provoke delays by flaming differences between the Cap
tain and and exciting Ill feeling among the passcn-
GERS With the exception of n cockney. New.lork
counter. hopper and perhaps one or two elbows" OF
Halifax no blame can attach 10 passengers Tor acsrRNt
ing in any way the dangers. discomfort ard nuncy&nce
of the VOYAGE The owner, MIR. Whitney, is certainly
entitled TO much credit for his active cNeroos Ter
safety after our great dangers and pei's commenced
The Unicornsis very stsnch and sooo sea vessel,
else our dangers would have been much greater Very
sres, credit 10 due 10 Mr.. v Tucker, passenger OF
Kingston Canada for his good counsel and influence IN
getting through the ice |, is bur the common sen'
men, among the passengers that but for ais eNertions
should this De floating East OF Newiounu-
land without Goals or ballast in most helpless coh1,
ton aud consequently any notice OF the voyage wouc
be Incomplete without honorable mention OF MS name
.. :. L.
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