Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-27

m the way of the success Of the enterprise,
not only b. human agency bat b. The elc-
meats. loleel it may b. considered a won
des such cifcimsiances thai he succeeded an
well as he dia.--
posToS, February ID. 1916.
Dear Sirss-The Express from Halifax, la
anticipation al the hpmp-an Mil oi IL Inst,
ar.iv al here asi(W dues "a tte. i x al, M ;
~ocloSi. ihisty on" uOtTs Ion u,llisx, and
thee hour, S!ea OF the Mil Steam Z Cambria
from Liverpool. Thus lar. then, the armnee-
meat hgs been as Succcsslul as wssanii,ipatch,
al hon b powerful interests had arrayed ihem-
selves 1gunsti II, and al one time threatened To
dcicai At altogether, notv outstanding the fact
that the business Interests oi the t~niiedS States
AMI ube Clnadas were deeply interested in it's
success. Knowing that a sketch OF the humble
part have taken in the enterprise as your agent
Will b. received by YOU with pleasure, and be
lievipg that il would aIso DC pun,s,d with
great interest by your n adeIs. 1 will cudeayor
iogtNs YOU a sbof. aud Sigh; one.
My arrangements with the Portland snd
Boston railroad company wec effected with
out difficuliy, AMI ] must pas, u mcritcd ,nb-
ute upon the pronpiucss of, and the full
success which attended their efforts la further
the object of the express. At Portland |
chartered tn Steamer kcnncbec. vel known
a. tic finest vessel between Cape Col anI
Nova Scotia, both a. Ia speed. beauty and
sisunchnoss. We left Portland on Tuesday
afternoon, 10Th inst. at four o'clock. The
interest taken by Capt. kimboil. AMI all the
officers snd crew Of tho boat left nothing UNI
done which weuld tend tn success and prevent
accident. lndeci, Capt. Sandiord. who, with
Captain kimhall. is The owner Ut the boat,
was So anxious "to see M through strsighi.r
that he accompanied the boat himself. Masts
and spar, were rugged ready for U.s. in case of
storm. After q run of ~ hours. we arrived
of Annapolis Gut at = l.. NJ, on the llth,
having had a heavy sra AMI head wind TO
contend with across the Bay OF Fundy. Here
we " re boarded by a small steamer, who in
formed us that the authorities would not per.
nit us To proceed further than Digby. Al
Digby we stopped then, and | procee,lcd at
once Ia Halifax. where | made the following
application To the United States consul:
HALiFAX, February 10, 1916.
The United States steamer "kcnucbcc.r
kimball, master, has arrived at the port OF
in hi, Province, toawait The arrival OF
the undersigned from hence. and TO uiloni him
b conveyance Ia the United States. As des-
j. the object, may ! request YOU will
pbioin from the proper authorities remis
sion FOR the vessel 10 proceed up the Annap.
basin a. isf as may b. b- Consistent with
The custom regulations OF the port.
Your obcdient servant.
GEORGE CRIMSON.
I. ID. L~ivingion. Esq,
l.. ). Consul, HALIFAX. y. $.
Mr.. l.. treated me with the greatest Kind.
less, using all endcavors to obtain the per.
! wished, and apparently we met
With the best success. We were assured I
hat instructions should lie forwarded 10 An
10 giant every possible facility. |
1y next arrangements we've fcE the horsc
Sprcss 10 Annapolis. But fnt | must ex /
iam that, having ben oompcled 10 unfold
wictc phn- To- ihe Halifax dgnijsies, IL /
-as aoi long before every one ia the place
"a aware OF M proceedings. From every
crocPi those icho OTc cmployed Ly me
lrtiisA O~oterIumeti, l rcorivcd kindness. and
DIST NialrS ios my sccccs-, but from llrn
lu~uiity iu al - forms was soOn made con
~gicnously maniics, ~ much 20 that | began
% irafcNcn iof my personal ht~rty. And ret
he hencit Of thu residents of Canada was ns
much an object oi the express a. that OF Ihc
Of the L.. States.
] soon found such a person rs | wanted snl
VIA all despatch lie commenced propositions.
he dIsirust and opposition manifested, 10.
Owed me upon gong through 10 Annapolis
myself, and here Sto~s q dihiculty ia The want
harness from which there was 10 WAY oil
'scspc hat "a have them mnde to onler and
cent on TO b. ready for us. This was done al
and e,cty thing made ready. This brought
me TO Friday afternoon. the 18th inst. On
Saturday evening, lie 9Th inst. il commenced
showing quite ,ioleuUy, snddid not cease ill
The Tuesday morning follow ing, lea, < about
Tour ieet ol snow uJon a level. The direct
road TO Annapolis was blocked up, aud il was
TO try that route, 20 tina, we were
competed To go by The way OF Windhsm,
nearly 30 miles further.
An fnslish avenue cutter was in the har-
Dor aud was busily engaged in binding her
sails ON Mon!ay, and, as ! was informed. Tor
the purpose OF boarding the Cambria outside,
taking OH her Halifax passengers aud mails.
aud Scnding her to Boston without landing
III such was the case IL was frustrated by the
Cambtth making her passage three DAYS quick.
CT then calculations had been made. kbout
y O'Clock on Tuesday morning. the l7th inst.
ant, the steiner came up in a baze. which
prevented her being telcgmphcd. /. with my
etheient aids, me English government emissa.
ries. headed by CapiaiH Douglas, formerly of
the Unicorn. was, however. ON the wharf
when she came within speaking,lis,ance Cap
tam ID. hailed Captain Judkins, Of the Can
bne aud requested him TO prevent oil mless
aud letters being landed until be tece,ycd per.
mission to do -. Hcre was q precious nut.
bih, but neither the r.,-cnsers on boad' mo-,
many OF the H>,,'ax citizens. were inclined "a
submit 20 such insult. cndeavored to ep ON
hoard but was orie red on. Feeling the inius.
iice oi such persecution could not wait yery
patiently, bGt soon n hand which I did no,
see, posed a bundle of papers a, my feet. |
gmspedit and started at once 60 my sltzl, T;
lew rods of, where concealed m the bottom
iound more papers. These, ! suppose, wer,
bror ghi ashore aud placed there by a incndl,
passenger, under his coat, and whoever ire wa
his klndnnNa nnn nnanrn.iIr LII ...... l.