New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-29

OF CAPy HoRS Feb. 30 1916.
We came on swimmincy from Rio de Janeiro y 20
the Cape, but we rounded out between the AK
iond Islands and Staten Land into the open sea- we
encountered violent gale from the Southwest 1t
continued for three DAYS. during which we kept our
hin under storusails When il broke we stood IN to-
ward the Cape but before we mad even MADE mat
hs.dland il rallied its forces and down with stil
s-e.,er siren 9Th from the West We tackled ship, and
setting our stornsais again stood South II lasted two
days and then left with heavy head sea As soon
this Toll sufficiently made sail and stood in for the
Cave under bitter cold wind from the South Our deck
was covered with sleet and hail
This however we d-regarded. SO long as the wind
favored u.s. but This brief enough for another
vale plunged upon the Southwest; II struck US
as night SC, in The raised rolled mountain gee;
the foam fell sheets from their punEing One in
It's towering audacity broke hammock MEETINGS
stove our whalcboat flooded spar deck and rushing
over the combngs of hachcs precipated itse De
low. When the day broke, the nights disasters were
discovered the proniscuous wreck Of crockcry and
furniture, fore and Alt
This gale continued for twenty four hours sackcned
little then veered into the West whcsc took up is
stand like grabbed old hon in his lair. Having roared
itself out IN this quarter, moved INTO the Northwest
where il commenced again with fresh violence II con
tnued veerng back and forth into these three points 'or
twenty days heading OF ON erery tack ana shakhe
the yery with us force We ARE at last rouho lic
Cape but in doubling have wrenched every ia'Hgih
OF progress from the most ho-tlie eeiheh's. 'c
have literally beat round H. Here ana 'hcfs
has doubled il with comparative ease ana heh0e eo1
cluded ba IN, ar imaginary. But his good Tor
rune i. M exception general rule cuipfit AZ inc
scafold may escape by the breaking VI VIC 0p'' 'H H
fifty that follow Will swing I'll dcah. ~, 49,.
We have here fifteen hours OF sunlight Tour OF WI
lyb, md ire of darkness The consultations have
magnitude, intensity and breadth Of light unknown in
our hemisphere. Every star flames out o. the quo
vnnI. like an independent We must have been
one night In the vicinity Of an iceberg Our thcmome-
ter fell in few hours ten degrees ne ngnt was one
OF the darkest that have experienced not ray Of
light could struggle down through the black masses OF
cloud that ovcrung the was running nigh: our
ship rolling her guns under and the next plunge she
made might bring her for aught we could tell against
This unEJsen mountain OF ice. But we escaped IT. day
coldy dawncd and found us floating.
We encountered while OIL the Cape, large number
of whalco They announce themselves in the columns
of brine which they throwup These steep waery pillars
rush about the sea like columns OF sand on Sahara
in the whrl of their iroccO waltz The monsters from
which they ascend make the very deep boil like pot
fear hRrpoons here for the giant would wrench
them adriit from my vessel 10 winch they might he
moored Talk OF your Park !unain; II Is only
jet OF spray compared with the torrent which ascends
from the blowing nostril oil whale.
But of all the objects of nature here the most interest
ing is the albatross This noble bird resembles in size
and shape, the The body is white IA the driven
snow; the wings black the ravens. The head ms
the bodness of the caglcs the eye the same flashing
defiance. Their wings long, large, and arching:
upon these they balance themselves like the hawk and
without striking the mir sweep through their vast
circuits They voyage hundreds OF miles at sea; and out
of that great element obtain their food. We captured
one by means OF hook which was baitcd attached to
long line, aud buoycd by cork AZ we drew him TO-
ward the ship his female companion followed close at
his side and when lifted him In. she still hung
around the ship. Having craued curiosity We let
him 60. when she few to him with the vCicst expires
sons OF JOY. What lesson those who iorsRNc friend
in adversely You're very truly ". {.