Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-14
To the Editors If the Enquirer.

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:, WASHINGTON Dec H. 1910
Messrs Editors: Congress adjourned this evening AZ b,
past Tour clock Intense interest depicted in the
tenancc OF each member The crisis has arrived G,,n Sup
er will now be elected. Mr. Winthrop has finally wbdp,
ms name from further for the Speakersbip Who
.e administration VIII now put FORTH is difficult question
souion as Mt winthrop certainly was heretofore their
hrst and only choice, the voting fully proves '''
William j. Brown of Indiana gradually gained as the De-
eaGa nor toda and on the last ballot had 100
ment Of that result Mr.. w arose and delivered nna, d
beautiful speech to his Wing friends thanking them for bc
support and Withdrew his from the further contest
mus have the two nominees of their resncctivc fr,d
oecn ulv set aside. Now every gentleman il NJ iher,c ~
cast MS vote for whom he may prefcr-and az Mr. Brown
requires put hve more votes TO elect him. We hone far ,b
sake OF the anxious public that the contest viii cnse ~,
r.i Holmes Of South Carolina for Mr. Brown the
nrst Tune he was named but On the last baIlo ,h
evening he voted for Mr.. Linn Boyd '1'''' 'n's
6,,s., 1 po" prospects are ppennos and but for the
eSSe VI M winthrop this evening in withdrawing his
haie' wond have been elected on the next ballot "'
i''f3' &C. JACOB FAITHFUL, JR.
To The Editors ofGe Enquirer
Dear oFs:-Pesnaded by some of my friends bnvc n,
tempted oriei and condensed account OF our VOYAGE nm "a
description Is am induced it, believing thnt some If
~ contents WIZ prove Interesting the numerous friends
,t h na.t e oenlnd have enclosed il in order to
submit 10 ms perusa and ifhe considers worthy ofpubIca
ioh-and the space in your paper-to have il connd al
roper Iosm lot the columns OF your journal. j. F.
es-e ;, r. in c. and many other of your friends
se - De Kindly remembered 10 you With the sinceest
egard am your friend r
SHIP GLEsMoRE, September sOth, ls4s.
NY Dear Srs 1T is related of Sir Walter Raleigh thu, he
pc On gass window. Fun would climb yet fear 10
III am placed in similar situation and If / was n f
w INC gentle admoniton Of great "Queen Bsss who
u seeing the above line wrote under tIf thy heart fails
,er 1nn not at these lines would be penned
IN your valuable paper but being DESTROYS no
SC an Irish phrasc of seeing how nv hand wriiing yl
'Pe,r IN print have seized my pen with desperation
Id determined 10 bore you if no one else by ts ner,si
tempt 10 describe the many various beautiful "a an Fl
enes which we have Witnessed would TOO far ,b
s OF an epsolary communication consume too much
ace IN your paper shall therefore be nv aim 10 condcnsa
much as possible and select those which We
nave maze me deepest impressions upon the minds Of
at Among the most novel, striking and magnificent
winch we have witnessed upon our entrance into
al most beautiful and admired OF all habors the mort If
O. we entered on the Goth May and all of us eypectina
DC IN The city that night the excitement and ovoms III
ticlpation that pervaded our company was
e evening was beautifu not cloud specked rho ~
ui'ed neasens-the ocean ru1ed by breese dc
i uio'e our gallant ship the rate Of six knots
hour-thc loneliness OF the evening was greatly on or
ceu oy the asnincence and grandeur of The scenery
ieeed e eye IN every direction To the left of US in
the highty and boundess ocean, whose whc cnnnJ &c
YES seemed indicative of ts majesty and its nj:
lg arose bold and ragged cliffs whose towering I'm
aelnea IN color and appearance b. the rays OF the tin
s SUM- ana Their Irregular and tagged outlines impressed
mind with the belief that they were caused nv som tee
my ana grand CONFUSION of nature Off the bow of tho
he ,r d,a IN me dim and may distance the mouth
me hloor ~ the mouth of the harbor about 10 miles
e eye couia discern the three prominent cliffs
cn marx It's entrance and the sailors as guide
!, are Inc sugar Loaf "Corcoyada or the Broken on
\ and lord Hoods Nose" Al nine o'clock p N v ~
ned the three points mentioned above and as we turned 70 A
nod ~ s., III os' uiearihy sound startled u.s. II fro
ru az hfst IKE scream and then like the barking Of Fa
'n.outhed dog We were relieved OF our fes,s ON
raining i was merely the hang of Portuguese of of
rcban, h 1, AFTER having discovered that were rcft
i9 n snip by the name of Genmo1e from Virginia
10 ior California permitted pass We were wnited in
e haroor BY gentle breeze and turning the sugar said
spectacle burst upon astonished vision tia,
me- for, ,,t;i
out in the paIs ioh, of The Is ol WINE There the
frownne cliff 10 orr Left and - Tio OF Ient the
ted at many points with rn fn. ,ne orr ill- citi7
of Rio was en,irev l ~ ~ o.oiea iiSn,s Inc 10 il
" " y Q myriad o. ngnts, and o.