Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-18
XLVI.-NUNiBER 40.

slaEd the storm. III snUuk his hea. aud sad,
Oh! me, misers bie-I iecl all over, and ever
TING ~ lam bad;" and was going 10 say some-
hins else, bnI hr was suddenly under the necessi-
" II caliins-"St, wald Steward basiu; 9ulckl
De quick"-a mofc Iaughabic scene never Wit
messed
Bat to my joornal--I think rt off in the
bay. Well, on Saturday, the 2lss we put 10 sea,
believing that We would soon reach Rio; but Too
>""n were our anlicipaliUns destined 10 he blast.
til. Not more Than one day passed over our
hrads before The winds began 10 blow, and The
SEA IL rage; bur, alas even then il was .. al lis
@ofs'; The swell. produced vas on 10 be o.
lowed oy something OF lar Wolse nature; Tor
on The morning after, about i o'clock, We were
vislted ny very severe storm; The wind blew,
ana The sea ragged, much worse even tnan before.
Inc pillows rolled heaving the frosty foam
over our noble shp-lhc Heavens belchlng
Ior II severe 2eals OF thuoder, and The rain tail
Ing IN tor EMS, all seeming 10 DEFY even the skill
OF our Captain and brave crew, To save us from
immediate destruction, which was very appa-
rent. The storm continued for Two days without
cessation, every minute seeming TO be our LAST;
but Providence, 10 lis goodness, saw ii: 10
snatch US from the jaws OF death, whi,h appear.
ed 10 be So inevitable.
We are new ploughirg the azure deep with
nut WuiIu ldll'Cu Us uWlllIg III IGl
more than Two days. To day the Isl April,
which is Sunday, We nave spsn', as becom,s US,
in reading our Bibles, singing and praying; be-
SIDES, Mr.. Hudson, an ey client man, in every
respect, holds prayer every night which be-
leve 10 be very essential, b,lll 10 The sho,'ne.s
and prosperity OF our voyage. Our vessel is an
excellent one, very fast saier The Il S. day
a lair wind was granted US, she sailed Two hun
dred aid twenty-five mile; very good da;'s
travel, when taken into consideration that she
had only five sails unurled viz: The main top
sall, mizen top sail, spankard, the fore Top SAIL
and glib sheet; a very small quan.i'y OF can
yass, when compared with the whole number,
which is eighteen; she behaved admirably well
IN The late storm. At nigh! il was an imposing
sisht-a sight exceedingly awful and wonder
iul, YET sublime, bordering nigh on IheaIrica.: at
one time, looking as il she were going To bury
ner noble bow 10 the very bosom oil Inc sea; al
another time as suddenly taking her upward
flight, as il on visit 10 the Stars, or some other
heavenly body. A grand scene, indeed iur one
SO young and inexperienced as am
Nothing is So beautiful and interesting as
a bright moonlight night at SEA. 1t is sight
that very few are able to appreciate or imagine,
except those who have v, messed ii. Il is,
believe, the best place in & world for young
,
God. am 10 thee l).ill's watch every night,
and often do catch u elf contemplating the
beauties of natu.elai almos. worshipping the
moon heans which across the poop, every
second as il chasing each other, so rapid was
their Hight Day before yesterday we were
honoFed by another storm, or rather gale, which
lasted day and niga., but it produced very
little excitement among Us, rs We were getting,
IN do fka
The waves and the reelips OF the ship. We are
now in warm Climate or latitude and good
weather, going len knots an hour, having nothing
TO d. but sci out upon deck and read and expires,
some Of our sentiments on paper, which We
dare not repeat in public. TO day, (l0lh April
we are opposite the coast Of Florida and chou,
two thousand miles from Cape Henry. We
passed tho Bermuda Islands day before yesler.
day, and are about eight hundred miles from
Cape ierd Islands have neglected 70 men
lion The lalluds and longi'ut-, but my reason
Tor SO doing was that presumed il useless aud
undressing, and nat OF all essential We
have had yer; bard time Of it since W. left
The Cape9, much harder than many If the
company supposed. reckon they thought tea
the fare on board would be somewha; simlI:
to that on land. Such were w0ad rir ly disaf
pointed, for instead Of fresh waller 10 wash t!ie,c
faces they have sea wa,er-fresh waller Is rut
even allowed - clean our teeth. Wash your
own Clothes. smoke your cw1 pipe, aud cncw
your own tobacco, et loast the two latter i. Tie
motto of soG.c. a cool many were SO very IN
fortuIala as 10 have great many OF their
clothes damaged By getting wet. The clothing
and bedding of sc,no were perfectly saturated
with The salt water. Tie monCtony If o sea
voyage admits or undeIg1es bit two changes
only sometimes you sss snip, and at other
Iimes YOU ship . sea; "by shipping sea" ws
mean tho spray thrown over the shi? ty the
wayo, coming Suddenly in coI'act with the
sides Of the ship, drenchins every body who may
tc so unfortunate IS To DC in its reach have
frequently been wet from head 10 foot, cir.
cumslance not at Ill uncommsh on board. TO
day, (tbe t5.h April,) nothing of Importance or
any thing worthy oi mention has occurred. -
Nothing to be seen except ever and anon you
might chance 10 see board, barrel or some
thing else aaoat We also had about four Eours
calm, SD that we enjoyed good ha!a IN salt
Wuter. While out, a cry OF "a shark in sight
was heard, which was laise, but such scamper-
ing you never Saw, rying TO get 10 the snip.
don't ihiek ecer swan 30 fast IN my lite, OF
was ever before so much frightened. And you
may be sure The one who eaya the alarm did
tot come oil so we'll IS he expected, he Wa:
fined and received severe reprimand irosa the
Captain. All Of the bylaws are very rigid. anu
as rgid.y put into execution. To day, t'ho
lGh,) we got into The lsade winds a"d aro Steer
ing straight for Rio, where, II We arc lucky we
will aod 10 twenty days found m my PocRe'
some notes which ough, 10 have entered before,
but misplaced them so that am forced to ca
80 here though it is simply description OF sur
third storm, and hope the last. To day is The
22nd, bat will have " go back to The 9th.
believe that Yves The time, if am not very
much mistaken We wero within 800 miles o!
tho Care Ferd Isles, when the " nj feD and
was succeeded by dead cain, which Ia lied
ill night-the sky was deep blue, and the stars
seemed larger and nea:cr 10 mo than had ever
seen them before. Tee ship Il Iated like hui
she'll on the unJless and CLASSY surface OF liz
sea This onncus calm was followed ny
fearful storm. The Jay broke with Inc mos
threatening appeal anccs-the sun rose oloo'
red, and evidently with no good intentions
quantity of small fish sprang terror stricken on
Of the water, in which they wee pu sued b.
larger ones which Immediately devouret them
| for even The brute creation acknowledge bl
| one right-lhat Of the strongest. Toward
evening we saw the sen hcaving from The South
west as if urged by some unknown pow r. In
| Captain ordered The sail 10 be shortenet; an
a, The shrill whistle of the first mate. some te
Of our sailors were up in the rigging-sopsai
we're scarcely reefed before The storm was uPo
| US. The ship reeled so much under the shoe
OF the gale, that our masts nearly touched IN
wa,er-a loud crack was suddenly heard an
one of the sails dew like sea gull throug
the air, the bolt ropea had given away The goo
ship now rishled in moment; all Out u
sail was made snug, and The heal oi he Vess
was turned 10 meet The last. We feleaiel D.
tole The beating waves like brave waffio'' on
sep by step BY This lime night had closed q
with sky as dark and dseafy as old Chaos-H
sea alone wa. bright and clear as IL Inc beiI'
to show lis yawn,ng depths. Al one Lime Il
ship heaved on the top Of towering wave ar
al he next, she plunged SO deep mat the FIR
roll nc wavs threatened TO swallow US up.
leaned asains, The mast, holding by rope, I
lear of being washed overheard: entfanced by Il
sigh o. The raging sea, and asionished at
beauty B.autiln. as the sea IS in repose, II
far more SO in anger. Tie calm fills Us with
| S,s,,y mechanically while The s;o!ln inspires