The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-20

everlasting and eternal cOmmotlOn IS only
disturbed by north wester and when
that once strikes you, there is the ID to
pay, They come so sudden and unex-
pected that chairs. tables, books, hats and
all hose articles are swept from the up
per deck in an instant. Even now while
| write, the ship keeps up such pitching,
and tearing and tossing, that can scarce
ly keep my hand to the paper, and yet
this is considered Uery calm day.
No sooner had we struck tho Gulf,
than some of the passengers began to
give prominent symptoms of sea sickness
and among the first victims was poor
Philip Kramer. At first it amused me
very much to see the poor fellow stagger
to The guard and heave up, or as they call
it here at sea "caskade." But after a.
while my diversion and amusement was
turned into pity, for really never seen
more suffering and excruciating pain and
agony than was exhibited on board our
ship few days after we got to sea
With the exception of myself and Bill
Rice, every land l"bber on board became
sea sick, including Col. Weller, DR.
Chamberlin. Fl. H Robinson and Oliver
Wea,he,by. (who are the principal men
in Col. Weler's corps) and all the boys
in our partyIwilh the exceptions have
named above. Had this sea sickness on.
ly lasted for few hours, or even few
days. | would not have minded it so much;
but we have now been at sea seven days
aud it still continues. saw one pnol
fellow gagging over the guard until he
broke blood vessel and stream Of blood
gushed from his mouth. Among Oul
boys Jim Miller suffers tho most. Fol
seven days and nights has he lain on deck
so sick that he could scarcely raise his
head. Ii was really Piliable sight to
see Jim Miers, short time afer he had
been attacked. You know Jim has So
much meekness and resignation, and
there he would sit all day with his head
leaning against post without uttering a
groan or complaint. looking so pale and
sad. could not help, with all the suffer
ing saw around me, from being amused
with Tom Wilson. At one time yot
would see him spread himself flat on his
belly until no would cover up about one
half of the deck and the way he would
sguirm and sigh and groan and vomi
was enough to bring the sharks around
The ship, who every moment expected
that they would have his carcass thrown
overheard to appease their ravenous ap
peiiles. TCm is kind-hearicd. first. rate
fellow aud it was altogether owing to my
Urgent solicitations with Col. Weller tha
ho accompanied us.
1t was matter Of some considerable
surprise and SelfgratulalIon with m,
that was not taken with sea sickness
aud while am upon tha subject vii
throw out somc suggestions that may b.
Of practical use to you if you ever trave
at sea. AS soon as you feel any nause
or sickeniug sensations at the stomach
draw your vest and pantaloons as tigh
around the waist as you can endure il
Tie Immediately above your stomach
broad belt or your handkerchief made il
! large folds aud draw it very tight. Ro
main in this position until you becom
accustomed 10 the motion of tho sea an
, then you can gradually relax the tigh,
, ness. Should you still feel nauseateL
eat a small BIT of sea cracker and lay o
the fiat of your back, some place on deck
where you can catch the sea broeZe.
{ these remedies don't relieve you, the
your only hope, is to caskade away unit
: you get well.
We passed the Island of Cuba, on tn
9th inst. and did did not stop at Havan
as | expected we would. Col. Welle
was exceedingly anxious to stop at Ha
vana, but he could not do so without dis
obcying his instructions and we wer
therefore compelled to pass the most in
Ieresting point in our whole route. Yes
lerday we passed the Island of Gre at Cay
man situated in the Caribbean Sea,
beautiful spot, about 12 miles long by II
miles wide, inhabited by mongrel SO
Of French aud Spanish, who are reputet
to be the descendants of pirates. Twen
ly years ago this island was favorite ro
sort for pirates who infested the Gulf o
Mexico, How exceedingly provoking j
is 10 pass all these points, that are full u
inlcresl To the curious. without being a
blc to stop at any of them The CARR
bean sea presents the samo appearance
aud characteristics az the Gulf of Mexi
co--if anything it is more stormy.
A "trip at sea is certainly the most dul
tirosome aud wcarisOme thing, that
man can encounter in this life. Neal
+ everybody gets sick and those who re
main we'll naturally become so dull an
stupid. You see nothing but one evel
, lasting sheet of wafer - occasionally
, school of fish will raise from the waite
and skim over it's surface-then hug
porpoise will lazily raise its head iroI
, tho sea turn few awk ward somersets az
disappear--while few hungry shark
follow in the wake Of the ship ready I
exercise their powers of doglutition q
a anything that falls overheard. AT Ion
/ intervals aud at great distance. n sa
| will hove in sight, but quickly fade ava
4 then follows the same dull mono,on
which renders evory hour 80 wea,isom
r Nearly every day since we left the Baliz
, we have had to encounter strong hea
p winds. We have not been able to rails
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