The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-27
Our Maritime Correspond ence.
SHIP ORPHEUs, Pacific Ocean,
Lat. 45 AZ, Ion. 7S 80, April "a, 1910.

Lat 40 AZ, lon. rs 80, April "a, lSt9.
The Pacific 0cean-Voyage around Cape Corn
Terrible Sno,c and Hail Storms Tremendous
Gales-Catchimg Albatros, &c.
We are At last In what they call the Pacific
Ocean, but, in fact, 1t is yet anything but paci
hc. Thanks to heaven we are round that dreaded
place, Cape Horn. Contrary to all our expecta-
hons, we have had most boisterous passage.
We had every kind Of weather off the Cape, and
were, from the Ist to the 9TH INST 4, running from
the east end of Staten Land to the Islands OF Diego
Ramirez, III Ion. 6S; and when we made the Islands,
the wind hauled to N.N.W which was just the
way we wanted to go; consequently, We had to
stand south.
To give you some idea of what pretty place
this is, l will copy memorandum made on the
side OF my state room. i pity the poor fellows
who are coming along after US, for 1t is growing
worse every day. | think the Orpheus is not one
ton 100 large for passage round the Horn aad,
as she is not so deeply laden many other yes
sells, she rides the sea like duck In all the
rough weather off the Cape, we shipped but two
or three seas, and the way they reared their
mighty heads was perfectly terrfc-and perhaps
1t didn't blow! Ii really would have required
three men 10 hold one mans hair on For two or
thee weeks we had nothing but head winds; it
made 70 difference which way tackled, the
wind was certain TO come out ahead. 1t seemed
as if all the demons had been let loose, and were
exertng themsel lives 10 the utmost to keep us back.
q, IL. Is
90, almost dead calm; smooth as glass; some
OF the passengers, Tor exercise, boarded an Eng
llsh ship about ten miles of. She was from Lon
don for Callao. THIS was the only vessel that
could stand any chance with Us at sailing; 22d,
lat. ~, we met a pampero," tremendous gale,
in which the hip was hove to for the first time.
ltblew "bie guns" but not very heavy s.a on.
II lasted twelve hours Small boat on the davlts,
dipping with every lurch Of the ship; pleasant until
3lst, lat SO, Ion. G2. This day commenced vio-
lent storm, which lasted two days. This was the
hrs snuff OF Cape Horn weather-snow, hail, rain,
and ship hove to-; sea running like all possess, d.
but not mountains high as some writers have 1t,
only about sixty feet, which is quite high enough
10 be agreeable.
APRlL This afternoon saw the eastern point
of Staten Land, three miles eff
2-Snow squalls, ram squalls, and hal squalls.
SNOW storm; six inches snow; mercury stand
ing SO. This is the lowest POINT 1t reached OFT the
Cape.
A-Snow, ran hail, calm; water spout about ten
miles II.
5--Passed the Longitude of Cope Horn; whipped
the black steward; saw a man. of-war bound home.
In the evening, blowing like 500" an English
bark, bore down under our stern, and hailed three
times, Nv hat ship is that :" bur he being to wind
ward could moi hear our captain, although he fairly
yelled through the trumpet.
7-Made Diego Remrez; wind came out ahead;
stood south, in company with an English bril- and
q Boston bank.
sVeiy pleasant overhead but high head sea-
S--ElolenI storm; still standing south when we
can sail.
ll-Stom continues; brig and bark both out of
sight.
l2-Storm continues; we can sail little under
close ref tCpsalls; wore ship twice during the
night, urd passed bark twice-black as pitch
each showing The night 81 gnal, torch. This night
We made the COih lat. Captain afraid of ice. Last
time we wore ship stood n. T..
l3-Stcim continues snow, hail, rain. This morn
ing wore shlpa IN, gae sea " ful; stood west.
II yeu would like Ia know what il sounds like,
when II blows gale down here, go into a grist-
mill, when II is in full operation, and you have it
exactly.
l4-Blow, blow, blow; wind north Got back
10 where we Were on the 7h-encouraging; sa W a
ships caught three albafToss-they measured III feet
from TIP 10 tlP. These birds, with mother Carys
chickens (a bird that resembles our mariin) and
Cape chickens obese look like our doves), hive
followed IA In great numbers since passed the
Falkland Islands. The albatross sailing on the
water looks Ike Muscovy duck, but when ON
board, we find them about -four times their SIZE.
le-Pastcd brig supposed to be a Californian.
Sailed N. w.
IL 10 20-Stormy, but crawling up slowly.
20. lat. t2-Speke bark Pendleton, from Caao
for New York.
Il 10 81 Growing pleasant rapidly Forthe last
fOur days we have had a sple ndd wind from the
:. W., and gong from eight to ten knots all the
time. At this rate shall be in Valparaiso next
Saturday
+. S.-We arrived in Valparaiso about 5 O'Clock
p Soih April, which makes US 90 days from
New Nolk. &. L. A,