New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-02
Voyage Of the Bark STAFFORD from Newly ork
TO ~. Cafharine's-A Fight, sc. Sc.

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raj other small craft sli bound for the Land Of
Promise" About six other vessels had iast left
| for California As we entered the harbor 81 oth
Ger notified rs We must isy in quarantine six days
and none Of rs 90 shore till the expiration Of
,hat time bat BELIEF aboat bali OF rs were on
shore By the time toe oticer reached the fort
agsin. Nothing was said sboat it IA the third day
After when the Commander OF the Island came
alongside Of rs and aid We were cuars timed SIX
days longer and fined $500. Cofin told him We
had bill Of heath. and no health o.H,er had been
sent aboard OF us, and the quarantine wss hmm.
| bug, end We were 10, set OF dirty immigrants
and as for the $500. the boys would come and
storm his old fort if is payment was insisted on.
Toe next morning 1e notified Us that it was all
right. snd we might consider our quarantine with
drawn; and said the reason Of the quarantine was
that they afraid Of -he Cholers. Sc il had 50
lately been in New. FORK and New Orleans.
On leaving New York we ma casting till We
came within $50 miles Of the Azores, and then
stood south, and on toe l0,h Of March made the
Cape de Verbs and should have gone into St.Vin
cents for ba asst, as the bark was too tender ,as
Gotta terms in to double the" Horn but fine
breeze springing up at the time. Cohn decided ~
drive ahead tor this place. We stood along the
| Island of San Antonio. which is about % miles
| long, and appears Ike one entlre mass Of sand
stone rock aud is 100 feet above the level OF the
Sea and not a. al prepossessing.
| On the l5th March crossed the Equator, hsy.
| ing had ths good fortune % take the south asst
| trades two degrees north and thereby escaped
being becslmed and roasted, the fine es5reeze
making 1t cool and pleasant. Two days after. We
crossed the suus course bat should not have
| known it from the heat
| Ga the lst Of March We tel in with and spoke
| the old Bovine, with about 2aO persons on board,
and she came abreast OF Us. Ne met her timely,
| and gave her a salute from our old cannon and i'm
| meGiately there.v elt up shout from the decks
Of both vessels that would have taken the conceu
out of the Loco FOcos OF Old Tammany, Il they
could have heard t 4 lew days alter crossing the
| line, spoke D1ichman who antod 20 know
| Who elected President and when n swercd
"Gen. Tsy lOr' he pressed his satisfaction in ali
kinds OF ways, and run up his ensign nine times IN
| quick success on, which wss answered by our own
| and n voice from "Oid susan MS We term cur
gun. For the first ten days out We had a severe
gale, which we thon.ht rather an unpleasant nitro
ductiOn % 50 long q voyage. On the afternoon Of
| he eighth day ont, the Captain was evidently
| alarmed, and aiterw ard said he expected every
minute to see the vessel go on her beam-euds.
| We all grouped or deck, holding on with both
| hands ana tflei % lllsnt hNu appear NIiA'ftht
| but it would not DO. lt was Ike boys whistlng
n the dark 10 keep up their courage | was sea
sick only one day--the second day out, bur quite
| long enough, however. | fully agreed with Plato
Tor the time that the soul was located In the stom
ach-at least they symP0'hised like two pick
pockets
&" A life On the ocean wave" is very pleasant
thing to sing about, especially 1t you are 10 snug
warm room and have Russell q sing but those
no try It nd that toe cb0THs mas never yet been
written
It's true, that occasionally. for few days ut a
time, i. Is very agreeable. It's pleasant OF a fine
day to leaa over the taiIra and watch the rain.
| how dolphin slowly swimming alter the vessel, or
! the pOrpoises laundering ahead, while perhaps
the black n @. a shark IL combing the ater Ia the
distance clear evening on the quarter deck is
sweet when the moist south wind Just nils the
| sails that are gently swelling ma the light OF tho
| moon and the BRIGHT sparkles here ami there on
the wstersee m the twinkng OF the feet Of fairies.
abroad on their nightly reye's. At such time
everything seems at leisure. There Is sense Of
| freedom too az sea.
The Captain says he never experienced such
severe weather Tor so long time uninteuupte iiy
IL Confined without iutermission Til the evening
Vt the 10th day, when the ind lul'ed the cl. ujs
broke away, and n large space Of blue sky aud
| bright stars appeared overhead But the black
/ ocean still mosned on II ia heavy sobbings. our
drenched and staggering bark rolled heavily on rs
restless bosom, and the gloomy night encompassed
all The solitude deep and awful. Ny eye
ached with the effort 20 pierce the surrounding
darkness and fud something to relieve the lonel
| ness of the scene. At length the rising moon
| showed its brieht disc over a cloud. tinsing Is
edge with silver and pouring sea OF light on y
sea Of darkness til the waves cleaned ara spark
| led rs If Just awakened 70 life and hope
The moon neverooked 20 lovely belo-e. It seem
Cd n have come out il the heavens On purpose u
cheer aud encourage Us.
| On the 6th Of April two DAYS before our sTivs
| mere we fell IN with the ship Pacific aud barb
| sarah McFarane. both Of New-lork ald bound
tor the auriierous regions. They were Just cot Of
| Rio where they had been week The Sarah
| NcFarlane Lett New York five and the Pacific
twelve days before US. 81 you see the old seaf1g.
the bq,k Straford s nor as stEp,f as she LINKS.
| though the credit IS more due 70 the captain than
| the vessel Three DAYS after our arrival, ore o.
the sailors, n very athletic man, wanted - 20 o.
| shore bat Coffin would not let him. H gave the
| mate some impotence, who knocked bin down.
and regular ght ensoed between him and the
two mates who pounded him handsomely AFTER
which Coffin ordered the FIRST mate 70 bring him
! at and tie him 90 20 he logged n was brought
| at aud tied IN part when be m ade sp'ing nav
| ing cut the rJpel AZ Cytil and stabbed himi nut
! C., ffo caught the bl,w on the hand which 70 pier
ced and slightly broke the skin on the breast.
The fellow Immediately sprsng overheard and
| made for the srore One OF the members 81 The
companv. Mr. Wheaton, fred az him and slightly
wounded him In the head. He was chased b.
party ia the captains zig snd brought back, and
. now ia irons 70 be sent home ] suppose.
taOk a walk with party Of Others up h'teen
| niles on the Bail shore, lev days ain'e,
| through country filed With orange groves
We arrived opposite the Town OF the same nsme
on the Islnnd ~. Csiharines, about o CLOCK o.
me same evening, and crossed over Ia tie canoe.
TIE town Is composed mostly Of Que story hoos.s,
made Of locs and mortar. and covered WIKI vines,
Thich i'm arted 70 L pleasing aspect.
TIE people are very fond oi hoe dress ana Rooo
living. nom which infer they are very sensible
people: but they are too indolentto come in when
Il rains They treated the Americans y itn great
respect when was Up there and The American
Consul NJ Wells, says they are very mucn sir-id
of qs The BOYS from the " sshington di1 noe be
have very vel. and an Old Portuguese SAID % ne,
the "Strai0rd srsrboBe meaning good the
George " ssbngfon no stur0one.
Last Sunday afternoon, when about han car
company were Up there, very. serlo1s nzht TOOK
place between the Americans lOi whom TIE
were about 100 and the cIlizsrs and soldiers o.
the town. There were 10 or y Portuguese
killed. aad ore American, and one Eas also
wounded. | do not kucE the cause Of the
r,w. bat the frst Commencement Of 70 Tss
that some 0or % Portuguese came running up 70
hotel and all bands rushed on a zentlemau one O.
49, ..,...-rs,s 81 the kVssbfuat0n and cut ham