Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-07-03
VOL. v.

| mere sculnon-only another Jones-an agent
for Col. Fremont, who, with his black servan,
was on his way to California, to attend to the
valiant Senator's private interests in that quar-
ter. All is, if he should prove as attentive to
his trust as he was to his bottle while on the
voyage, Mr.. F.'s interests will be safe in his
hands. 1t is notorious that he kept himself
in such beastly state that he would toss off a
glass of Porter or Ale and step directly to the
rail and turn the eepteatss Of his rcbellious
stomach into the sea. The lower half Of his
face was covered with nasty, filthy hair, and
so completely besotted was he in every feature
that his nose appeared like mass of proud
flesh protruding from a filthy sore. Why in
telhgent, high-minded men should select such
mere liquor tubs to superintend their interests,
is above my feeble comprehension. The other
lions and lesser animals in our floating menag-
erie, will allow to pass without particular
mention; yet will remark, en- passdnt, that we
had many fine fellow that nearly all the
States were represented, as well as all the
trades and professions, and that majority of
the passengers appeared to be of the right ma
terial to help buildup new and growing state
That We had on board liberal sprinkling Of
black-legs and rummies no one could doubt,
and that the bar was constantly pouring out its
poisonous streams was too plain TO escape the
notice Of any one.
On Sunday morning, Nav 18th, we were
sailing along smoothly in full view of the tall
peaks and rich plantations of Jamaica, and at 9
O'Clock shut off steam at Port Royal prepara-
tory to entering the harbor of Kingston, where
it had been determined to call to leave the sick
lady Of 1t. Gov. McDougall, above named
The ship was boarded by the Health officer and
other officials, after which she pursued her
way to kingston-nine miles distant. Here
we came to anchor, in one of the safest and
most beautiful harbors ever saw, along side
of an English Mail Steamer, about fifty wards
from the shore. Swarms of natives soon sur
rounded us, with various kinds of fruit for sale,
creating no small amusement for the passen-
gers. One yellow fellow, naked down to the
waist, amused the company some half hour, by
his expert diving. Persons from the ship
would throw into the water small pieces of
coin, and the diver would Immediately plunge
after them. invariably securing his prize before
it would reach the bottom The moment his
head broke water, his white ewes would be
turned up wistfully TO see who would toss the
next picayune. This is done daily by the
tives in harbor swarming with sharks of
enormous size. Kingston is city of some
200 inhabitants, lying on fat strip of land
backed by lofty hills whose fertile sides are
covered with cane and coffee plantations to
their very submits. The streets of Kingston
are straight and narrow, crossing at right an
giles; the buildings, all of two stories, mani
fest a remarkable samcness, the upper story
projecting over so as to cover the apology for
a sidewalk beneath. The cocoa, orange and
other trees which skirt the town make it
lovely looking place as viewed from the water
by poor, fatigued and sea-sick voyager. ia
maca is free island, and the blacks bask in
all the luxury of laziness with perfect impuni-
V. 1t is quite probable, however, that the
cities of the island reveal the worst appearances
among the colored population the more sober
and industrious classes preferring to live and
work on the plantations, many of which have
already passed into the rightful possession of
the same people, who, few years since delved
on them under the lash of the task-master.
We left Kingston at o'clock P NJ, and
as we pass out of the harbor, and round Port
Royal, where the British soldier sports his
red taggery, and John Bull keeps large ken
mel OF his war-dogs, we will take passing no
tice of our Captain and few of his subordi-
mates. Before doing this, however. a word
for our intelligent, sharp-eyed young darkey of
pilot, who had taken us into, and was now
as safely taking us out of port. As he came
on board some six miles from the Fort, various
and amusing remarks were indulged in by
Southern bloods, some half seriously and half
sportively declaiming it too bad to be carried
into port by white-eyed ebony like him. l
was pleased with the commentary which his
manly carriage and honorable position furnished
upon the threadbare text of slave propagan-
dists and apologists, that the negroes can't
take care of themselves Here was one Of
the despised race not only taking care of him
self, but in the short space of eight hours earn
ing $40, by taking care of our ship and her
swarm of passengers. In this connection,
would not omit to mention that among the pas
sengers who sat at the cabin table was our old
friend, fat Billy as he was familiarity called.
He had lived some dozen years in the West,
and wishing to try his luck in California, had
sought in vain (on account of the lateness Of
time) to obtain ticket. Finding himself foil
ed in this, yet determined not to be foiled in
his purpose to travel, he struck up bargain
with white man to attend him as waiter and
by this ruse he went through, having cabin &C
commodations at half the usual price; the mas
ter waiting upon himself and the servant pay
ing his own bills in the mean time.
But for our Captain. Capt. Pearson, of the
Philadelphia, recently installed in his berth, is
man Of small stature, quick nervous habits,
and enjoys by no means an enviable reputation
as shipmaster. He is the same man 50 un.
merc'fuily cassigased in the Notes on Califor.
MA the same who got into disagreeable
rencontre at Acapulco, on the Mexican coast
while coming down to this Dor. in Januar,