The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1851-07-05
FAYETTEVILLE. N. e..
JULY 5, 1851.
THE EDITORS LOG.

THE EDITORS LOG.
TUESDAY. June 1O-Went aboard brig Watson,
of Sedywick and bound for Portland, State of
| Maine. loading at Dickinson's wharf with pitch
pine lumber for shp-building. Tue captain,
F. A. Allen. real thorou 5hbred down easter of
rough exterior. but good hearted fellow-only
p years old He ordered me aboard, and was
going right off. but that was the last heard of
sailing that day. Dropped out into the stream
at night-cabin hot and musquetoes thick-great
large black fellows, as poisonous a rattlesnake
no sleeping done of course.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 1.-the crew
went to work bracing and securing the deck load
winch occupied a part of that day and two others
Great deal of W ork to be done about vessel
crew hardly ever idle except some times at sea
before cracking breeze. But the crew Of this
vessel is the de0dest ever saw. Two men,
and two boys we'll grown-and they move lust
like they had the rheumatism The Captain
| and Mate do more work than the whole
four. One fellow in particular, with broad fat
face, looks and moves like he was cursing the
day when Adam sinned. The mate gets $25
per month, and the seamen $40. The steward
or cook is black fellow belonging to New York
He is only tolerably nice. He makes good sour
light bread!
THURSDAY, June 12-stea mer came along side
just before sunrise and towed us and d schooner
down Is miles-the wind dead ahead. and fresh
gale. When the steamer left, hoisted sail and
beat down to the mouth of the river. The
mates cap went overheard, a right new one
worth T. So man on the schooner lost his
hat overboard,- and jumped into the schooner's
boat to go after it, He got the hat, but was left
so far behind that when we got down to the inlet,
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schooner our boat to 60 back for him and we
| laid near the inlet all night. Here it very
pleasant-the stiff breeze quieted the musquctoes
and one could sleep we'll. There-are FIVE lights
rang ing round the inlets, and several up the
the near approach of a large steamer. A few
, minutes after anchored the smokers or fumi-
gators came aboard. In conseq uence of hum.
Der of negroes having been kidnapped from
Wilmington in vessels, law was recently passed
| that every vessel should anchor at the mouth of
the river, and be smoked before going to sea, fol
which they should pay So. This very annoy
ing to Captains. and they swear at it no little.
The smoking is done by taking some carbonate
of lime on plate and pouring on it an acid tn at
raises smoke like that fr ON lime when water is
poured on it. may be mistaken, but l don't
believe the duty is very strictly performed.
FRIDAY, June 13-Piot came aboard at 3
o'clock p. m., to take the brig over the bar.
(The pilots hard times and don't get too much
for their labor but there is, think, some
ing wrong about the system cf pilotage. The
plotage Of vessel from Wilmington to is
about $40. Well. when vessel takes steam
tow from Wilmington down to the inlet,
great many do. she is obliged to take the pilot
along too, although he is of no more use than a
fifth wheel to coach. because the steamer
knows the channel. In these cases the piiotage
is imposition that ought to be remedied.
The vessel has to pay the steamer $40 for the
tow We have always thought vessel should
not be obliged to take pilot unless she needed
him. Just well compel citizen to keep a
horse when he has use for him It Is bur-
then upon commerce. When the pilot is aboard,
the ca plain is not master of the ship. The pilot
is responsible. and gives his orders accordingly y
The wind this morning, (what little there is)
has hauled round to the west-sky clear. The
pilot often before he starts out. goes along the
channel in his boat and sounds the depth of the
water with pole. Had not been to sea two
hours before there was 'sone IN onkey sick" The
break fast went to " mother Cary's Chickens"
So Friday, Saturday and Sunday, sick as dog.
Wind almost dead ahead, ship rolled heavily
Could eat nothing. nor drink.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, not sick.
but dizziness Of the head that made food repul-
siye and created a feeling of Abandonment.
THURSDAY MORNING, loth-A dead calm.
Felt like going deck, and looking round
could take soda cracker and little vino and
water, weak every who goes to sea should
take hound or two Of soda crackers-some Loaf
sugar. little wine brandy, and perhaps a
faw lemons The water ship board is insult
| ferab,e without something to modify it. Ours
was taken from the Cape Fear river just before
| starting; and three days at sea it had much the
smell of fblgeyvater, the yellow dirty tinge Of
| ranwater, and Shiny settlinss at the bottom like
the mother Of vinegar. The sailors say river
wa,er is better to take to than spring water
the 70, mer gets cooler, and the latter warmer
| at sea About O'Clock a breeze sprung up from
| southwest which increased to good stiff
wind, which carried Us abop. six miles an hour
| Now about off the city Of New York. A large
number Of craft in sight all around. The stem