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rough, end the pititul scene OF sea sickness dcscrib-
ed by the Editor OF the Tribune was faithfully re-en-
acted. Not more than one-lourtl of the passengers
appeared in the Dining Saloon at the same time du-
ring the day, aud Il very considerable number re-
manned quite sick up to this time. | have escaped
far beyond mp expectations, and ! might almost say,
beyond my wishes. | felt Il slight sickness at the
stomach Monday most of the day, but not enough to
prevent my being on deck and going to my meals
and that is all | have yet experienced ofsea sickness.
The Grand Bank is, on the whole, a dreory place.
Chill and fogs and mists and storms seem to COM
plete the variety Of the climate, and notwithstanding
my fondness for fishes, | do not envy them their hap
piness, who are on board the several fishing vessels
we have seen to-day, moorcd upon the Banks. We
are now in a field OF ice, and have passed very near
several considerable iccbergs. The air is as uncom-
tortably chilly, as in a stormy day in March, at
Burlington. But I will close, not on account OF the
closing of the mail, but Of the closing of the day and
rolling of the ship.
Most grateful to my kind friends in Burlington,
who have enabled me to address you from this place.
| remain truly yours,
z. THOMPSON.
STEAM SHIP FRANKLIN, June II, 1911
In the English Channel.
DEAR SIR:-lu my note written on the Grand
Bank, | gave a slight sketch of my progress up to
that time. The weather has continued fine up TO
this day, and this morning | witnessed the most
splendid sunrise ! ever saw, and we were all congrat-
ulating ourselves upon an agreeable and speedy ter
mination OF our voyage. But it has turned out that
our eXulting was premature. By 10 a. m, the sky
had become overcast, with a strong wind from the
south, and a storm commenced with n dense fog
About | p. m, we came in sight OF the Sylly Isles,
and since that time we have been beating along the
English coast, with a most furious storm driving df-
rectly towards its rocky shore. During the continu-
ancc ofday light, we could for a long distance plain
y see the surf breaking among the rocks, and
dashing the flaming spray to a great height in the
air, and since daylight has disappeared, the storm
has continued undated up to this time, now about
midnight. This is a vciy dangerous coast, but if
you receive this, you may conclude that we have out
rode the storm, even ii | do not add any thing to this
note after our arrival at Cowes.
My voyage has been a very interesting one to me
and up TO this afternoon a very agreeable one. Gulls
and Mother Carey's Chickens have been our constant
companions. Schools of Porpoises were frequently,
seen till after we had passed the Grand Bank, and,
although | have not yet seen the Elephant, | have
been grouiied with the sight OF one Whale, q Flying
Fish and a considerable number of lcebcrgs.
The number OF passengers on board, is, | believe,
about 40, and the officers, crew, waters, &c, about
100 more, making the whole number about 26O, and
when | consider that all the Life Boats could not
contain more than halt that number, feel little de
sire to have any thing occur during the night, which
may make it necessary TO use them. write this
with much difficulty, on account of the motion OF the
ship, that | may send it on shore in the morning, to
the Post Office at Southampton, and shall add in a
postscript the time OF our arrival at Cowes, i the OPP
portunity is allowed
Truly yours, Il. THOMPSON.
PSI, June l2th, half pastS \. M.-We have pass
ed the Needles and the chalk cliffs OF the Isle OF
Wight, and are Just arriving at Cowes. The storm
has ragged all night, and i. but little abateL this morn
il. Il. II.