Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-08-29

deep laden as she -, AT The rate oi ten or
dolen knots per hour. We enjoyed this sal
one dav and night. and IL was the mos, glori
Gus sail | ever took, decidedly exceeding
boat eseuruon around Sccuin, or on Win
throp pond. To take such a sail, in "eh
ship. in sHl a galc--was II not worth the
price Of ps.sage' And then when nigh
came. snd OCT berh VAS turned up at an an
Gle 81 Is der. whilst the noble ship rose VI
one mountain aud plunged into the next; VA
IL no, the very way for US 10 ." ride anC
slccpw We like the eSci'emenl--~o gree
the mo,ioa-nU,hing like II have We cnloyc'
since We were rocked by mothers foot II
the pilguus' cradle.
JuLr %. The foregoing was written OF
the wide ocean. lnow wn'c IN the EnglI'l
Channel between France and the island /"
Gr,a, Britain. We catered the channel yes
terday afternoon. IhapPcned to be the hrs
to dcscp lsnd-aud With a glad voice pro
claimed. 4" Land ho :" To the JOY Of the whole
ship. Il was the Sicily Islands. that lac scy
eral mile, ives, II lands End, the western
most poin, of England. From July Is, IL
this date We have been wonderfully favored
A wind, as regular as a trade wind, y. W
by day, W. by night, has followed US every
day.-som,ume, approaching almns, to !
gale. tnnow just three weeks since the
pilo, len u, in the gulf Of st. LAWRENCE
prc,ty good run on the whole. THIS morning
We were charmed with sight Of the cult
ya,ed hrm, In Cornwall and Dcvuushlre coun
ties. Pen, up - long IN the : by y cabin
snufTng ooihinc bat sea brceIcs, should
have liked tn be amongs, them a little while
To witness the modus opcrahdI Of English cul
turr, AID io listen TO the music Of the Eng
llsh lark,. Before noon We were OIL Ply
mouth, near the harbor Of which Nc could see
the iamoss Eddysionc Lighthouse. With
clad bean could have leaPcd On sh"rc an'
visited that aaCicni iown-ii - the one ou,
Pilgrim Father. embarked from, and the las
.po, 10 England or Europe they ever saw
When they found a rriuCc OF is where my
SELF VAS born) they called the place aiiei
their English Poin, Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Near Plymouth Is DanmOor--a place 70
which American sesmcp captured IN the las
war wcr, imPu-ou,d.
This afternoon as write, Ne arr cNpcn
encing a nca,y gale, which makes a lee 'hor'
iorus Of the southern coast OF England-'
coast that has lew harbon IN It. The Enr
l,h ehanrcl Is probably one Of the moot dan
pcrous place, ior navigation ~ the world, 10
able To heavy gales, thick fogs, strong tides
sunkcn lcdgcs. shoals, and PTuI,c,lrs' shores
II nothing happens Ne hope To reach ih'
Thames 10 morrow, and london the DAY after
az course shall urilc from ihn, cI,y imme
dla,ely. but To make sure OF this beforehand
| shall. Il have opportunity. scud The pres
cnt paper on shore, 10 be mailed from h'
nearest accessible Poin,.
JrlY p. Anchorcd IN the Downs la
night. Just before, saw m passing, Dover
and the chalk cliiT OF Shakespeare, and ,h
castle upon It. bull, by julius Cesar. Ialar
and the French cuast IN plaln sight" un
We scc the two uos, powerful European King
dnms a, once. The Downs bly Is beautiful
The morning sun disclosed To us NJ rel grn'
81 beach, and the lordly estates "'erl"oAini
IT, The Duks Of wclIinF,ou's mansion am
castle atc 90 The Do"Ss, very Dear "ur ship
Tic castle looks warllkc enough to dclcn'
the Iron Duke, and the mansion Is an oc'ago
nal edifcc, hmli ln terraces, and surround"'
by iorcs, uccs, The handsome lo~n' q
Deal. Sandwich, and Ramsraic, h'h'una
bile watering place for London gentry, all OF
this bay.
JrlY -. soon after weighing ancho
this morning, an occan tow boat tooS Us u
tow, aud the sIil through The Thames estuary
exposing such magnificent scSs On the rcl
shores and 10 ,ls, an amour, ct shipping, bal
been whl, lew people IN America are Pui
lcrrd to see. Say VIA, We will about Eng
land. she ha, things IN greater perfection that
any other nation We arrived 10 London a
noon oi the 3O,h, and look position IN W !
Dock. The irlerminablc city IL before M
aud yc, To b. visited,