New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-12

more than their wages Tor their a,duou. l,A..-
they certainly deserved it,
The notable incidents Of our pa,,.s.
very few. An iceberg was seen to the northvvs
one morning abou. sunrise by those who vs,. :.
deck at that hour bat il kept at q respectful A.
lance and we thought the example worthy q.
imitation. understand that the rising sun',,..
on its surface produced fine effect A ,,r.
school Of whales exhibited their aukes for on, "a
ification-so heard. Several vessels vera a.
The first morning out while we were in tina Az
Stream; one Ortwo from day to day aud of cou,.
number as we nesred the entrance of,hs cb,n
mel on this side but there were days vb.,si, =.
saw no sail but our own and think We ,,,v.,,.S
nearly a thousand miles st one time on hi, g,..t
highway Of nations without seeing on. a.,
facts give some idea Of the Oceans imnso,,s
but think few can realize save by expsrin.,,
the weary length of the way from New.Yo,ts
Liverpool, nor the quantity of blue water whLos
separates the two points. Friends who wea,n
CaliTornia by Cape Horn and were sea sch
prefer you my heartfelt sympa,hies IL VI,
some consolation TO me, even when most N ,I
impatient to reflect that the gales so sdvens %
uswere most propitous to the many emir.as
freiehsed packets which at this season are con.
veying thousands to our countrys shores. tai
whose clouds Of canvas occasionally loaned upO,
US in the distance. What were our 'hsh. afiic.
tons compared with those OF the multisudss
crowded into Their sitting steerages, so devoid Of
conveniences and comforts Speed on. o favored
coursers OF the deep. bearing swiftly those sssr
ing exies to the land Of Hope and Freedom
We had law trial by way of variesylR
Saturday--Capt. Comstock having been duyr
dicted and arraigned for Humbug, in permitting
Us to be so long beset by sll manner Of emteriy
winds with never 4 puff from the wessWri
Hon. Ashbel Smith from Texas oficisted a
Chief Justice Jury of six ladies' and six gen.
ilemen were empaneled James I. Brady con-
Quoted the prosecution with much wit and spiri.
while Eolus, Neptune Capt. Cutie, Jack Bans.
by, &c. testified for the prosecution, and Fair.
weather, Westwind, Brother Jonathan and NJ.
Steady gave evidence for the defense. Toe ian
was rather heavy, but the audience was very
good natured, and whatever the witnesses lacked
IN Wit, they made up in extravaganza of costume,
so that two hours were whiled away quite en-
dursbly. The Jury not only acquitted the Cap
tain without leaving their seats, but subjected
the prosecutors to heavy damages Gn wine m
malicious defamers. The verdict was received
with unanimous and hearty approval
But | must stop and begin again. Suffice
it that though we ought to have landed here
inside of twelve days from New-York.-she
difference Gin time liverpool using that o.
Greenwich for Railroad convenience being a
but five hours-yet the long prevalence OF Eut
erly winds had so lowered the waters OF the
Mersey by driving those OF the Channel westerly
into the Atlantic, that the pilot declined there
sponsbilty of taking our ship over the Bar bill
high water, which was nearly seven clock. We
then ran up opposite the City, but there was no
dock.room for the Baltic, and passengers and Light
baggage were ferred ashore ia 4 steantus
which we in New.York shoald deem unworthy
to convey market garbage At last, aiterinanite
delay and vexation, caused in good part by tho
necessity Of custom house scrutiny even OF car
pet-bags, because men ciH smugsle cigars ashore
here, even in their pockets, we were landed
about o'clock, and to morrow | set my waschg
an English sun. There is promise oil brighter
skies shall hasten up to London to witness
the opening of the Worlds Fair and 80 NY
Native Land, Good Night! HG.