New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-02

! tAttpu'h pi tAife or .pur Gays, we ntd ire
Rlnd dead ahead. and generally blowing = gale.
Never did time pass more drearily We mafs
/ latitude Of one ~ the Falkland Islands on the
18th ~ August but too far q the eaytv ard %
sight il: aud were unable To run. IS the CAPTAIN
/ bad DIES qned. between the lslsni ani the Pats-
f ccnien Coast We here eypcr anccd The most
/ furious gale. accompanied by storm of SNOW.
/ s'eet and bail that | ever witnessed. and | have
/ hsd some experience IN sGch matters u con
/ timed forty-cieht hourS without abatem nj. bar
our staHnch ship rode it out n safety without
I loss Of soil o. spar.
Il vas during the prevalence 81 this storm
dat the Captain inflicted punishment upon a
: salorwhich exceeded in severity and barbarity
? ANYTHING | ever saw or read of: Ayouug ssil0r
named John Clark. whose father, am tod, re-
I sides in Hartford Conn. and is = man OF wealth
/ and responsibility. was accused OF some trHng
ofonse. purloiuiug from the Cooks galley the
cold "GaF" which the Captain. in pet. had
withheld from the sailors after il had been
cooked for their Sunday d.nner) and brought
att before the Captain Tor examination lie
denied the charge, and noproOt appeared against
him. bur the Captsin. on suspicion merely, SEN
fenced him 70 walk upon the roof OF the com
panion WAY leading TO the after cabin. until he
admitted the Ottense with which he was charged.
The roof II this house is about eight feet square,
and raised entirely above the bulwarks at the
ship. The weather Was so cold and the storm
and gale 80 furious that | could not remain
on deck more than ten minutes &C a time, and
the men at hewhecl were relieved every half
hour. Notwithstanding this Clark took his
station on the house at haltpast ten o'clock
in the morning. and was compelled to remain
there drcnched with rain AMI covered with
snow and slect. until hatpast five o'clock the
next morning, nineteen hours. ON bread and wa
ter. and was then ordered 10 perform tul
watch on deck. of four hours. before he was
permitted to 90 below. During all this time
the ship Was pitching and rolling so tcarlully
that the sailors could not maintain their foot
ing without the MD OF ropes stretched fore and
AFT and athwart the decks. We all hoped. rs
the dark and dreary night advanced that the
Captain would relent and release his victim,
for we did not believe it possible that h. could
survive until morning. Youth and a vigorous
constitution triumphed. however;-and Clark
subsequently proved his entire innocence of the
ofense charged
/ | might multiply instances Of the injustice
/ and barbarity of che Captain. but az | must
study breyity, pass over q multitude OF acts
/ which at the time excited my horror and mdig-
nation, and which proved to me his utter unit
/ ness for the position he occupies. The sailors
| were not alone the sufferers from the frequent
Outbursts OF his passion and malignitY The
passengers all came in for their full share. the
/ ladies' not excepted. His department to them
/ throughout the voyage was characterized by IN
science. rudCuess. tyranny, vulgarity and brutal
/ iN. | could wish the worst enemy have in
/ lie no harder fate than to sail even as u cabin
passenger for four months with Captain Hiram
w. Stccic, Of the ship Racer; and | feryently
hope that none of my friends will ever pass
/ through that ordeal | understand that the
Racer will hereafter be employed in the Cali
! fornia trade and / have deemed it my duty to
/ say this much as "A caution 10 my friends who are
/ going 10 California, against man whOw speak
! them fair in port, and treat them like cattle
/ when he has them in his power at sea. Ii is
matter OF surprise To me how such man even
attained position oi So much importance and
responsibility.
We doubled Cape Horn ON Monday, the 23d
Of August seyenty-seyen DAYS from New-YOrk.
Notwithstanding the boasted superiority OF her
sailing qualities. the Racers time was beaten by
the LO0-Choo. the ship in which | sailed to Cali
lornia in l-49. by two days. 4 hearty cheer
for the good old LOO-ChOO, and the honest. frank,
n0ble-hearted sailor gentleman who then COM
handed her, David Cushman.
In the severe gales which We encountered of
the Cape we were driven down to 80 south, four
degrees further than We wished 10 90, aud we
made slow progress in working our way back.
We were confined 10 the cabin the most of the
time for six weeks. during our passage from -
south on the Atlantic side around the Cape and
back 10 the same latitude on the Pacific The
weather was intensely cold, and aswe had no fire
in the cabin and could have no exercise on deck.
We suffered very much especially with cold feet
. and hands. which caused chllbdms greyOus 90
be borne
Here ler me give word of advice 20 those
VINO contemplate % trip ~ California by This
route And first. leave Ney-Y FORK IN November,
December or JANUARY. You will then double
Cope Horn IN warm weather, and escape aIl the
heavy storms which visit that desolate region in
June, July and August. Secondly. be- very par
ticumr in your selection Of snip and captain, es
pecially the captain. for ON Ihat depends two
thirds Of Your happiness or misery during the
VOYAGE Thirdly supply Yourselves with heavy
warm chcap clothing. A blanket coat or cloak
that viii cost you three dollars in NewYork. will
be- more valuable 70 you of the coast OF Pata
gonna than fifty dollar suit % broadc0th You
should also be provided With large. thick boots
which are waterproof. 10 wear 0u deck and
= pan Of warm fur gloves and YOU must not
forget easy shoes or bootees. lined with FIR, %
wer when confined fo Jhe cabin BY taking
these precautions and in no other way, Won Will
b. enabled T. keep your hands aud feet warm
escape rhe chilblain. AID mgny other Affections
10 which you would otherwise be subject. Last
IT, don't believe tenth part that "i be told
; YOU by owners. agents and captain before sailing
They Will give YOU 4 fair outside show, md make
ANY quantity Of promises. bus oil ore iorgotten
aiter rhey have received y0ur money and lose
sighr Of Land II yOu understand this before
YOU leave port. You VII De spared much yexa-
ZION and DISAPPOINTMENT II may truly be- sad
on n voyage Ike This, " blessed are those who
expect nothine-thcy stall n01 be- disappointed
We had tesd-winds from the Cape 70 latitude
- South. where We took the >0uth-Elst
Trades They were very ligh, however; and.
az iJ takes q halfgale of wind % move our huge
al. ~.