New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-02
VOYAGE AROUND CAPE HORN.
De.noii.m end Crnrltrnt Sea.

you IA hlei account of tins. NV second voyage 20
California BY way Of Cape Horn Four and
half months at sea. without touching at any
port. seeing any land. or speaking more than one
or two vessels. are Of necessity monOton0uS and
but few Incidents transpige ahOrdng any inter-
esr 70 those who are not participants In them.
Bat there are many among your hundred thou
sand subscribers who are waiting with deep
anxiety 10 hear of the safe arrival of the b. RI
Ger in San Francisco. and The Tribune which
conyeysto them that intelligence will be very
welcome number. | am sensible OF the ever
crowded state Of your columns and shall con-
dense the main incidents cd this voyage into the
bTieiest possible space.
The crowded state ct the steamers and an m
willingness u subject my wife TO the fatigue. de-
lay and hazard of the lsthmus during the rainy
season. induced ne again to try the Cape Horn
route, Notwithstanding my previous twenty
seven weeks experience and Il pretty solemn
pledge | secured desirable state-room in the
clipper ship Racer, Capt Hiram w Steele and
with ny vile, embarked on Monday the of
June We were towed down TO Sandy Hook,
where the wind being unlayorable We came to
anchor in the Lower Bay. and lay until Wednes-
day morning The wind shifting, We weighed
anchor at II clock, and proceeded out TO sea.
We struck three times in crossing the Bar in
four lathoms water, the ship drawing 22l feet.
At j. NJ being safely over. the Pilot left us,
and we squared away before a ten-kn0t breeze.
AT L. NJ. a sailor was washed overheard from
the topgallaut torecasre. and drowned. The
Captain refused TO heare to and no effort was
made To save him. ] saw the poor fellow throw
mp his arms impioriugly for help when some dis
lance asicrn, and the Mate, VINO was standing in
Ne quarter boat. suspended on the d1yits, await
inc the order To "i0wcr away, cried out he
sWimsi he sWims" But the ship kepr on her
way. and this hardy son Of Ocean was left ~
struggle alone with the might of its angry waves.
They comp ercd. and he persisted
This sad incident. in the very outset OF u long
voyage AID the reflections called up by . lincer-
ing look homowUrd as our native land faded from
our view perhaps forever. cast gloom over our
little circle which would not easily be dispelled,
aud al retired early, sad and dspirted We
were aroused about II o'clock 10y the sound of
blows and loud cursing in the mess-rOom adj0in-
ING our cabin. II was the Captain beating the
cabin hoy and swearing more terribly Jhan the
army did in Flanders He lad thrown or the
mask of gentleman which he wore while in
port. and assumed his natural character, which
sayors more of the yulgarity Of the i0recaste
than the rciucmentOf the quarterback
On our second day out all the fresh ones came
in for full allowance of seasickness and even
the nitiated suffered some. | paid a small
tribute myself, in violation OF Il contract made
with Neptune az the Line on previous voyage.
| was sick half an hour-my wife three weeks.
This night again, at about the same hour of the
performance in The mess-rOOm last night, be-
tween the Captain and the Cabm-bOy a scene
occurred more brutal and disgracelul than the
Il 1 J. a 4
siye man, had retired for the night, when the
Captain called him ondeck He sent word that
he was in bed He was hurried out dragged on
deck. knocked down by the Captain, hand-cufied
snd shacked. and in thar condition was tumbled
down below and compelled 10 pass the night
He Was unable 10 leave his room for three or four
days thereafter. And al This because some
other person uad leir the pump IN the water
cask
The first four weeks OF the voyage were mo-
notonous and devoid OF incident or interest The
Fourth Of July was celebrated in nt n, long
- ~ W Edward Cronlv. of New-York read
The Declaration Of Independence Addresses
were delivered by John l.. Buckley. of your
Civ. and myself and Two fiddle, and an accOr-
deOn gave a. Hail Columbia the SCar-Spangled
Banner and Yankee Doodle. We closed the
exercises with dry toast cold water and luke
wann patriotism
On Tuesday morning The 9th 81 July. IN at
A. y. long 81 ~ W, a sailor. VINO was sick
and unfit .Or duts when We sailed, driven ~ d,>-
peratlOn 10y harsh treatment jumped overheard
md was drowned. lie Vas an freshman, named
Brown. The next day, when running seven
knots. close hauled. ~irn heavy head sea.
sailor lell overheard from the fore chuins No
one saw him iali. and the first m,mati0n We had
ol IL Was al umearrhly cry for help which he NJ
tered as he pas I'd underline lee 81 the ship All
usled ar. and saw him struggling Oh the crest
of q huge wave The excitement on board was
aaoniZing Al feared. Judging rom rue past
thar no effort would be- made % save him. Hap
pii} thes, fears We're Touudless. The captain
gnye the order To" heaYe fO. which VS. instant
IN obeyed. the quMttr-boaJ manned aud lowered
away, aud IN twenty minutes from the time he
irll he was on board again. H. was au excellent
swimmer. aud had dlgested himself 81 al Bis
clothing " HE in the water
We crossed rhe Equator ID ioag - w ontae
evening of the -th July. 81 days from New
York and made the latitude OF Rio Janelro o1
SUNDAY July II. 100 long "a 40 ". 81 days0u
On the evening of The 2lsr 10 dlsgr8ceiul scene
occurred IL which he captain piayed cOnspicu
Gus part but Won n0 hui-ls The carpenter
who e. qultC etnleHlan-y mdn- ard universal
fayofite WIKI the passengers being of duty. VAS
seated 70 lcsard forward Of the Inizzen-mast.
conversine with the stewarde>s, Who j. hi. wife
Tie captain who bad been drinking freely came
up. and IN an insolenJ aud peremptory manner
ordered lin forward and. before be could com
ply seized him by the collar and struck him. 4
struggle en,ued, and both came 20 the deck the
captain beneath The carpenter did not follow
MP bis advantage but permitted him 70 re. All
was confusion for moment. the syInpathles If
al being with tie carpenter = portion Of the
captain surplus steam escaped IN curses, and
the carpenter Was placed 10 irons. he then
thrust The stevardess into 4 closet which has
neither air nor Ight, and IN doing ~ gave her tao
severe kicks IL tue abdomen, andmtlicted other
bruises upon her person. She was kept IN this
confinement twenty -four hours when she was
ordered 10 resume her duties On her refusal 10
/ DO so. be presented lOadedpistol 10 her breast
/ and threatened 70 use IL unless she obeyed MIN
.1ara1 sna hrpke her okDg-rlagS