New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-22
THE EMIGRANTsYsTEM No. H.
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aud Eey, ~ the openna ~ Bleak ioue" Aiier sesng
my lnopsge safeiy depOsied 81 The Vc,ora IiDt an1
partning II good enkfss', sssd ont pn tns D1,i
nsss vbfh brought mo b Lverpo2L ny gay iAy m'fe
patti ulaIy Among tho docks AID thor puheds tDpt
~ If irercst IN shipping matters that morning snl tins
posters the wall and fonefs oaoh and nj called fr
careful Tornssl snd and anon came 70 deid hat
before foroe extraordinary snngpncsnent OF c,.yPsr
"sliIs, copper fastened and boiling On, "spenii IN
could not help thinking either that people lied great
deal That oDgrnnt hips had vay improved since ny
first voyage the Atlantic. Presently the Office Of
n the Now York and PHILADELPHIA Steamship Company vas
II reached by experience had Informed mo Of the s1pe
rioriiy Of their accommodations.
n IAN been taken this fortnight past said the obhgnS
n clerk
Il As they only dispatched one steamer moni, and thl.
] too long for me 20 wait, determined to MAKE The
N In Lord and Waterloo st, passenger brokers
Just at the particular time sought for passage, emf
grants nuuaesous in the port and 'hip
"wtre never less that IT, was 80 informed by the
obsging gentleman who did the snisbe to all applicants
II for egpeiraiion Tired almost to death with the fatigue
VI OF syeng from Office to office and hearing the self sa ne
story Of scarcity Of ships aud none ready 10 sail for
II "weeI," begar' to tbins my case was hopeless AT
length found ors that would sail positively in two
In ADDITION 70 INSTRUMENTATION size was warranted
new, with all the motern arrangements, copper bottom.
I STEPPED down to .he Marlboro Dock and took
glance Owe the ship. She looked saunch sad tough
enough and ae poop cal n in which intended 70 take
berth we iishfed al apparently well ventilated
On nv gafu To the ,fice after aitIo debate
about the prics secured berth which hsi selected.
aud for the sun 81 T. received certificate which beside
the usual form Of receipt, guaranteed me the following
provisions on thsvcyage, as ordered by law
DaMr-1hreo quarts Of wa sr.
WEEKLY-a, "a. If bread biscuit not inf6ror in
quality to navy BISCUIT h. Of wheaton four tbs OF
oatmeal lbs Of RICE 10. of sugar o. OF tea' or o.
Of cocoa or roaste. coffee. %. Of salt
The agent assured the ship was one ct me tssset
sailers in the famous streak Lightning line ne was
positive that with all the dsadvantags Of the ser on taken
INTO consideration the voyage would not last over five
weeks One month he should rather say, was quite o.
long as she would occupy in making the trip
" h such assursnces and the British law IN ny pocket
10 the follow ing effect: "A vessels sailing from British
"ports reghted with emgranis shall carry supply o.
provisions furnish the above allowance TO ehthvr pas
"seneers for 90 DAYS if sailing between l4h OF October
and the 10th of January ncusive-and Tor 10 dIys at
"any other time OF tho year deemed supply OF pro
visions for six weeks amply sufficient Tor ell my require
Accordingly purchased such stock ofprovisicrs from
he shu ehsndery connected with the booking ohoe, ~
thought sufficient and many things which were nndsubt
tdy superfuous Having to perform my own coosng 4
also bought stock Of hardware consisting OF Sne anu
srk tin ulaes dish spoons wash bowl water can fying
nan saucepan coffee pot and forth, which, wnen pN
together seemed almost enough to supply The kitchen OF
pretty numerous iGmy. Ali my stores, hard ana sot'
fled two flour barrel Is which the dealer obgngy told ne
were zone shilling each, including the mas images, O.
keys etc" la packing these barrels observed 'na ne
FORGOT To nut in several such items as dutch cheese iO
of raisins and other little notions On reminding MN Oh
the fact he was really very sorry but he had oveioYAsd
them When the barrels were packed ana looAo I'm. nc
M Ind Coz me- in The cour.e of the day But as no had
shown 20 much orgetfulness in one instance no
uir hi uossiby forget send them until the ship mad
sailed Moreover the two keys he gave me cofe strK'
no mblanco to each other and it was not imrobaDe
TINT he had one of the same sort LETT
fr his replied il it made no difference
to him. 1 would prefer taking them myseh -"hch uu
forthwith would here remark that my con were
correct subsequently proved 10 the coSt Oh my c
low passengers ODe OF them who had pad for t~0 mans
and cheeses 0jars ofwhky fco each ofsundy otasr
articles under similar circumstances whn mysei;-was
postive he raw them with his eyes put INTO ms parcel
locked up and then to make sure OF no .sake Nc progn.
The Kew awav in his pocket leaving the barrel TO be sent
on hoard nv Ibis dealer On opening his little storerOom
coon after we sailed he failed to discover more ihan one
OF any Of the above commodities, and those OF qualify IA
fror 10 his purchase He positive be was not dnA
when he bought them; but he could not cOmprehent-he
may be wondering to this time for augnt kh9W-ho%
possible that so many articles shoua N9sn n S The
very mysterious way whenhey were under lock aha ne
kew in his pocket may add that his was by no ans
solitary case as was abundany proven IN the complaints
OF neatly oil the passengers in my immediate vicinity.
At5ocloek. on the morning of sailing IN accordance
with the erders of the AGENT fund myself cropping among
he darkness and docks of Liverpool The ship h1 bee1
moved from the side of the wharf and without hsn ana
onyelofed in a thick and muIky fog ciamoeIsd over
the decks of the ships intervening TO me aeA OF ns
"sufocaier Ny luggage consisting o. wv Sot he man
WHO did me the service termed i've Doo' osl snd
thimblefull Of whisky ...;...v
Of - had slept board daring the night Inc
hatchrsys gave vent 10 currents OF iou con
densed breath of so many human being Dy erS ~,
had passed the dock gates, where an muen,e phe ~ p
and boxes accompanied by their owners were tein.ot
mon n deck As the ship anchored IN me Ver oT 10
DAYS | viii give brief description OF hsr accom-
She WAS 40 feet nienth and about s. feet beam Her
docks were a SPAR deck. msin deck. and sieerage.
TIE spar deck was furnished with sky lights for me hs
ard room ,alns together with the usual number % haiSh
ws,s tlon the main deck were the above SAalns ne
.hus,s mon deck the cabin aud s,esraS2 SsesS SICK
buy ferccasgle aud water closets The nsst
shou, quarter OF the length u ne whole sns NeM
swc tho room cabiu This WAS about Is - ~ Zee. n
lsu, IN about - 10 hrcsLgh On eAch SIDE Ntge naas
he NtAer poinpousiy designated IS STAKE scaS thsse
wrrr sersf1ixl va ire cabin hY partition Inc sVeni
on the az hard side tarsed With ten Sssas "a s@
=, nh,h tuV ~. SarS were Parked These oeFsAs wsro
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