Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-25

asa ah ors as nm interchange of visits and found
officers TO be a very nice sell ono OF mem ',o Car
rineton Watkins, from Rchhohu ' 'r a' ~
a few days Tor hlonroVia ,L, b.va M, VI, ,,
visited The shore several times, out nave nIi Gs coV
erred from nv feelings Of disgust as IS Mec'uuu we most
Mace ever dcamI OIL we purchased here
o.oa nuls bananas and potatoes, which
h mr i've stock consisting OF Two monkeys fout pigs
five turkeys and chickens besides o,imaso
| r,o, Nav York we start our weary pilgrimage.
inv l7tbNAfrer having paid our bills &C. we eo lader
ov md stood of on our long course lot oay the
;,d NJ Eooo with its lofty summit visible idr aooVs the
nTs although ffty miles Distant and with gentle ol:ze
we were waited ON our way in vain endcaVored 10 ;lr
chase something in Porto PIaya as relic or ony
visit to carry home. | can Win 'rulh no" say
with thee, my bark, I'll swiftly 90
Norcare what lind thou bear'st me TO-
So again 10 thine
Ton,Oht The soft rays OF the moon exert mela:
choIy influence over ones feelings and no" oegn 10 fe
lie that leaving all true e a~
word-hone; and who knows what s'ugeles we may ps'
throuoh or what sacrifices undergo before we return 10 r
land where lives all that We hold deafi DO" Uu'nfy
does Byron in his unfortunate and detected sorrow
In tones which our bosoms can appreciate ahu '1'P'
"''"' ,Tis night when meditation bids Us feel
We once have loved, though love IS at an eal'
The lone n'urner Of is ballad 71% 1 friend
Thus bending over the vessels lasinE s sa"e
| The soul lorges her schemes OF Hope ana frtle'
And dies Ger each Ssek% icn9 year
pesrsr Than snd ns h. Or 5d%sss OF s
| flashing panp which The weary breast
| Would sill, albeit in vain, The heavy heart d7esI.
July 3Oh- my uet appearance in this letter we
have experienced succession Of Winds weather. &C., and
above ALL the bilge Who describe the horrors
this most unpleasant and disagreeabe associate or picture
to themselves the hod nausea and destruction OF property
attendant the sagnant water remaining IN The ships bot
toni The gas arising from IL ID suphureuea hydr0Seh an
any one who possesses slight knowledge OF chelnIS
can readily imagine what scent this combination VIII pr
duce Indepeudent Of this il will destroy omalguma
with evory metallic substance; thus nJuFng the paint go
lace and all Of uniforms, and making our apar
mculs black possible; rendering our ha6ation NOR
uncomfortable than any one can imagine VINO has not eS
peenced this unfortunate disaste1 IL even drives US l:o
rooms, add We prefer The rain and lncemency
The weather remaining below tho odor Is 30 nausealin
and that forced from our quarters and OF
state rooms present very sad and melancholy spectacle
For several nights past The Southern CFoSs has been cled
~ visible und course called up Gil my poetcal sent!
menl; but Baron Won Humboldt has clothed this con
stelaon 10 such divine language, will here give you nj
extract from his journal;
"From The time" says M. de Humboldt. "we entered th
| Torrid Zone, weaed with admrng every
night the beauty Of the southern sky which, as we adVan
ccd towards the South, opened new consultations 10 GU
| view Nothing awakeas in the traveller liveer remem
brance OF the distance by which he 10 separated
from his country than aspect OF an unknown armament
"a traveller feels that he not in Europe when he
The immense constellation of the Ship or the phosphoescen
clouds of Magellan arise the horizon The heaven ant
the earth, everything in the cqunocta resdne assume u!
exotic character.
nWhen we begin fix our eyes scograp hca maps AM
read the narratives OF navgalors we feel for certain countr
and climates sort Of prediction, for which we know no
how account at more advanced period OF Ife These
Impressions however exercise considerable influence owe
our determinations: and, from sort OF instinct we On
dcavor ourselves with objects, on whlcl
the mind has long been fixed by secret CHARM Al
period when studied the heavens, not with the Intention
Of devotng myself 10 astronomy but only TO acquire
knowledge Of The stars aglta ted by iear unknown
those love sedcnary life 1t seemed painful to me
The hope OF behUding those beautiful constea
lions which border the Southern pole Inpatient TO rove In
the equnocia regions could not raise my eyes toward
the starry vault without thinking OF The Cross Of the South
and without recalling The sublime passage OF DANTE which
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sellalion:
81 turned me " night; my spirit ncw
TO the other pole; iuur stars shone swceliy unet,
Meier seen but by the primal privileged lew
The heavens seemed revealing in their glorious light
] Iesoate Norll! Thy melancholy cline
Looked their gladlentng ray sublime"
sIn The solitude OF the hail star as friend from
I whom have been long separated Among The Porlu
and the Spanish peculiar motives seem 10 increase
this feelings religious sentiment attaches them 10 con-
seaiion the form OF which recalls The sign OF The faith
planted BY their ancestors in the deserts OF me new world
'le great which marx The summit, and the foot
of the Cross having nearly the same right ascension fol-
lows that tho constellation Is almost perpendicular
the moment when il passes the meridian.
"Ihs circumstance ia known every nation that lies be-
yond the ropica or in the Southern hemisphere. 1t has
been observed at what hour Of the night in different
sons Cross Of The South is inclined. 1t is
time piece that advances regultly four minutes day
and other group Of stars eXhibc 10 the naked eye,
observation Of lime easily made traveller Says How
often have heard guides excaim in tho of
Venezuela or in The desert extending from Lima 10 ruxlo,
Midnight is past. the Cross begins 10 bcnd.''
In conclusion Of this sunec please noi in your Eblo
the 9, II verses OF 9Th chap. Job, and Amos 80
August lsT.The most important feature OF To day is
that we crossed The equator in longitude % deg SPY W.,
with customary Indifference just forty days from New
York. and fourteen from Porto Pfaya On the 9h the Cane
of Good Hope distant from ESQ miles, and expe
renccd another siege from tho bige water So That
was driven out of state and compelled sleep
on the cabin floor. All my uniform s completely spolt
besides many other articles, which has thoroughly dis
gusted with all ships, and this In particular that
am almost tempted 10 orswear the sea- the residue OF my
bfle existence had very pretty picture in which took
some pride which also spoil but ",was thus from
chidhood's hour"
August l0TH-The passage now Ia becoming quite irk
some 10 mo- and really miss the soft and cndeang ties of
home when exposed TO the "turbd elements" and becom-
Jag quite anxious gaze green spot once more Mo-
thng remarkable or Interesting occurred until the 6th
when we experienced gale Of wind from the South Wes
and the ship was uncomfortable any one can imagine
About O A. d. we discovered sail ahead laying to- and
we gradually oVehaued and passed her. proving be an
American barque probably bound China ns sho was
quite light and riding the gallo easily than ourselves
the senInst now is the heaviest saw and as proof
the heaVe would completely obscure our friend ahounh c
were not more than quarter of mile apart Shortly alter
forging ahead of her. tqua became 50 violent tt,, %
reduced SAIL and cndeavorcdo make ship comfortable
possible Towards evening there was every prosncc Of
gale increasing and tho officers drew up letter conesiina
the Captain 10 throw overheard deck load ri
spare sp1rs plank, &C.. which, after deliberate nnd hos
ting opinion he consented and orders we're given IN
elect In very short space of all haads were nsson
bled on DECK and HE busy devastation
which, to the crew, was very pleasant duIy-annaor;n
So uny rate TO Judge from the aacry which thew evinc
ed In putting overheard every thing lhey could on av
The entire load would have gone had NOT been f ,n
Capitals restraining Them, who thought hn sficsn, nrn
perry mad been sacrced und he would The chance If
the others. Even this diminuon hos relieved her i,I.
and am really delighted 10 the heavy bulk on deck e
dnced One Of our men had his leg severely injured bv
spar falling against him. which concludes this suh,,c S
one remark that am always destined be present where
Gee Is any prospect Of wreck Our latitude to day is
70 deg Is MIN 5 longitude 20 deg OF mIn W.
SUNDAY. list Quite a nice breeze blowing from tho
Southwark and Westward This morning, and shin NOV
ing nj The rate of five six miles per hour Our nr
poets are now more encouraging being % DAYS o~
| "a, wa nm ha Fron, Nar
The same dull monolnny prevails with us now thai il =,
ways experienced on ship board; only relief being r.
watch The Cape Pigeons they hover in our wake
any small PARTICLES OF food which thrown
having followed US for two weeks They are yery
pretty being spotted with black their wings and ais and
ore not at all timd; sometimes going ahead of us luhtn
on The water and then floating gracefully astera Ihey
have been So repeatedly described that would but p
garism in me to enter into any lengthy discussion ON
peculiar merits. habits, IL: &C. '
suppose that you ure that in The Southern Occo
the seasons are In measure ransposed as aso the
OF the al home The southery winds warm md
fertzng while here the reverse takes place. owing smnIv
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