The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-30

LONDON, June 10, 1853.
The Baltic had a pleasant run from New
York to Liverpool, of nine days twenty three
hours and thirty minutes We numbered some
two hundred and thirty-two passengers, or, in
GLIDING captain officers, and crew, nearly four
hundred souls The voyage was without acct
dent or any noteworthy incident, generally
over smooth sea, under clear sky Som'
were sea.sick for short time, few durinl
the passage but we are inclined to think tina
these, with rare exceptions suffered in conse
quence of their own folly. Our prescription t.
mitigate and abridge, if not prevent, sea-sick
ness would be--eat very moderately and regu
larly at intervals of six or seven hours confn'
yourself to few easily digestible articles, avoiC
lunch, have nothing to do with stimulants
keep on deck all day, as near amidships as you
can get comfortably, and take plenty of exer
else
The Baltic is favorite, and deservedly so
She has immense strength of hull her ma
chinery is powerful, and works with admirable
precision she sails beautifully; the captain
and officers are careful and watchful the crew
well appointed; the accommodations are excel
lent and every possible arrangement, 1T seems
TO us has been made to protect life in any
emergency. We have heard some of our coun.
trymen at home say that if ever they went to
Europe, they would prefer the Cunard line, for
safety This is simply Ridiculous. Our ship
American seamanship has won renown on
every sea for skill and daring We have seen
Z good deal Of it we know what it is; we
would rather trust ourselves to its keeping
than even to that of English seamanship. We
cannot but believe that, as a general rule,
American captains with more daring, are no
Iess cautious and provident than British, while
an emergencies requiring instant action, they
are apt to be more prompt and ready in re-
sources.
The majority of the crew Of the Baltic were
foreigners chiefly Irish and English. The
same remark, we suppose, might be made of
the crews of American vessels generally The
ambition Of our countrymen on land is, to be-
come employers-on sea, to become command
ars. Our ships may be manned by foreigners
but they are ofhcered by Americans. An
American sailor will serve before the mas, long
enough to qualify himself for promotion. but
no longer.
We were particularly impressed with tn,
strict order and quiet discipline aboard th,
Baltic The captain would give he instructions
quietly to the officer, the officer Just u quietl,
TO the crew the thing ordered would be don,
promptly, without hustle or confusion We dit
not heas an oath, a sharp word boisterou'
tone, in officers or men, during the voyage
There was the power Of command, without it,
parade. When we add that the table was a.
amply furnished and well served a. if th,
steamer had been n frst-class hotel, we hay
said all that is necessary in praise Of the gOoc
ship Baltic; and we have said it the NOR
checrfully, for having declined to take an,
part in n meeting Of the passengers, aalled OF
the eve of our arrival az Liverpool, to pas
resolutions complimentary to the captain an,
his officers That meeting, we are glad to cay
was failure The practice of comforting SIC
nal honors for the simple discharge of duty o
ordinary occasions, is absurd The collecto
Of port, or the head Of bureau, on retirin
from office is rewarded with service of plate
or a dinner, or complimentary letter-an
Tor WHAT Because he has not violated hi
oath of Office, and Las acted like q gentleman
Signal services may desesva signal rewards
extraordinary performances, ekssordnar,
commentator but honesty, fidelity, kindpess
and courtesy, are everyday duties, and he VIII
practices them is always receiving his reward
The annoyances Of the custom house, W,
presumr, are somewhat magnifed by travel
lers The officers were prompt and polite, II
our case. We simply opened our trunks an'
shut them they aid expend a minute in cxami
nation had they looked Co an hour, it woul'
have been time wasted
Liverpool did not make much impression
1t has nothing Of the rampant vitality and on
tcrprise of New York, but its streets are wider
cleaner and better payed-looking moro lk
shc better streets Of Boston than New YORK
The smoke from it's bituminous coal is abom
nSble-as bad as that of Pittsburgh restn
like dense cloud over the city. There is littl
IN disappearance Of the houses, of the stores
OF the streets and lanes or Of the people, tina
looks foreign to an American Their omni
buses are better their carriages and cabs meth
ing like so light, graceful, and convenient, a
ours. The people have ruddier but no
healthier, aspect than our own. Having occa
sion to call at several shops and stores W,
found the attendants exceedingly polite an,
obiiging, far more 30 than the same class O
persoEs in our own country. They did no
seem to be above their calling In the Unite
States, shop-keepers like hotel-koepers, condo
scend graciously to their business,
Thus far, while we have seen nothing ,