The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-11
Ori 1il1al Correspondence.
C"rrcsl "r'lrl &C OF he Cecil Wing.
letters from the West No. 8.
On BOARD STEAMER CHANCELLOR,

On BOARD STEAMER CHANCELLOR, !
MorSr VERNON, ND, JAN. II, "a.
Brcniing Up Of The R;vr-FrpwcU to Teray
-.IrrirH al Louisville DEPARTURE for N.
O'lHans-Ow posscngrrs-Il'estcrn boats 0nd
their ci ccte7C-%lom Ct rGs 'nd e I'd playing
Something O,icinoi-a suggestion for the
bcnc6i Of Ceci-Siork for \. Orlcons-Fcrry
boH*-Lerees-Lr"d country, &c.
While lying Il: the Mount Vernon lcvcc or
wharf beat, whore we have been since II
o'clock last night, taking aboard freight, l
will zen another cpiStlc for the Wing. After
being ice bound and FREUD bound at Vcvay
for four weeks, we were favored with an cast
erly rain of twenty. four hours duration which
swellcd the waters, broke up the ice, and gave
the beats license to run.
Tn Saturday night last, I bid farwcll to the
limestone peaks Of Switzerland county, and
breaking away from tie warm embrace of
lloosier AIMS and Ilocsier hearts, / stepped
on board downward bound steamer, and
amid fields of floating ice, took my almost
reluctant departure from Ycvay. Reluctant
did | say? Aye! hut
TWAS not the soft magic of strc,mlct or hill.
Oh not was something more exquisite still.
Twas that friends, the BELOVED of my bosom, were
Who made every dear scene of cnchantmcnt more
dear"
that caused my reluctance We arrived in
Louisville tic next day, (Smday,) and took
a Steamer at Portland, two miles below,
bound for n. Orleans. The fare is very high
at present on account of low water. The num-
her of passengers Oh our boat is yet small, but
they continue to increase daily. The govern
ment of these Louisville packets, is rather
more strict than that of the Cincinnati boats
They arc remarkably well managed and their
fare is par excellent. Every western steam
boat has, as necessary appcndage, liquor
bar, and barbcr-shop. The porters on these
boats appear to be less officious than on some
others have Travelled on, and "boots" docs
notvrnture to steal your pedal extremity COW
ers, after your you have discarded them for
the night, but politely requests you to leave
them out side of your statc-room door and he
will polish them, for, and in consideration of a
dime.
On account of the apparent abstemious-
ness of our fellow passengers, in the way of
games we began to dub our crowd religious
one, and in fact we began to consider our boats
crew as having strong squirting toward
piety, on account of the clerk and his ebony
messmates, the walters, having summarily
dispatched sundry packs of spotted and va
riegated Dashboard, that were found about the
tables, having been laid there by some of the
juvenile passengers, but on further invcstiga-
ton it was ascertained that the barkeeper had
several punches of cards in his "sanc'um"
which answered in every respect to the ap-
pearance and use of those consumed, and
which he offered to dispose of to the passen-
gers at the moderate rate of fifty cents pack.
Our young bloods finally made out to raises
"deck, " when the mysteries of euchrc, seven
up, and poker, were scycrally discussed. This
morning they are playing poker for corn, each