Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-07

,an.s, is popular watering place, and pos
sesses considerable political importance.
4 Onward We GO, through tunnels end owe,
IaTti6cial embankmeDts, across the rivers,
Stowe, Beul,, and Teise. by numerous sta.
lions and towns 10 London kgain. Hence,
afier short stay, Sc. out for Liverpool, ar
irving day before the sailing Of the Ara
bia, in which / had taken passage. >se
And now having made all arrangements
10 leave, we enter a small s,eam,ooal with
lour baggage abou, 8 O'Clock, and are soon
transferred TO the Steamship. Every berth
Is taken, and many persons are in distress
because they eau moi obtain a passage. The
case os one lady especially moved my sym.
pathy; she was represented % be near the
grave, and separated from her husband and
near kindred:by the broad Atlantic. Had |
known her case IN iilne I thoula, mink
IhaveeiIs<a1 mi ~ d llGl
/ Aboul ! 2 o clock the mad bags came on
board, and we gracefully leave por, amid the
customary salules. The day is delightful.
and crew and passengers seem 10 anticipate
almost agreeable voyage, Some one init
mating TO the Captain that good beginning
sometimes leads 10 bad end. and that Sep.
tember is often attended with storm, he re.
piled. 1--WE shall escape, Tor we need NOT
look for the storm before the 20Ih." How
little do the most scientific and experienced
sailors know Of the weather! Some oil US
are little provoked 10 learn .ha, we are 10
takc the northern passage, although il is
shorter. Mex. day the Storm commences
and continues with lille or no abatemen. ill
the last day out. Ii blows from north.wes,
to southwest. Most Of our passengers are
sick; many Of them rurely appear at the Ia
bic. Notwithstanding our plales, cups and
saucers, etc.. are fixed in framework, The
contents are Of times smpued into our laps,
AT one time wave breaks through The win.
dow Of the dining saloon while we are at
dinner, and the sui. wafer mngles with our
dishes. .u
The English steamers are NOT as comfort.
able as The American. i suppose tie Ara.
ba and Baltic filIy represen, The respective
lines) In the latter your berlhs are provided
with bell.rope by which you can summon
The steward; in The former you must call the
steward riua voce, and il your lungs are no,
in good condition your chance Of making
yourself heard is rather poor; 10 The Collins
steamers your sla.e.rooms are provided with
a tube through which waste water can be
poured; in the Cunard the water mus, all be
conveyed by hand; in The former you car
pass 10 The forward cabin through the main
saloon, and without going on deck; not so
in The lalter-you can moi ge. from the di.
ming saloon 10 your berth if you are SO un.
fortunate as 10 be ppl in The forward cabin,
which is generally the fate Of those who
travel without ladies', without an unpleasant,
not 10 say dangerous, passage on decks, you
have no light 10 guide you, and 90 slumb.
ling along, over shoe.lop in water. liable 10
have wave 60 over you before you reach
the stairway. One evening was complete.
ily drenched by wave coming over The bow
upon me as | was going 10 bed.
The Collins boats are much higher Than
the Cunard, the consequence is, thai they
are drier. The decks Of The British steam.
ers are always wet-the water coming in
by the bow faster than il goes oul by The soup.
pess. They are both strong. The British
are Clyde built. Both ATE we'll manned.
could see bot linle difference in the officers.
Captain Comsiock, Of the Baltic, and Captain
Judkins, Of the Arabia, appeared to be men
of about equal calbsr and equal skill, and,
doub, not, either Of them would act we'll
iD an emergency. The inferior officers Of
The TWO vessels seemed 10 be upon leve,
excep. The first officer Of the Baltic, who ap-
peared to me, be superior 10 any Of the o!h-
Iers.
A VOYAGE is about the same q, all seasons,
and In all steamers. You have The same
fears and hopes, amusemen,s and annoy
ances; promenading. shuttle. board, betting BY
Jay; gambling, drinking, singing, and some.
times praying, BY night and then The usual
sacrifices Of sausages and brandy, puddings
and pastry 70 one god, and the reverse 10 all
This 70 another As we drew near the end
Of the voyage, the laying of wagsrs in
creases-,he day al which we shall arrive,
the hour when We shall take on board lhe
pilo.-boa,, and The hour Of landing, are SO
many unforeseen items occasloning a general
betting. The usual way is 10 make up The
purse by equal contribution, make the figures
upon slips Of paper, and draw Them from
hat. Although had an opportunity 10 lake
aock, respectfully declined. inquiring
whelher any one was sure thai we should ar
rive atall, But here we are, safel The
hour oflanding is most joyful one. Friends
Of ibe passengers have collected a. The Jef-
sey City wharf, aud as their expected rela-
,ives showed themselves hats and handler.
chiefs go up, emotions Of joy rind uuerance
or The deck, and meet responses on the shore.
No wondsrl mothers and fathers, wives and
husbands. children and parents, who have
been separated by an ocean, are once more
10 rush 10 each others arms; there is now
sp end Of MANY painful anxie,ies, evil up.
Iehersions, and disturbing dreams; our low