Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-05
roleign correspondence Of the virsinian.
LIVERPOOL, Ny. 23d.. lS5i

/ bounds III interest, ana uus not III lHt H'dHl ~
gree lost its charns,-as | have found by my
own experience within the last few weeks. IN
deed. all my dreams Of the pleasurable excite
ment. connected with an ocean voyage, aud the
delights of visit to the Old World, have been
50 fully realized, that cannot refrain from CIV
iug 10 the public. an account of what haNe seen
AMI heard since my departure from the States
We sailed from New York on the nh inst, in
the steamer Pactc, with cloudy sky overhead
and every prospect of stormy voyage before
Us. At Sandy Hook our pilot hade us adleu and
needless Of wind and wave, the Noble vessel
stood out to sea, and started on hrr course for
the Old World. 1t rained in torrents, the winds
blew fcreely, the white caps danced upon tie
sea. and our ship shook aud ratified a, il ao hun
drcd earthquakes were concentrated brucath.
remained on deck watching the surging waves,
and thinking of my distant home, until night had
thrown its sable veil over the oceans troubled
iace and my native shores were lost in the dis
lance. When | could gaze upon my father
lrndn no more, began To realize the fact, that
was vnyagrr on the sea, exposed To H. prrs,
and borne over its surface to new home IN
land of strangers. Then, for the first time did
| feel properly my dependence on II protecting
Providence, aud comprehend the utter impotcucy
of man. Then only, did fully understand the
sense of loneliness and deserton which is ever
experienced by him who loves his couatry. when
he sees it sink behind old oceans billow and re
fleets that many sun must run its COURSE before
he can behold its shores again \ feeling of
awe came stealing over me, as | rryolvcd these
things in my mind and | could but breathe Il
| ia, fpr 4 m nro ps
paced in solitude the cherries deck / half
repented too, of my wish to roam, | Thought
of the dear friends at home who were grieyng at
my departure, and whose best wishes, borne on
the wings of love, were following me over the
sen
Filled with these reflections and absorbed in
| my own thoughts, descended to my state room,
quite forgcttul of " all the ills which landsmcn
are heir Il 81 when ON the main. Scarcely had
| seated my self however, when all of my senti-
inrnt was d 1851 patcd by II certain swimming about
my head. aud eommotipn within my stomach,
which but -" well assured mr of the approach of
that most terrible of maladies. sea sickness.
scrambled TO my birth, determined To meet the
enemy eourLgeousi y, and to bear his assaults
with all possible composure and fortitude. lie
came quickly, and all of my philosophy disap-
pcarcd tat his first appearance. In moment,
found myself heaying ana grooming in unison
| with some dozen others around, who were SINH
arly affected and, for about twelve hours, re-
naaincd fiat on my back without the ability to
take off my clothes, Indifferent to life, and sick
nigh unto doath during the whole period. Scarce
| ly passenger ESCAPED, and many were seriously
| i'll for several days. II was quite amusing to
see them ~ they came upon deck for the FIRST
time supported by their friends, or assisted 10y
the stewards ther faces pale, eyes sunkrn, hair
dsheveed, and wearing in their appearance the
most miserable and disconsoate air imaginable.
Those who were able to remain ON deck speedily
recovered their health and spirits aud soon
joined in the laugh against their more uafortu.
mite comrades. The table, with all of its tempt
ing viunds, and choice dainties, was almost for
! gotten for the first two or three DAYS Il our
! voyage. The gong, as it sounded its discordant
! invitations throughout the ship, seemed to fill
many with disgust, and to awaken them to new
| pains and fresh retchings. | had always regard
! ed it as most barbarous and uncivilizcd instru-
ment, and must confess that this conviction but
! grew deeper and stronger, rs its terrible reycr.
berations broke upon my ear in the earlier part
of my ocean experience. When the sea grew
calm and stomachs became more compose tho
passengers seemed to awaken suddenly to IA CON.
seriousness of having neglected the ''animal"
comforts on board, and went to work with de.
termination to make up for lost time. All com
planned of having lost their appetites, and yet
men, women and children eat with mn ayidity
which would have astonished blacksmith or CON
founded ploughman.
All on board had heard of Cape Race in con.
nection with the Arctic calamity, and when we
approached its neighborhood, Il thousand Qucs-
tons We're asked respecting its dangers and its
! history. Many of the ladies exhibited symptoms
of alarm, when we passed near the locality of
that terrible disaster, and not few If the sterner
sex were seized with nervous anxiety to exam
inc life proseryers just about the same time |
could not help feeling low-spircd during tie
/ wnoie OF me DAY, which we spent in that mran-
choly neghborhood, for the heart rending drama
enacted in the Inflated Arctic, was brought with
a living and speaking reality to my mind. When
looked upon the ocean, and remember ed that in
that very vicinity it had swallowed up one of the
noblest ships ever launched upon its tide |
recognized the power of the great leep in so dis.
tnet and papable a manner that my very heart
stood still in the contemplation of it. When |
the rolling majestcally as far as the
eye could reach, and reflected that but yesterday
they were engaged in sweeping many unhappy
victims to eternity, | felt consciousness of the
might of Him whose instruments they are, which
startled and appalled, me. And, when behcld
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