New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-18
a rolled toward us and

ON our port beam ...
Can't Turner decided to take the inner passage
tbros,b Vineyard Sound, and those VINO nsu a en-
GovW Ake the deck at sunrise, were greeted
Mn view of the beautiful shores OF NaushOn
Isisrd and Msrtha's Vineyard was not among
them. (supposing that we had taken the outer pas
sage but arose in time TO see the entrance 10
Holiness Hole, and thus secure that mythical
place local habitation in NY memory. nave
heard Of Holiness Hole ever since studied Mitch
ellis Geography, but had never met person VINO
had been there, or knew precisely where 1t was.
The name was suggestive Of Symmess Hole aud
excited similar doubts in my mind, which the cpl
fanb mon two brothers who were drowned while
fishing, did not tend TO solve. This epitaph writ
ten by an old lady resident in Holiness Hole, runs
asfonOws:
1.-TWO brothers they fishing went,
Who never were known TO wrangle;
Holiness Hole, cedar pole,
Krngle, krDgle, kraDgel
There however, was Holiness Hole, in the n)rth-
eastern corner Of Martha's Vineyard. Not doubt
Of it, for the fishing smacks were running OUT and
a lighthouse stood upon the fOreand. AS we
passed through the sound the town OF Falmouth,
on the shoulder of the prOmontOry OF Cape Cod,
and EdgartOwn on the eastern shore OF Marthas
Nney ard, came into view shining white aud clear
ly in the morning sun, new-washed by the nights
rain. Both shores undulating-long lines OF
brown bills, faced with scarps Of sand. Yet bar
ren as they seemed when thus seen from the
water, how green and lovely they looked to the
eyes of Left the son Of Eric, when his Morse
dragon first fOamed up the strait from which he
had emerged
Running eastward, we made Bsrnstable Point,
at the elbow Of Cape Cod, the long, low island OF
Tuckhhunk on the south, and then Nantucket OF
famous memory. As we crossed the mouth OF the
concaye northern shore of the island, the town
and sbpping eleven miles distant, were plainly
visible through glass. Visions of Pacific whale
men. grsss widows, and children harpooning cats
with table-iorks, while their mothers paved out
the ball Of knitting yarn, rose before my eyes. L
looked to visit that sea worn outpost Of NewEn-
GLAND the home of the hardy tars whose tanned
visaRes and tvs angling accents are familiar TO every
sea- but we approached no part OF II nearer than
the long spit of Sandy POint-a feeble imitation OF
Cape Cod-wbich stretches up from its eastern
shore This was the last view OF the Yankee
Coast The steamer then headed for Cape Sable,
her course making chord to the deep arc Oh the
New. England shore.
Aswe left the Nantucket shoals behind us and
were fairly of soundngs the lattering smoothness
of the ocean gave place to mild head sea, which
tested the uetue of our confident and courageous
company. The ladies, must acknowledge, showed
degree Of cheerfuness and energy, in trying cir
cumstances which did them great credit Both
paddle boxes we're heaped with PROSTATE forms,
and while the grayer portion of the male company
kept up their spirits by singing pleasant psalms
abaft the smOBe-stack, merry catches and glees
were trolled by lips greatly paler than their wont
few plunged into the depths below and were
seen no more until toward evening, when the sea
became quite calm again but the true, despond-
ing sea. sick face, which we all remember so well,
was nowhere visible Had such a one made its ap-
pearance the owner would have been desperately
quizzed into fOrgetfulness of his misery.
We kept sharp lookout for sea-sghts, and the
young ladies' were edited and delighted by the
spOutinqs oftwO or three whales which appeared in
the afternoon. Mother Carey's chickens skinned
across our wake, sails rose over the horizon and
dipped again, and the numberless nOthings which
are important events in the isolation of ocean
life occurred in their usual order, until the sun
went down in bank of duh vapor, while sky OF
the richest mackerel pattern overhead betokened
rain. About 10 p NJ. We stopped for soundings,
beipq on or near the inner edge OF Georges
Shoal The wind changed more to the southwark
toward morning, so that we were enabled to bend
on all sail.
Soon after sunrise Seal Island, of the southern
mint of Nova. Scotia was made aud We have since
then been skir1ing the coast at a respectable dis
lance. The land appears to be low barren, ana
rock bound About noon we passed the town OF
Sheburne but so far off that it's houses could only
be discovered with glass. We are now on the
fishing ground and the sea is dotted on all sides
with French and Colonial craft. The former
with their bright red sails are very picturesque
objects. and greatly esliven the gray monotOoy OF
sen and sky The wind blows strongly from the
southeast. with every sign of rain before night
and the prospect of getting into Halifax lessons
more and more.
FRIDAY, Aug. l0-l0 A. NJ.
About 2. NJ. yesterday the sky became thick
and overcast, and the rain overlook us. 1t was
followed by cross ses, which soon drove most
of the passengers below. -Four ladies OF the
party. however. brayed both sea and rain, aud
Kent their station on the paddle-box with most
heroic resolution. Well wrapped in Inda-rab-
Der coats and blankets they faced for three hours
the rain and driving scud, until nightall, when
ahe wine blewa halfgale, and the clouds sent
down such torrents that the deck was no longer
tenable. We we're Cor supposed ourselves 70 beg
of sambro Head al duck; but the weather was
so thick that Capt Turner decided to stand oil
and on through the night. The steamer rolled so
heavily before the crOss-seas that nearly all on
board were sick and in their berths at an early
hour
About A. NJ we had rather a narrow escape
from a collision. The steamer was running slow,
with good lookout, when a large schooner was
deserted. bearing down upon our bows. The night
was 20 thick and DARK that by the time the engine
was backed she was within close hail OF us. Her
crew were terribly alarmed, having taken our
smoke-stack for lighthouse and supposed they
were about TO be dashed on a rock.
The morning dawned clear and brilliant; tn
COAT uras visible far In the west, and we iOun