The Nevada journal., 1856-01-25

towards the East side), on board clipper ship
Quekstep, September l5, 1855
After several days of delay beyond the
appointed time of sailing, owing partly to
man (want of men) and partly to Provi-
dence (want of windy we did finally sue
coed in sailing from the quarantine station
in New York harbor OH Monday, August
9th. The pilot appearing on board
early in the morning, in spits of rather
unfavorable wind and an immense amount
of swearing, Il could hardly tell which
was the greater obstacle to the execution
of his orders was successful IN taking us
out of the beautiful bay into the opef sea.
Since one O'Clock the same day we have
seen no land except that portion of our
native soil which still remainssn the faces
of our sailors but we hope, If our favor
able wind holds, to make Lands End to-
morrow, and London early next week.
However, this is all guess work with US
(passengers), for the officers Of the ship
take particular pains to tell the most ri
diculous and conflicting stories as to our
whereabouts and progress. This, and
frightening the women With fearful tales
of the dangers Of the sea, constitute their
idea of wit in its highest development.
First day oM.-Strong northeast wind,
which, as that was precisely the direction
we wished to 60, was not on the whole fa-
vorable to our progress. The ship per-
sisted in leaning over at an angle of forty
five degrees, so that you could walk with
equal ease on the floor and on the leeward
side of the cabin. Passengers were to
be seen leaning over the bulwarks con-
!templating the ocean waves with signs of
deep emotion, and occasional outpourings
of feeling very touching to the beholder.
Second day.-Precisely similar to the
first.
Third day.-It anything little more
SO; the wind little stronger, the ship
little sleeper, and the passengers little
sicker; everything, in short, slightly ag-
gravated The evening was delightful.
Sat several hours at the stern in the moon
light, watching the bubbles of fire in the
waves and musing upon home and friends.
"Sail on the Ice bow ~ shouted the look
out, and gradually dark shadow became
visible in the dim distance, glided like
spectre slowly past, and vanished. Wax
ing decidedly poetical under the combined
influence of the moon, the waves, and
the phantom ship, L was recalled to
the realms Of the real by huge wave
leaping over the taffrail and depositing at
least a barrel Of the "briny'' in my lap.
Thus picked | retired to my room, ga
wiser and az aoetter man.
Fourth day.-A lurch of the ship sent
three cups of coffee, two men, Zone of
whom was not your humble seryant), one
bowl of sugar, a woman and baby, three
plates of ham, one hair brush, six roasted
potatoes, a jar of pickles, and wash
basin of water with soapy boy in it, all
into corner of the cabin together. Sc
lecting ourselves out of that heap of mis-
cellaneous articles, and leaving the rest
to be picked up by the steward, sumed
our breakfast as if nothing had happened
Smart ship is the old Quickstep, only
rather playful.
The first few days are a sample of the
whole passage hitherto-fair, beautiful,
dull, and stupid in the extreme Life at
sea is very poetical one hour perhaps out
of the twenty-four, but prosaic enough
the other twenty-three may answer very
well one day in the week, but deliver me
from the other six. We are but dozen
OF us passengers, mostly cockneys, re-
turning in disgust from brief soiourn in
Yankee land to blessed Hold Hengland,
the 'ome Of their hinfancy. Every one
of us disagrceing on all possible subjects,
we yet live together in great harmony,
performing mutual Offices of kindness and
good-fellowship; little bullet-headed
Dutchman offering share of his cher
ished Scheidam Schnapps to the sick wife
OF Hungarian refugee; d Kentuckian
and Londoner ending wrangle of an
hour and half about the merits of their
respective countries in couple Of friendly
brandy punches.
A tree-thinking London bookseller, and
your humble servant, after spending the
whole afternoon in the main-top mast
ieross-trees in discussing metaphysically,
theologlcally and scripturally the Noashan
deluge, afterwards discussing a bottle of
porter together, thoroughly exhausting
both subjects. Though the Maine Law
be an admirable institution on land, yet
Fif any body argues in favor of it here, we
silence him directly by presenting to his
mouth and nose glass of the diluted
emetic which goes under the name of
water on board ship. One dose is sufli-
felent. The patient RECEIVERS Immediately
from his delusion and pronounces the
Name Law eminently a terrestrial animal.
Ii our tea and coffee were decent, the
case would be different but as it is, we
are absolutely driven to porter, and some,
am afraid, even to stronger potations.
Yours respectfully,
DUNN BROWNE.
Cor. Springfield Republican.
BEAUTIFUL SEN1IMENT.-It has been