The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-07-04
Our Foreign Correspondence.
(Received by the Persian)

LIVERPOOL, June llth, 1857.
|, To the Editors Of the Ninnesotian
Fourteen days of generally favorable wea-
ther have brought our vessel into dock-with
the assistance Of steam might have said-as
our engines are said not very powerful,
and favorable breezes have been very preva-
lent. With the exception of sea sickness,
which for few days was very general, the
passengers have lad a very pleasant time.
No very remarkable incidents have occurred
on board, though the monotony of sea life
has been LAUGH varied by agreeable compan-
ionship, and the frequency of social freedom.
1t has seldom been my lot (deducting the sea
sickness) to spend two weeks of greater men,
tai profit aud pleasure. Many of our passen-
gers had travelled somewhat extensively, and
their conversation, rich with various informa-
ton. contributed much to the general enjoy
ment. We had ladies' also with literary
tastes, who were not afraid Of tie dreadful
modern imputaton of being "a little blue,
Our fellow passengers were composed almost
entirely of native English and Scotch; most
of whom were permanently returning home
after years Of sojourn in the States.
There has been little lack of employment
both mental and physical, for the gentlemen
especially. After day spent in reading
chatting, and promenading, varied by an oc-
sional game of shuttle board on deck, we have
spent hours in the calm moonlight, listening
to the sweet ballads If Scotland the favorite
Of them all, Bonnie Annie Laurie" was sung
most sweetly by Scottish Lassie. and every
every evening, as it was renewedly asked for,
it was sung with tender pathos, which
charmed every ear.
1t seems strange to find that we have so
many associations in common with those we
have never met before. Many on board with
whom have converSed, are acquainted with
mutual friends, and common scenes have been
renewed between us with we'll appreciated
pleasure.
Well we have had pleasant voyage; our
moonlit evenings have been beautiful, fresh
breeze, and all sail set helped to steady our
vessel, and speed us on our way, and conven-
tonal restraint as been sufficiently relaxed
10 bring with full relief the courtesies, which,
not little contribute to the sum of human
happiness. The excellent order the courte-
sy of all in authority, the disposition to care
for the comfort Of passengers, has been the
theme of general praise, and should it ever
be the lot of any of your readers to travel
unler the care of Captain Petre, they will
find in him man of refined tastes, of genial
! temperament, and in every sense a gentleman.
The monotony Of sea life was diversified
by many piquant incidents in addition to
those provided by culinary skill; fish, flesh
and fowl added to the rest of life, and some
thing very like whale" foundered into the
general current Of enjoyment. Several sails
from time to time greeted our vision, and
crea;ed much speculation amongst the most
knowing of the ''landsmen," who tried to look
as nautically through the glasses as if they
! had been born at sea, AMI never lett it; pro-
nOuncing opinions as sage, and doubtless as
'lcfinite as Il at of the old 'sea dog" in Dom.
hey an Son. One thing was peculiarly no
| ticeable. every vessel was bark, brig, and
square rigged shy turns, and nothing long,"
! till very little stretch of the Imagination
would have resolved them all into the Ely
lns Dutchman," this hypothesis would seem
the more reasonable, as the course Of eacI,
vessel was east and west, at the same time,
while the other points of the compass were
by no means elected. How very knowing
man is Oh board Of a ship, who has crossed
few times, how nh egmaticalIy he decides a
disputed nautical point between the more ig
norant landsmen; what an amateur seaman
! he is, what connoisseur in "breadth of
BEAM" what q sumner on " stun SAILS" how
knowingly he cocks lhis eye aloft, when he
what they've got to be to land to suffer; well
| theya re clever fellows, but somethi' G like the
philosopher who took more pride in bis leap
ing, badly performed, than in all the attain
ments which distinguished him in the eyes
Of the world.
Nearly all have left the vessel, remain to
write this epistIe. Some are hasteping home,
10 the warm welcome Of loving friends, and
some to the graves of those whose voice of
welcome shall greet them no more. What
an eptome of life! What commentary
upon it! Good bye, Tomorrow leave for
the Midland counties.
Yours ever, HENLEY-1N-ARDEE.
The Koran.
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1t e ner. aim was to unite the professors
Of idolatry and the Jews and Christians, in