New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17
New9lork Daily Gribmae
FROM OVER THE SEA.
Cor,ssrorteree Of Tie n Y. Trihune

LIvTRrooL, May y, 1857.
wonder Il you ever had a. pleasant q sea-voyage
a. that which have just ended With noble ship,
al excellent commander, obliging servants, q select
corgerid party Of ten, with one little blow to show
how old Ocean looked IN Storm but the sea for the
Of the time on lis good behavior with an agreeable
temperature, with glorious sunrses and sunsets for
the latter If which can voHeh, referring YOU to
the former 10 the officers in whose watch they
cured, with capital cook, and proyender, the
abundance, variety and dehcacy OF which woald sat
,y any palate and day by Gay nsa.ments OF the best
stories he srwith all these and sea-,ickness
save the disturbance Of few hours. had not trip
across the Atlantic, every day of which should De
marked BY white stone faacy ihA: yol never
nedc the passage in the Ericsson aud therefore, w.;h
your leave, Will tel You something o; hex Toe more
needed tbs because little i correct, known cJa-
oer..inC her Some Of my Glow passengers wcre Old
sailors, and had crossed the in almost every
steam,T at0Gt, and ih-r unanimous verdict was that
for strength beauty CT niosel and safety. fr alnif
able internal arrangements Ia ecdTe the comfort OF
the passergers-ina word, for every provision thst
e1peIeI, ID nautical sagacity and thorough know
ecge OF the science CT naval architecture could
gest a defeuse against the dangers of the seathe
Ericsson has no rival. She has IN her hull more iron
and timber than any ship plying between Europe anI
America. The reason why she makes II and Is days'
trips is that her engines not sufficiently powerful
TO shake her e. pieces. She through the water
as stta oiy sailing vessel. Were | 10 tell you
come facis which base learned since arriving here,
concerning OF the vessels making the short tips,
am very -rre that yourself aud readers would open
your eyes Tie Persia, which has been running ID o.
IL months has been laid up for repairs four times, and
is Low just out Of the Dry Dock where 800 men have
been engaged ON her for eight weeks, az cost o
EiU0 eco sterling. If passengers knew the danger in
which they are, when aboard ship OF great racing
reputation all sure they would be less anxious Tor
9 anu 10 days trips.
Z =. Y l.. T. J., l..
NY iortgre 10 meet With many men, but never have
seen Il more genial and kindly gentleman, or Que
better qualified tor the pos, he nils. but
echo the sentiment Of every one Of my fellow passeu
gers when | commend the captain aud his vessel to
all who wish to make q pleasant voyage across the
Atlantic.
The sea hath its secrets and also its tales. As the
Atlantic Oh one OF her Western passages had reached
the banks OF Newfoundland, she was envelOped IN one
Of the dense fog peculiar To that region. Capt.
West her vigian; commander, was at the time peer
ing out through the yepor when one of his passen-
GERS rather faint hearted Yankee, drew near and
said: Rather toggy, captain Yes tnick
enough to cut it with knife Dangerous gon'
now captain. ain { II " - les, Sir, but we carry
the United States Mal-, and must go on Trdhug
OFT bis cap, the afirghted Yankee in a psroxysm Of
AZ guish sIeked For gracious sake, captain, throw
thCm CyeIbcaId, and stop the ship
Some years ago sailing vessel, on homeward
passage, III the same dangerous locality, the mate
coming deck-fUr his watch was at about p H.
covered. from the change IN the temperature, that
they NUT Ice ia the neIghbOrhoOd Oi lee. Tie was
taking IL sail 70 slaCken speed when suddenly there
doomed up Though the dense masses Ut vapor the
terrible form Of an iceberg. Hard aport he
shouted; the FL swuug round, the bOwsprlt barely
glazing the fIUZen mountain. The captain, suspect
ing some Danger, rushed on deck, followed by the
Passengers. AZ they stood gazing Ia GREATNESS
silence upon the sublime yet fearful spectacle, milk
white atlas, towering hundreds of feet above their
heacs, a foot ketCckiau, napkin In hand survey
ing the peaks from the corner Of ms eye aroused them
from the spell by excaimlhg, " By JOVe, captain,
what Il grand mint ulep that fellow would make
Tie following some of your readers may have seen,
but il is good enough forrepetton: One OF the steam
.rs have forgotten which,, some years ago encoun-
ter teres Of terrible gales nsOmuch that at length
ali hope If savipg her was abandoned, and II was an
pouatod that eie lolg she must 60 down There ere
q number of clergy men on board, and gathering most
If the pasaengeIs together they united IN the COM
municn II the LorGs supper orus iall 10 describe
the awful sol nniiy and lmpressiyeness OF the
scene. While the devout were kneeling in prayer,
aud the cheeks of the stOut-st were blanched, ~
the storm hw.od the word OF DOOM tall, lean, raw
Loned Yankee, with his cap strapped on, rugged III
sur,. vt in one hard small carpet bag in the other
blue cotton umbrella with tow string around the
handle to marx it as his property emerged from the
door Of his stGtc-roOin. where are you going!
-ome one inquired. They say the ships going
down. he said " and thought ! be ready"
few months ago, one Of the Philadelphia line
of s;oamships. with large Dumby OF Storage pas
sensers on board, quite a number of whom had died
was entering Delaware Bay another of the company
breathed hs,last. II was deemed expedient TO bury
linn at once; but the stones for sinking the coffin
were all expended Their place was supplied by coal
After the painful duty had been performed, cOored
waiter came TO the stewardess and said, It's awful
N.sus it's awful" whats awful, Peter -
why, Mssus, to think Of a mans going and taking
his own fuel with kmi"
NIB. Thee stories are inserted for the especial
benefit of the editor Of Iarpers Magazine, that he
may be a&le to republ-h them in the " Drawer;3
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