The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-26
For the Register.
OLYMPIA WAsHiNGToN TERRITORY,
June l3th 1887

busy streets Of New York are ever
thronged, and bidding the reader adicu
at the ocean wharf to speak of scenes
more remote from home. With a fne
breeze and the paddle wheels fast re.
volving, We speed on at glorious rate
through the soundings Whom fairly
out from New York one becomes, even
after all the information that can be OBJ
tained, more deeply impressed with the
magnitude OF the Great Focus of Com
merce While we were thus being u-
troduced to the briny ocean, New York
and the surrounding country gradually
sank in the distant water, til, at last the
city's highest spire was apparently bur-
led beneath the waves
Before Passing the narrows however,
all tickets are examined-if sny person
is found deficient he is hero set ashore
AT this investigation, tho memory of
few friends on board was uDhappily re-
freshed with the late swindle-they were
informed, much to their surprise aud
indignation, that their tickets secured to
them a second class passage to Aspon-
wall and steerage on the Pacific Steam
ers, the latter of which no respectable
person would accept, unless he had been
unfortunately swindled out of the last.
cent, and to enjoy their present sitns-
,ion, during the entire voyage, th1y
would have to pay fifty dollars more
So that, the swindle amounts in the end
to about one hundred and fifty dollars
Half of which the company receive.
Hence you will perceive their polic} in
tolerating bogus Offices,
My first view of the briny ocean. and
tho scenes connected with it, we're very
impressive and interesting. The divs-
ion of the ocean, and bay waters Was
quite distinctly marked. The water Of
the bay is gray and turbid, while that Of
the ocean is of dark blue The coa-
trast is so striking on approaching the
tine of demarkation, that it appeared
like low range Of blue mountains in
the distance
Being fatiguod and wearied, with in.
tently gazing at the varied scenes of my
first day and night at sea, l retired, T.
bout IL O'Clock, By this time the ship
was far enough out at sea to roll freely.
Here | met with quite a difficulty ia
attempting to sleep, not being accustom-
cd to be rocked to sleep for several yeas
past. Nevertheless within a few hour,
| fell asleep. l had not enjoyed it lons
before was awakened by very straugr
noise, which was soon accounted for IA
| became more sensible Of my situatio..
The hour had arrived, when nearly all
on board become more or less sea SICK
from the ipcessant tumblIng of the sh
and. as if, With common consent, gap .
wide their mouths, protruded their ton
CUES, and general upheaving follOwc'.,
accompanied with one Of the most dis
greeable sounds that ever fell upon ,
mortals ear. However, the indescrba
be discords produced by the gaggi' s,
and spewing Of men, women, and chi.-
dren, all disagreeing on the key note,
wss source of pleasure to me, which |
enjoyed in no small degree, while the
musicians felt so bad at their de1r
stomachs
In the morning as l came out Oh deck,
l beheld the sky every where tormiua
ting at the waters edge, forming beau
tiful. blue horizon on all sides aud we
apparently in new world, composed Of
sky and water,-Nothing to be seen N
on all this broad expanse, save our little
ship, which deeply impressed upon my
mind the historical scene of the dove
and olive branch" said little ship, |
mistake, she was very large ship, but
floating alone upon the vast ocean she
appeared like a mere bubble. The sea
was running high, the ship was pitching
terribly-now plowing old oceans bed
then rising to the sky. To walk the
decks, required all the skill of long ex.
periepced tar: the first step went down
ill person nearly slipped through BIZ
trowsers-,he seconed coming in contact
so suddenly, with the deck, that "hig
toes" suffered horribly. l had not Iro.
menaded the decks long, before began
to share the fate of my unhappy friends
the evening before-the uphsaviug con
tinued till l though, should inevitably
vomit myself away and pass off with the
foam OF the sea. | finally became SO
weak, that l could scarcely stand, ana
was compelled to take to my birth, and
there | remained for three long days
and nights.
On the fourth morning | was onablsd
to come out on deck, but no: withogt
staggering like a drunken man. TIE
wind began to rage furiously-the hori-
son to blacken--in an instant the tenn
pest burst forth in all its fury, and pill
ed the sea mountain high The ship
was Knocked about like a childs play.
thing The poor passengers were land
ed upon the deck every time they at.
tempted to move. and were compelled to
hug the masts and cling to the guards.
1t was decidedly the most laborious
days work ever performed.
There was not much change in the
climate until the 9th when the thcr-
mometer stood at rs above zero The
first land discovered, was Long Island
on the morning of the 10th to the west
ward. 1t being the first we had the
pleasure of seeing after five days sail,
all eyes were intently fixed upon it,
How regaling to the eye, wearicd by
constant gazing on the limitless ocean
:. L l.