New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-25

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on shore Mr. Frauz's tablerack has only 70 De-
come known 70 be in general use in ships and sea
steamers.
Altbcueh we crossed the track Of the commerce
of New York | was surprised at the nlrsquency
with which We saw sail. For hours toge,sef'
nothing was in sight out the sky and the sea. Ca
Monday forenoon midway OF our voyage, we me,
the other steamer of the line the William Jenkas,
which passed within half nile Of us, making
very fine appearance. The sea was white WIN
wayes-Hhite-caps, as the ga lOrs term them, tue
white steeis of Odln as tley we're called oy lhe
NikiDgs-and the passing steamer, as she SUI
mounted these
"CHd. az erners.i, TIPPED VIII Sow
reminded me of aolmess spirited lyric suggested
by similar scene:
As tr.h,us Ger neil srss,ed besds
She eoEs 1ss suIiJ .4sts-
With Z am before and IRE eehIDi
Tha, ais, before the IOsiiB, -na,
Be- cath her hiss;rg lee.
With esshirg p6eel an n'te1 ace,
And snokiDg torch On hi&h.
Wh-n winds I, oud s.d blows we,
She ,huDdeis fosGinsSJ'
You may BE- on the sea for year and not see
such a sight as that again" remarked the captain
Saluting US By showing her flag as she passed, the
gallant steemer rapidly diminished till she became
a mere speck upon the horizon and tnaly dlsap-
peared leaving Us again alone with the waves and
The clouds and Mother Carey's chickens, flock OF
which accompanied US almost the whole way from
Cape Henry to Montauk Point They feed upon the
scraps and garbage that are thrown from the vessel
and will keep the sometimes for months TO-
pether A naturalist recently returned from a voy-
age round the world tells me that in the Pacific
Ocean De frequently caught them and marked them
with cOlOred thread tied IA their legs. One lndl-
yidual thus marked followed the snip for six weeks
and was seen every day. They probably sleep on
the water at night and catch up with the vessel IN
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keen eyes is readily indicated by the small floating
substances that always fall from a large and popu-
lous vessel. Wilson the orDthOlOgst supposed that
they could go for long periods without sleep, be-
cause one that ae marked followed the vessel for
week that is, was seen 10 her wake every day tor
a week. But il is of cour:e impossible that they
could 90 without sleep for six weeks, as in The case
observed by my friend the naturalist in the Pacific
/ noticed, while on board the Joseph Whitney, that
the birds always left us soon after sunset, and did
not reappedr very early IN the morning.
On the third day of the voyage We fell in with
shoal Of PROPOSES which speedily surrounded the
steamer, keeping at first few rods of and anus
ing themselves with leaping from the water with
great agility Presently they gathered round the
bow Of the vessel, whero they renamed for SEINE
hours romping and rolling about as if the steamer
had been stationary, though she was going az the
rate of twelve miles an hour. They kept along
with perfect ease, seemingly trying their skill in
swimming as close as possible to the vessel without
touching it. They gambOled with each other like
pack OF young dogs rushing at each other in sport,
and diving and jumping as they were alternately
pursuing and pursued. Now and then one would
dart away froln the ship few yards, give leap
high into the air with his body curved and fully
shown and then would rush back with immense
velocity among his thrOnglng comrades, scattering
the group for A moment by his lmpetaOus charge,
and sometimes jumping bodily over two or three Of
them. Quickly rallylnc, the rest would crowd
again to the bow and dispace the Intruder from MS
petition in the van, which seemed TO be the one
most coveted. Their motions were amazingly quick
and graceful and were source of much aniuse-
ment to the passengers. Toward night they sud
denly disappeared, with the exception OF one,
huge fellow, eight OF ten feet long, who occupied
himself til nearly dark with swimming abreast the
steamer and showing bis burly form 0y occasional
leaps high into the air.
The steamer, after getting on. of the Chesapeake,
steers in direct line for the Vineyard Ground on
the southern coast of Massachusetts,. On uesday
morning. the fourth day of the voyage, we made the
land of which we did not again lose sight Skirtng
the sandy and barren southern side Of Cape Cod
very different wal the view that met our ewes from
that which We had left in the Chesapeake Every
where we beheld the tokens of industry and prog
perity. POpulous villages, white and sparkling in
the sum- lined the shore" the barren, barren
shore" Captain Hoves, as We sailed by Chat
ham, pointed out to US the house where
he was born, and also one in which he lived
for many years. lie may well feel an honest pride
as be sails by each week in bic splendid steamer ia
sight Of his townsmen, and looks himself upon the
humble home from which he went forth as q lad Of
thirteen 10 seek bis fortune on the ocean. Twenty
years ef Industry, prudence, and steadiness, have
since changed the penniess cabin-boy into the pos
sesser of houses and ships and shares of shiys The
Captain told me, think, that he was part owner Of
line vessels then upon the ocean.
lie has commanded the Joseph Whitney ever
since she Was built, and has never met with any
disaster whatever. lie was out in the great gale in
which the Central America was lost, and on that
occasion fell in with and rescued tie passengers of
the steamer City of Norfolk which foundered in tho
same gale They were forty in number, many OF
them women and children, and had been nine hours
exposed to tho storm in leaky boat, which was
just about TO link when Capt. Howes picked il up.
The rescued persons were nearly perishing with the
cold, being most Of them with no other covering
than their night clothes. The Joseph Whitney was
crowded with passenger on their way from Batl-
more TO Boston, who gave up their staterOoms TO
the sbpwrecked persons and shared their clothing
with them.
A year or two ago Capt. Howes received on
board, as passenger, a gentleman from Baltimore,
who behaved very properly and steadily till tae
steamer got out Of sight OF land. lie then, watch
ing bis opportunity " hle all were below but the
pilot flung his gold watch into the ocean and
jumped in after 1t. The pilot gave the alarm, but
as the sea was running high at the time, and the
vessel under sa as well a. steam, il was some
minutes before she could be stopped. A life. boat
was promptly lowered and sent to look for the lu-
matte who was found, after hard row of nearly an
hour, composedy floating on bis back with bis
hands clasped under bis bead. He protested against