Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-09

Eseur.ion Of .I.e wachu.et. Club.

| tHe AlnCulh houses on FRIDAY evening last, a
brief notice of which shall give before close.
My last Communication left us going into New
port harbor. Upon arrival, our company left for
the shore, and, after taking dinner, part at the
Ocean House, the rest at other places, spent the
afternoon in visiting the places of interest in the
city. The appearances here indicate that among
| the dullest seasons at Newport, the present. in
this respect, will bear off the palm. At eight
O'Clock, all hands Except ten, who had become
| disguised with "life upon the ocean wave" and
considered they had paid full tribute to Nep-
| tune,) repaired board ship again. and slept
soundly during the night. At early dawn, we
| weighed anchor, and again put out of the harbor.
As the company came on deck, this morning, a
manifest change was noticeable in their com
pleXlon, and the expression of their countenances.
| The blanched cheeks and lips of the day before
| had resumed the rudy glow, and the expression
of the countenances betokened better apprecia.
| ton of the pleasures of sea trip. With fair
WIND and pleasant sky we sailed smoothly
along through Nsrragansett Bay for the Vine
| yard Sound, passing Cuttyhunk, one of the Eliz-
abeth islands, and Gay Head. Gay Head is
| the most Westerly point of Martha's Vineyard,
and IS the property and residence of the triue of
Gay lead Indians, called, but it is said, there
is but little Of the pure Indian blood left in the
tribe there being liberal mixture of the white
| and negro blood evident in the inhabitants.
| Leaving Gay Head, we passed Nashawenna,
| Pasque and Naushon Islands, and dropped an
chor in snug little harbor, known as Tarpaul-
| IN Cove. Here our party went on shore, and
| spent an hour at the only public house upon the
island, where they RECALLED themselves upon
bread and milk, served by three buxom daugh-
tiers of mine host Here we found a party of thir-
ty-ive excurscnists from Hartford, who were re-
turning from Nantucket Shoals, where they had
taken large quantity of cod and haddock. Our
efforts in fishing thus far having been but poorly
rewarded, the company Immediately decided to
haul up anchor and head towards Nantucket.
We proceeded as far as Holmes Hole that after
noon, and anchored for the night
The next morning, having secured the services
OF an experienced pilot, we started for the isle
ofthe Sea-" and, after smooth and easy sail, ar
rived at Nantucket at one o'clock. Here the
party again repaired to the shore, and partook of
good dinner at the Ocean House, and spent the
afternoon IN taking survey Of the island. Nan
tucket, as place of business is not what it once
was. She formerly sent out some one hundred
and forty sail in pursuit of whale, but now has
but about thirty engaged in the business About
nine hundred of her men have gone to California,
and from two to three hundred more are about
to leave for the destination. The women
now upon the island 1--WE were informed, and Oh.
seryation confirmed the statementl number
about six to one of the opposite sex. AS soon as
we ascertained this fact we concluded it safer to
leave the dock Accordingly, at early dawn, al
though the wind and tide we're against u.s. we
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no further could we go until the tide favored u.s.
We therefore voted to be on board and ready to
start for the fishing ground at L 2 o'clock, ?
M. No sooner was this decision arrived at, than
the ship was again deserted for the attractions of
shore. Some ten of the party, however who pre-
TERED the water, Immediately chartered beauti-
full little yacht and took splendid sail outside
the harbor. The attractions of the sail were so
great that we did not get back until the schooner
was underweigh, and were obliged to run along
side and get on board as we'll as we could, when
under full Roadway. Upon getting on deck, we
were greeted by two new eomers in the persons
OF Gen 5 II. Leonard, who had left us at New
port and with him Lieut. Samuel Hathaway
welcome addition to the party. With good
breeze, we soon found ourselves opposite Sandy
Point, seven miles from Nantucket where we in
tended to anchor for the night but the threat
ening aspect of the horizon at the Northwest in
duced our caIeful captain to about ship and run
back to Nantucket, where soon found our
selves again alongside of the wharf. During the
night, we experienced heavy thunder storm,
which caused the timid ones (f we had any, to
congratulate themselves that we were not at sea.
Inc next morning, as soon daylight APP
peared, more sails were spread than we had wind
for, and we foated away with the tide out of the
haroor, and arrived opposite Sandy Point in six
hours after starting, making seven miles in the
six hours. After passing Sandy Point we had
more breeze, and arrived at the shoals at sun
down, having seen a whale and a Imam eater''
during the day. which served to break the monot,
ony of lazy sail. Here lines were dropped, but
the only fish taken that night, was solitary cod,
which was landed on deck, as a reward for the
perseverance Of j. M. c. Armsby, Esq. and which
also entitled him to the prize of a rufied Shirt
for the first cod taken.
The next morning, very early, anxious fisher
men we're unreeling and batting their lines, and
casting them INTO the deep waters, and contin-
ued, some with more and some with less luck,
during the whole day, in that exciting, tantaliz-
ing, Disappointing, and exhilarating occupation
The result of the days labor was, the taking of
two hundred and twenty cod and paddock, be-
sides sundry i'll looking and worthless specimens
OF the hnny tribe. Gen. S. H. Leonard and S.
V. Stone divided the honors of the largest and
best cod taken, they each landing upon deck a
thirty pounder--Mr. Cheney (alias Green Jacket
taking the largest number
AT shutdown the wind changed to the northeast,
when we set all sail and were homeward bound
Arriving off Falmouth our pilot, who was a ma
tive Of that place, related to a Characteristic
aBecdote OF the last war in which he took a part.
During the war, the British twenty gun brig
Nimrod, which had been lowering about this
coast drew up before Yarmouth, sent boat
ashore, with a flag of truce and an officer, who
| demanded the surrender of two brass field pieces
in possession of the people of the town, that had
| been taken from the British during the war of
the revolution. The boat and officer we're met
upon the shore by Col Demming, in full CONT
heutdi unlloTln, worn Oy MIN IN the revolution,
who replied to the demand, by declining to give
up the pieces but agreeing, if the brig would
haul up little nearer the shore, to present them
totth the contents. The officer returned in high
dudgeon to his brig, and Immediately commenced
bombardment Of the town. But Colonel Dem.
ming had dispatched express to the south
shore for an eighteen FOUNDER which was soon
on hand, breast work of sand thrown up on the
shore, and, at the third discharge from this ugly
customer, the brig showed clean pair of heels,
and was off for safer quarters
A son of the pilot here came alongside with his
BOAT, and our old salt Of pilot left us, having
been with us three and half days
The wind through the day continued favorable,
and at half past seven O'Clock we arrived in New
| London harbor, having made one hundred and
| ten miles since sunrise.
Before going into the harbor, all hands were
called aft, for final meeting of the club on
board. should have recorded that. at Nantuck
et commodore Bentley was obliged to leave us,
much to our regret. His place was supplied BY
the unanimous choice Of Edwin Bynner for COM
| modore, his place being supplied by A. b. r.
| Sprague, as commodores clerk
| The meeting was called TO order by the commo-
dore, who, in characteristic speech, filed with
| wit and humor, congratulated us upon the happy
| and successful termination of our excursion.
| Lieut.. Hathaway then presented a series of res
olutions, which were adopted with cheers. Many
| other pleasant things were said and the meeting
adjourned in the highest spirits, to meet at the
Lincoln House in Worcester, on the next Friday
| eve.
Arriving in New London, at half past seven
o'clock, the whole party were invited to a splen.
| did ice cream saloon, by j. M. c. Armsby, ESQ.
to enable him to pay forfeit for not guessing the
time of our arrival better, he setting the time al
not earlier than eight o'clock, and Gen, Leonard
| taking him under.
The party had ample time to view New London
by lamp light but il was long after all lamDs yers