Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-31


Eprron or rnr TrtEonATH--Dear Sir In
vour las. weeks issue, you allude 70 The trip o.
three young gontlsmen, on the schooner .adyia-
ge Herewith give you the sequel nlIuJed 70,
IN a few extracts from the sebooner's log, kept
by w. Fleming, FIRST officer
Yours, &C., J.B. HALL
Jaly 10th. Left Ashtnbula for Oswego at
10 ?. n, with passengers, Collins, Lockwood
aud Fisk Wind fair, from N. WI passengers
in high spirits, (Cognoc); wind veered slowly
to Norihword and n . H., all night. July Ill,
Weather thickcned after midnight, drissIing
rain commenced, and vino rresheDed; sea com
menced raising before breakfast; passengers
appetite impaired by the uuinviting character
Of the viands; eat few mouthslul and retire
to their berths in disgust; wind continues to
freshen light sails ordered 10 main gaf
topsal and flying jib split, rccollecticns OF
breakfast continue to operate on passengers
stomachs; still more unfavOrably. 2 P. NJ.
mainsail double reelcd; wind freshcnng to a
galc->very undsual for the season P. M
forcsail double reeied, afterwards in staying, nf-
ter leach rope is whipped of the forcsail; take
in foresail, and hraye 10 under double rceted
mainsail and jib rain continues without inter
mission, gale increased. During the afternoon
sea stove in the starbonrd gangway, break
ing all the plenks IN two at one crash, opening
the way for the sea to tumble In and about
decks without restraint One Of the passen-
gers is seen on deck occasionally, looking in
ieutly over the rail into the water probably
looking for land 10 the nearest point Some
thing floating 10 our wake, gredily taken by the
fishes. Gale continues through the night; moth
ing heard from other passengers, but occasion.
al groans. Crew make preparations for the
solemn ceremony Of double burial at sea-
Bags and shot prepared. Patients too weak
to express their dying wishes to their friends
Affairs getting criiical every one looks anxious
" for indications of the breaking up Of the
gale. r. continues TO look anxiousIy for the
land Capt's son conceiyes sudden disgust
for what he has eaten; orr cook receives many
left hunded compliments Of this kind. O, nnd
and l.. about gone. Capt recommends piece
Of pork with string; poor fellows too feeble
to tukc the remedy; F. still able to look out
for land July II. AT breakfast yesterday, f
showed peculiar liking for coffee, makes hi:
! will this morning, puts it in bottle, together
with half and half mixture Of coffee Ond cog
nae for his friends to drink peace to the smal
remnant Of bis ashes, and consigns the bottl
to the waves 7 A. NJ. Symptoms Of gal
subsiding. Passengers invited to breakfast
they find it impossible to forget the day before
although slightly convalescent, and as muc
exhilarnted by the cheering news from the deck
as possible in their feeble condition. IL A. N
| Wind subsided considerably sea running down
order given TO make sail; passengers recove
fast through the day, aud their disgust for shi
fare being rapidly overcome. IL P. NJ. Arris
at Port Colbourne, weather fair. July 18th an
l4th pass through the Wellaud Canal; passer
gers recover their appetites, beef potatoes an
duff in great request; Steward complains tbs
provisions are running low. New supply OF
tained at ThoroId; passengers visit ST. Catl
arines; leave famine and dearlh behind them
particularly dcarth (of Cognaci Potatoes ru
out; none to be found in st. Catharincs; bear
supply their place. July 18th. bells A. NJ
fud US of niagara, within the blue waters G
Lake Ontario; wind light, lake like mirror
This day is memorable as the date of the cel'
bratcd battle of pork aud beans; passenger
first and last on the field. They do such te
ribe execution, that the crew are oVerpowere
with shame and amazement; evening completed
anrJicated. July 10th. Capt; crew and part
the passengers bathc during calui passenger
take this opportunity to scrutinize; +. seiz'
Capt. II =, and throws him overheard; his SC
throws him plank, crew get awakened an
Join in the numbers compromise is made;
e severely wounded; wounds carefully drcsst
2 with tar, applied with stick; coat of feat
4 ers recommended to prevent sticking but d
a cIined. July 18th. A. NJ. Arrive at osweg
!. Cook lays in an extra supply of provisions f
3 return, L. fearing he may be put in iron
: leaves in haste, leaving behind several empi
bottles, the I" Life of Washington" too di'
: boxes, pack of cards, and aud an article
wearing apparel. q. and l.. return with us
a ST. Catharines, when the supply of spirits ia
n ing, they leave also.
= 7-ry- A neqro named Uunninp was arfeste