New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-08

Ivnl relate an Incident. Doe mornsg, our worthy
skipper getting under weigh carrier tnan usual, hret
one Of our besu:ifu brass guns, heavily charged a.
II customary entering or Iesviog port. Some four
or five we're still sleep not one OF whom vas 10 the
/ lea.t disturbed by toe loud report. AL this but
serves 10 give you faint idea OF our habits. Tie
mar little incidents that ever ocsuyrDg constantly
vary the rt u.ine.
! Bu. began .ndng TO tel you something of
present crute. AID ffst let speak OF cur craft
yclept tee Zings" and ss ! have Is Jet seen no de-
eeril tion of ber viii supply the deficiency. She e
echo; Ier OF 10 .urs, long, low ard osck, be.Iti
ful ss Hour, poem ID vood, ninety 'eet iore,
twenty one fee. siI inches BEAM built by j. b. Nors
/ OF Nysek for Vim. H. TnoDss, her pfes-nt owner,
gent Of fne nautical tastes, unprH'endiDg IN hs
scts and without ostsntshop oi manner yet VINO he's
dore his full share in bringing yachting 20 rs present
po.tiop having successfully brought ou. the Fanny,
Rev ttbe Ray he Did not buid) Minnie and Znga the
latter three ne stll owns. Her accommodations are
ample, the cabin beng eighteen i.et oy we've IN me
clear ix feet bree inches u hight, making up four
Iane ber.hs in addition to four sofas; sesn hsnd-
bssn, supplied by tank turlshes every conVesience
! for washiDe an abundance Of lockers aud closets.
Forward tft the main cabin are two large staterooms
fourteen feet by nine, Win exha large berths and
wash-basrs Forward of tDese are the stewards pan
try CAPTAINS s.ate-room, foreesstle and galley In
/ her f;iiIgs expense has been ip.red Mahogany
silver silver.pla.e ard brass being substituted tor
bsser materials wherever it could BE- done. Her orrs.
me nta work and oinner eerve are scarcely surpassed
| by any steamer So you see We are moi wthou. com
! forts aboard.
/ But to the cruise. MoDdsy, the 2lst OF June, was
a most excellent day which 10 leave the cIty-tne
/ mercury even being in q state OF hquefaction. Oar
psry consisted of ssyen in the cabin, VIZ our host
/ The owner; MOIsieur Ssmivlle; the Juoge lof good
/ tbircs F. Z. 7. f. H.; Gibbs, Founder, and your
! humble servant the Doctor. We we're happy com
IaDy and merry. The crew was composed OF Capt
! John Whey, the mate, two men, one steward, and
Aichy the Joiner who was brought sor 10 hnlsh up
odd Jobs. At II 8. IN. lifted our anchor At Hobo
hen, fred our parting gun, ano, with bght breeze,
slowly rouLdeo the Battery, and gradually msds our
| he Easr 4 D.. m.
eve of our skipper detected dagger 10 some laundering
! clouds in the West. We immediately made for a lit
tie cove just below Throgs Neck, let 60 the anchor
and made everything snug. Scarcely h.d this been
dope when that tempest OF Wind and rsln that made
such havoc in the city burst upon We rode out
,af.ly ho*.yer arc aIsSy tass ~, IN. tS., ,s%siDsd
passed INTO the Sound only 10 drift heplessly back
again. with the strong tide that wss running 20 our
! former anchorage where We remained al nignt- 80
you perceive at made but little Eay the trst
| fhe morning of Tuesday, the I'D, brought foe
br, re from the north east which compelled to best
our course. For the first time, had oPPortunyto
try the sea eoirg qualities Of vessel II ere we're
large number Of craft standing in the same dlrecton
| all Of winch were quickly Overhauled ana .ssed
they evidently looked upon US ~itn admiration, and
one Down aster unable to con- Elm himself tuog out
Its worth a ninepence to zee tha. boat. Tns re,
main of the Gay was without incident we reached
New Haven early 10 the evening, and renamed Oil
! night. Did not go into town. 80
| JItdnesday, 23d-A bright, sunny morning, with
ust suc cient breeze TO take us on our way, while II
tempered the atmosphere 10 delicious coolness; one
of the most enjoy able days that we e1pe fenced the
appear Of the land was charming; nature wax a.
tined in her gayest greenest drees One ct our party
(Gbbt) performed some fine fests in winning, puog-
| ing some twenty feet oil T. J6stsy, nanSIg ny III.
toes from the extreme end Of the flying b boom and
dropping into the water ETC. TIE breeze freshsning
in the afternoon, We made New London hsrbor early
IN the evenings went on thore and obtained the even
| fhu'sdsy, the oath, was day that We marked with
a"wbite stone' in our yacntos calendar At q. M
We got under weigh, with glorious breeze b o wing
free Passing from this place cut through Fishers Is
land Sound for the fret time reach the open sea-
| On this occasion Neptune app Jared in holiday cos
tun and mood-in suit of green and sunty white
cap He received, wi h many airs his ne and Deau
ful bride; but che, reget to Say lacking that mol
ety and cOyness that st 20 gracefully upon the prov
of youth, met his embraces with apparent delight;
To drop the figure however, tle sea vas gfand ana
| full Of majesty; We have everything set that WIN
draw; one moment we ere riding on the crest OF
some huge wave, the next are swallowed up IN the
| trough; all the tme however, We are makiug rApid
progress through the water. On the right, we now
pass Block leland III miles distant on the leit
! Nsrrsganset beach looks bleak and the roar OF the
surf s om nous. In rapid succession We pass Watcn
Hill Point, Point Judith, and "r raise Coy Head, the
western point of land on Matthias Vineyard; dlSerg-
ing fIom cur course here, We pass bet t.ee1 Cutty
hnbk Island al the main land to New Bedford, which
we reach at 81 p. m, having made the run OF ~
miles in eight bouis. 1t was unanimously voted that
il was bey ond sll compsrisOn tbe finest days SAILING
tanec fresh stores and pilot to take us to Edgar
| town and Nantucket, the naviga'ion beog difficult
! Leaving New. Bedford on the morning Of Friday,
the 25tb, with q favoring breeze, We made our way
scross Buzzsrd's Bay, through WOODS Hole "a
uorse passage than HellGate), into the vineyard
Sound" past HOlmes's Hole TO Edgarto.n: Tnis
emphaiicaly of the sIowest places that 1t s posi-
bic 10 conceive Of FishIg is ,hs pIincpa business a.
many 600 pounds Of 0lue fish havlog been caught
in single day the present season. They bring here
Al 25 per 100 pounds. What are they worth IN New
York Remained at thus place al nign,. ~. s.,or.
Isspd Of Nantucket To what school boy is It's name
! not fs1fllar How feS have seen il AT one tine a
thriving busy place with population OF III ooo send
ing out 100 whaling veess9-now not more than ~ of
NAMED here over Surdsy and lett on Monday orn-
| il O. the 2Stp, way home. need not relate 10
| yon homewaId tnp-how our pilot csreiessiy
Iun US on one of the numerous shoals between Nan
tucket and the Vineyard Ithsnss 10 good iorupe we
ttuck but few nj utes however,; that We resched
I CuttyhuIk Harbor the same evening, remaled all
night got ur der way earl, Tuesday morning with
fine breeze and reached Ne .Haven tue evening,
| having made q fine days run; and al tins present
wrtpa-l2 m, Weenesosy, the pth-we are gLldipg
along sn oothly OF Msnicock Point expecting should
we have any wind to reach New-fork this evning,
having be gore ten dsysi the which, we n I'D had
| the ordering, could not have been more TO our
| tastes.
| sssisred to each. For iDstsnce, 70 Founders was
assigned the responsible position Of log master
Gibbs kept an eye the setting the table TO see that
eyery,hipg was in order Monsieur SAN ivle acted as
| butler ard general iactotum; If any inventive genius
was required, anytl ing difficult 70 be DONE ne was
the man. Tne Juoge took especial care Of
! his stomach, which was at times difficult 70 please
either be had too much steak for his pot stoss or too
little cheese for his crackers, his vine and ice were
not happily combined GENERALLY requiring TIE more