Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-22

LONDON, ENG, Sept. l, 1859.
There scarcely seems to have been more
than waking and sleeping since | left the
| beautiful and peerless city of Worcester, two
weeks ago; and yet l find myself on the
shores of the Old World, in the ancient city
ofLugdunum, now become famous as London,
the empire city of the earth in the heart of an
island encircled with the blood of Romans and
Normans, Saxons and Danes which was pour
ed freely upon her soil, during centuries of
strife, between barbarism and civilization a
land that has been rent and torn by political
schisms, and hurried through all the trenzied
excitations of religious warfare, giving rise to
the most stupendous tanaticsms the world has
ever seen, shaking powerful thrones, dissolvng
mighty kingsdonis, driving naughty monarchs
in their blindness to the remote limits of the
earth, and even swaying the scepters of many
royal families; country which attracted the
ambitious gaze of the great Caesar, furnished
to him an easy conquest, and became the field
of ambition and glory to many distinguished
Roman generals, who were compelled to relin-
quish land which would have been to them
a perpetual source of wealth and glory the
scene of the conquests of William the Conquer
or, who ten centuries later was more success
full in establishing the Norman arms and,
above all, the soil which was thenursery of the
American nation
With these reflections it is impossible for an
American to approach these shores without
peculiar emotions. 1t is an interesting sight
to witness the arrival of ship load of passen.
gers, who, wild with joy, become frantic among
themselves, embracing one another in the
height of their enthusiasm, at the first sight of
land and congratuating each other on their
safe arrival. Such was peculiarly our case,
inasmuch as the last part of our voyage, was
extremely rough, and hazardous. Sailing from
Quebec in the screw propeller Nova Scotian,
on the 10th of August, we passed the beautiful
banks of the noble River and Gulf of St.
Lawrence, for three days having in view the
northern coast of Newfoundland, and arriving
in the open sea on Tuesday, the 23d. Until
| Friday we sailed over smooth sea, and during
the first day among massive icebergs, with an
occasional whale spouting near our ship, and
| saucily spouting the sea-water towards us. On
Friday we met with heavier seas, and stronger
breeZes, forcing to their cabins those who were
not strong enough to withstand the peculiarly
+L = ---;ti~n nf thetsLie and convincing
tnose OF us VINO were wishing for slight dash
OF storm, that our hopes would be realized,
1,T ~ina continued to S s9EtTease ap5e seas
ssroer Gers 9r sale the well known John Jacobs
a=ee arm situated in West Milbury, seven miles from
soil choice supply of fruit trees buildings N eXcIt
9non tine Darn having cellar it, first rate fencing
Of stone wall, and surface made smooth BY improve
several I've va ,e moving mas been done by maehndrr
.ML I'M q. ap9 &H MI H,crrIory anu
mapniicently grand. The sails were, for the |
most mart. torn into shreds, and had 1t not been
that the wind and sea were in our favor we
would have been in imminent danger: slIWas'
feeling a sense of security, and being perfectly
free from sickness las every one may, II ne
will attend to the matter diligently, ana Ill
season. we had nothing else to do out ENJOY
to the fullest extent the magnnncence ol tle
scene. H.
have told of the immense size OF waves DIS
wonder-loving people, who have permitted
themselves to be led into eXaggeratlon YET 10
sneak of waves fifty feet in height am sure is
| no oyer-estimation, for, from survey OF those
which were continually rolling upon us from
the rear we Judged that they must reach as
high as from thirty TO fifty feet above the top
of the ship. Their increase was so gradual;
however, and their bearing toward us SO iillu
and gentle, that there was no fear-not tehth
mart of the fear that we realize now in contem-
priatino them. Fortunate that it is so, for we
could not enjoy, otherwise, their glorious mag
nifcence. They raise us SO gently aloit, ana
co gradually let us down, that we cannot put
admire them; and yet, as they threatenngy
hang over us, or angrily approach from tHe
distance. they fill us with awe, from which we
are relieved only, when, Selling us with nrm
grasp, they bear US up and then gently let us
fall into the depths of the sea, where, surrounu'
ed by lofty waves of water, over winch tle
vision cannot reach, we realize 10 wlial eAte q,
we are in the hands of Him who governs th'
winds and the seas" Amidst these reflections
another immense wave hurries us above tn
6 body of the sea, whence we may gaze upol
the vast expanse Of waters around US, AM
> single out other towering waves, when, iron
: the distance of league or more, are threatel
|, ing us with speedy fury. So long as the mi
n chinery remains unframed, or the snip D
means of a sail can be kept from the trough
: tho sea. there is no particular danger U
Z, should the ship become unmanageable ana az
- bore hersen nrkntweep the waves, she is II
'' captain in consideration of which the passe
ie gers presented him with suitable testmon
10 on our arrival at Liverpool. The North Brit
10 and the Kangaroo, which sailed for America
= the beginning of this gale, meeting the Fl
IN force Of it, were obliged to put back-wheth
lg in disabled condition or not could not lear
IL The former belongs to the Montreal line, a
he the latter to the Vanderbilt
First impressions on arriving in stran
II country are invariably erroneous, and "
lie defer any reflections until my second impr
sons have been received, and have had sol
opportunity of judging the peculiaritiese exist
", here. 1t may not be unnteresting to KIN
sal how ships signaliZe each other at sea, convt
tes ing from ship to ship frequently important
" formation from distance of mile or tN
us 1t is the law of nations that vessels meeting
zen sea shall display their flag and colors. !
Ar. "colors" mean flags of different colors, indie
:. ing numbers displayed at the stern of I
ship, and by means of which they must il
mt, cate the number of their vessel as registe
po- at the port where she belongs. As ev
es- master has copy Of. universal register,
GLIDING all the ships in the world, he car
once learn what vessel he is meeting. A '
nj sci without a number is supposed to be W
out clearance, and hence regarded as phi
or SLAYER. Such a vessel any man-of-w
CHI man has right TO search, or if resisted
of take possession Of Without this law the
-, would be full of pirates, AMI no vessel CO
IL sail in safety. Every nation supports or
ay- ers, whose business is to watch for such
rty, sells and arrest them. When cruiser fall
on with vessel, by signal, she demands
a., "colors." Ii they are refused, the cru
10 fires shot across her bow as a signal to
ave If she pursues her course, they give che
its fire into her, and If possible take possession
l IL her This right the majority Of the Am
m cans resist, imagining, perhaps, that it IL
~. imposition on their independence. Sew
o il times has it given rise to difficulties, threa
orth ing war, and yet if the American PEI
moot should consider the question in its pre-
light, they would not fail to grant the RICH
'ue its fullest extent as they are the very pc
who most need the protection Of such la'
lent AS.