New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-29

night before Il met us dead ahead, and shook up
cross-sea, which was accompanied by heavy swells.
The ship hwever, kept up her fine, graceful notion
and never Gee showed perturbation of more thao %
degrees. noon, we got an observation, which re-
ported lat i6 l Ion. 30o o. and gave us run OF 3Oi
miles for ne last twenty -four hours while tue engines
marked erevolitions, with 80 for the propeller. Up
10 this ti the propeller seemed to be doing the best
mart of ID work and oyerrunning the paddle wheels
and the ser were yariousy charged with H. Is, and
even as lsh as % per cent of slip. Heavy swes pre-
vailed allbe afternoon, and severe blow came on
toward e-ning, during which the sea ran very high,
and she SIX in some water over her starboard bow.
she rodebe waves buoyantly, however, main aiming
all the vile Glow, swinging motion, that really
pieasano experience In the midst of the blow, the
foretorn and fore-topgallant sail were SET and the
ship ru under them nearly all night.
Coue a; l n. NV. by N. rate Ia knots, wind
S. S. At 3 we fell to Is, at 5 and TO IL, but at
rose 70; Of we increased to l2l, at II to H. the
windhapging at 9 TO s. w. by W., aud at IL to w.
AT 3 m we fell to III knots again; at A the wind
chad to n. W.; at 5 we rose to H. at wind veered
to NJ. W., att we rose TO IL, at to l2l, and thus
till when it rose to IL; wind N. W., and weather
clesg, with passing squalls.
doy, Jpne 22.-I woke this morning TO find that
tbeind had headed us off again, with the sea still
rur1g high Rain get in at 8 o'clock, but with the
raiame awind upon quarter that permitted us to
se,ur of our trysails The engines marked % and
3Noluiions respectively, and an observation, caught
dug temporary clearing up, gave us latitude Az
5tongitude 800 20 and 276 miles. During the after
n, we passed British bark that was rolling and
ping at a most unpleasant rate, but party of our
pengers were engaged in playing skittles in the after
b. Toward evening chilly wind set in, aud buck
exere thrown overheard every two hours to test
water, and men were posted 10 look out for ice.
had taken what is called the southern passage, to
id this danger, but we were evidently in the vicn-
of it.
course w. by N. At a. M rate Of l2l, and
nd N w. At A. a rate of IL; at of l3; at Of
and so on till g. when il fell to >. At IL it
ain TO l2l AT a. m. wind changed to W.. at to
w; at ITO n. N. W., and at 10 to w. N. w. At
D. m. we altered our course TO w. N, with N. w.
ind and rate of IL knots; at it rose to l2i; at
49, at 20 1885, at ii and IL to Ia. The wind
hanged at TO w. n. w. at 5 to N. w. by W., and
t7toW. N. w.
Saturday. jane 23-At O'Clock this morning the
ca was in dead calm with perfectly CLASSY surface
md the engines were playing along through it at the
rate Of 10 revolutions for the paddle engines and SO
for the propeller The lbs. extra of steam which had
been cut oil was resumed this morning after slow
ing of two hours and then the rate increased to
ia and Sc, and large expectations were formed of
vrt at run being announced at The ship seemed
to be doing bravey and the only offset to hopes of
progress was the knowledge that were in the Gulf
Stream and that she was contendng against perhaps
two-kpot current. Nevertheless, were all little
a. N roport noon that had not
run since Yesterday more shan 30l nes-latitude 42o
5V, longitude 400 4O. The weather remained mild all
day, and the water showed the high temperature of
6s. We came to the conclusion, therefore, that we
had fairly escaped the ice when suddenly up sprang
chilling breeze from the northwest, and the temper-
ture of the water sank TO 53o The captain thereupon
put on double lookout changed her course point or
two st once AID when the passengers had all left the
deck her course was turned due SOUTH and kept for
some three or four hours.
Course at / a. NV N, wind N. W., with a
rate of 49, at 2 of IL g. of l3i at A. of 10 and 50
till 10 clock when TO 1885, at III it fell to IL, at
- rose to l2I The wind had changed eastery at D,
and TO n h. at 8. AT p IN. it was Is, and so TIL D.
when it fell to ~ at it to H. at to 49, and 30
ON till u. Wind at l E. N. f., at eastery, at 8
N. W., at IL w. N. W., with moderate breeze and
misty.
Sunday. June 24-The morning broke clear and
very cold. but the sea was smooth, aud presented
fine running 81 rface. The engines seemed to appre-
c;ste the resumption of the ID of seam and worked
m 10 ia and 81. The cold increased the morning
went on, and we were all glad to resume the over
coats which the warm Calf weather of the previous
day had induced us to cast off, The wind was tair'
and strengthening by degrees, and we soon had all our
square sails SET great account OF distance was OK
peeed from the report at noon, but were again all
disappointed and once more looked at each other Win
surprise, when we the bulletin declare only 299-
latitude 4lo or, longitude So lO We did not know
of the departure from her course last night, bat we
had found out that the engineer account the ships
log and the patent log, all gave her credit for having
in actual distance 800 miles. This incongruity in
the accounts caused no little wonder and furnished
sufficient conversation for the smoking-room all day.
II is proper to say however, in this connection tha
the accounts of the engines and the logs should %
made cbargeable with the drawback OF mile ana
half contrary current for the Gulf Stream and the slip
due against the paddles.
Conrse at I a. M, w. n, wind N. W., with rate
Of a. at g. wind northerly; at >, rate 10; at H. Oh a.
with wind n n. E., fresh breezes, and cioudyi al ~
a. atm. M. course changed to W. by N. N, with
a rate of l2J; at 2, wind NJ at a, N. N W.; 10
rate increased TO Is, and kept 80 tall lie
MoDdov. June 25.-The day dawned with bright
soft and genial New-YOrk weather, and the sea was
as bue az indigo and as smooth as plank. Inc en-
,,,orked we'll and the steam blowing OIL dur
a., tho ubole day. We began the morning Win az
,o,,ont;ops of the padde.engine and run up 70 l~@
a,a worked at that rate all day. The propeller, how
sv- remained at SO, and, consequently the paddles
800 do;no the main work They were now well up