Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-08-31
CORRESPONDENTS.

Fourth IF Juiy-A.ores or Western Islands
A night sccnc-Laad in The Old World
-Quai aRtine sights and sonHds-A Span
ash Official.
As we have anchored safely on the Eastern
Continent, after pleasant voyage of thirty
,lavs. we begin to realize that we are looking
upon scenes that it has been onr ardent wish
b., since we read in cur school reader and
memory informs me that | promised to write
and let the readers of the Amerieaa know
what it was our lot to experience on our voy-
are, K NAV be well to state that, rs we
horc to write several letters for your perusal,
II will be our object to describe what We see
and hear, give some historical account oil
rlaces we visit and if we allow few OF our
reflections to find their way into our commi-
munications. we hope to be lardoned. Our
authority for dates will bc principally from
putnam S Progress of the World, and Bald
wins Gazetteer With this introduction, we
will now proceed to give short sketch Of
our life on the ocean.
On the eve Of the 9th of June we lost
sight of the American coast and for three
DAYS we had glorious time, enjoying the
horrors of sra-sickncss but an ahlcr pan
than ours mus; describe it For eight days
We had fair breeze, saw n few vessels,
some Of old " Mother Carey's chickens, =
Black fish. Portuguese men-ot-war, &c FL
nally the Fourth Of July came, and we had
room enough 10 be independent. for as Virgil
ha4 10 on al s;-its heaven and on all sides
s,a' The Captain ordered chickens to he
killed for all, and that the sailors might en-
Joy holiday In the afternoon the Captain
fired at an imaginary " shanghai which
was marked out by the mate. Your humble
servant made ssac lemonade and treated and
thus passed the Fourth of July, lsGo, on
board the - Anna d. Tory
On the eve of the 10Th, the Captain told
us we should probably see one of the azores
in the morning; aud his accuracy Was PROV
ed. for about four o'clock the sound Of land
caused me to leave my berth and show my
self on deck It booked good to see land
once morr. although 500 miles from tn.
main. There are nine Of thcso Islands, cx-
tending $40 miles they were discovered %
years before America and are called Azores.
from the Spanish - acorn which means
hawks, as hawks were found on AL the Is
lands. There was violent conclusion ot
the earth here in 1871 which lasted twelve
DAYS An earthquake in f1151. \ volcano
DESTROYED the town Of Ursuina. on the st.
George. May lSOs, and in ISL volcano
appeared near St Michael, in the sca where
the water was $50 feet deep. An Island
called Sabrina gradually DISAPPEARED in De
cenbcr, 1872. We saw from the deck of TIN
vessel, nice booking white hou-es and grcn
fields
One hrisls. leautiful evening, as we wcr,
reclining on the house. looking up into The
deep blue heavens We felt
- As il 1t were a new and perfect world
Waiting IN silence for the word Of tod
rc breath 4 into motion
and the idea that there are only two bcauti
ful things in this world. The starry hedrta.
abore rs and the sens, Of duty tcriffen, as i
see,,,.d tt.re.-who ought not to hc grit''fu
for the sense Of sight
ON the 9th of July. az r clock. from
the must head, the coast of Spain WAS seen
Ii gave us a peculiar sensation to look upor
land over which Phocnician, Garthagcnian
Roman. Moor, Vandal and Sarccn had helC
sway-a land that has figured largely in th'
history Of nations
We made Cape Trafalgar, near te'whici
the English won their greatest naval victor,
under Lord Nelson, on the Dist October
/ 1905, against the French and Sraniar,ls.-
Before entering upon this engagement Nelson
made the soul stirring remark, - Engla
expect, every man to do his duty. lie wa
killed here. and his remains were carried /,
i. Faul's Church in London. This poin
Of land is - miles from the flashing Cadi
lighthouse, which is 10 feet high. As VI
4 HtAtti ti'O titf ~ C''hidS' "''ht " " '''N n
necer before did my eyes meet such sight
! The marks Of centuries were visible upon tin
walls, and the buildings seemed like whit
marble end the massive cathedxA- in tn
centre rising up. spoke of Deity in fact tn
whole city seemed 10 rise up from the occar
IS if by magic, supported by ga wall a
+ it il. In the harlor were French and spsn
i.h mcn Of war. English steamers and vessel
i from many nations. and as We arrived jus
at sunset one may imagine the effect up,r
one who sscer had seen walled city or
foreign one.
II is worth a voyage across the Atlantic Il
see the lovely Cadiz. We took hot, win
presented us with a rich bunch OF grapes
the first reception we met in the land o
Ferdinand and Isabella Ne came to ancho
between two war steamers, one French, ant
the other Spanish. We heard charming mu
sic from brass band an shore. We mus
lay in Quarantine three day-, but We ough
to be grateful that it is not forty, as the gov
eminent Of Venice, which originated tn
custom in the year il21, compelled vessels /
remain, when coming from the Lvant.
We have ON board Spanish officer VIII
is to watch Us until We are through Quaran
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