Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-02-14
Correspondence of the Herald.
EXTRACTS FROM MY JOURNAL.

LOTA, Chill, oept ,, low
Saturday, Aug. Is. Having got the coai
in last evening and everything beng ready,
we WEIGHED anchor at seven o'clock, and
steamed slowly down to the fort, where we
,tonned A short time to render our passport,
and while waiting for the officer to come of
to us the bell struck eight, when in moment
up went the flags to the peak of every ship
of war in the harbor, when the Bands OF each
shin nIayed their own National Anthems, and
as we were but few yards from an Englsh
Frioate, their music sounded beautiful to US
T think never heard 50 God save the Queen
performed any better.
Brazil has some very good ships-of-war,
being mostly of American build. With as
much of a commercial port as Rlo, was sur
nrised to find no American man-of-war IN
The harbor. England and France lcok well
after their interests in commercial point OIL
view; would that our government dld the
same so that when an American Is tar away
from his native land and IN iorelgn por',
he could hear " Hail Columbia" that air OF
music which will always fill the heart and
soul of the patriot with the love OF freedom.
At $50 we passed the castle at the mouth
of the barbor, and soon lost sight OF the city
| never expected to see again. No never do
| expect again to walk in the streets OF the
| fair city of Rio Janeiro, or feast my eyes
upon such natural beauty as adorns ats har-
bor. Never again will | see the sun light
ND the tops of those lofty mountains, nor walk
ers. ILL.
| On the 22d the weather was very thick
and gloomy, being quite cool, and as we were
| nigh the mouth of the Plata, nun
dreds of cape pigeons followed in the wake OF
| the ship, affordlng US much amusement py
their graceful circling, and wheeling, and
| diving for the bits of refuse from the kltcnen
| The afternoon was spent with Mr.. j. lice
| chief engineer, making bullets for our rifles
so as to be ready for wild geese and other
| oame when we came to the straits-and IN
trimming one, my knife slipped by the roll
of the ship, and | cut my left fore-hnger nan
off, which | thought was but poor sport te
begin with.
Inst before sunset the wind changed to tht
South the clouds fed away, the evening
was clear and cold, and the stars shone ou
in all their beauty and. grandeur, while th'
Southern Cross, which but a few days ago
FIST saw IN the horizon, is now high up, as W.
are IN SO South Latitude, and II will con
t;nue to rise higher night by night as we ap
nrosch the South Pole. | do not wonder
that the early christians as they first voyage
IN the South Seas, saw and regarded 1t as
symbol of their faith, for it reminded them n
donbt-as it often has the writer-ot tn
eross. and the sufferings of the Son of God.
Tuesday. Aug. 28. Snow, Snow, squal
!. following souall; atmosphere so thick nothin
oan he seen a hundred feet from the shiE
The fine azure sky of Brazil is now far ava
e 70 the North, and we are 1900 miles IN tn
), South Temperate Zone. Well did hossut
saw in one of his speeches when IN New i or
/. a few years since, that steam had annlhiiate
e snace. and distance was not thought OF an
thus it seemed to me, as | stopped to ask m
l. self the question of whert am A look
the chart, and it tells me that l am seVe
thousand miles from my native land ana II
- home love so we'll. But few weeks ag
If and was in the Green Mountain State.
was the second week of July, midsummer
Old New England, and the birds made II
H. woods and groves joyful with their swe
Id songs of praise to Him who has made a
tbings for His glory. But how is my posltlt
changed as look around. see nothing o
- the angry waves of the mighty deep as Il
fierce winds from the snow-clad mountains
Patagonia whistle through the rigging
the noble ship, reminding me OF the 30
g. Psalm: Let the sea make noise and
IS that therein is; the round world and tn
q that dwell therein"
- !" Let the floods clap their hands and
;, the hills be joyful together before the Lor
for he cometh to judge the earth.
Saturday, we made our first acqualnta an
with the Albatros At first sight was q
appointed having expected to see mu
larger bird, but as they ventured nearer 10
I was most astonished at their dimens ohs
gS' graceful movements. Hundreds OF mi
zen away from land, when the gale is at its nj
est,when the eye can hardly pierce the atm
nd IT, On thick witt drifting sleet and tos
es, Suddenly through the contending elements
shriIl cry is heard above the storm, and
Sde va darts quickly by; then circling about,
L hoyers around. now skirting over the break
:. seas and through their crests then settl
pr pr, doxsn ON the bosom of some large wave
mt neacefully sinks to rest, all unconsciou
call the fierce tumult raging about him'
If Aug. 80. Morning dawned mid ana pl'
ant. but at noon the wind changed 10 the v
1E and was cold. Saw large hunioeI Vi
fowls, from the large Pelican anu S.'as, =. ",
; Go 20 | Cane Viroin. Patagonia, and tne otrai,'
ears TanoIlan onened before us in all the gi'
=. Of winter; and as it was getting dark, ow
To short days in such high latitude, zap
Howes concluded to lay off and start Cd
.tf as be could see the location OF the lana III
better in the morning. Cape Virgin Is
! land and quite flat. extending inlano 10
Z Yraa+ Pamnas or Plains where wild. no
: of aro foppd as well as the Ostrich and dus
lish- or. onJ + ;s fros, he skins of the la
lish- on;m,I that the nat.v IS make their tine
also tlas or rohes. On the 31st at A. M.
he ia steamed into the Straits, setting our
towards the Pacific, which we all ionse
see the ship sailing in, but nard Joo
before u.s. The captain takes ms post III
Il T. pilot-house with chart IN hano' "hiie