Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21


We learned afterwards that they had run the
blockade at Wilmington, North Carolina, aud
were on their way TO Europe on business
which they doubtless considered nohodys basi-
ness but their own. They called one Of their
number Captain, and an Englishmen who
net them at Halifax, told us he was a regular
and successful runner ofthe blockade, on his
way to England to take fresh start.
On this day we passed several fishing smacks
apparently lying-to waiting for The fish 70 bite.
On one lhtle boat, which was not larger than
a yawl apparently, We saw three men hauling
in tho fish hand over hand. They stupped
not, though We passed them within hail, nor
did they, thla lcOuld aiscOver, even honor Us
witha look. Tue awnll Of the steamer pitched
the b0nt almost on To its beam ends, but IL
did not interrupt their sport Perhaps II was
something more than sport 10 them--their
daily business on which depended their daily
bread .g- fstesr.a
Sabbath morning we were oil Cape Race ia
the latitude Of the icebergs surrounded By
iog 10 deuse that we could hardly see the ships
length in advance Of us. The captain lett his
comfortable stateroom and the pleasant socif-
ty Of the ladies aud remained on the wheel.
honse all day long. The other officers aud
the crew, we're attheir posts wakeful aud vlgi
liant and the passengers in their rubber coats
neryously walked the deck, silently, but ap.
prehensively awaiting to see what the DIM
and undiscoyerable future might have in store
for us The steam whistle Mt short intervals
sounded out solemn warning to any vessels
that might be in our track, and we all felt that
one OF the most dreaded dangers Of The
deep might be impending over us BY
nighlfnll, however, W. ran out from under the
| fog into the open sea and then the waves,
plisiening in the moonlight seemed smiling ai
our fears. 1t is not difficult to understand how
steamers like the President, Pacific, City Of
Glasgow. have gone out from port, never TO be
heard of again rhe momentum of a vessel
moved by such gigantic machinery as is that
Of the Africa, Or any other OF the Ocean
steamers, is something tremendous; aud
should one OF them strike an iceberg OF sulli
cient size to resist its blow, il would fly in
stanty into fragments or be sent down stern
foremost by its own recoil. Such, sailors
think, was the fate of the lost steamers
We had six clergymen on board Of differ
ent denominations, and OF course there was
service in the cabin in the morning. 1t was
conducted according to the forms Of the es-
tabished church, by two OF the ministers
Rev Dr. Gray, OF Saint Johns, New BrIn.
wick, reading the prayers, and Rev DR. dei-
muth, Of Huron, Upper Canada, preaching
the sermon All denominations however
heartily ehimed in on "Old Hundred" when
we came to sing the hymn. The cabin WAS
crowded the sermon good and the audience
attentive tn danger which seemed 10 be
near us npparoEty exercised good influence
IN giving every one proper feelings for the
service
Monday morning the ship began pitching
Iup and down over heavy swell. There was
no wind stirring to speak of, and we were at
IA loss to account for it until an old sailor told
us il was The dying away OF heavy storm.
sat in the saloon playing chess with rebel
EpiscOpalan minister, until experienced
some sensations which were anything but en-
viable | FASTENED on deck and by keeping
near midship and ndustriously sucking y
lemon, came of victorious AT dinner
happened TO look ut the face of my right hand
man and room mate, and was startled at is
, paeness We had Just finished our SOUP and
, It was too much for him. tie reached the
stateroom and the basin Just in time | did
not go back again TO finish my dinner that
, day | was not sick (of course wasn') but
would not have paid penny for forty din
ners ! kept myself on deck, by the smoke
, stack, stuck to my lemon and "coculns, and
retained my equilibrium and my soup. Mex
, morning, aztec very comfortable night,
, thought | might venture to eat little aut
4 ordered some toast aud coffee. | change,
1 my mind, however, before the steward hn,
[ fairly entered the room with them, aud hell
! my nose until he got them out Of the way
. which at my urgent solicitation, he did ver,
speedily, All that day my condition wa
4 "critical,' but | still walked about wearing
ii NJ in nd
J. ceived congratulations from old sea goer'
!. upon being still about when 10 many wer
r palid aud low, BY Thursday the sea wa
3 calm again and continued 30 until the voyag
r was ended
- We amused ourselves ON board with game
g lof Shovel board "bull," chess, card
tdraughls &c, and political discussions A
e there was on board representatives of ever
8 shade of opinion among Americans, ther
d was always somebody ready for an argl
y ment. The Southerners sought no discussio
" aud rather avoided il when there were man
Il listeners Privately, however they woul
d argue the whole question mp and down an
all over, with perfect courtesy, but at III
IS same time with yehemence which shove
F. the intensity of their hatred Of the "Nortl
O. ern Government" and its yankee" an
ir "hessian' soldiery Their arguments, hov
ID ever, had little in them that was fresh c
At new to me. None of them seemed to /
:. traired reasoners, and when upon the cor
ae stitutionaity of secession they invariabl
X eonfounded it with the right of revelation
IL When their attention was called to the ia,
~ that nobody denied the right OF amy PEI
SO pie, any where, having the power aud bein
IN inclined" TO throw oh an Objectionable go
o. ernment and assume a new one, but that Il
y, whole North and oil the rest Of the wor
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