, 1865-07-28
ACROSS TIE OCEAN,
Letter From Rev. Robert Collyer,


Ane snn@n .1ne et skeamefs-Com.
Pant ON snlpooafa.ce oras'on OF
the ath Of JuIy In mid Ocean-Nhas
i Needed f.r aa ocean royag-A
FuntTAl at Sea, etc. j.,
STEAMSHIP c11f gn gn,S ut = ;s2s Y2RK'
Ed.oss cbieapo Tr,snn.. ' ~ A''''
lou sad send Us come letters from Eu-
rope" When get there I shall try to do
so. Meanwhile I think some notes Of The
voyage will be Interesting to your readers.
To those who haye maae The yoraoe tbsv
viii tt,r in old memories md tn thesa Eho o
intend to make 1t. they may give some hints.
II my experience is common one, the first
ten days IN July Is as fine time to make the
passaee to Europe as can be fonnd in the
c,rc1a ~ tho -aar Tah.5 ,sss s..,, -. -
hg passing the 81 Banks. md two nights vent
to our berths with little tremor OF fear
that before morn5np IN, ehIn rn,oht
m osh1nt, ,nt, sr ioa,oso. ..s F.n. e.
isa,aa .a1u & ~ hsSoe'g; aua' Mn.ae tns
cd damn Wa id MT tTv 10 set , Nv hut t ha-.
c1eot 's he,.sss ms ~ ~ snee a nc iog
~, ~ c4en1 =, ~ 80 h.aei, nae ueeu ~
m XII, Is NV h,ionoe NV 80 as PGssio.. ~.
fnmen line, oM tfayelers: who have n cTns.eg .ag
on the Cunard etearneEs. say she il mt nea1iv
60 GOOD a. thoees see m yooTn 1 - - w. e LEFTY
however, Our etata rooms are !" naat Ssat"o!e, ans,
ri, nm thoneh small o,,r hn5s o. ats Aeat ano
with fair l,nen sheet. W. hsrs -; ana eoons
water and towela va want e.. ~ .,sa,l5 no pure
The stewards are obliainp 'os and HAAatng' cin
fashion. and is q, 's9 r. N re English !
Cuparde,s ara mi u Az noaa heg. the
se,inns froni,ic Th,,a II H.; nEea give no man
be for tLo brief tire Il toS:as ~ ~ E1oo as need
to Eniones Bnt ~ Tas1s, - @aysl 10 20
gold, The Cunard steama.a sb,xse ~ ~ uoua9s IN
f6fmara r,eat o ad1anta,a daa ms must give the
ia saii nniv IN a ssian, W LnoSe 1nat prefer
nsnT n a. nnos. ~ ss s raaai npany. onr COM
We' arc Amc,icon =. "fH.sy E,,a IS eFer vas eeen.
French. snania,d ;tr1nsn 1, tAoSsa. neotsh. 1sish,
ocsr ssm. sss. - s1s u the Table With rebel
throurh liz s,ese of t:bsn,oa.en Hoaen VIZ Wao vent
stem - h. . ~; Satt ~ M and 90 Lot
Whn 90 ss.s us ~ ~ pe.ae1 3oF u; hssonrinn,
Going to Brad b. mss csn.a aosat oa. Is now
thc SD New Yo,e ~ yo'nntea-e nnte he CoIonel Of
Of thn G,eat Esetetn -at1.na' LIE sselela'y
bisian = E..noi, EoSusn s. taufoa9 me son Of
hns1.no has NAH a1usss' 1a0a' aaa I9'y whos.
otne me .nsn mo- aus ng,, mooey en- OF the War-a
~ lie Us tauces xSib IT rinG sas "ea.saof or
hlosi az ,1,nra,s a1'.o ~ anoat us a'e few
HARMS h,t uaen ~ sG1'cEe professors, school
4-a1,. IS, ~ ,1a, I'LL, aua, last eat not least,
"a America t. Tna eIuao' s,,rn mne Aas peen over
Louisyiii and 1hen Tn1naa wens yen. as iar as
St.att;;.a Savt; usetatms 1nat 1na Americans know
~ -,.,Eaa apous .h, EAmes nut We tell him
~, - rt.nSe .aonsnt otaerwlse, thht he did not
~ t,1 " ~ ~ PSes!'es 1ne praries, plains aud
boEevar ~ eus III Meti M ~ oio man Is disgusted.
uome' M e'etr "lta othef thlngs beside American
spoft. ne wanted to 70 South before the
@ su!!eLuer o. Lee, but lie would not let him
q, ana tne otner day when some one at tho ia. !
GiS acea 1hs We msat see tle Gsat Eastern
want to see her; I like none Of your teIe-
Gtap9a = i ihey were Al At tho bottom Of the !
Kea y q and waited TIL fshed 'em up, ,tl,eY c
nnGht lie there and rot.' AID So with I
NSan sGca e., company. 1t WIS no wonder .
W1eh WIZ ta: american citizen said, "We
y. WI celepFate the Fourth, there should be =
lutttf u our happy family. The SIf:sou. !
! iaan looked grim, the retel otlicer looked >
and rate. the English squire foolish, and The Il
ds of ps oup ess1 ssts1 Bn ss had ~
might lot Be- pleasant. W msds yApsu h1aas =. Il
Ttnney, Esq, cur Chairman, the Cantain E.
.oisted cur Tag, With the unIor, lack, and sat 81
lown with rs al tab,e. We ront ID s,,-,a - A.
3ur 5Ischa, cet3 eoIirra ont ~ ,ba ssoa soo VI
md h onohi th,m N IN ~ "'ono y. LIZ ens oseetse'
casttd the Onecn 1he F,ns,dont U' ~, Nse1pE' c.
he AVN Ea-r Ao 80 ~. uent, tne LAY,
ftpt lea Rsrsr $hp lanai .. ,1,...
,Imnojt 4 Ran1e- tha =. ~ .ne et3e tt
I'D thtn lsst nf ali ana IN, ~ t raeeaon' @ y
lord nj, In silence ani, ~ rara 10 w. eyes; =
mr. eotd dead Pres;d4nt sh,s sho n mflaosy o. :,
tvas foucS,nr s;"ht ~ paoam nns s,a Lincoln. ST
uil, azd cur dead Trend I and dstant % hom.s mr. =
t sea. AID then M whan y -, ana1 an, noonaay 4,
;as in r1eat 3s+n If nr,,a 11e ana saa a sGl IL N
lory. tie ike of Which ~ hays ~. nua soaa n,
Nv other ay AZ # natnre 14ss ss nHI . 1a1 ~ on be
III psthy VIII the % i,na snd W. 9!sa taia n o. Dc
tinc us towatd ti1e swsat ffaIs hs1ond 9vI ~ m
xeliina f1ood LIE s"s'' he1es oeyona the nj
i havs iust v,tra..,d that s,,.a,... 4t'
neral at s,s. AZ Ita,sn sTtsh a9ni 'as s,eot, r.
Panama fsv., IL 'an sran s aleo aast nasa1 ts s
1hs dsen It ons os",a.l WIS tson Gomn!I5ea @ i,c
,dT vas nfacsd ~ oe nn e!oeh 1aa, so-asy. Ihe Co
az in a cpf11n aver ~ wh,ph p,auh ~ me shiPs st,
- nair.t nsn ~ w EaE "Ica Was LntoHn tne sb
a ~ ~ a1s ~ T r. reaa lAo service, ie
"a "a 'dnn ..om ine nIst mate, me ocay l9s
IT d,d nat IL ~ owing 70 eome DE- ~, ~
a. as1li aneat ritb - 'as hs %e eoalo rec 1t sni
md Il ana t,vin1 G,n = sea.osfa i;tn Wheeling y
htn NV 4u t,n,a n,ins 20 aignt. ! trust Of,