New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-19

/ As glide o'er the uloonlit seal
"A The sea, the sea, the sea-
As glide o'er the moon1it seal S 5
| JAN. 3I.-A glorious day and q perfectly magni-
ficent night-sea calm and sweet as the smile of a
| sleeping infant. Passengers read novels, play
cards. rush when the stewards bell rings. Some
Of the ladies Jawn, and think they would like the
ship to rock little. I think wouldn't like it.
| FEB. Reached Galveston at 81 A. M. The
one solitary clang Of the bell in the engine room
4 {sounding all through the ship at that hour
aroused me, and was much pleased with the
moonlight view Of the great Texan seaport, as we
steamed gently up the tortuous channel. The ar
ray of shipping and steam craft gave promise of q
city behind, and when the ship was safely moored
4 tumbled back into berth in room G, with felici
/ tous visions Of my morning survey of the city OF
Galveston.
j At7A H. went ashore Took cocktail in the
/ first coffeehonse, and shave in the first barber
/ shop--an invariable practice of mine upon enter
4 ing a strange city; for upon the quality of the
first drink and the first shave prognosticate M
luck whilst in said strange city. As the drink wa
i |excellent and the shave magnum bonum, though
i well Of Galveston. fs
II i went along the & Strand and read all til,
signs, and glanced in at all the stores and shops
Il went to the market thouse, then to the postofice
N. Iloafed about some time, completed my survey o
Il the city, and whilst in q brown study about Gal
Il weston found myself back at the steamship land
ing, whittier / had strayed intuitively. then sci
about considering in what my good luck consisted
whilst in that city. AT first it was puzzle; but,
upon gong aboard the ship, exclaimed Eureka
| Said ship was to stay there only an hour or 50
more. 3$aS 8sssgs$sf Nh n as9,g843s8S
/ can't help it. There's altogether too much
sand and salt water around there for me, for a
city and too little yerdnre. If the Galyestonians
like it, it's because they all driving at something
that keeps their minds busy, and they're not much
to blame.
The city was not near 50 large as ! had ex-
pected to find it. 1t has very respectable front
rampant, Of commercial brick, block or so deep J;
behind thatall is cheap framework, and SAND fet-
lock deep. It all went to show that the name of
q commercial seaport city is more in the mouth of
the world than that Of any city of five times its
size and beauty anywhere in the interior.
/ Got away at IA A. NJ. Sky hazy, and appear
ances little weatherish. Toward evening the
ladies' were gratifed; the ship began to rock. Fine
i moonlight at night; the waves come bulging with
white crests. Not 50 charming as the night be-
fore. retire without indulgng in the usual poetic
i moonlight nominations some others do likewise.
! FEB. 2.--Bright, beautiful morning, and breezy,
i too !; the foam-crested waves roll gently around,
and the ship moves with a sitting fmotion, most
felt toward the stern, as if she were belle put
ting on coquettish airs over old Neptune down be-
low. feel very well this morning though + have
no appetite. don't care about the upper deck.
i I'LL takea cup Of coffee at breakfast; for that
4 have a relish.
When the breakfast bell rings, stagger to q
seat at the table, which notice is not so full as
usual. have, as have said, no appetite ]; yet
somehow that appetite becomes still less as wait
for my coffee. Gonfound that waiter will he
never come with my coffee? A1fellow opposite me
cuts open hot sausage 10 catch its sayory odor.
/ That's enough, I'm goner. feel it coming
q ahspoop-b / choke it down. I jump up as il
shot, and stagger wildly back to room Q, followed
by d suppressed litter from the hardened wretches
Eat the table, and the ladies' These are Northern
. ladies', used to the sea.
n In what manner, In the privacy Of my room, /
Il settled with the toothless old beggar or robber
Neptune toothless, / Judge, because he is 50
greedy after yictuals already chewed--need not
be related Only would suggest to other
inbbers who may propose to expose themselves to
the GOnptngeHcleS oI sea 70 secure punhS IL
Il In the lower cabin where the rooms have bullseye
i windows. You can pass all your contributions
/ through the bulls eye, without anybody being Tho
wiser, and then pretend you were not so very sicl
after all. This cannot be done in the rooms Of tht
upper cabin; there, If you make mess, th,
| steward is bound to know it and to have hi
thoughts aboutit.
Toward noon, got in sight Of land and ii
lighter water. Felt better; ate dinner com
fortably. III the afternoon, at 4, reached Bra
4 zos. AN we approached this famous sea
4 port, I gazed at ii again and again. AMI
shis il Brazos Santiago, Is II? Well! Carr.
me backl Oh, Galveston, thou art q paradise! a
lscldier once, being asked where Brazos was, ht
been there, said he couidn' locate 1t geo
= gFAphically, but believed it was somewhere about
d d swensssAye miles beyond Gods knowledge.
If WV thtnk that soldier was much mistaken But
q 2. sns, more anon. The st. Mary, after much
2 dlmcaity n the narrow channel lies up to the
\, wharf at last, and take an asfectonate leave of
y her but not without having tie following II NV
pocket, ordered for publication: = n
nj Alta meeting Of !. @. and himself hela -, -
e. the steamship St Mary he was called Il tha ehar
81 and !. g. appointed Secretary and after Az "a.
= dress BY the former the committee conaisting !,
the latter, reported the following preamble and
resolutions:
Il WHEREAS, Under Divine Providence, we are II
Inert again, after our late perilous and frightfa