The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-15

surface. None but mind spurred on |
81 genius, and heart full Of strength |
as the newly strung bow, would ever |
have successfully undertaken to bring |
up the lost cable from the depths, |
$500 feet beneath an-ever- restless |
tide.
SABBATH SERVICES.
To-day is the Oath of June, and by
the reckoning at II o'clock M, We are
in So north latitude and 16o 05> west
longitude from Greenwich. We are
now within three hundred and eight
cen miles of our destination, on the
northern coast Of ireland. Two Sab
bath days we have spent on the
ocean. On both of which days divine
services were observed on board
the vessel. Professor Owen, of our
party, read discourses which he had
prepared for his students before leav-I
ing home, but having an especial
reference to this trip. The subject of
/ his first discourse was, Is there a
Moral in Travel?" The subject OF
/ the second was, "God is Love. "HBoth
| discourses were ably written and well
/ delivered. All the passengers of the
4 first cabin and a portion of those of
/ the second were in attendance, and
seemed to manifest deep interest Ia
the exercises, and to realize that We
are morally as we'll as physically out
upon the ocean, not only Of deep
waters, but also upon the great ocean
of life, and to feel the importance of
securing a safe landing on the right
side of each.
WATCH HOURS.
According to the regulations of the
vessel, each twenty-four hours is
divided into watches of four hours:
as 4 o'clock, 8 o'clock, II O'Clock.
There is a bell on deck near the cen
ter of the vessel, which is rung every
half hour. commencing with each
watch During the night, at every
ringing of the bell, if the ship is sail
ing along all right, the Quartermaster
at the rear deck first, then the for
ward man at the bow, cry out with
loud voice, Ais we'll. IF it is not
all right, we all know it at Gnce by
the peremptory and decisive orders
given by the commanding officers.
DAY AND NIGHT.
The days here are becoming very
long, and the nights very short.
Darkness assumes her supremacy
about 10 O'Clock PM. By 2 o'clock
AN. it is light enough to read book,
making a night of only four hours.
WEATHER.
Providence has kindly given US
, pleasant weather the greater portion
of our voyage The heavy fog here
tofore mentioned being the only ex-
ception. We have had no high winds,
; but rather a lack of a good sailing
breeze. There has been, for the last
two days and nights, a pretty stiff
breeze, which is still blowing. The
5 sailors seem to want a high breeze
bordering on a gale, but L do not.
? am not that kind of a seaman get.
4 VESSELS.
There is scarcely day that we do
not meet or pass one or more vessels
I on the route, going one way or the
/ other. Sometimes we are in sight OF
two ships at the same time. They
= occasionally pass within 200 or 300
} yards Of each other.
e OCEAN VIEW.
4 It is truly grand sight to be per-
mi.ted to stand on The deck of a ma
D jestic ocean steamer under full head
2 way, with her sails all trimmed for the
t breeze, and see the noble ship bowling
+ gracefully to the honor Of Neptune
g as she bounds over the huge bill
lows and kisses the fOaming
e tide then to view the mighty
{, waters. and wave dashing against
wave and leaping into the air; ex-
, tending all around as far as the eye
: can reach. until they meet at the
q horizon and beautifully blend with
= the soft blue curtain which Nature
/ lets down to enclose all that is called
= this world, and to shut out from NOR.
tai vision the unseen and sublime
l mysteries which lie hid beyond.
e While sailing on calm sea, the shiE
\ appears to be always In the centre oil
i a basin of the ocean, about fifteen OF
G twenty miles III diameter, the edges Of
which seem to rise some twenty fee
: above the centre. OF course this is
immaginary and deceptive.
The probability is that the ship
e will not land at Londonderry; in
which case we shall sail direct to
| Glasgow, In Scotland | will now
70 close this letter, which is already
much too long. There will not be
time, after the receipt Of this
for letter to reach me al
- London, but it would afford me q
: great pleasure when [ arrive in Paris
: In France, to be the happy recipient
: of many letters from the friends il
Indiana, many of whom, / hope, viii
: favor me with a line. Any CORES
pondence mailed at Evansville, Indi.
ana, by the 10th day of July, and d.
rec Ell to me IN Paris, will reach me
! IN time Pie zSe direct to AlUah John
! son, care of the american Ainister a
Paris, France
!, Although | have had barren field
, from which to gather the facts EN-
|. braced in this correspondence, yet
trust it will not be devoid of interest
Postage. [ believe, is twelve cents
on a single letter.
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