Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-21
Travel Notes in Europe.


| put NY upys tuut uTe lcit iue III lne Olu WOTlu
are growing 80 short that must start on this as
a asemi-weekly. Without more preface. then,
will take up the thread of my discourse, where
left off when sealed and mailed my last, Of the
22nd. Having posted II, my friend and myself
took jauhtiog car and drove to Pigeon Hill
Fort, a pleasant excursion. On our return we
stroled down the quai, and found steamer was
just on the point OF starting for Kingstown; on
board we jumped, just as the plank was coming
In, and had a delightful trip down the Bay.
Kingstown we found clean, well built, thriving
little place. We landed near the wharf at which
the mail boats were lying, and walked ever to
take n look at these vessels, SO justly celebrated
for strength and speed. One of them, the
Munster" was about to start, so we watched
her of. A train was delivering Its living freight
on board; this backed oil and then everything
seemed to be waiting for something to happen.
In minute whistle was heard, and locomo-
tive with single mail car attached came on to
the wharf with a rush. Before they had stopped
two men began tossing out the mail bugs. while
| row passed them from hand to hand on board
the last of the line followed his bag, the cables
were cast off, the wheels rcvolved, and In less
| tuuu N'eo HtHutcSt W tHc hom thc she
the train came alongside, the I" Munster" was
steamng out of the harbor at the rate Of twenty
| miles an hour.
| We got back TO Dublin that night ut 10 o'clock.
AUGUST 23d.-All Is confusion with us booka,
boots, wearing apparel, and all the paraphernalia
of travelling lies around loose in every direction,
and frantic individual in shirt sleeves rushcs
around frantlcally among them. 1t is great
and solemn occasion, the last time that my faith
full old leather trunk is to be called upon to out
rage all the laws of nature by holding several
| times more than It's own bulk. In word, attn
| packing to 20 home, aud what am now stamp
lng down Into its ininost recesses Will bc undls-
turbed until the Custom House Official at New
York runs Ills eHquiring and rather solled hngers
| into its unknown contents. Most of the day was
passed at this laborous, and yet pleasant work,
ind At 80. p. m, my comrnde and stepped on
board the stout little steamer "Mulingar," that
was to take us the last stage of our juurueyings
| In Europe. There was great crowd on tue
wlnrf, and on board, mostly emigrants en- route
| for America, who were really quite ferocious In
| fell into the water, and was fshed out with great
eclat, and a boat hook. One thing after ansther
delayed us until nearly ten o'clock, when We
pushed off.
We had made friends with the Captain and
passed most of the night with him on the spot
| usually forbidden to ordinary mOrtas-the pad
die box A lovely moonlight night, the air us
warm, and the sea ms sTooth as the vcricst land.
lubber could desire
| AUGUST 24th.-Up at o'clock and looking out
for land, which was not IN sight, owing TO a
heavy mist, nearly fog; but we soon saw iDdi-
cations Of port being near, by the sail on all
sides OF us. Among Others the Cunard steamer
" Palmyra" bound ln, aud coasting steamers
and sailors without end. At 10, we arrived at
Liverpool, and, without difficulty, getting cab,
drove TO the hotel, and then to the docks, to de-
eide on our steamer We went first TO the In-
man dock, and saw the "City of Washington"
10 sail the 26th aud were so well pleased with her
appearance as to take passage on her. We were
so fortunate as to secure deck state-room, with
the disadvantage of five occupants, Instead OF
lour. but the great gain OF fresh air and the
late US we liked, which we could not do below
decks. That evening, as l sat down to dinuer
with my ticket in my pocket began to appre-
cate that my long "play- day" was ending.
25TH.-The last preparations and purchases are
made, our stock Of tobacco and unextiugush-
able matches" laid in, and we wait but the word.
This morning we were on board the Cunard
Russia" and repented we had decided SO hast
lily. She is magnificent vessel, and we are told
although she does not start ill the 2Sth, is likely
TO be in ahead Of US. Nous verrOns
26rH.-At 11.30 our baggage and ourselves
were dumped on the landing stage 10 company
Here we found to our disgust the Tender did moi
leave until clock, the hour set for the steamers
departure, so we sat down on our 'plunder' ant
calmly lit and putfvd the pipes of patience, ant
listened with stolid indifference that bordcret
on the sublime TO the entreaties Of ''small boys
who wished To sell US oranges, Lemons. various
infallible cures for sea sickness, and strings to
keep our hats on. At last times up" the
Tender pulled up to the landing, plank throw
/ out, and there was hot, breathless ten minntel
spent in getting ninety human beings and abou
nine hundred trunks 1--WE had several lady passen
gers) on board, then weeping lovers we're ruth
. essly torn asuDder, and we swung oil into th'
stream. In the meantime the steamer had trppct
her anchor and as she moved slowly down w
ran alongside and were quickly landed on he
deck, whence we plunged tor our state-room ant
took possession, then on deck again to take las
look nt the town already glowing dim 10 th'
eternal fog that crowns old Euglnnd's shores
Q | The Allen steamer "Prussiap, for Quebec, vi
Kingston, passed us, going out, and the Cunar
q "Cuba, from New York, going in. Then as W
freed ourselves from the river, and turned SOutl
/. down the channel, we again went below to ar
q range our belongings, and found the other thre
members OF our mess doing likewise. We 500
D struck up an acquantance-it does not take lon
TO make friendship at sea, and we agreed to unit
D ourselves 10 u band to be known as the liupp,
Family" and defend each other against all il
truders-n pledge we found ourselves called on
0 fulfil that very evening, for burly, beef-eaiin
u Engllshuian took fancy TO occupy one OF tn
d berIhs ia our menagerie, but with the Purser'
official assistance he was repulsed with loss. Ou
party consisted Of an IrishlIan, from Sligo, 9
route for San Francisco, very jolly fellow, bt
9 who would, to the great discredit OF the cluopc
q sist in wearing night caps! No. was an Enl
i: ishmau, from Liverpool, going to New YORK,
l. nice, quiet fellow. Next a Philadelphian, th
10 funny man of the party, and lasty my Pittsburg
n friend and myself.
n 27rH-A lovely day and smooth sea. "
were running close along the coast. so near "
IN could see the houses without glass. When "
70 got on deck we were just off tue Saltee Island
and at nine O'Clock, as we sat down ~ breakfas
l ntR .fsaxr hurh n N
III after, when we came TO anchor, we hailed u
first boat that came alongside, and jumping II
is Happy Family" and Others were soon, with
good breeze, at Queenstown. There we, too
steamer to Passage, aud rail thence to Cork, q
4 some jaunting cars and drove about tho tow
IL Had gorgeous time generally, only marred
the fact we were 80 near Blarney Castle and Il
Barney Stone, without being able to see the OF
70 and kiss the other, but as mail steamers walt f
~ ~ no man we did not dare to try 1t. Anoth
a pleasant trip down the Lee, one of the rrettie
rivers in Europe, by the by, to the haroor az
then on board again, only just in timo, as q
d.. mail tender came alongside not five mnut
% after us, and at four O'Clock, having taken {
= 40 sacks of nails several cabin and large nun
- ber OF steernge passengers, we began our voyat
y In earnest left the green hills of The Harbor b
u hind us, and with our bows pointed due We
=, we headed for the blue water. At about
~ ~ we made the Fastnet Light, the last poi
~ y. OF land, and had begun to catch the Ion
u rolling swell of the open sea. 1t was fl
mUOullBub blkutt tuo iupb tuub W. ohou
have nearly, and we remainad on dc,
o. till one o'clock, enjoying it. Oar Captain,
~. grieve to say seemed much fatiQned and 1t seer
~ y cd very strange to me, that an old salt like hiI
T.. should have been at so much trouble to keep
IN steady footing in the light swell in which we we
~, rocking particularly as there was no chop to
:. mind one of "halt seas over!"
" 28th.-I will not weary you with daily reco
tsy OF the dOiDgs on board ship, for they have
'oI dreadful samencss about them, where there Is
i, little TO do. To-day, however, will long be
~ membered by many Of our passengers. tt
On On. morning when rose, the swell was bowling
~ from the West, In great green hills of water oN
~ ~ which we climbed and down which we slid a
VI famous pace. The breakfast table was thin, We
thin, and there were several hurried dcpartur
before the meal was over. Only two ladies ",
to DO seen, the whereabouts of the others bel
an Indicated by sundry ghastly groaus proceed
cx- from the depths below. As for the steerage p
the sengers what they suffered, no tongue can 4
md or pen describe, above all so lame one as mi
'er- The poor wretches, about 1000 In number, cl
tered like bees on the lower deck and in the SCI
pers, or bent on hopeless agony over the r.
10 Is During the afternoon. owing to negligence,
vex engines became heated and we were Obliged
ree- stop half hour to cool them. The table In
us evening was very sparsely populated, many
n hrapa ba innr hn,p nd