Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-10
A TRIP TO SAVANNAH.

A TRIP TO SAVANNAH.
 EDITOR ENQUIRER it may in- terest some of your readers, send 8 few impressions of trip to Savannah. shall endeavor to answer many of the inqui- ries that suggest themselves to those per- sons who have been mostly confined at home, and to whom such experience at sea would be new "
 We left New York Pier, No. 13, North River, Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8 P. M., in the Steamer Montgomery, Capt. Faircloth, of the Black Star Line. On the day pre-. vious, there was terrible north-easter, so we had but few passengers. The ship is principally employed in freighting, but has accommodations for about thirty or forty passengers. We engaged our state rooms beforehand; but in this case it was unnecessary, there were so few passengers. The fare is twenty dollars, and the time required about three days.
 The first afternoon, we had a stiff north west wind, and we went down the Narrows at the rate of ten knots per hour, under steam and canvas.
 Saturday morning, the wind had chang to the south, and the weather was warm and mild, but during the day, squalls came on with hail and rain, and our progress has been less rapid.
 Monday was very cold, ice forming all kday; and this morning (Tuesday) at 10 o'clock, while we were off the coast of lSouth Carolina, icicles still hang on deck. I've are told that such cold is unusual in this latitude. -.,. -e Yesterday morning, most of the passen, gers were suffering from sea-sickness, my self being the only representative at the breakfast table. To-day, with smooth sea, they are all out but one-a lady, who has kept her berth the whole passage. We have not had much to see of inter. est. The hills of New Jersey were the last land in sight. Barnegat light was passed at 8 P. M., and the next night they sight ed Hatteras light. We are told that we are not now more than ten miles from shore, though the land is so low we can not see it. .a. ar,.n ss-, s. saa. G...
 The steamer Manhattan, for Charleston, passed us at the Narrows, and, during the first night, we passed the San Salvador steamer for Savannah, which left her ock about twenty minutes before us. She kept in sight on our lea, till l P. M. w. have also seen an occasional schooner anG Northern bound steamer. The gulls have been our constant companions, ever on the wing, and ready to pick up any fragment that may be thrown overheard. We have seen three whales spouting among, ant tumbling in ths waves 4a -....
 This is a very good and safe sea-goinl steamer, and was employed on this coast as ship-of-war by the Government, during the rebellion. The engine has not stop lped it's humping since we left the dock except to allow the Manhattan to pass The accommodations are good, the officer appear to be thoroughly competent and civility and attention to the want of the passengers being added, we are mad very comfortable. Having confidence in tn ship, the roughness of the sea was not un pleasant even to us landsmen. In fact we rather enjoyed the white caps and thu foaming waves. | Every thing on deck is either tied o hung up, even to an old barrel. In tn, kitchen and pantry, everything is suspend ed, or in niches or holes. At the table framework holds the dishes; pepper.box es, &c.,, are laid down.
 During the dusky nights, it has been in teresting to see the phosphorescence o the sea, the tops of the waves flashing lik' fire. They frequently heave the lead, a we are now in comparatively shoal water The last report was twelve fathoms. Tn. lead is solid bar of lead, about three inches in diameter, and one foot in length The lower end is hollow and filled witl tallow. so that it brings up from the bot tom small sample, mostly of shells o sand. -4a A}
 We have about six hundred tons o freight on board, though this is far shor of the capacity of the ship. The freigh consists of hay, four, pork, all kinds Q il food, embracing one hundred bushels o oranges, and almost all kinds of manufac tured goods Return freight is mostly t tton and rice. Steamers leave New Yorl every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday returning, leave Savannah on the same ldays, making 8 trip every two weeks.