The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-22
THE LANCASTER.

Her Cruise IN the sog.h Asnnt,smIISws the
We have been permitted to make the follow
ing extracts from private letter to gentleman
in this city, written by a distinguished naval
officer on board the flagship Lancaster, and
dated off Bahia, Brazil, December 30, 1867
The United States steamer Lancaster, COM
manded by Captain Stephen ID. Trenchard, and
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Joseph Ian
man. commanding the South Atlantic fleet, ar
rived on her station, and anchored in the harbor
of Bahia, Brazil, on the 23d of December, 1869.
Officers and crew all well. This vessel left
Hampton Roads, Virginia, on the 21st of Octo-
Der last, bound to Brazil, via the Island OF Ma
deira, and reached the roadstead of Funchal on
the 21st of the following month, after lengthy
and tedious passage, under sail, of thirty
days. On the 2Ith of October, in lat. 80 deg.
12 min. N, long. SO deg. 6 min. W., she encoun-
tered n circular storm of great force from Il. s.
E., gradually voeripg to s. w. and w. s. W., in
which the barometer fell to 29'57 inches accom-
panied by very heavy sea. Her rudder chains
were parted by its violence, and for time the
helm became almost unmanageablc. The fol-
lowing day it blew hard in squalls from w. N.
w. to n. n. W., showing that the cyclone had
passed off to the eastward. On the 29th the
gale was succeeded by light airs and, gentle
breczes, from Il. S. E. to L. by N, and until her
arrival in Funchal, the patience of all on board
were tried by the continuance Of light, adverse
winds
Thanksgiving day, as set apart by Presidential
proclamation for the 18th day OF November, was
religiously observed on board the flagship in
lat. SO deg. 20 min. n long. 81 deg 20 min w.
on the broad ocean; and though the indispen-
sable dinner consisted of pork and beans, salt
beef (alias salt horsc), with duff" for dessert,
we were cheerful in spirit and thankful in our
hearts for the prosperity of our country, and
proud of her greatness among the nations of
the earth. The chaplain, Rev. Mr. Holloway, de-
| livered an impressive discourse from a portion
| of the 18th verse of the Goth Psalm-"But
| ace will remember the name of the Lord
| our Cod" and the services of the day
were concluded by patriotic hymn and sold
| Hundred" with music by the band. Speaking
| of the services of Chaplain Holloway on board
the Lancaster his earnestness in doing the
| greatest amount of good to Jack induced him,
| with the concurrence of the Admiral and Com
| mandcr, to commence series of popular lee
| lures various subjects, beginning with an
explanation of the theory of Winds currents,
ETC., which are not only well attended by those
for whom they were designed but by the
majority of the officers of the ship, including
| the Admiral and Captain Such system, entirely
voluntary on the part of Mr. Holloway, must
result beneticialy to the crew, and is an example
well worthy of imitation by every chaplain in
! the employ of the Government.
| During the stay of the Lancaster in Funchal
the authorities were exceedingly civil Her oiii-
GERS were literally entertained by the American
| Consul, DR.. Leas. Nice-Consul Hutchison, a
Mr.. Faulkner, of New York, Mr.. George B.
! Welsh, an English lady, Mrs. Parks, and the
Baron du Conceicao Of. j. Figueira), whose wife
is a Philadelphian. The day previous to the de-
! parture of the vessel from Funchal these per-
sons, with number of ladies, honored an i'm
promptu entertainment given on board by the
| officers, in acknowledgment Of the hosptalities
extended to them On the passage from Ma
deira to Bahia the Lancaster passed within a
mile of a ''Vigia, located on the charts in lat.
II deg. So min. N, loug. 27 deg. ID min. W,
without seeing it, and experienced the S. E.
trades well to the southwark of east in their
direction. On December Louis Brandon, a
seaman, from Bath, England, was instantly killed
| by fall from the maintopgallant yard while
furling the sail, and was buried at sea on the
following day in lat. deg. 0 min. N, long. 2:
| nen Il min "