The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-05
FROM WHEELING TO IRELAND.
THE VOYAGE.
CoRx, April 1s, 1870.

Cork, April 19, 1870.
There are now about eleven lines OF
steamships trading between tho United
States and Europe. Two Of these lines
dispatch two steamers every week, the
other one, the French line excepted. The
oldest Of these lines, as well as the strong
est, Is the British and North American
Royal Mail Steamship COmpahy-better
known US the Cunard line. The ships of
this company have "a wharf devoted 70
their own use inJersey CITY! One Of their
crack steamers leaves New York every
Wednesday, and an cmigrant and cargo
steamer leaves every Thursday. There
arc always two or more Of these steamers
10 be; seen utithe Cunard wharf, Jer.
scy City. They may be easily disiin'
guishcd by their red smoke stacks with
black top. lmay here state that all these
lines Of SteatnShips belong to foretgnN cor.
porations. Not one fthcm unturls except
In a complimentary manner) the Star
Spangled Banner. These ships have In a
great measure superseded the old sailing
Ships They are built of iron. screw pro-
Deliefs, and can easily make rom twelve
10 fifteen miles an hour. Ono Of them
can make three voyages for one OF sail
ing shin. None OF the old wooden soil
ing ships can therefore mako any prcten'
si0ns 10 compete with them. These iron
steamen British, French and German, are
oil built on the river Clyde, In Scotland:
In TACT the river Clyde is the home Of
iron steamships. 1t Is q matter, l think,
Of vital importance 10 our country 10
know the cause why this carrying trade
has dcpartetl from the United States.
President Grants late message to
Congress on this subject may have
some effect in convincing the country 0t
the legitimate fruit ofIthG policy Known
as "Pfotcction to American Industry.
But to return to the subject Of this pa
per, At one o'clock Z. N. on Thursday,
April z, 1870, tho Cunard steamer Tartia
sttarncd slowly out Of 'hef dock. As She
nNssed the steamer Calabria (lnrmcrly the
Australasian), the captain and officers oi
tho Iattez tOOlS Of, their 4Nts y ylH !s
good.bye Our ship passed 3he Battery
and entered the spacious and Beautiful bay
of New York. Looking back at the great
metropolis OF America, from which we
arc slowly rcccding, one feels amazed
Mt the ivast iAniOlmtlo los sMfpibg which
lines the North and East Rivers
The great spIre Of Trinity Church
now becomes more faint to the view.
The Ftowning batteries on every sidc
as' ne mass down the bAy, convey tile
idea that Uncle sqm y prepatsf to i giVte st,,s a
warm reception to any foreign enemy that
NAV feel disposed 70 invade our shores;
At3 o'clock we discharged the. pilot Oh
Sandy Hook, and with increased speed
continued our voYagPf; A. tins pme I
counted iorty.five vessels Of all descrin-
tions In sight TheweatheFwas tine'with
fresh breeze. u Cl.rE -
Next morning the sky was beautiful !
wind light from south cast; ship sailing
snIcndid: no sea sickness Of any account;
met several ships steering west. On SAT
mrtlHy The weather continued delightful,
the sky covered with fleecy clouds, and q
gcntle breeze from n. N: b. The sea IS
smooth; my quantity OF sea gul1s arc
flying round the ship. AT nlgni
tho breeze freshened and every sail
was spread out On, Sunday, pc
ION. 4he weafh6r continued tchMm ming
Al ID O'clock, K. H., the large bell on tie
forecastle deck itOlled for church. linen
one feels moro reminded OF Sabbath prtyi-
Ieucs at homo, than at any other time. No
doubt every one present thought then OF
their own church far, far away. For my
mari, nv heart was in old Fourth street.
n Wheellnr. Oh, how 1longct again TO
hear n thc well known voices Of q hullenlx,
Westwool, q Currie, a Fisher or o Nc
Clurel IlAGl the ships cr6E mot on duty,
and passengers, wcro invited to assemble
in tle large cabin. Praycr-books covered
every table, and religious worship accord;
inc 10 tho rites Of the Church Of England
was solcmnly celebrated, This day our
Sbi6 was in. lat. 42.09. N. long. SOL w.
When flk lsea was, smooth Passengers
generally betOok themselves to conversa;;
tion on such topics o they felt interested
in was much amused at an animated
discussion II; between two Canadians and q
RoStonian, The former, wcre ,cxtolltng
tlIeir country and stating there was 81, no
nlScc on Garth like tho new Dominion. The
BoStonian remarked, 1--WE believe 1t is
your manifest destiny TO be soon annexed
Ia the United States. l think before me
fSnSdrelth birth day OF our Republic Y
celebrated, the BritiSh possessions on this