The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-30
Foreign Correspondence OF the ph@ni1.

letters not to enter into any long or de-
tailed account of any place, but to write
only 30 much as is necessary both for the
interest aud advantage of his readers.
But lest he should wander of into long
Introduction. and break his rule in the
very outset, he will omit anything fur
tber that he would like to soy about the
plan of the correspondence.
On Wednesday, the 81, the Java, Of
the Cunard line, amid the kind wishes
and good byes of cur friends, bidding US
pleasant time an! bon royr9e, steamed
slowly from her dock. AS we passed
down the buy, We were joined 10y two
pleasure boats, which accompanied us as
fur Sandy Hook, dispelling by their
merry songs and inspiring music the few
tears that trembled on our eye.lids like
The scattered drops of passing shower.
Wine flowed freely, and empty cham.
pagne bottles foated for awhile on tue
water aud sunk, followed 10y the useless
glasses, which were hurled after them.
The surrounding country, with it's lit.
tie villages nestled in the sopipg noun
tains, presents fine view. CROSSING the
bar, and bidding adicn to our little
boats, we gradually sunk from the sight
Of land, and were alone on the deep. &"
Having the prospect of long voyage
before us, our first act was TO make our.
selves acquainted with those who for the
next ten days were to add either to our
enjoyment or our misery. Passing
through the ship. We found that we had
quite number Of the elite on board:
Senator Robertson, of South Carolina;
Governor Jewell. our recently appointed
Minister to Russia; ex-senator Hendcr-
son, of Missouri; Drs. Eddy and Calder
wood, of her Majesty g committee for the
revision OF the Protestant Bible; besides
others holding positions both in this
country and abroad. Among the ladies
were Mrs. Jewell, her two daughters aud
Miss Nelson, the celebrated English nc.
tress, accompanied by Mrs Raymond,
OF New York, c rising star. The actresses
were decidedly the bellies Of the ship,
though the Miss Jewels attracted q fair
amount Of attention.
The Java seemed to know her burden,
and glided 80 smoothly through tho
water that many entertained hopes OF
escaping that inveterato foe of the lands.
man, ''sea sickness" But as we got
further out and met the deep swells Of
the sea, the passengers. one by one, be-
gan to retire TO their cabins, there to
fight with that incurable but never fatal
malady. But ono couple. who were
married only the night before, went for
ward to the Prov, and Lngged-not
each other-but tho railing. Now and
then, when half escaping, half.sup-
Pressed litter would reach their ears,
they cast at the guilty offenders such
looks as We have heard wonld melt q
heart of stone. but always failed to touch
q heart of flesh. The only one who
seemed to pity them was an old philan.
thropic homoopathist, who doscd them
most beautifully with his little pills, only
to see them almost imm ediately floating
upon the water. Sometimes faint
voice, echoing along the narrow passage
way, calling Steward" would reach the
ears Of those on deck. who were on the
verge Of sickness, aud so pitiful would it
sound, that they, too, would go below,
itdor nothing else but sympathy. How.
ever, few days soon righted all but
few, and they laugh MS heartily rs any
one ut those below. The Fourth dawned
bright and clear and tho sea calm, all
lively aud enjoying the salt air, rendered
more pleasant by having pretty lady
leaning on your arm. The large dining
saloon is decorated with our flag en-
I"Aucu Will tuaL Oh COStaDQ. Alter
dinner, all remained in their seats, and
Governor Jewell, of Connecticut, taking
the head of one of the tables, called the
meeting to order, Introducing MIR. John
Forsyth, of West Point, ns the orator of
the day. The Grafton on the whole was
very poor, but the speeches that followed
moro than compensated for any loss We
may have suffered in the Grafton. The
evening passed pleasantly, though some
faces were flushed. I will not say with
wine; perhaps it was The patriotism of
former days reviving in their breasts.
The rest Of the voyage was dull and
unipteresting. being merely the regular
routine OF q ships passage, which has
been so often described by ablcr pens,
TINT it has become familiar even to those
who do not know from experience. The
only thing that broke the monotony was
q dramatic reading given by Miss Neil
son, for the benefit OF the Scamen's Or
phans' Institution Mt Liverpool. Her
reading was marked throughout by cor
rect pronunciation, and tho superb man
ncr in which she repre- sentcd tho differ
ent voices of tho characters of the
pieces. They were all selections from
Shakespeare and Sheridan. The morning
of the ninth day, we came in sight of
the shores Of Ireland For iwrlvr honra