Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-10
Foreign Correspondence.


/ NETHERLANDS SEA. Nov. 3, 1871
| Dear American:-
| 1t Is five and Il half weeks since we left
America, and during that time not an Ameri-
can flag has gladdened our eyes The steamer
Elysia sailed from New York, Sept. 26rh. for
Glasgow, and we sailed in her. She is one of
the Anchor Line, and is owned in Glasgow
Her officers and crew are nearly all Scotch. her
captain being named Campbell We found
him a very pleasant man. who mad, our STAY
on board an agreeable one. The voyage passed
as such voyages generally do | suppose.
with its usually accompaniment Of sen sickne>,
10 nearly all passengers, the conversation, 10
get acquainted with one another. the gam, Oh
! deck in pleasant weather, and below evenings.
and in foggy or rainy weather. In rough seas I
II was a sufficient employment, if one wa. we'V
to keep right side up with care" Thc Sic.
Of course, were busy enough with their own
troubles. was one Of the fortunate few who
were not compelled to make Offering, 10 Ne--
tune. Around Us on the sea, there WI, Yer,
little 10 attract attention. There was hardly Il
sail TO b. seen after we leG land till we reached
Ireland, though several did cross our bath mt
sea, but at distance. The chief attraction.
were An occasional school of porposes, Mother
Cary'- chickens, and the sunset. believe Oh.
sunrise bothered nobody
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Moyill,. fhc mort orIond,r,I.r., fr.r..o..
.a,y many ~, ,b. .t.a,.,.,.. ,..,...,,.,,r. r,.5
and fh,y looked .,p.d rn.,,,.b ., D.. s.. ,....
home There ,y,r. ab,u, ON. hur5,.5 and
forty passenger, in the ,teerag.. d,pry dr..,
in the cabin. W,.wrr.y ,l,,I .,.. ,,,l ,,,..
rnoro. Neville {, quite 3. pretty ,,..... small.
VILLAGE with firm, Of J.,l.r.n, .l,.........t
shade, too and a, thew la, b.f.r. ~. ......-,..I
by hyI.o fences. they presented ,rr, ull.., r..,
appearance of a patchwork quit ON ire.
scale, to use tn, honlc'v coul5,lri,nn. liz. v..
saw the first ruined castle with H., igt converse.
walls w, SAW several NOR. that d3y. w.
passed also the grand b,uF, of the -G.lr-.
Clu-cway," near enough 10 max. uY, r..
coumnar structure of tLe rock. but no. near
enough to ,rc it sati,tactori, The yo4>, u-
spain gave u,a yi-w later thar rr-,IuJ..l .u
shape the bluff, Of the Cau,cw.ty, bu- Ie,.t
TIL beautiful ,r.enn.., of IL, d..I.. W. had
iinc views of Irish and scotch .,.,,t .,..r.-. -
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