Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
OUR FOREIG CoRRESPUN ~
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND,
April 18th, 1871.

A trip from New York to one Of
the British ports mas become so
common to all classes of Aneri-
cans, that a detailed account Of
the events ofsuch a voyage would
be dry and embarrassing The
rates oftraval are fast becoming SO
reasonable. that the thrifty mer-
chant, or even she Altaaase school.
master, may spend Ills summer va
cation in cloudy England or among
the mountains and lakes OF the
highlands Of Scotland
An ocean trip Is an event in life
which cannot be readily forgotten.
1t lmpresses itself on ones mind
in many ways. The odors which
are enjoyed, or complained of, nc.
cording o Individual taste, in the
saloon, or even on deck, rival. and
perhaps surpass,in variety 1T least,
those of any favored land Of flow
ers. The monotony ofthe voyage
furnishes rare advantages for re-
Election on past sins, and sea-sick-
ness leads you to believe that there
is pressing necessity for having
them forgiven at very early date.
As rule, single stormy voyage
on the Atlantic will furnish oppor-
tunities for the examination of the
inner man which ought to satisfy
even q Quaker's desire fersuch exer
else. The remedies which friendly
passengers will offer you for sick
ness, amount i'm the aggregate to
something fearful to think upon.
You will be advised In quick sue
cession to take ale, porter, rum,
brandy, etc. And finally some
foreigner will perhaps say to you.
STRANGER, If We tax my advice,
yen gle rub to the pit of your
stomach wi a little turpentine and
vanagar." The view from the
deck of the ship. is often beautiful,
and sometimes very grand; yet. it
seems beautiful and the horizon
even on a sunny day appears near
at hand. When the steamer was
only twenty miles from the Irish
coast we looked in vain for the
rugged shore; though the atmos-
phere was clear, and from previous
ly formed notions, II seemed inpos-
sible that we should be SO near and
yet unable to see the land. In one
of the letters contained in Mr.. G
G. FuIton's very interesting hook.
Europe seen through Ameri-
can spectacles," he gives a detailed
account of a view he had, at night,
of Elba, Corsica, etc., during q
trip from Genoa to Leghorn and
judging from their geographical
positions he could not have passed
within fifty miles of either ofthem.
That letter would be a raro bit Of
advertising for the Yankee who
made the spectdcies worn by Mr..
Fulton. Wecannot refrain from say
ing'here that his view of those beau
full and historic islands, through
the dim, uncertain light of the
night liz only typical of The far sight
edness which has SO often enabled
him In his paper to advocate prin-
ciplss which he had only seen dim
ly and afar off, and to which he
never came SO close as fully and ir-
revocably to identify himself with
them. The political ship in which
he always sailed, has been kept so
well'in hand, that i'm sight on one
side, for protection, has been the
great ir0nclad Republicanism, and
on the other. truiJuif etds.
On the tenth day we doubled the
northern termination Of Ireland,
catching a distant glimpse of Terry
Island and its fine lighthouse /;
and in few hours passing the
Giants Causeway, but Intervening
clouds prevented view Of it
When we had fairly entered the
Clyde the whole scene changed.
The wide waste Of water had been
passed and we were steaming up a
beautiful river bordereu with
thrifty villages, and in the back
ground on either side were lofty
hills clothed In sunshine and
Scotch mist. On the left was the
isle Of Arran, one of the most rug
ged and picturesque portions Of
Great Britain. Its inhabitants are
very primitive in their habits and
exceedingly ignorant ofthe extent
and Importance of the rest Of the
world. It'll Is said that some of their
native ministers pray anxiously
each Sabbath for sour country { Ar
ran| and the neighboring islands,
Great Britain and Ireland" We |
ended the voyage on the Goth Of |
January, in the Clyde, at the port