, 1874-11-28

GzEAMsu1p GIFT or pEs1xa,"1
R4uluS Or TILE EuUAroni
Saturday Eseuag. Oss. IL, ls1a.
hare dofcrrod writing before. In order TINT
my letter may bo written as nonr tho Equator as
l,ueBlblo, mud, since Wo arc to cross
tho Line carly tomorrow morning, con-
sidor this the must suitable tIue to mako
beginning. As this il my ijrst lot;or
from tue sea, / will try to give you brief und
oauuected account u our voyago from Nov
York up to tue present time.
Tbe day oil our departure (sop:. 23) was c'car
aud beautiful. About noon arrived 1T tho duo9
OF tito Pacific hlail Steamship Company, which
aus theu crowded with people mud vehicles Of
orcry description.
-. TIE "rEK1Ha"
WAS lying some dinlanco out in tho stream, and
lngs wore plying .o and fro, tu QUO If "nica
Has shortly altcrwayd conveyed. Sac wus lyin.
With har bow turned up tho r4yer, nnt, III NO ap-
praachod, hor goantlo form aal syumctrtca!
proportions sluwod to lin1 advantage.
ua roseilin1 tho vcssol, I pAssol directly
through the cabin, mud was Boou ubayo. iu thu
oEon air. a,,d here fuuud hur spaouus doeiss
tllcu with Il largo parry Of invited guests WHO
we,e 10 a:oulpany TAG - roklus" on hor part
lug TRIP, US fur as :le Bay. at i o'eloc1 wu ro-
paired to tho caoiu, w4oro lunuAoon WAS Boryed;
| aud Bnor.iy ufLarwng15 tic band WAS .ccelyol Oh
board, which furnished aonlu ueiisutfu mus!c.
| Prayiuuu to our departure, tlo :" Guy ot Dsus-
sela " stesme4 down tha rlYor, mud, % Bilo
pusaed, we'lllppod culors and exchanged salutos.
| llsu calne tne "E,in," Of tuo Naioual
| Liue; followed clossty by thu Ccltic,
| Of tho Waite Star Limo; aud aGaat tbs
bannor was dipped and salatcs fired. Aext tue
"Glulnorgau" passed. OIL our ,1glt. aud III tbs
d!stauco tuu H., slA put lort4 Irol1 tAe dorAs
Vi the AucAor LAo; whl4u tlo river Aas studded,
III every uittctluA, WAtA VcshelB of lcta linpurt.
| About u'cuck
THE ANCHOR WAS WEIGHED,
aud, Btcnm!ils u hl4u4t olala.4Co Vi, tho North
Kisor, No tu4uod fuu4lu. As lid lIaosed tue CuAl-
| talys wuall, lui4 salutas Wblu tAcAA'Eol, huu
luo " Coldut ucutekuu WALL iaR$. put Iur.h. ist-
sowlng clasely uraa us. aila u.ui4 1or Asp.u-
! vail. .-
Later in tho afternoon, sumptnous repast
| wnu burcAl III L1u Ga.4u. Un ECac.nu5 tue Lu"et
lay. Uur anchor WAS dtuppcu, Auuul ~ ul!les
| luhido auuuy uuoK; aud. II tua 'eveun9, Il
ruuplo Of Tugs cuiuo do"n to brlug bac4 !uu eS-
Gu: nsouists W tile cstY All 5unday We ra.sla.llsi
ut uucuot; anu, Alonda} nora!as tsap.- ~.
osory.nlss peluE reauy, wa slartcu otl uur 10. i
yoyusu, auu aoun, iur Lilo list s1tno, telt Ii,
IN11A1rNa THE gALE SEA AIR.
Tho sun N.o u.4but, put tuu M.uA was r1tlIcE
I ltgu, aud slauuu.y Increased uutii. aatsis
uyt4lag, tlclu M4s ArAyy sea- nld. be!urc
.ou.. uru-s.ckuuas eamo upon Lite, w.su all tue
Ills tnut uauHt!y aecutupanj y.
Daring tIso nlSht uu4 tno turo part ol tho FOL
lowing morning, tla vcseel ru.u Excessively.
auu my sickness EIew WJraG. ultl l w4s III i
ll.Jnt wIttcocL coaa.tlon nuu haA Daroly yssreugtu
euouSn 10 biuud up. itonnLhuE Gapu uAt,e4us
mis- tuo Wurst part Of ail. auu Luo Vcasol' IuliGI
tremendously. iAuae lassc"gors wuo eacapcu
buluro werv. ut this punt, upli6ad ~ suceuaio.
Ino usxs mvrllng (Which nas Haduesua.) J. l
rcBulvcd to pct unt ull ueoi " aui~a1Reueo, at4,
muuuged IL tlnd my Nay 70 tbs oeen asr, aua
wls worry mueu refreanou auu b1reustupaeI.
+ Ihe llcat uu}, bcIuE ouuday lho lst Of OcIo-
bcr, II lu.ncu alMuut luceHnnnsly Tho "llolo Guy.
uui4ug tAu Murullly, tn9 EAicl EubiAesr ca1Int
ra4t-uru Mhlua a14alI<cl on tlo aAlp, Aua h..u
| probably @ imo from tho Hctlnuuas. l"Hl!s'
u4r1,-tuo rAil III narurAl lla.usy.-n Gouus u
| ILL., ua Ut Luu oldGr Gr4Ilm. LII Glende4, sLbnt.
~ conl'rossed, anu 4ilcorfatou. II IL ot {Ao olze
Ut tue o.in!uun uaugplc, alid III III o'eGaus liru
Ut u b1lBut brown color, shr46atet "ll4 LI1c1
sputa. Its uuto IL. Cre1, etex.'J
About tAlB tllue NO we're pnsbIng WaHaa9. nnC
, it Ea IuluUrOu ,tnAL Ho Houtu ~ lltu llutt lu
thlH ul4te1 III tlluur.
| Erorytu1ug contnsued to 171n in
tEaULAn 6EA-u44uEu,
, and for some tl.l.a u't4su5 u particular IN
, | kurthupe uccurrra. Luis VI 1ytbE-llsn "ufo t.
pe been, VI d occasionally sunla sttay pospolst
| tlnyluS hoi.re tue sllp'a bow.
nus Burprlbcd IL lluu tho 1YluE-il5h B.
! anla!l; they upEoared like lllte birds Vi gu
| culur. .aartsng llp1dly trotn WIVo ~ "avo bus
Us we adsancuu ial ther south, they becam
: | larGer III $40, nmd Aayo biuee seen lnuny u
! | tucln tout III luuEtn. huso hut seen III
HE,ullot W ytt, though belloYe two Blnal. Que
j; | we're soan VI souls Ut the aro~.
by aluuny, Oct !. w wo:e fairly in tho II OF
!, lcs, our lutituuo boln. apout rs deg; atn
= shortly alter tl,ls, it began to ruin iuoussullLi
t lor seYosui days. Yhe ra.u-ssiAa!4s sppeAseA I
come up lrou tLo South, aud W. wcrs colstalltt
i meeting tileu', during "A.ch t:lo we were paas
). lux through what ID AuoHu III tho h4in
:; IENdes."
J; tho pl!ospnote6aent Lights "l',cl o. night y!
:. s."ru, OF tAv silly. ia Ne advanced sousllwal
il tuey iurreaseu, and sometimes appeared in IL
j. ol u OF Iugge glu1ulrs, uuitlug III ouo contsn
e ouY nluss aud lighting up brilliantly.
y y our, l3.-wE CROSSED THE Equator
u Sunday, uct. II, befuru aayutcak. Ou Using
tIo no. mug found 1t u bright aud clear aa
With s!llI breeze aad d tosslnG soa: ManY
White cau was yluibla ta1 and near, mud Old Me-
II tulle lagiuG with hIs trldcut, atlffca up Tie b
= Il wua fur Bulnu tMo expected TINT tho uH!l
=, - ccromony OIL crosplug tho Lnu would AaYa bet
- pcrfosu,ou at.o pluch spurt Was anticipated
It tna sailors III ca'ius to utt4tnl IT, IT, aeoo
~ o,1uulustuutus, it was ultimately postponed.
H. UuYiug tho nieht Of tho l2th. no .
" y LOST uSE Or THE uLAnEs or oun ,scnEw.
aa Splle tlmo proyionn. past 0f ahotlef "as oFoNe
m Al present hLlohB t!Aou "at1 ~ "psss'
ID us. togo.her with ~ adverse eutront; ;o. 1'ns
~ oueutly wa ure obllacd to losson our sIeoa. u
1s. W. sveraro time since tho brsatago IL not nc
va NV tnan & kuots pvr hour, which, suppose, wo'
ito represent suoa apaaia! ss' 'v tho portuguo
Iii poTnaul1ncu-ao GA1eu ~ ,' sns u tt,a s,,
yas and derived from "lntorno 1ks9 1a 9tno nq ~
ng of llolD, III consequence " ~
pot lQr, IL our uca.tbt port hut " u uuu'i4 :.
lng a,tampt 10 putot t4ura, alIl wa WV ~ ~
erH likely to nrucpud 10 Hlo Jlnclfo 1oF lppna q
mud unlosutaud. they l!ayo extra hladps gu poasu.
los, aIa!L DO ulud Il, btu lauu AYA. uni I'LL sure
AeA will kptw it,Y In af,,Wev!atu 1t Attar II tutal
lux acscu nt nycn It's y,pw for over Two 'Yeaka'
W. Last u!ght lau yunsol
no gillplEn bEA
nuo | IN Eosno placoa aud nv uprt-hole bo1uE op
.w t!le walter rt,tI,ui H. narrowly esual,e1 hay
itB sea.baAi fort,n .toly WIS III Tho upper ~!
= iu aau t4'la ese4I'oI. Hal | boon ~ the lo"a
9Nl- should navo huoa t!roncAud,
Vs9' 43.-Re aA not 20 into pornambuco,