Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-04-21
Letter from Rev. l.. Warren.
Or BOARD THE BOLIVIA,
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old city OF Edinburgh. say old city, bccauie
our hotel the "lmperast," was in the old part
Of the city, near the ancient castle; and there is
considerable strife between the people Of the old
aud new town Of Edinburgh Wishing to pur-
chase some little article, | was told by the waiter
at the hotel to be sure and go up into the old
town. as the new was aristocratic," and would
charge me much more and in the new part, they
sncer at the old.
but Edinburgh is an interesting city, and tic
people appear to be frank and honest It was In
this place that lady out in the street with bare
feet, was inquired Of by u mcddlcsomo gentle
man, III women went barefoot in this country"
She instantly replied, Yes, sir, some Of thcmdo
and some Of the rest OF the folks mind their own
business" The man made no further Inquiries.
As We had but two days before taking ship at
Glasgow, we went Immediately into the art gal
lery and here we met a friend indeed, " although
an entire stranger. Mr.. RUSSELL because he had
been to America, and had a son living in our
country, learning that We were Americans, at
tached himself 10 our little party Of two and spent
the forenoon showing IA through the galleries u
ancient and modern pictures having good story
to tell Of each Of the most important Iaintinrs.
lie took to the castle likewise. showing IN tho
crown jewels Of the old Scotch kings telling how
they were lost for long time, until Sir Walter
Scott, the Scotch relic hunter, dug them up and
caused them, with the great chest which con
tained them, 10 be preserved, hencoforth, IN this
ancient Castle From the castle this friend Rus
sell took Us by "The heart Of Mid Lothian" ~
the court MONS, where judges and lawyers wig
ged and powdered the same as they are in tho
old parliment building in London, were trying the
most important cases Of litigation. Last Of all
"Royal sights in Great Britain, woyisited The
palace aud ancient Abbey oi Holy Rood, b" to look
at the public halls and the private rooms aud fur
niture Of Mary, "Qneen Of Scots" and the old
Abbey connected with this palace Of "Holy
Rood" h 80 Uery ancient indeed, that buta portion
Of It's arches and pillars remain, aud no one can
tell the time of their erection
Having done" Edinbtfgh, we loii-Alaroh
i0th-on the railway through Scotland, by the old
Roman wall, which WAS built many hundred ycar.
ago, To keep back the troublesome ricis ON tho
way 10 Glasgow We could see at distance ON the
mountain, the monument Of the Bruce Of Ban
nookburn, and, ought not 10 forget u mention
the most beautiful Of all monuments, that Of Sir
Walter Scott, which stands b. the public garden
In Edinburgh. We also pas, on the WAY from
Edinburgh to Glasgow, an old castle. or
palace" by the shore Of Lake on lo,h leiugoW.
where We are informed Mary Queen Of Scots was
born.
Now, after spending three lunar months or
" three moons ~ the indians Jay, "a visiting dii-
ierent parts Of the old world twelve weeks II
most agreeable spring-time, with the exception II
occasional storm and cold We embarked with
several hundred other passengers, both Of steer
age and saloon. on this new, siaunch and noble
ocean steamer, Bolivia ofthe Anchor line. COM
mandod by Commodore } J. Small. OF Glasgow
This steamer Bolivia va. built on the
clyde la 1874, By the Henderson Brothers. and
l. one Of the newest aud finest steamships that
CROSSES the Atlantic. Her length Is four hundred
aud ten feet 10y ny-cight feet In width Every
part is kept nice aud clean She was built at a
coat Of $1,000 aud her gross tonnage b. four
thousand six hundred tons, sixty tons % coal age
consumed daily. As We PASSED through Paisley,
where the costly shawls are made and entered on
buafd this fine ship at Grccnock, The sun WAS
crossing the equator and plelsantcr evening
was never seen. ~ Ne had reason a. anticipates
fine aud most agreeable voyage
Rested and slept well Ia the bolivia" the fi.t
night and awoke 10 ind ourselves IN the beautiful
hailor Of Londonderry Ireland The lri-h sea
was calm and this country Of Dcip. or London
derry. is the pretticst place IN early spring time
| we have ever seen
But very son after sunrise sabbath morning,
| March 2lst, there was excitement and commotion
on deck amor the " steemge passenger none
| than there was when the poor man died ui % de-
I lirium iIemens on the China, IN our VOYAGE
/ 10 Ireland Ia January What's thc matter, MOVE
\ We soon find out that among the other stcomge
/ passengers taken on board from Londonderry,
/ was one--a lad, nineteen years Of age--Who bad
| sold bis masters horse and cart, will which be
/ had been entrusted, and had cut away, intend
I Ing 10 come to America aud invest II was said
/ that he Intended to invest Ia " New Jersey peach
lands But, alas, for the uiiers calcuatonsl
The Irish eonstabulary were after him, aud our
ship was boarded By two Of these officials, well
armed and, after a shor, search poor foolish fut
was found down la the hold packed Tor Amer
lea" But after being called out and viewing
these two officers for a moment be very cooly In
quired Of those present II they would Assist linn
| Il he went Ia for a hghtq' They informed him
! that they could not consccntousy do so, as they
were obedient subjects, and must zee the laws en-
! forced while here under The british flag Tie lad
/ then wanted the officers 70 inform him u they
would shoot him II be resisted and ~ they au-
swered him " Yes be finally quietly surrendered,
and was taken into their boat and carried back to
/ the beautiful evergreen, Emerald shores, and We
/ lost Pats company for this voyage. This was
quite a stirring little incident Of sabbath moru
We now moved out Of the Londonderry harbor,
and the Irish Sea, taking our last look OF Great
| Britain when Hoyhead Ia Wales and Fastnoss-
rock Lighthouse. and the Grey Mountains, disap-
peared, and We left the st. George Straits, and the
shores Of the merry old world. But | enjoyed
my visit to Europe much more than ! ANTICIPATED
The remainder Of Sunday WAS passed in reading
religious books, and things moved along smoothly
until Tuesday morning, when the great equinoc-
| tal gale came on 50 that the commodore who
had been around Cape Horn, and on an parts of
the Atlantic and the pacifc and the other old
sailors, called the waves ugly swells, and said il
| was a hard gale All this lasted for more than
two days OF course, we inexperienced voyagers
were ill., and lost some food and some flesh. Tor
several DAYS there was no being ON deck, as the
wind was 80 furious one was in danger OF being
blown overheard Something did go overheard,
but not human head-only hat, or cap--for
our next excitement was the blowing of passen-
gers cap He looked very melancholy and sad,
for it was truly fine cap He said sit was
present from a worthy friend and he would pay
the captain or any one seventy pounds II they
would get il for him" But no. The gale was too
furious, and no boat could be launched, and the
cap, or anything else that goes overheard, must
be lost. The wind blew so hard against us that
we could make but one hundred and eighty miles
in twenty -four hours, whereas, In good weather,
we 90 three hundred miles.
The bolivia" has done well, notwithstanding
the head-winds; for here we now are in this beau
tful New York harbor, after a passage OF only
twelve days from the coast Of Ireland. We
pass the quarantine station, just before the
sunset gun is fired, so that we shall be permitted
10 land early tomorrow morning, April I'd We
occupy over four hundred feet directly In the
track Of the ferry boats and they to be dodg-
ing around ny all night, or till very late hour In
the morning.
Our first view OF "our native land, and Of the
great metropolis OF America, is very pleasant In
deed after so much OF foreign land, and of sea-
sickness Yours truly, /. WARREN'
LETTER FROM MISNEsorA.-"J. W. r., writing
| from Elofu Ainnesnta under date Of April 10Th