, 1877-07-08
FRISCO TO SYDNEY:
Account Of a Voyage from California to
Australia.
The Discomforts Of Seasick Bride and
Groom.
4 Gall at the Sandwich Islands-What
Was Seen There.
Bret Harte's Heather Chinee appears Among The
Card.Players.
Vivid Desert ption OF q Terrific
Gale at Sea.

Gale at Sea.
/ Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SYDNEY, Australia, May 81 ,1S77.-Our steamer
reached this harbor at about a. III. on the
morning Of the 26th inst, and came alongside
Of the dock at about O'Clock, and / repaired to
tile Hotel Royal as soon after TINT time Us pos
sible, us was perfectly willing to conc ashore,
I having had enough Of the sea for the first at
tefupt,-our passage from San Francisco occu-
| pyius thirty days. From the Fiji Islands VIC
| steamed to Auckland New Zealand, which was
not the regular route Of the steamers, they
heretofore coming direct from ka,ltlavan to this
mort aud now their route is from Honolulu d.
rect to Auckland, thence here, not stopping at
tho Ffjis, leaving them to depend upon sail
vessels
will cndcavor to give you some idea Of nv
trip. We left San Francisco at high noon on
the 25th dny OF April, and steamed down the
harbor; passed tho United States naval station,
the Cliff House, and
THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE.
Upon getting outside we soon encountered q
pretty rough sea, particularly for q land>lubbcr,
and by 4 to O'Clock that afternoon there were
not very many passengers to be seen on deck or
about the cabin. For some reason, which sup
pose was perfectly understood by themselves,
they seemed to find their statcrooms the most
! comfortable places Of retreat. / noticed one
gentleman carefully balancing himself going
down the stairs from the cabin on the upper
deck to his statcroo1n below, with small child
under each arm, and all three looked pale
enough to be- taken down with severe fit Of
sickness, which they probably were.
Amongst the passengers were bride and
groom. She called him Albert, and lie WIS tie
first OF the two to grow white under the gills
BE spoke to her, and asked to be excused mo-
ment to go below. Several moments passed
and lie did not return, when she began to grow
nervous, and asked q gentleman to please find
her husband aud say to him that she was feeling
i'll and would like to have him come to her. The
gentleman looked around, but could not find
the young man, and so reported to the lady,
who then asked the gentleman to be kind
enough to assist her to her staicroon, which lie
Of course cl.ecriuilv did. Upon reaching the
statcroom door, and asking for aumittancc, no
response was given. and on trying to open it a
dead weight seemed to be lying against it; but
by dint OF hard pushing he was enabled to open
it far enough to take i survey OF the interior.
THERE LAT POOR ALBERT
on the floor, with all OF lis good clothes more
or less soilcd, and tic slop-bucket standing
alongside. His bride spoke to him, but he was
too sick to reply, being perfectly obliyious to
everything except his own misery. The gentle
man managed to push him to one side far enough
to get the door open and a1lnw her to pass in
when he left theua to themselves, with the I'M
preston that should he ever marry, and could
not stand seasickness better than that, lie would
not undertake Ill ocean voyage for 4 wedding
trip.
The afternoon Of the second day out the sea
either Gained or the passengers beca'ne used to
it, rs they began to appear On deck and mtngtc
with each other. After three or four days
more aequaintanccs were pretty well formed,
and representatives were there from different
parts Of the United States and Canadas, also
from Great Britain and other European coun-
tries. Several we're doing the trip around the
world, amongst them number Of Australians,
who were just finishing theirs, having started
from Melbourne by P. d Q. line of steamers to
London, thence to New York, and so on across
America, stopping at several OF the principal
cities en- route. Myself and a rcal-est3te
dealer from Chicago represented the
stMErRopoL1s or THE WEsT,'
and we trust did it properly. We endeavored,
us far a. possible, to give the Britishcrs aboard
a correct opinion OF the Stock Yards, grain Gle
vators, packing-houses, produce exchange ami
general mercantile trade. They appeared lit
tic skeptit:l at first, but, upon 6eeo9nlnS oettcr
acquainted with US, We seeuled to instsl conli-
denve into them, and think they finally bc-
lieved everything we told them, although one
of them seemed astounled When We told him OF
the probable aggregate amount OF tic entire
mercantile transactions yearly, and said, Why,
that is more business than the entire Australian
colonies dO.h
The evenings were generally spent in social
gatherings on the upper deck, both outside ami
inside OF the cabin; a party Of four OF five ell
loving themselves singing With the pluno ac-
commandment, others grouped together on the
deck discussing the prospects Of u general
European war, or the merits and dement's and
differences between Great Britain and the
United States, while there were still others who
would walk the deck, and probably dwell upon
the uncertainties Of life, more particularly
while at sea- The card-tablcs were. generally
occupied most Of the time, ana various we're
tho games playct, whist, eucflre, pedro, casino,
English lou, aud last, but not least, was tic
rrcat American game Of draw-poker, and. as
usual, Brctc Harte's heather Chince was there
in the person OF 4 San Franciscan, and It was
SURPRISING to sec him rake In the jack-pots and
how frequently hc held three OF kind, flush
hands with ace high, and ace-full against IN op-
ponent's king-full. He played his part well,
aud wps not suspected for more thnn week,
when he was
DETECTED STACKING TIRE CARDS,
and, Of course, from that ou lie was barred
from tho game, and was obliged to continue his
journey alone, as the carti-players did not seem
to enjoy his society; but think he could stand
it, rs he probably was winner enough to detray
the expenses Of his trip. one way at least.
and p'tt then su'' other times as a eourtsmarias,
or mock Trials. There were wo"gcntlcmcn with
u branu-ncw banjo who seemed determined to
drive the other passengers crazy with their vain
attempts to bring forth sweet strains, and at
last it could be borne no longer, SO court !
martial was organized with Judge-Adyocate,
Clerk, President, and counsel for the dcfcnse;
jury composed Of the elderly persons OF both |
some of them purporting to bc Of foreign ma |
tiunality, and not able to speak the English |
Language, therefore efeated considerable amusc-
Spanish iady, also French gentlemen, per |
soratcd by different persons. The ease was ably !
and an.usinely tried, and arguments for both |
sides com,taIly portrayed. The verdict was that |
cabin passengers, and be allowed to play the
banjo only one hour daily, and that in the fore
ton 1t is needless to say that the sentence was t
not executed, but VIC were not as much troubled /
thereafter hy the di5corlant sounds /