The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-24

Gibraltar was sweet and refreshing, and
we awakened Sunday morning 10 behold
the scenes Of the previous night beneath
the still more brilliant rays Of the sun.
We we're not allowed TO go ashore, but
with the aid Of good field glasses had a
dne view Of these, the finest Notifications
10 the world. Before noon we sailed into
the Mediterranean, glad indeed 70 ex"
the boiSterous waters oil the At
lantic for It's quie. sunlit waves. Ship
life became now not only endurabie, but
A moonlight night on the
Mediterranean 10 one Of the loveliest
on earth. With the waters as
as glass yet gently undulatibg,
every star above multiplied in the NOV
ing mirror below, and with the moon
flashing her light along the smooth crest
Of each bright billow, and making the
trail Of the good old ship like a broad
street Of the golden city, one wishes that
the night might never end. We sailed
between Malta and Sicily on the 23d OF
November, each Of which were dimly dis
cernAble. On the evening Of November
10Th, we anchored at Port Said, the en-
trance 10 the suez Canal. There we saw
a large English war vessel, which re-
minded US that we were getting sadly be.
hind in the war news. We all went
Ashore and after wandering about this
disagreeable place and purchasing q few
c%uriosities, meanwhile being pestered
continually by the dirty, hali.naked beg.
gars for "baksheesh - "baksheeshl !" we
gladly returned 10 the ship. There We
beheid q strange sight. During our ab.
fence two.large barges had come on either
side, from which hundreds Of tawny half
naked natives were coaling the steamer
by means OF little fiat baskets which they
carried on their heads. This seems like
q slow way 10 coal = large steamer, but
there were so many laborers that it was
accomplished even more rapidly than at
Gibraltar. These barges were lighted
with burning Goals in coarse network
baskets made Of strips Of metal. The
dirty smoke from these, the falling OF the
red.hot pieces into the water as some fell
low poked the Goals for . better light, the
dense cloud Of dust from the ~shoyeling,
and the dirty, half-clad creatures with
their deafening gibberish, made the best
representation OF the lower regions one
cares to see. We thought: "Are these
really men, and have they souls?' We
entered the canal next morning and
reached suez Wednesday evening, and
we're out at sea once more after q few
minutes stopping 1t that place. The cool
sea breeze was grateful after two days in
the hot canal with its stretches OF glaring
sands on either side. The Red Sea is
very dangerous. We had reason for
thinking so the night after we entered it.
II was quite dark, although early in the
evening. We were sitting on deck, hay.
ing some music around the piano, flor the
Captain had kindly permitted 1t TO be
brought up), when suddenly the ship
appeared TO CRATE over something.
The bell rang, tie engines were re-
vcrsed, and there but a few feet
from Us were the dreadful rocks call.
ed the Brothers. Instantly all was con.
fusion, which was heightened when the
Captain shouted "Cut away the boats"
Ladies tainted, children screamed, men
ran for their yaluables, mothers for their
sleeping babes below and shipwreck seem.
ed certain. The order 10 cut away the
boats was countermanded, and slowly the
ship moved away from her perilous stu
alton. We were all momentarily expect
ing to strike one OF the outlying hidden
rocks. Our preservation seemed mirac'
ulous. Whether we really grated against
a smooth rocky shelf, OF whether the
shock we felt was from the reversing Of
the engine, we never knew, nor yet, again,
where the blame lay. The Captain
throughout the entire voyage had been
very careful, and had the entire conf
dence OF the passengers. The accident
was attributed 10 a strong current carry
ing the vessel from her course. After
the excitement had subsidized vi had
PRAYER in the cabin, where ever hearts
u%naccustomed to prayer went up TO God
in thanklulness for his merciful care. We
felt uncomfortable during the remaining
days in this treacherous sea, and the heat
too, was intense.
On the night OF December 4th We sail.
ed through the narrow straits and morn.
ing found US IN the Gulf Of Alden. In the
Indian Ocean we had some rough weather,
causing, by the rolling Of the ship, pain.
ful accident 10 n Of my travelling COM
panions. She was thrown on the deck
and her right arm broken. This was very
distressing, az the constant motion Of the
vessel caused excrucia,ing pain. Two
nights before entering port we held a
concert, which was hardly as good as the
one on the Devonla had been. After it
the Captain kindly gave q supper in hon.
or OF the occasion.
On December 18th we packed our
trunks, and the next morning anchored at
Bombay, where we passengers babe each
other goodbye, and joining our friends,
who were awaiting us, proceeded 10 our
different homes. The trip "up country"
was long and tiresome, over a thousand
miles. After making 4 visit in Bareilly
| found myself once more at home, after
being a wanderer SO many weeks, And
having taken my readers with me 10 my
dwelling place In sitapur l shall say no
more for the present.
EMMA MOORE scoTr.