The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-13
9aaersou Syatsisigeaeer.
CRUISE OF TaIE iasVNReAlg.o .

Around the Globe -zhe Giiasstr, sOenery,
Wealth and PeerIe Of Various Countries
Graphicaliy Described.
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Mra. Brassey. wife OF 8Tr. Thomas
Brassey. IL. p, has written an Interesting
aud Instructive book, 10 which she de.
scribes, IN graphic manner, the multi
plicity of scenes Witnessed and Incl
dents met with in tour around the
world. The lady was accompanied by
hor husband aud few intimate friends,
aud travelled in . commodious yatch,
well manned by trusty seanen.
The Sunbeam, sailing from the
Thames, set out on the 1st Of July, 1876,
and steering westward by the 1sle of
Wight, suffered some rough weather In
getting into the Atlantic On the 18th
there was o cry of "sail ON the port
beamI2' but on investigations It proved to
be an abandoned vessel tossed about on
the OCEAN, with masts gone, and the sea
washing over the half-broken-up deck.
This unfortunate def6ifct was visited it
had been laden with wine, of which sev-
erai cask were carried away, and then 1t
was left to it's fate; though had time per-
mitted 60 take the hulk into port q con-
siderable salvage might have been real
aICu' Ah9 PoAy WSiO oeBiuuinB " seL.
tie down. AZ meals there was much
pleasant talk; Mrs. Brassey read aud
wrote q good deal, and learnd Spanish
one Of the gentlemen taught the chill.
dren, and the commissariat der-artment
was satisfactory. The land frat reached
was MADEIRA. At Funchal, the vessel
dropped anchor; and with haunting
about TO see the island, there was stay
Of several days. Many friends came on
board before denarlnre,. and "all ed.
mired tho yatch very much particularly
the various cosy corners ia the deck
house."
On the 26th July. off for the Canary
Ialands and these being reached, there
was an expedition on horseback to the
Peake of TenerifTe. Tremendous as was
tho ascent of the mountain which rises
Il ,11G66 iHrct abuys the ieyei OF the sea,
Mrs. Brassey did not shrink from the
undertaking. She, however, did not
attempt to climb the conc Of G30 feet,
composed as IL 10 of hot ashes, into
which the feet sink at every step,
while sulphuT0ua yal,ors pour from the
various Bsaures. View from the sum-
init magnificent. Of the picturesque
scenery drawings and photographs we're
taken. Teneriffo being exhausted, of
went the Sunbeam, still holding in q
solitherly direction by TIE Cape Cape do Verde
Islands.
Rio do Janerio, on the coast Of South
America, was reached ON August IS,
The eye everywhere was struck with the
brilliant aeoioss Of; The humming birds,
flowers and butterflies. Palm, orange.
lemon, and citTon trees were among the
comtion lobie Us OF vegetation. a vs:ia.
ton in the general amusement consisted
! of q voyage up the River Platte and O
journey on the PAmpas. Splendid coun.
try, and we'll farmed, but under what an
infiiction-the locust. Of these terri.
BILE creatures Mfs. Brassey heard good
deal, and she longed TO sec thelp, and
her wish was .gratided. She says; I'm
the c0urse of our ride We saw in che dis
tant ely what looked very much like O
heavy purple thundcr.c cloud, but which
the experienced pronounced TO be q
& bus az we proceed they met us, first
singiy, and then In gradually increasing
numbers, until each step became posi-.
lively painful, owing to the smart blows
we received from them on our heads,
faces and nnndh. AS the efocEatB passed
between US end tho sun they completely
obacured the light; d litsles later, With
the SUMS rays shining directly on their
wings, they looked like, golden cloud,
airis H5 :1Tia 5Sil5simess ssssse s.isa .sEa.
formation Ecene Ia a pantomime.n
The Sunbeam set OFF In its course
sout on September %. While ".
Ing down 10 rest after break kfast, Mrs.
BFussey was summond TO come on deck
to see ship which had signalled being
on dre. A boat being dispatched to dis.
cover the condition Of aaairs, the vessel
was found 20 be the Monksharsn, sixty
days out from EWensca, bound fer Val
\ paraisc, With q cargo of smelling coal,
which mad saSep Ere by the spontaneous
ignition OF gassa. As sit was evident
that the unfortunate ahip could not DO
saved, prompt assistance was given In
bringing tlIeiScrsw on board the Sun.
beam, he poor follows, says Mira.
Braasey, 'aer5 almost wild with Joy at
getting alongside another chip, after all
the hardshipa they had gone through,
ssd Is tsisisiS 5zoitsnie they threw over.
board many things which they might as
well have kept. as they had taken the
trouble TO bring thenas Onr boat made
thres triaa altogether !. and by half.rast
Of. their sffattes and the ships chronome-
! ters. charts and papsfs. Y llS =
While We szsEs at tlinnes the ship gsspss
blazing like ss ssfar.basrel.a 2 Tll5 ulIiex-
pected add ton OF Ire CROW OF tho Monk.
ahAven 90 those on board the Eanbeani
proved q trial on tho com Gnissariat, but
the difficulty was overcome. The ireorz
genIenea was fortunately for snly O few
days. The flssnani, ono Of tho Pacific
Comp mail steamsss, caEe in sight
on che ronte for England ggud "a this yes.
sei the cresa OF tho Monkehsven were
ConsIgned. 3s Il a -
on Che 9Th 0f Oclobtf tho Sunbeam
Nas OF the ecoast of Patagonia: che rug.
fscd mountains OF Terra del FaeEo ross
on the sky, and now the yatch shaped
ats cotirse for the Straits OF Maseilsn
10 get shrough these t0gttous naffoWs d,
recsEoned ono Of che cleges faass In Ss,hvi-
cation. There are many aiinken rocks
20 ha av0idsa, and tlie natives auatts,fotl
about the coast are not 10 be 70 Fed on.
The narrow chapaess we're Eot through
0n the I2t1 October the sun pierced |
through tho clouds and the broad Pa
cifc was ia view. What q tri1Eiph Ia
navigation go hava piioted fttllo yateh
through the ssfaits, for, iE would do |
credit, not only Co en- AMATEUR but to q
professional sd lsaii.y Gaiis gVeEe l.ijisss- |
Cd & nlld ncSs begius what We Sieeln to I
10 the langt anluging .part5 of 4lss work
say agsng was alncDg ssse .fosiss Of |
Issands which, dcttiug The Pacifc. ifa |
king ii the pteiuaa bsa,ity of lie |
tropics, Iees / he aaupt itsnottant |
tsadifg toeIS Of ief6 sorss, S.aree.
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