The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-20


ster salads, lambs fries and tenderloin
steaks, went abegsing and were e tire
~ discarded There was q universal
dem ~ r porridge in the saloon, and
for tn basins in the staterooms, which
kept the stewards as busy as bees in the
honey season. At luncheon and dinner
much the same state OF affairs pre-
vailed and a Baltimore gentleman who
made bold to appear at the dinner
table and partake of sucking pig,
which formed one of the items OF the
| bill of fare, told NE confidentially three
days afterwards. when saw him again
on the deck as we were approaching
Halifax. that hr had thrown his pig
overheard halt an hour after dinner
Such is life on the Ocean Wave
But three or four days at sea will
cure almost the weakest stomach OF sea
sickness; and by degrees the seats at
the tables became filed, and full JUS
tice was done to the excellent fare
Ale, porter and sherry gradually
usurped the place of ginger beer as q
beverage, and cur captain pronounced
the passengers conva.escing. There
was less demand for the doctor, but
more for cigars and champagne. An
amateur minstrel troupe was formed
for the amusement of the passengers, of
which your correspondent had the
honor of being one of the lend men,
my nose is black yet, because the
burnt cork has rubbed into the skin
and wont get off and we had games
Of shuttle boards" or honest billiards"
as the sailors call it. on the quarter
deck every forenoon. We saw lots of
whales, dolphins, and other funny ami
mails. and sailed into the harbor Of
Halifax on Saturday evening. June 9th,
where we were to remain till Tuesday
noon, following. This gave us abund-
ant time to "do' this interesting city.
which we did in the most approved
manner. visiting in a body the famous
Roman Catholic Cathedral. the Ci.a-
del, the Armory. the Navy Yard, and
the British iron-clad Bellerophon.
which is the flagship of the North
Atlantic squadron. Wherever we went
we were received with courtesy and
hospitality, our only passport was that
of being citizens of the United States,
but that was enough to insure us q
friendly reception.
Some of us visited the Colonial Asy-
lum for the Insane, which is situated at
Portsmouth, just opposite Halifax on
the other side of the harbor, al IS of
about the same size and man, very
much like the Government Lunatic
Asylum ono joke on the Capital y at
Washington.
Leaving Halifax at noon on Tuesday.
we arrived at st. Johns, Newfound-
land, the following Thursday afternoon,
and remained there about two hours
and half. The entrance to the harbor
of st. Johns is one OF the finest in the
world immense cliffs rise almost per-
| pendicularly from the water to height
of six hundred feet, leaving a narrow
pass or entrance Just wide enough for
/ two ships to pass each other. The seem
! cry is grand and wild in the town it
| self there is not much to see except
| dried Goldfish and Newfoundland dogs
\ fine pup. genuine breed, can be
| bought for about a dollar and half,
and it might pay an enterprising
Yankee to come up here and buy up
a cargo of them Oh speculation. Whole
sale they can doubtless be bought quite
cheap!
The run of seven days from st. Johns
to Liverpool was attended by the finest
weather it has ever been my good for
tune to witness on the broad Atlantic.
| IS
and porrige was nowhere The passen-
gers became fastidious and INDUCED in
nothing less than sardines and ox.tail
soup, squads and toast, "and sich" at
meals, and in the evenings we had
mock trials. musical performances, and
private theatricsls on board. Among
our passengers from Halifax for Eng
land was the Lord Bishop of Nova
Scotia with his wife and two daughters,
and on our last Sabbath at sea we had
an excellent service on board, after the
Church of England Ritual, which was
held by his Lordship In the spacious
saloon, and to which all the Storage
passengers (amOng whom there were
many "redcosts" or British soldiers)
and sailors were invited
The outlying rocks off Cape Clear, on
the south coast of Ireland were sigh, ed
about noon on Wednesday the l9'l. E
June, and about eleven o'clock .
same evening we arrived at Cue cas-.
town, where we landed some passengers
and mails. Early yesterday morning
the cote we passed the wreck of the
| steamer Idaho. Of the Williams and
Guion line. which went ashore without
loss of life fortunately on the Irish
/ coast on her way from New York to
Liverpool, o short time ago. About ten
! feet of her masts could be seen above
water. that was all. Further up we
passed the place where, some twenty
years ago. the Royal Charter was lost
On her homeward voyage from Austria
/ liza on the WEIGH coast, on the other
side of the Holyhssd coming up the
channel. A tall pillar, close to high
water mark, marks the grave of three
hundred people who persisted here
Next came the smoke of Liverpool
hanging like a black cloud in the dis
lance we passed the villages of Brieh-
ton and Waterloo, on the Mersey; shot
by the picturesque old fort at the
former place, and soon were in full
sight OF the enormous docks and great
chinneys of this, the second largest
city of this United Kingdom. With
the exception of the first two or three
days out from Baltimore, our voyage
had been one of unalleyed pleasure,
thanks to the fine weather, the excel.
lent sea-going qualities of the Allan
boats. and the efforts of our gallant