Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-08
:,of!er .;ons Porto Rico.

Gay. O1 tue way 1 uIAIG J|ttIuEs, NL!ch
perhaps hay interest your readers:
Friday, Dec. 81, lS7S-Tbc steamer "Hs6ji,"
ca which I had taken passage, lett NV York
about one O'Clock to day ;nr 81. John, Porte
Rico. My destiGation is Ponce, P0sio Rec,
bu. 20 steamer goes direct to thar port. The
"Hadjl" is British steamer belonging to the
"Qlebec and Cult Ports Llne," and the BRITISH
lag was fsicg from the "gatt" as We steamed
past Staten Island, through the Narrows and
out to see. There are but Two other rasstu-
gers besides myself, one, q young gett'cHau
from Philadelphia goieg 10 Fentzlcls The
other Spalisrd wno does not speak E2Gii.H,
who is said TO be connected with The Srati:!.
mail service. The commander Of the Steamer,
Captain Faircio.h is I'd AMERICA, New 1c;-
sey man. lie is abou: - years Ct age. tie
has full, grzz!ed beard asd wears da;k
blue overcoat and weather beaten black te.i hat
La the cabin there are the captain OF he s;caul.
er, the purscr, yCucg nao, krl,!,h 81! &c
from the Isle Of Jersey. add the tLTee pGS.co-
gers. The mates a1i the three cr.iGecEs hLvt
their quarters elsewhere.
Tuesday, DEC. 3l-Icstatday, fox ih- IT,,
time since Friday last, | dressed al wcEt Oh
dtk for half GO hour, having bccn suffer-:
from the monster, sea Sickness. This steamer
tCtCS DIi.IsU, lIlc Et.hOIU aJ'. U!'NL vi .IS
s:s.aits Grc Caoadia0 Frelcl. iiioau!t I'D
Aiphcuse ere TIC ;wO Cansdi1n tcYs vino a!tGni
to ny State r90m. i..fec,!'y cIiai cherish
thee, o., yl!5aG!'. ID ny CleneG;, t}r TIE
bauii il ia who bt.nss na by .c&s: az; tea
when l tek2 Lc;;iar ut dry toss: ard tea. 10
DAY the sir Is .o!:.hSgl. ] he cs;,'aia has ci.
of b.. everest ou3 Gcurci lis ippcrs. TIE
sails arc SET, which @i& / IttG in The speed Of
the steamer. The slip makes about POO nile
in twenty four bogls Tie c,rtain says * aoru
tc-iav We are little more than 500 miles f!ca,
New Yoik, Iaitt!e IS. AMI longitude IS, aid
are ab2n: CSC nils wlS: cf The coo,t ii
Eorite.
"Wednesday, jz9. |, lSIg-:i1Gther beau'!
fri dsy. TIE captain tas has; az awultg IA;
owe, the a;cr deck 10 keep q. the rays q IH'
SUD- GA accJuat CT i: h.i2a the fist 3,y NJ
January III, e'cvari a7& cook prepare -
extra diaaer - day roast tGfkoy, WIN CO."
berry s;ucc. AID other dishes. There wls hI:o
!a.ce frosted ok. y! h 1879 iroStg: ~ l.
A!cr dinner, which gas tet~eca and i
O 'coci:, the capao. ~ fellow rasSsngc,s, AM
mysel! 90 " on deck sud 3, and tail f.: hpur-
ard young DAVIS, the pG:s :, aoi III ch'ri
oaa1ccr, p,c3 tho deck totctAcr sTh:!a.
FGtag, Jar. Ga gQjce Up % lacl ii.
nc1uig before t:cak's a., SIC . !,ok rI1ai.
outline agr1s. til. KS a2G.H u u. - 81.
Porto Res. AbJu; / o'clock the pilot ro ,
s0i!ca white l:en 81; aud Pa7sma la. clI.r
on beard, aud -ol1 after. wt.h both tha B1I,;>r
aud ! p uish il as flying, We ea,rTcl tbs harbIr
OF s., john. Ks s)1a a: the steamer ciIia :,
anch0r fum5c7 .! boats canc rjlod h.r -
t.iia aby passengers Tho night wish /. ~
ashore. lhy,uc.; the .uiteou3 assi..,Gr, t.
TIC Amcrl.aN c}rsu! It this It:c,, S0nn tyuu;
myself q1c:tafcd ~ the "tin;cl De! U"icrI,n,
where The steward speaks English. I..Fo t3l
that shall ha deta!Ged 9. s.. J0h@ r-.Iy.
week, waitios iora steamer 70 30 H. iuL9' cn
the nrhsr siGo Of TIE l.lAuj. Tbs II .,! #
the Uoiqa!aa is ) Ia:G2 sounding car.., Du,
note! 10 the West ladies i ruy di:fsrn:r
thing from hotel in the Ult, d Sl.t,4 Yen
will rencnhsr that IN this climate i. IL 1rs,r-
able to have c1Gi room, and they hay. "tc II
rle loom overlooking he wafer. whsrc h&y,
Tie breeze from he ha:nUr. TIE room = sia,I
lhoueh III, Clliiag is h!::l. The wis at.
WISHED 3i.ii 2 c;ar$2 "isE, rarii; piax ,nt
o:ttr co,9ls, patty no!,e, There il ID tx
TcCm On iron b2dstcad. across which is drawn :.
ssckioE, over the sa9kinc is i ve;ieea;cI, brisft
co'ortd cj;oa sirtat, over tis. 9an shcc.,
aud over lat spothcr linen sheet, aud ever he
whole IS 2 nc.ul.to s2i. Future czpai;oce.,
oa.,,,;n,, cr,,,.h o,s o,[,J.r r.r:r,,,,: ~
!. Irrnsh' ;r,c ,t"1.;.,n rbn 4 w. s',;g'i
Oa the WASH stcud Is q vase shaped carthaa &c
i;"h. i'r>t, r. No., a,,;|',n !, .- 49, " W.
such O. oGo would th!ok nigh. have been used
- in,kc";. ~ ~ GiiIu W: o1hpn iaf'H'
E,,, 49, - Tn' - t,' u ere.
t'OI. n.y. WIZ" , .yGA ''.pa' ~" ;"' r OCT
D. TIKI >. w VIZ, ~ "'e'' *; The
Mon ,,ios ! !, ,ona,, ' c'i,.-!,
r. - ..,Iiy 80 TIL; GUY you lee
q: - ~ 40 - u t;icF0nncd dowo into
~. ''H" -" Las act ID y nXotc. TIE
s W. ~" uErt1w. Very macy Ct the
Lous:' gay pAl,ezl!s tEat pIcitc. ov,r tie
s!'ee'' ne i.miil,s mostly I've 10 the s.cond
su":.:s. aud there aTe stores IN III, first starS
Su5d'g Tight ".ik Up 10 ihe "Pisz." and
hear the military ba"d pjsY. Il. on, e the
,srSest ;'sieIcsS ataT The hotel ther2 WIS .
oaii or da"ee' Inc musicians SAT 90 The ba'
cooy ata played lar 1910 The night. LIS sum
hsr weather nsft' lt IS quite vain II ttH
cay Dut the LlIDtS arc cooi Ard comfortable.