The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-20
F. F.SHING AND SAILING.

-Sf1lNG AMI SAlLlNG.
RECENT EXPERIENCE or THE OLD DOMINION
FISHING AND YACHT CLUB IN SAILING AND
FfsBING-A STORM AT COBB's ISLAND
MOONLIGHT sAILs-AT sEA--sALuTATI0Ss
GIVEN AND RxCBANGsD-A DAY WITH GEN.
ERAL 1A1IAFERRo AND JUDGE wELLroRD
IN NORTH RIVER AND NoBJACK BAY, &C, &C.
-lCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispach.l
AT ANCHOR OFF OCEAN VIEW,
August is, 1880.
| could not help comparing to-day with
the 18Th OF August Of last year, rs looked
ont tbis morning upon the beautiful clear
blue sky. Not q cloud to be seen. A gen.
tie, pleasant breeze, making the day all the
more enjoyable, carried our vessel to
Ocean View, where am now writing. The
storm oi last year, OF which 50 much has
already been lid and written, is still very
fresh in the minds OF the people on the
coast, and wherever we have been the peo-
ple have questioned us with seeming inter-
est to know how we managed 10 escape de-
struction from the gale when the shipping
everywhere on the coast. in Hampton Roads,
james and Elizabeth rivers, was so dam
aged. But that storm is over now; we es-
capped, though we experienced il; and 1t
may be an hundred years before another
such will fall upon this section, and long
before that time we shalt have given place
TO our successors IN this agreeable organi-
Zdtion.
ANOTHER GALE AT COBB's.
couldn't help feeling when we dropped
anchor at Cobb's Island this year that we
would have another storm. Don't know
why, but the thought was constantly occur.
ring TO me. And. sure enough, we have
bad it; but. Of course, it did not compare
either in length or severity with the great
storm OF last year. Ii came up about $50
O'Clock on Thursday night of last week,
after the first letter from our Club had been
sent YOU, and lasted only an hour. The
wind blew great gale fol- a little while, and
then the great, big drops OF rain began to
fail faster and faster until it was coming
down in torrents; the lightning ran along
the heavens and through the clouds. and
lighted up the scene far and near; and then
great pealG of thunder followed one another
in quick succession, making the sight grand
to those who enjoy such things, and memo
rable TO those who do not. Let go the
starboard anchor" sang out the officer in
charge; and the order was carried out as
soon as il was given; but we had already
drifted considerable distance from the high
u. u
lie unea.jness, we experienced no harm.
AT sEA-sALUTATlONS.
The morning after the storm we left
Cobb's Island-that is Friday the 18th. We
generally get away from there the day fol-
lowing a storm. DR.. Il. o. Hills, OF Wash
ington, and his two sons, came aboard about
I O'clock, aud at quarter past O'Clock we
got under way and went to sea under a
light north wind and moderate swell. BY
10 O'Clock we found ourselves almost be-
Gained, and drifted along with the strong
ebb.tide towards Cape Henry. 1t was calm
the rest OF the day. At III A. NJ. we passed
the steamship Hatteras, bound to New
York, aud exchanged salutations with her
by firing our guns and dipping our colors.
About an hour later the steamship Manhat-
tau, from New York, passed us bound in
to Richmond. We saluted her. At half
past in the afternoon, at Cape Henry, we
passed the steamship Albemarle, bound TO
New York, and we OF course saluted her.
Asp. NJ. very light breeze sprang up,
and we proceeded to Old Point, casting
anchor inside at 10 O'Clock at night, the lat
ter part OF the sail having been highly en-
ioyable.
RAcE-AT NORFOLK.
On Saturday morning, August 14th, very
early, we got under way aud proceeded TO
Ocean View, ancheriDg there, and CON-
menced fishing just before 6. We caught
in short time tfty-four dozen spots, hog
fish, trout, and croakers; and it was not
very long before we became weary OF the
sport. While at anchor, a telegram an.
nouncing the illness OF member OF the
family OF our friend Mr.. James II. Capers
was received, and be was called home. II
was decided TO take him 10 Norfolk. We
fell in at Ocean View with the sloop Hitch
ings again, and hearing that we were going
to Norfolk the Bachelors decided 10 accom-
pany us. The Hitchngs got under way at
ll:2o, and we at 11:4O. The distance from
Ocean View to Norfolk via the Old-Point
channel Is about twenty-one miles. A good
breeze was blowing from the southwest,
aud we were soon far on our way, passing
the HitchDgs, and In fact everything else
ahead OF Us. We came to anchor on Ba-
ker's flats at las p. NJ, having made the
run OF twenty-one miles in two hours and
five minutes, which Is regarded pretty fair
sailing.
After dinner we went ashore and on
board the Wyanoke, then lying at her
wharf, bound to New York. Here we
parted, regretfully, with our friend Capers.
who went on TO Richmond. At O'Clock
in the evening we broke anchor again and
sailed back TO Old Point, anchoring there at
bedtime.
AY-GENERAL TALlA-
FERRO.
Sunday the 18th we lay still all day; wind
northeast. Several members OF The CluD
went ashore to church at the Fort. Rev.
Mr. Herrick is the (chapIain) rector there.
By the way, he was waited upon about
twenty years ago TO know If he would ac-
cept the rectorsblp OF old 81. Johns church,
ID Richmond but be said it would be I'M
possible. and the mstter was dropped. Dr.
Herrick Is a fine preacher, should Judge,
md he is what some of our Richmond
friends would cali Hish-Cburchman;
others simply good Prayer-Book church.
nan. 90 The Gloria in Ercetsis the minis
er sang from the chancel the parts OF the
Gtori0,
.sThou that takest away the sins Of The world"
md the choir, taking 1t up there, SANG the
OF the sentences. The choir also
,anQ the responses In the Litany. The music
vas very poor, although the choir has good
Material 10 II.
On Monday we got under way with au
,ast wind and moderate weather, and pro-
.ecded TO Mobjack bay. We cast anchor VI
l:30 O'Clock, and resumed operations 10
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