National Republican., 1883-08-31
THE 1SNooENrs ABROAD.
Sketch OF tho Return Trip Up tho POto-
mac - Hospitalities Mt Lower Cedar

mac - Hospitalities Mt Lower Cedar
Point.
AT HOME, Aug 30.-Owing to unfavorable
winds and tide wo did not get away from
Fortress Monroe until Monday morning, the
twenty-seventh instant and then the wind
being mo northeast" or, as sailors say, ''al-
most in our teeth" we had to boat our way
out and around Thimblo shoal light, and sf-
ter several tacls finally got straightened up
the bay on our course. The broeze soon be-
gan to freshen and "haul" in our favor, and
by tho time we reached Wolf Trap light the
good ship Samuel Wood was splitting the
water with vengeance that manifested
itself by dashing the foam and spray
over tho bow, treating the boder and more
daring of tho lnnocents to an involuntary
salt water shower bath. Tho captain, who
was ut the helm, developed his humorous
proclivities by watching his opportunity to
catch u poor Innocent who, unthinkingly,
would 90 forward to get better Wow OF tho
dashing waves, when ho would ease the ship
off, and then suddenly bring her up, causing
the victim to be showered most thoroughly.
We made the run from Windmill Point TO
Smiths Point light distance twenty miles,
in exactly two hours, and anchored i'll Coan
river at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, just
twelve hours out from Fortress Monroe
Tuesday morning opened bright and fail
when, nothing daunted by i'll luck so far out,
came tho fish brigade in full force as it was
a dead certainty that this was the long lost
but now found fishing ground. To make
assurance doubly sure the force was divided,
portion to fish and the other to crab. The
former took possession of the two small boats
and started off in high glee, anticipating q
great catch but after roaming oil over the
different well known trout" "croaker,
and "spot" localities until long after
the sun had passed the meridian, they re-
turned to the schooner with their bright
hopes dashed to tho ground rs they had
dashed all their bait to the fish, who eagerly
took the proflered food but were too wise tC
allow themselves to be hooked. The crabbers
however, who remained on tho vessel, had
much better luck, having caught about 200
Disguised with Conn river, up went the an
ohor and away we sailed for Pincy Point
where we remained all night and pulled out
for Cedar Point on Wednesday morning, tho
twenty-ninth instant, arriving there in The
evening" where the lnnocents AbroaC
were "at homo" for the night, as Capt. Mon
sell piped ali hands ashore, and often intro
ducing us to G. w. Crowther, cashier, ant
Louis Laubheimer, the steward. We wor,
taken in and done for in n manner that cap
tivated the Innocents so that another resolve
was made to the effect that Cedar Point is TIN
watering place and excursion point on tn
lower Potomac and that the Messrs. Henr,
Bros, of Baltimore and Commodore Harr.
Bowers, the Washington manager, deserv
the thanks of the public for the zeal and en-
terprise displayed by them in opening up AM
furnishing cheap and commodious mean
wherewith to reach this beautiful place.
Here the ninth annual cruise virtual.
ended as owing to the uncertainty of reach
ing Washington on time we left the Samuc
WOODY coming up on the Armenial and tn
gallant and gentlemanly commander, Mon
teel, his genial and ever watchful mate, MI
Sidney Bryant and the untiring crew, wit
none but the most pleasant recolections, an
. in the hope that our future cruises may b
under their auspices. 5.
p. ST. was somewhat premature in closin
my letter, as Mr.. Bowers met us ut Ceda
Point, and he with Capt. Baldwin, tho purse
George Pindell, and engineer Williar
Joiner, of the steamer Armenia, gave us
right royal welcome home.