The Republican journal., 1888-11-01
BARK w. o. ALDEN Al SEA. Jan. a3. IS5O

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BARK NJ. .. ALDEN Al SEA. Jan. .3. 1SlO.
Lat II. IS. South. Long. 80. a. West.
FRIEND DAVID: A. promised to send yot
aiett,r when we arrive al Rio. and not KNOWN.
how much time shall have to write when W,
get there Gas we intend to stop there but :
short time) thought would commence lit
tie now. and give YOU bref sketch of wha
has taken place on board here. up to the pres
ent time. thinking You would like to know
how we ret along.
We went 70 >ea with a strong westerly WIND
and cold weather. We took our lepartur,
tr"a, the OGDEN Bail. which W. lost SIGHT o,
At > o'elorh in the afternoon. and we have not
seen land since. The first day out. while run
ming hefolc the wind. our S,]anker ibed and
carried away the GAIT. This i all that we have
carried away in the shape Of sl,ars. rigging. or
anything else >Hce we have been 1T sea. We
had q fine run Oft thc coast. Our northwest
wind la-ted Us a fortnight. blowing Il >titf
breeze. and sometimes a little more. allowing
Us to carry topgailant>ails sometimes while at
others We We're scudling under close reefed
tore and Gan tnr>ai'>, running all the time
iead before the wind. an,! | assure YOU the
way "" irft home WAS not slow. In two weeks
from the time We left we Were . lG0 miles from
Belfast, After we had been al sea few DAYS
AMI the principal rart OF The people had rot
over their sea>rkne>> we got everything ar
ranged to OIL liking. a1ld things here have been
gong on rl-.i, ever since. oar bark is Il rood
sea boat n ever sailed, and Just about Il mid
ding >i!iier. We have made rather better than
az aNe!a-e passage mus lar' ha' ing 'e'n AT Sii
~, ~ ~. : 'i''' W" ''fe no" "'hh 90
my 'i i''
Ait'r "" l'a H>td our noflii"c>lci up we
'oIh iAt i"Eties>i traces. Nhlrh lasted Us Gown
"hih Y &c Ht1!fec Oh tie equator. Nhlfh we
l">>'i 'he tiiii ->iAth uaI ohf ne north
'aNt l"lN hih net use Us very Wrli. u we hati
-'tll it;il ol raihi' light weather "lion We
>aoud 'iNf ilid Stion@ ifrtit,. hit npon
tl',l'i! ne iile we touk inc southeast trades.
Wh''i nave 'i"fr hf>l rae 10y Us. running lis
h."h lWthfN-ohe degrees without even stop
Pil4 minute I" lake breath. ana we ar" noW
cong on Al round rate with >tuF''iln9>alI> out
aI"W ana Hioi'. nay i!@ seven OF them set.
Altef we il"' heefi at sea a lew days the
weather began to moderate and in fortnight
mere was no occasion FOR pea jackets or wool
en- c'"tM.> u any N''it. Tie thermometer being
i'eH !! - heEftr- ahp'e zero. ana aa> ranged
!roih - HF 20 ~ degrees up |" the pte>tiif
t'hlc' never h,ioFt saw Stitii pleasant Wetlii-
- ~! = i"h5 li'i'e nelolt III my me. we nave
H"t ';t'' 7 "alc 81 Wliiu since we hay" been At
seq. :" ilt'h.h i"f Niili Ah.t weather. Perhaps
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~ -. "hU assume. ~ the nF>i l'i;irt we nave
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t..r '".f i'N 'i' "',' i''''"I'!s lof i'>>'ii-
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'l''N '''i ''ito"S of'itl -''ht>' il' fatiH'H VIZ
naNt S"hif - 'ii''>t" sports. anu II you We're
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~ h'Ne up 'i u" o"l Nrhooi mouse; frequently
we folir'l on ihe tol' "l The mouse and haHe Il
lofe ''in all'f' putlHhS ,t1wh Inc ,touble shnf-