Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-05

| GU COulu not neIp noSiCinS tue uiueTenCe
In the two receptions. The Earl Of On
slow does not live in Wellington owing tc
some defect In the sanitary condition ol
the Government house, which caused the
sickness Of some of his family. This fact
has produced some III feeling. January
23nd was celebrated ss the half century
of the settlement of the colony. II statis-
tics are true, the colony has certainly made
some wonderful strides. especially In the
cultivation OF land and - production Of
stock. The people al very genial and
hospitable, especially to strangers. as much
SO as any that have ever been among.
The 2lst day of February bade good
bye to friends and sailed for New York
via Cape Horn. After getting to sea one
continuation of southwest and northwest
gales prevailed until we passed Cape Horn,
the 18th Of March. February Path, Mon
day. we passed the ls0th meridian Of east
| long gitude, which neces ssitated two Mon
monotony Of the bad weather until March
+th we passed close to large iceberg 10
lat. sc deg. e5 min south, Ion. l29 deg. 40
min. west, midway between New Zealand
and the Horn, and twfnty-one hundred
miles from land. 1t VI blowing strong
from the northwest at the time with .
heavy sea running when,we made 1t nearly
ahead at p. m. ran s.ithin a hundred
feet of the portion unGr water to get a
good look at it, The heavy sea breaking
against 1t with a continual grating sound
from the ice made It rather dismal. There
were two columns soms sixty feet high,
separated some forty or ifty feet, between
which the sea was breaking. Ice could be
seen extending several Indred feet under
water near the surface. The temperature
OF the air changed -four degrees while We
were close TO 1t. had -aeyer expected to
meet with one Of these dangers in that 10
cality and was not litt.e surprised at see
ing IL.
After rounding the Cape and getting
clear Of the Falkland Islands, In the South |
Atlantic came to the conclusion that the |
Atlantic was not going to allow the Pa |
citic to outdo 1t in the bad weather line,
and so the ball was opened with a breeze !
from the southwest, wfich entertainment |
rather enjoyed. but when the northeast
got tired Of being pressed and commenc
ed to work up its ballo;I did not enjoy 1t |
so well. Then the northwest wanted to
Initiate its candidate. Il made something
of mixed ticket whioS did 10, relish.
That got the southeast offended because
she had not had an invitation before, and
coming on with all the pomp and dignity
Of an eastern monarch, went into the
and took my upper topsail yard for a
.oothpick without asking my permission,
III this was done without consulting me.
or even asking what my feelings in the
natter might be II finally got through
with the several entertainments after two
weeks and left me with fragments Of the
east 10 do the best I could with cams
md light winds
| managed TO reach the equator April
3nd, got the northeast trade winds In !
eg south Latitude, after having only one
ay of ordinary southeast trades. Moth
ng worthy of note occgrred during the
assage from the eqaaNr to New York.
.hlch We .rsachgi Mar \hInsi..- after a
ulv 10Th. issa, distance OF too.sor3
hirty thousand three hundred and seven
niles The only quick runs were from
hobart 10 Wellington, in 3 days. l6 hours,
distance. 1870 miles. and from Wellington
. Cape Horn, in p days, Is hours, +'22
niles from the equator to New YORK IN
. days, ; hours, distance. $500 miles
This ends the voyage around tie world up
III which desist from making any com
nents other than grateful expression ior
nv safe return. Truly yours.
New York, May 18TH 1890