Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-16

Some of these appeared to be higher above
the level of the sea than our mast heads,
and nearly or quite quarter of mile in
length, against which the seas dashed
with mad fury. without causing any more
movement to the huge masses than if they
had been Cape Horn itself. 1t requires
careful navigation and good lookout in
the vicinity of ice, for the weather is usu-
ally more or less thick in that region anu
the thermometer does not indicate ones
uearnesS to ii. as is the case near the
Banks Of Newfoundland Probably the
reason is that the Slip being 70 wndward
Of the ice and with strong hreczc- ap.
proaching very rapidly the thermometer
does not feel the effect until up in close
proximity % it.
Our run from Cape Horn to the island If
Trinidad, in the South Atlantic. which we
sighted and were becalmed several days
near it, was quick and satisfactory one.
We then took the southeast trade winds
which carried US across the cqustor and
without calms into the northeast trades
which at that season of the year blow with
great strength W. sighted Darbuda, one
Of the Yves; India Islands, ID passing and
in sixteen days from the equator. ninety
one days from Bakers Island and one
hundred aud tlltyonc days from our dc
parture from San Francisco, our ship was
at anchor in Hampton Roads. This was
then said 10 be the shortest passage ever
made by any ship over that route, and we
are not sure that it has ever been equaied
since.
We had not hear, word from the mi
ted States since we left san Francisco. i've
months before, 80 of course We were ark
ious to hear the news. We had many
questions % ask Of our pilot when Ae
came on board, anu The iret was, who hsd
been elected President, for Our last adj
vices While At san Francisco had not given
., the names VI thu nominees for that of
,icc. He told ~ that Abraham Lincoln
hst been elected rre- dr,t that hye III
,hr South ~ States Aai ~yyrlgI ami hand
e,l a. Il newspaper newspaper bat two
day od We lad hot seen one for i've
months; and that TOO was n the stirring
lines Of 'oi, W" read the paper with
eager haste; grew angry a. So read; and
wc lauu' he'd mental ualcd,ctipuS against
the southern >cc,-,luui~iS aud their NORTH
,yu = ympa'hiA"r~. Tni~ wa> the sad news
that greeted u, a. We entered our home
port after hyc mouths Of voluntary exile
away from pu.>Atlou> Of the wolld's po-
lit!ral. commercial ami social activities
Whilr onr >Alp Iay at Hampton Roads,
Abraham Lincoln. VA the IN III March,
l-Gl, was iuau. .ITatud President Of the
uited States, Well ~ We remember the
day, which Al Norfolk, VA. Where wr
weIc,wa, a dritiu. ~uuW>torm, and wc al
- remember the many uufriendly and IN
complimentary remarks which were made
IL our hearing upon The Presidents mes
sag which all read and talked about II
wa, at the hotel At Norfolk that We first
heard that now familiar tune called Dixie,
which Young lady sat at the piano and
played ia our hearin.
We received orders - proceed to New
YORK ana discharge our cargo, and We made
no delay Ia our departure being glad 10
leave u place where tA, people appeared to
be ~ hostile Up the ~, eminent anu 10 tue
hag we loved, ann under whose fold, We
hAd found protection 70 all quarters Of the
globe. Arriving ~ New lork We rccAar-