The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19

Al, +oo and we began to take in
atoros Among them were shoats, sheep
ND chickens, large quantity of the latter,
Ind tno coons Of Shanghai pheasants.
,rbav were about the size of our pheasants,
and q very beautiful bird.
When come to loo NV memory good
sind that we did not Law in Shanghai much
,,,.or forr ,,oely
yvo ,,or, loaded and towed down TO
,xrr,o,,,,., ~, tho last d,v If fine vanr 1874
Tho Chinese stavcdoros were taken along,
We ,ava them their dinner, They ate on
5he main deck the sailors forward. After
Ghe sailors had finished they left a lot OF
meetings and rotten parts Of potatoes in q
pau. The way the Cinnamon went tor that
was a caution The tugboat tool; them
7,,cly
n showed fiat night. Everything was
yyhitc
Next mcrr;nu the tug was back bright
and carly with crew in the place Of those
Shat ran oil. including a third mate and
boafswaip, Two of the runaways came
hack. The went by the name of elderly
7nar, fine balance Of the voyage
The anchor was weighed and we were off
Cor home, The pilot was on board He
oorId talk fair English. Some way or an
other he rot his luggage in our room. |
had occasion to move his boots, | found
chem to he powerfully heavy. Curiosity led
me 70 investigate. I discovered they were
full of Chinese cash. About fifty on q
string. Nobody wanted it. 1t was not
worth stealing.
We had close quarters getting through
She Junks that were anchored off Whosong
We grazed one and damaged some of our
I7eadraar. We finally got straghtsned out
and away we went. We were not long in
reaching the mouth of the river.
The wind was from the North, blowing
heavy. We set mantopsall The tug
could hardly keep out OF our way. She
blew about 4 O'Clock, which was signal
80 haul in howser. Then we were again
on our own hook. They crowded on ali
the sail the snip could bear, and the way
we were piunging down the Chinese sea
was q caution.
To my recollection there was hardly
day but what we we're IN sight OF rugged
rocky mountain, apparently hundred or
more feet high
Little did | think that the bones OF that
noble ship would rest beside one OF those
worthless piles, but such was the case, icr
she was wrecked On one OF those on her
next voyage.
We were making tremendous Roadway.
Her stern would settle down, a sea would
Lift 1t up and assist IN shooting her ahead,
almost at race horse speed. one sea came
up and tumbied over on the quarteroecR
and made the Old man take TO the miZ|en
SIgSln@ III hurry
This gale kept up and it ran us down to
She straits of Malacca in ten days, ordi-
larly it would take month. On enter.
ing the straits we were caught in a calm.
Bumboats came alongside loaded with
vans, sweet potatoes monkeys, parrots
and Java sparrows. We laid in good
supply Of vans and sweet potatoes The
hands bought three monkeys, but it wasn't
long before they met with watery graves.
The doctor Cook bought cage of Java
sparrows The boats were in charge of
coolies, short in stature, coarse black hair
cat straight around in collar, and in looks
seemed TO be a cross between Chinaman
aud an Indian. The clothes they wore, |
lhink, could be furnished at about Is cents
Il suit.
Whop ma comea to t,irl- IF II the
I-,oy,1ed,,o -, o,t ~ rorirotio, 10 uorder-
e,,l rnrni,r +he whole Iaroth y, tbe
Chinese sea. not seeing land except what
has been described, and TO enter these
straits, to my recollection. ouly about ,
miles wide at their entrance. We had
terrible day of it, calm and lipht winds
from almost every point OF the compass.
We put in the day setting and taking in
studdingsails, bracng and souarinp away
Yards. Did not have nnfT Of lind sniff