The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
BANKERS A DISPLEASED
TIE "WRETCHED QUAKBRs" an
MOVED HIN IN 1879.

,. Gam. Ont from Amsterdam In Dee ef Their
shIps AND Their ''Covetouanesao ana
.Mau.servinE" Awased Htus- Duteh uin-
,.terr In New Work whs sheoted Hin.
Jasper bankers and Peter Sluyter. leaders Of tho
It bodists Flemish and French sectaries, some.
chat resembling Quakors in their religious iives),
made a voyage TO New York from Amsterdam
IN 1879 in a small chip called the Charles.
Thomas Singleton was the Captain Of this ves-
s,l. but the superior authority was Margaret
FYlipse, who owned ship and cargo. bankers
kept a journal which is full Of tho detail so use
mi TO one who at the present time would study
the period Of which he wrote. The voyage be-
ran on June &, 1879, and ended on Sept. %.
seventy FIVE guilders was the charge for each
passenger. OF the comforts and delights OF the
voyage bankers says:
ALTHOUGH this is such a miserable subject
that I deliberated long whether 1t were worth
while to take any notice of II, yet since one does
not know when q matter can be servicoable I
will nevertheless say something. The persons
who belonged TO the ship were the Captain,
Thomas Singleton, an EnRilshman and a Quak.
or from London, I believe. He had bis wife
with him, who was quite young. about "a or 20
years OF age, and he was q person Of 20 or as.
He was not tho best or most experienced sea-
man by a long distance. He was proud and
very assiduous or.oflicious to please men, cspe-
oially Margaret and her man.; yet he had somo
amiable qualities; no was affable. He was
stingy, for whom many l.ackerel were caught
he would not give one to the poor sailors. He
was even displeased IL the sailors camo with
their fish lines to fish near where he was, be-
cause the fish might come to their lines instead
ofhis. His wife was q young, worldly creature.
who had not the least appearance Of Quakerism,
but entirely resembled; an English lady. fash
toned somewhat upon the Dutch model. She
was proud,..nnd wore much SILVER and gold. and
whom Margaret spoke to him about IL he said.
7 did not give IL to her. whereupon Marga-
ret asked, Why did you give her money 20 buy
themi' To which he replied. She wanted it.
THE English mate, who afterward became
Captain. was q passionate person. inwardly
pul moro than he showed outwardly; o great
man pleaser whore his interest was to be pro-
NOTED. He was very close. but was compelled
70 DO much closer, In order to please Margaret.
''The Dutch mate. Evert, was o wicked, I'M
pious fellow. who also drank freely. He was
very proud Of his knowledge and experience,
which were none OF the greatest.
'"The boatswain, Abram Of Plymouth, was
rough and wicked in his orders, but he was q
strong and able seaman. Robyn was the best.
II cannot permit myself to 60 further; it IL
too unpleasant o subject.
''The passengers and crew we're O wretched
Get. There was no rest, night or day, especially
among the wives, o rabble I cannot describe.
1t was as II they wero in the fish market or ap-
pie market, night and day. without cessation,
where. indeed. some of them had obtained their
living and even In worse places. There were nine
or ten.of them always together. Among the men
there were some persons who drank like beasts,
~ IranH thapnaalx,aa IAal lr,-l ..A
judge from the fact that two or three Of them
drank thirty.ive gallons Of brandy. besides
wine, from the time We left England or Hol-
land. 1t is not to be told what miserable peo-
pie Margaret and Jan were, and especially their
excessive covetousness. In fine, 1t was o babel.
Ihave never in my life heard of such a disorder
ly ship. ! have never been in q ship where there
was 90 much vermin. = . = But I must for
bear.
When we first came ON board the ship We
ste where We were and with those We found
there, but afterward tho messes were regulated.
and We were placed on deck with I've or SIX I'M
oouth youngsters. where nevertheless we con-
tfnued. This SO exercised tho other passengers.'
seeing US submit SO willingly. that they them
selves could not endure IL, and desired us to
come with them and make q mess of eight. We
had been compelled to buy our stores In Eng
land, as what we had were spoiled or not sufa-
ciont. There was not q bit OF butter or vinegar
on the food during the whole voyage. except
know how, long it was that we had nothing to
eat except heads Of salt fish, and those spoiled for
,Hs n tsto% PaFt ove Ms aSd * I cat Il shs e. TIL 1Imt sn ss
had white peas, which our cook was too lazy to
clean, or were boiled in shrinking water. and when
them away; the meat was old and tainted; the
pork, passable, but enormously thick las much
as sI ineheal and the bread was wormy or
m0ulnV Wa Ind m Rafinn nj haaR fhRaa ktnnoa n
dayto drinkaat our table. The water smelt very
bad, which was the fault of our CAPTAIN"
Labadists helpcd the sailors, who n Sfa ths
lently at the volunteers and threatened to kill
needed loosening. Nevertheless they continued
working to the last, and the chronicler limo
There was no one. either Captain or mate or
%Bailors'or Margaret. WIN said, We thank YOU
except our poor Robyn.. We had a little pack.
Q half square for which the Captain charged us
lSnr gullders freight in the money of Holland.
a we dre Ii,S nn1s to MsrgaEet how we had man.
each passenger was entitled to have one Of his
own, but It was al to no purpose. -Four guild
aculty IN giving, It, but 1t was only TO be con-
WINGED OF her unblushing avarice."
about 1aia ,S Sys snis 81 q b. Mar ss ana n nearly ahy. brought
great Storm on Bermuda there was O wild time
With the carpenter. who cursed her and raved
sVNeuoo euc q TcIubou 10 let MIN purchase
leather and spouts for the pumps. His tool
chest was covered by the Jolly boat, which ne
wanted thrown overheard. He and the Cap
tain nearly came to blows over the question OF
:.sepairinR the mainmast. The sails were old and
the storm tore some of them TO pieces and
proved In other ways the folly of penuriousness.
mo Labadists Diary continues:
"A girl attempting to rinse out the ships mop
,et IL tan overheard, whercupon the Captain put
me snip immediately about and launched the
Jolly boat, into which two sailors placed them
selves at the risk of their lives In order to re-
cover q swab which was not worth O cents. As
the waves were running high, there was no
chance or getting II, for we could not see II from
she snip. Yet the whole voyage must be do
.ayed. these seamen sent rowing at tho risk of
Inelr lives, we with the rest must work fruit
iessiy Tor an hour or an hour and q half. and all
that merely to satisfy and please tho miserable
covetousness of Margaret. Such wretched
man'servers were these Quakers."
ihe ocean was a lively place in those days;
whales and PROPOSES and other fish that played
on the surface fairly blocked the progress of the
vessel. Great focks of birds appeared and
mheeled about, thunder and lightning came and
meteo1s sat upon the mizzen mast and yard
sfnI unally q turtle. was sighted.
an these signs" says bankers denoted
tand and the weather indicated the Bermudas.
that Is 70 say the Bermuda storms. for I do not
anoW that they ever pass this island without
teollshed the fact, and the old mariners call IL
VII q nI ADil --A 49,