The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-31

U forward and assuming in his manners, x the others are children.
 Ccmraents on the Party.
 Mr. Charfes Oliver the private Sec retary is young man of rather agree able manner and considerable intelii- gence. but quite a novice in the ways Of the world and something eccentric Ia his conduct
 INT. J--- Is a young man of large fortune who has already made the tour of Europe and is I believe only induced to take the voyage from a.n attachment he has contracted for the beautiful wife of MT. W, our fellow passenger. His manners are easy and his conversation always live- ly and sometimes, sometimes witty. and not infrequently frivolous and puerile, altogether he Is a very agreeable and desirable companion.
 MT. Darcy is a merchant whose per- sonal persuits have thrown him into almost every quarter of the globe, honorable in his feelings but extreme ly Irritable in his nature, he Is how ever, very good fellow.
 "Mr. W---- is a South Carolinian, edncated abroad he has few attach ments to his native Country and hav- ing married an Italian 1t is more than probable that he will relinquish it al- together, he has had considerable in- tsrcourse with the world and has some pretensions to science. He Is however far from being an agreeable man to associate with.
 -Of his wife can only say she is the beauty of our establishment, not at all destitute of intelligence, and retired Tn her manners. she seems to have little or no affection for her Illus band, who on his part manifests equal fndifference I need scarcely add that the attention of Mir. J-- (which are not unmerited), are well received, yet while marked by all others seem entire ly to escape the notice of the Husband. So much for my fellow passengers
 with light but constant winds. we pursued our route. After parting with the pilot on the 10th near the Light z House by whom I sent several letters to my Frighds.
 seasicEkness Hundred Years Ago.
 10th. 11th. and 18th nearly all sea sick and none who has been subjected to this dreadful species of sickness need be told, that 1t disposes you to shun the society of all others since you are conscious that you will fail to excite that sympathy so much re- quired when writhing under agony and pain: to be dissatisfied with all around you. even with yourself and almost disposed to meet that grim and generally so much dreaded messenger and hail him as the means of relief. confined to our cabin rooms our only 2 iurn of our groans, which, so strange is the nature of man, conveyed to my heart something like sensation of pleasure as 1t caused me to feel that was not the only sufferer. but that had at least companions in affliction.
 "On the 18th I began to recover and took my seat at the dinner table On the fourteen we were most of us able toI eat our allowance. and as our stores of all kinds were excellent and abun dant we fared most sumptuously. The 18th passed of without incident all a blank around having seen no vessel since we discharged our Pilot. 18th ali well and fully able to do justice to most plentiful table. 17th wealth. or remarkably fnes quite cool and no rain since we left the United States.
 18th attended funeral services on the quarter deck, and saw a fellow mortal consigned to a watery grave. Ie saw a sail ahead and prepared let- tere for him under the impression she was bound to the U. States. On hail. ing her found her destination was Der muda. did not send them. goth wealth or most delightful all we'll
 -2ast conversation beginning to flag for want of incident. pent up as we were we resorted to Chess, whist and Backgammon to while away the time.
 '22 ran down corvo. one of the vest ern Islands. my heart was cheered by the sight. and until then could form but a faint idea of the sensations of Columbus crew when land! land! burst from every tongue. Corvo is one of a small cluster of islands which belong to the Portuguese. they are of little or no value, which enshures their safety. 's2S no incident, weather fine and wind favourable. 24th Dined with the l officers of the gun room passed the day pleasantly.
 Spoke an Indiaman.
 "25 discovered sail ahead. English l Colours, fired gun astern when she backed her sail. and rounded to. | Supposed her Frigate and felt not a little gratified in beholding an Ameri- l can ship of the line, exacting from John Bull an acknowledgement of her | superiority. She proved. however, tol be an Indiaman last from Ft Hellena | and to England, she informed us that | the infamous Cockburn was about to l relinquish his command and that an- other guard had been assigned to | Buonaparte we then hoisted our Amer | lean colors and permitted her to de- | part. "2eth nothing worth noting 27th same routine of eating, drinking, gam ing and sleeping.
 f2Sth passed several sails hailed and | boarded one bounded for the United | states, wrote to my friends 2sth con- i tinued to pass great numbers of Mer | chant Vessels.
 ''30th consigned one of the marines | to that great mausoleum of nations, | death sudden, cause unknown. "July 1. Cape Spartel appeared in | sight and on the night of the same day | we passed through the straights of 1 Gibraltar and cast anchor in the Bay. The morning light gave us a fine view of the emence fortress as viewed from the Bay the entire Rock appeared insu- lated and raising its majestic head to | an enormous height seems to frown ter | rifle on all surrounding objects. The | Washington fired a salute which was | returned with an equal number of | guns from the shore. "The Health CMicer having given l permission to communicate with the | Town. about one o'clock after floating | on the waves for nearly twenty four ! days I sprung upon that shore immor- | talized in story, here the last stand | was made by the Moors when expelled by the Government of Spain, here even | now stands their castles and fortress
 
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