running from door to door,—children were crying, -pigs grunting,-poultry cackling,—and in short, every variety of acoustic torment was inflicted upon the distracted landsman. In the morning, the return of which was joyfully greeted, the high hills of Holyhead were full in sight, at the distance of fifteen miles, together with the adjoining coast of Anglesea. We then stood for the Irish coast, and having obtained a view of the hills in Dublin Bay, on the afternoon of the 18th, we went on the other tack, and came in sight of Small's lighthouse on the Welsh coast, at ten o'clock at night, on the 19th. We then stood for the south west, and the next morning I beheld the last mountain of Wales slowly sinking behind the horizon. I watched it with melancholy interest until the evening, when it was at length hidden by the interposing waters. On the afternoon of the 21st we passed Cape Clear, the south-western extremity of Ireland, and immediately experienced the long and regular swell of the Atlantic. The wind now blew fresh from the westnorth-west, so that we made but slow progress towards our destination, being obliged to steer to the south-south-west. Continuing this course we found the climate daily becoming warmer; and on the 30th of August, a fortnight after our embarkation, we passed within a hundred miles of the Azores. In the course of the following week, we

were becalmed for two successive days. During this tedious interval the motion of the ship was most distressing, the swell being considerable, and the vessel rolling unsteadily, at the mercy of every wave. The passengers endeavoured to amuse themselves with reading and writing, and occasionally with chess, draughts, and backgammon. Many, indeed, who had worn considerable dignity and gravity of appearance when they first came on board, now condescended to betake themselves to the diversions of school-boys. On the 4th of September, we were relieved by a brisk breeze from the north-west, which carried us through the water at the rate of ten miles an hour. We were at the same time gratified with the sight of several flyingfish. A shark was seen under our stern, and two whales spouted within a mile of us. In three days from this period we approached the southern extremity of the great banks of Newfoundland, and for a time were incommoded by a dense fog.

On the 8th the sea appeared luminous in the evening, and broad streams of light flashed from the bows of the vessel, like pure flame. The following morning a vast shoal of porpoises was seen proceeding to the southward. These two phenomena were regarded as indications of the approach of a gale from the south. Nor did they in this instance deceive us. The storm commenced with violence

at ten A.M., and its arrival was indicated by a sudden lurch of the vessel, by which many of the passengers were thrown down. All our sails were taken in with the exception of two, which being trebly reefed were allowed to stand. The cabin appeared dismal from the closing of the windows; but more dismal were the wailings of some of the affrighted passengers. On the deck the sea was pouring in torrents; and the captain himself, assisted by the mate, and clothed in a water-proof cloak, assumed the guidance of the vessel. On the following morning the tempest had subsided, and we were much amused by the gambols of several beautiful dolphins, which sported under the bows. One of them was taken on a hook, and drawn on deck, amid the acclamations of the delighted spectators. He was immediately hung up to perish, that the passengers might have the gratification of beholding the rapid and surprising changes of colour, which come over the skin of the dying fish. During the night we passed near an iceberg. The thermometer sunk a number of degrees, and we heard the hoarse and hollow sound of the waves dashing against the floating island. On the following day, September 14th, at the request of the captain, I read divine service to the passengers in the cabin1;

1 The Author was not ordained at the time.-English Editor.

a duty which had been unfortunately neglected on previous occasions, by reason of the weather, and other real or imaginary impediments.

On Monday we perceived indubitable tokens of our approach to land. The wind, too, was precisely in our favour, and we were advancing at the rate of eleven miles an hour. On Thursday, the 18th, at six o'clock in the morning, the great continent of the west was visible on deck. How eagerly did I scrutinize, with my telescope, every object of the New World that gradually arose above the blue horizon! Soon I distinguished trees, then a fallow field, and afterward a farm-house, the windows of which I was soon enabled to count. Then I Then I perceived persons walking on the beach, and occasionally stooping down, as if engaged in picking up shells. About ten o'clock a tall lighthouse with white walls and a blue roof came in sight. Soon the lofty groves of Staten Island appeared; and soon afterwards a neat little village on the shore of Long Island. About noon, an elegant schoonerrigged boat was observed steering directly towards us. In a few minutes she came alongside, and her sails were lowered in an instant. A small boat then con.. veyed our pilot to us from this beautiful vessel. Other schooners of a similar description soon came up, from which issued the messengers of various newspaper establishments, all anxious to obtain the latest intel

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ligence from Europe, together with accounts of our voyage, and of the number and names of the gers. Our names, ages, professions, and allegiances were also entered in a book kept by the captain, and by him delivered to the proper authorities. About three o'clock P.M., we entered the Narrows, which constitute the southern approach to the harbour of New York. Two huge batteries frown upon the voyager from the opposite heights, and their numerous port-holes and long tiers of cannon appear sufficient to effect the annihilation of any unwelcome intruder. All at once, on turning a corner just within the Narrows, we were delighted at perceiving New York with its numerous steeples and crowded shipping full in view at the opposite extremity of the bay, and at the distance of four or five miles. Vessels of all sizes were lying on the unruffled bosom of this magnificent harbour, while country-seats, with neat gardens, studded the surrounding shores. Here the tide turned against us, and the wind also failing, we cast anchor.

Many of the passengers, including myself, now went on board the pilot-boat; but on account of the impediments already mentioned, we did not set foot on the American shore till eleven at night. We had left our baggage, with the exception of a few necessary articles, on board the Canada; so after a slight examination by the Custom-house