2 GALE. 



On Sunday the 25th, we encountered a 

 gale truly tremendous the sea running moun 

 tains high, and frequently sweeping us from 

 stem to stern in the course of which one of 

 the crew had his leg broken. The gallant 

 ship, however, rode bravely through it, rising 

 like a duck over the mountainous billows, and 

 submitting admirably to the direction of the 

 helm and the wonderful mechanism by which 

 she was propelled. The Mail-steamers, four 

 in number, are well adapted for crossing the 

 stormy Atlantic, being 235 feet in length, and 

 only about 30 feet wide, although from their 

 being narrow and light, carrying besides fuel, 

 nothing but passengers with their luggage, 

 and the Mail bags, they roll excessively in a 

 heavy sea. 



The head- wind and sea continued with lit 

 tle abatement until we reached Halifax on the 

 morning of the 4th of May, where we remain 

 ed about eight hours. 



I went on shore and walked through the 

 town and neighbourhood. It is a miserable 

 dirty place ; the houses all of wood, and 



