NO EMIGRATION. 3 



we tacked and came to anchor off Margate for the night; 

 in the morning beat up into the Downs, when the pilot left 

 us ; a New York packet-ship, the Trident, passed in fine 

 stile, without tacking once, through her superior powers of 

 sailing, and was in port three weeks before us ; this may 

 serve as a hint to emigrants to engage a passage in a good 

 sailing vessel, which may be ascertained generally by in 

 quiry, or by the sharpness of their bows. I would also re 

 commend every one, before engaging his passage in a ship, 

 to inquire her age (from two to ten years are best), and to 

 ee if her sails, rigging, anchors, and cables are good, 

 and also if the captain is steady, respectable, and agreeable ; 

 a middle aged one I would generally prefer. 



On leaving the Downs, we experienced a rough sea, 

 which produced sickness in the captain as well as myself; 

 the weather was quite warm, the thermometer being at 63 ; 

 the wind increasing, we made considerable head-way, and 

 in two days lost sight of the Lizard Point, and a pigeon 

 passed us fifteen miles from the land; a packet spoke us 

 from the Straits, bound to Liverpool. There is no regard paid 

 to Sunday, as a sabbath, on board this vessel, indeed, some 

 times it would be impossible ; on the 26th, a heavy gale 

 came on, and continued throughout the day ; I could hardly 

 get from my berth or help tumbling out ; no life nor power 

 to move just enough to wish myself on some shore ; the 

 wind dropped in the night, but the sea continued to roll its 

 mighty waves 



&quot; Oh wonderful thou art, great element, 

 And fearful in thy spleeny humours bent, 

 Yet lovely in repose ! &quot; 



This was succeeded by a calm (three vessels in sight) ; cat 

 n little gruel and a pancake only ; a good deal of the latter 

 used in the cabin. October 29th, another strong gale during 

 the night, in which we again &quot;lay too:&quot; wind south-west, 

 which drove us in sight of Cape Clear, in Ireland, by the 

 morning, and in the heavy squall which followed, we had 

 near been capsized through the negligence of the mate not 

 taking in the sails soon enough ; the captain, who was in 

 bod when it came on, was instantly on deck, and gave the 

 mate a deserved reprimand ; one of the sails giving way, and 

 the wind lowering, they were enabled to set all right again ; 

 the weather for several days various, and we felt a warmer 



