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California, the Islands of Cuba and Jamaica and 

 almost every where. We hear tne English, French, 

 Spanish, German and Italian languages spoken 

 around us at the same time. 



There is a genllcman on board from JVeiv Granada, 

 who with his wife and family travelled 18 days over 

 the mountain.--, carried on llie hacks of Indians. — 

 When he reached New York he considered himself 

 at home, as it were, although his destination is the 

 interior of Germany. Several Germans who had 

 spent many years in the interior of Mexico, married 

 wives there and made fortunes in trade, are returning 

 to father land. They give interesting accounts of 

 their long journies. There is a Spanish gentleman 

 among us from the island of Cuba, (an extensive 

 planter there, owning 800 slaves, and great planta- 

 tions,) who has a little daughter about 4 years old, 

 quite a prodigy. I have heard lier recite long and 

 difficult pieces, in Spanish, French, and English, 

 with such perfect ease, and correct expressive gesture 

 as is seldom seen except in a theatre ; besides she is 

 a sweet and beautiful chihl. Her father is one of 

 the most frightful looking Spaniards I ever saw, and 

 allowed by all to be the ugliest man on board. 



We have a large nuniber of Frenchmen on board, 

 among whom is Mons. Cabkt, one of the Red Repub- 

 lican community, or Socialists, who was expelled 

 with Louis Blanc, Raspail, and their confederates, 

 after the Revolution. This Mr. Cabet has estab- 

 lished a sort of community atTVauvoo, (a fit place,) 

 called the " Icarians."' They live 

 together like the Fourierites, discard 

 religion, and spend the sabbath in a 

 sort of home-made dramatical per- 

 formances. They number at present 

 280. He speaks well of their suc- 

 cess, and is now on his way to claim 

 sonre property he was compelled to 

 leave. Ho is an old white headed 

 man, apparently laboring under a 

 sort of monomania. He gave us a lecture one eve- 

 ning in the cabin, which gave rise to a general and very 

 animated discussion on political economy. Mr. Tup- 

 PER, the poet philosopher, is also on board, returning 

 from his short visit to America. He seems well pleas- 

 ed with the country and the people. He is a kind 

 hearted, amiable man, and has been a general favorite 

 OH board, especially among the ladies, on account of 

 his lively, playful and poetizing disposition. He has 

 written many little sonnets and rhymes on board, some 

 of which (the best) I enclose. The following is his 

 " Salute at Parting, to his American Friends." 



A SALUTE AT PARTING, 



TO MT AMERICAN FBIEIIDS 



Though gratefully and gladly 



r hasten homo once more, 

 Yet not n little Badly 



I leave your happy shore ; 

 For. while I speed to others, 



l"ar dearer and more near 

 A iiemispliere of brothers 



I leave behind me here I 



Your kindly words and faces 



Have grorted me right well 

 In miiny pleasant places, 



Yea, — more than I can tell ; 

 And though they seemed so llceting. 



They mi^'bt not nil depart, 

 For every friendly greeting 



Was graven on my heart ! 



Then let my mem'ry rank you 

 Among her precioun things, 



And my aflection thank you 



For all your wolconiings : 

 I came a truant ranger, 



Your fiir-ofl' (iidds to roam ; 

 But whore I went a stranger 



You made me feel at home. 



Oh ! in this world of trifles. 



Of haste and frigid form, 

 How often folly slilles 



The feelings fresh and warm ; 

 How seldom can a blessing 



Flow from the hearts own well- 

 How rare the soul's confessine 



With Kedar forced to dwell I 



Then simply, but sincerely, 



In plain, unworldly way, 

 O, friends remembered dearly, 



Receive my thanks to-day ; 

 And if with pleasant savor 



They reach you o'er the sea, 

 Think oftentimes with favor 



And kindliness on me ! 

 Steamer Arctic, May 25, 18.51. Martin F. Tupper. 



I prevailed upon Mr. Tupper to give his auto- 

 graph, for my own gratification and that of the read- 

 ers of the Farmer. I*" Mr. T. should publish an ac- 

 count of his travels in America, I have no doubt he 

 would do us justice, and instead of adding to the 

 general ignorance of America now existing in Eng- 

 land, would do much to enlighten his countrymen in 

 regard to American customs and institutions. But 

 here is the autograph. 



It is wonderful how this steam navigation, these 

 10 and 12 day passages across the ocean, are setting 

 people afloat. More than 100 of our passengers are 

 people who never could have been induced to cross in 

 a sailing vessel requiring 3 or 4 weeks voyage. — 

 Close to my room are two old gentlemen from Ten- 

 nessee, who inform me that a short time ago neither 

 of them had dreamt of ever seeing Europe, but lately, 

 so much has been said of the ocean steamers and 

 short passages, that they agreed one day to cross and 

 see a little of the old world before they would die. 

 They had been doing business in a small town for 30 

 years, and had been quite successful, more so (they 

 say) than they deserve. They are bound to travel 

 over the greater part of Europe, and although neither 

 are well fitted by education, knowledge of languages, 

 and other qualities deemed necessary to make trav- 

 eling agreeable and useful, 3'et from their happy dispo- 

 sitions and long purses they will " get along." 



There is on board a Mr. Kennedy, who is sent out 

 by our government to examine into the various modes 

 of census taking in Europe, with a view, if possible, 

 of making some improvements on our present system, 

 by which our stati.'^tics will be more reliable and use- 

 ful. This is an important subject, and I hope Mr. 

 Kennedv's mission will not be in vain : from what 

 I have seen of him I should say he is well calculated 

 to succeed in collecting information. He informs me 

 too, that iSlOOO has been placed in his hands to pur- 

 chase seeds for the Patent Office. I hope this will 



