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oar signal was immediately hoisted oyer the watch-house. By a 
chain of telegraphs, the news of our arrival reached Liverpool 
in a moment, at the distance of sixty miles. Under the high 
rock of Anglesea, is a smaller, more isolated rock, on which stands 
a white light-house, which contrasts charmingly with the dark 
rocks. From the higher rock, a zigzag path, cut in the rock and 
surrounded with a white wall, leads to a bridge, suspended by 
ropes, over which you enter this little island. As we approached 
it towards noon, the wind sprang up, and we enjoyed the majes¬ 
tic spectacle of the waves breaking on the black rocks. Then we 
made the highlands of Holyhead, doubled them and directed our 
course to the east. Behind the cape, the beautifully situated 
town of Holyhead with its harbour burst upon our view. This 
English harbour is the nearest to the Irish coast; between it and 
Dublin there is a regular communication by steam-boats. We 
tacked and stood over to the coast of Wales, and were delighted 
with the appearance of its fresh green soil; its neat houses and 
churches. The green hedges with which the fields and meadows 
are encompassed, produce a very pleasing sensation; I however 
observed, that there was a great scarcity of trees. The scenery 
towards the sea side began likewise to be more lively, as there 
was a great number of vessels in view. At last the pilot-boat 
came up, and put a pilot on board. As one approaches England 
from the European continent, the elegant construction of these 
one-masted cutter pilot-boats and their quick sailing, excites 
astonishment; but if one is bound from the United States, and 
has beheld their elegant shipping, and particularly the New York 
pilot-boat schooners, there is no reason for surprise, for the Eng¬ 
lish shipping is far inferior to the American. 
Toward .evening, the ebb was against us; we could no longer 
run into Liverpool, and were obliged to cast anchor within fifteen 
miles of the city. We had passed the same floating light, which 
I observed three years ago, in a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, 
and we lay near four light-houses, two of which gave a remark¬ 
ably clear and beautiful light; the light of one of these towers 
played gracefully on the waves. These towers were a consider¬ 
able distance from each other, and are so situated, that two must 
be brought in a line, to find the proper course. I had observed 
on the coast of Wales, some white pyramids, which also serve as 
landmarks. We met to-day several steam-boats, bound to differ¬ 
ent ports along the Irish coast. Dr. Garret, whose business led 
him to Ireland, availed himself of this opportunity to proceed 
to Dublin, and left us while we were still under way. We be¬ 
held the departure of this lively fellow-passenger with much re¬ 
gret, as the loss of Jiis good humour and wit, greatly depressed 
our spirits. Three custom-house officers soon came on board, 
