Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . he raysof the new-risen sun should greet before they touchedthe lyre of Memnon; if Brunell could arch a path-way under the Thames for the multitudes of London,with navies on its bosom; and if Whitney can runa railroad from the Atlantic board to Oregon throughthe Rocky Mountains, surely the civilized powers ofEurope, and those of America combined, can cut acanal across the Isthmus of Panama. I only wish allwho oppose the project were obliged to double CapeHorn; they would give in before they got round
Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . he raysof the new-risen sun should greet before they touchedthe lyre of Memnon; if Brunell could arch a path-way under the Thames for the multitudes of London,with navies on its bosom; and if Whitney can runa railroad from the Atlantic board to Oregon throughthe Rocky Mountains, surely the civilized powers ofEurope, and those of America combined, can cut acanal across the Isthmus of Panama. I only wish allwho oppose the project were obliged to double CapeHorn; they would give in before they got round, ifnot, a jackass might take lessons from their obsti-nacy. I have swept, with the telescope, the whole hori-zon to find our little attendant bark, but not a;e of her is to b We parted with her two days since at nightfall. But she is still, I doubt PASSAGE FROM RIO TO CAPE HORN. 155 not, afloat, and will again loom to light. Courage,my little fellow; you may outdo us yet— The race is not—to be gotBy him what swiftest runs, Nor is the battell—to the peopellWhats got the longest 150 CHAPTER FROM CAIE HORN 10 VALPARAISO. GALE.—HABITS OF THE ALBATROS AND PEXGUTN.—THE SEA OFF CAPK BOB*. BLEST AM) BAIL.—FAREWELL TO THE CAFE.—DIRECTIONS FOR DOUBLING THE CAFE.—BALE IN THE PACIFIC.—APPEARANCE OF THEBTAB&—A RAINBOW.— DIVINE SERVICE.—THE RAZOR AT SEA.—THE LITTLE EARS. M PUDDING AND TRIPE.—THE CORDILLERAS.—AR RIVAL AT FALFAB Amtd the stnrm. nn r_*.~ form Came tumbling through the ocean,Bo like the cape in hoe and shape Our crew, who watched its mottoD;While rotmding-to beneath our lee, Declared the Cape hud put to sea. Sunday, Feb. 8. The severity of the weather andthe heave of the sea prevent our holding divine ser-vice to-day. May each heart silently erect withinitself an altar on which to offer the oblations of con-trition, gratitude, and faith. Religion is a missionfrom Heaven to the heart of man ; and when takenaway from that
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