. Deck and port : or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California ; with sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco . he 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 wer
. Deck and port : or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California ; with sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco . he 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 avestige of her is to be seen. We parted with hertwo 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 got By him what swiftest runs,Nor is the battell—to the peopellWhats got the longest 156 CHAPTER V. PASSAGE EROM CAPE HORN TO VALPARAISO. GALE. HABITS OF THE ALBATROS AND PENGUIN. THE SEA OFF CAPE HORN. SLEET AND HAIL. FAREWELL TO THE CAPE. DIRECTIONS FOR DOUBLING THE CAPE. GALE IN THE PACIFIC. APPEARANCE OF THE STARS. A RAINBOW. DIVINE SERVICE. THE RAZOR AT SEA. THE LITTLE BARK. PLUM PUDDING AND TRIPE. THE CORDILLERAS. AR-RIVAL AT VALPARAISO. Amid the storm, an icebergs form Came tumbling through the ocean,So like the cape in hue and shape Our crew, who watched its motion,While rounding-to beneath our lee, Declared the Cape had 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
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