The Isles of summer; or, Nassau and the Bahamas .. . over, we saw at a distance of some fifteen miles,the revolving light of Hatteras. Can it be, we inwardly ex-claimed, that this is the place that navigators of the sea wouldbe so glad to avoid ; the home of the strongest and most fitfulwinds, and of wildest storms; a place loved only by wreckers?Our steamship still spread her sails to the Avind, and her rockingwas so gentle that not a passengers seat Avas empty at the supj^ertable. It Avas not long before spittoons commenced a game often-pins upon the floor of the main saloon, the Avind howle
The Isles of summer; or, Nassau and the Bahamas .. . over, we saw at a distance of some fifteen miles,the revolving light of Hatteras. Can it be, we inwardly ex-claimed, that this is the place that navigators of the sea wouldbe so glad to avoid ; the home of the strongest and most fitfulwinds, and of wildest storms; a place loved only by wreckers?Our steamship still spread her sails to the Avind, and her rockingwas so gentle that not a passengers seat Avas empty at the supj^ertable. It Avas not long before spittoons commenced a game often-pins upon the floor of the main saloon, the Avind howled andhissed at us as it passed; the propeller uttered its cry of alarm,as, in the rolling and pitching of the vessel, it protruded out ofthe Avater; strong men staggered and reeled, Avhile during theshort momentary intervals of comparative repose, they movedfrom one holding-on place to another; the ladies sought refuge intheir state-rooms, and, dcAoutly thankful that he had not brokenany of his or his felloAV-passengcrs bones, the author soon fol-. A MID-WINTER OCEAN VOYAGE. 17 lowed their good example. We were steaming away from Hat-teras, when the demon of the stormy cape sent some of hisspecimen blasts after us. Our cai:)tain deemed it best to lieto awhile until that little spell of weather was over. During the night nearly all the passengers were more or lesssick, and the cold was sufficient to freeze water on the deck of thesteamer from stem to stern. The next day the weather was allthat could be desired; the atmosphere calm, agieeably cool andbracing, while the sea was as smooth, quiet and peaceful, as if ithad not yet been awakened from a night of profound repose andquiet sleep. The City of Savannah is one of a line of steamers built andowned by the Georgia Central Railroad Company, for the trans-portation of passengers and freight between Savannah and NewYork. At an expense of one million of dollars—being one-fifthof its capital—it secured the building at Chester, P
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