of January, when the thermometer was only two or three degrees above, one night as low as zero,-our worthy landlord, Mr. Van Boskerck, who was at an advanced period of life,-I suppose verging on seventy,-was seized with a bad cold, which speedily produced tubercles on the lungs, and terminated his life, to the great affliction of his family and friends, on the 20th March. Part of his family belonged to the Dutch Reformed church, and part of them were Episcopalians. The funeral, on the 22d March, was, therefore, attended by Mr. Taylor and Mr. De Hayes, the two neighbouring clergymen of the Dutch church, and by Mr. Berrian of the Episcopalian church of New-York. The people assembled for the funeral (the burying-place being at the distance of eight miles) at eleven o'clock. Five rooms were thrown open for them, as well as the stairs, Mr. Van Boskerck being a well-known popular person, most of his neighbours attended at the house without invitation. Mr. Astor, the richest man in the state, came to the house on foot. I never heard more affectionate, or more impressive, or more suitable addresses to persons assembled on such an occasion, than those which were delivered by Mr. Taylor and Mr. De Hayes. Their addresses and prayers lasted for about an hour. They spoke near the door of one of the *^^ma on that thou were everywhere heard. My wife and I were asked to accompany the funeral to the grave. She went in a coach with the ladies of the family, and I with the clergymen. Fifteen carriages accompanied the funeral. Several of the persons, even in the carriages, did not wear mourning, which frequently happens in this country, and even, as I have before observed, in the city of New-York. Mr. Berrian read the English burial service at the grave. The coffin was lowered down into the grave merely by the official people, without the assistance of the relations. The clergymen and the medical attendants wore large white linen scarfs, which were presented to them on the occasion, according to the usual custom here.

In the following month (on the 17th of April), we em, barked in the President packet-ship, Captain Champlin, on her first voyage from New-York to London, and had a tedious and uncomfortable passage. Contrary winds for above twothirds of the voyage,-one tremendous storm,-heavy rolling seas, and cold dense fogs, which lasted for twelve days continuously, would have made our passage almost intolerable, but for the very agreeable society of our fellow-passengers, especially of some medical gentlemen from New-York, and their friends, whose good offices to us when we were sick, and almost fret

ful from the continuance of bad weather, we shall always remember with grateful feelings. The storm which we encountered on the 24th and 25th April, was more severe than frequently occurs on the course from New-York to Britain, and occasioned, I believe, some anxiety or uneasiness to all on board. The ladies, four in number, showed quite as much firmness as the gentlemen.

The wind rose in the forenoon of the 24th, when we immediately shortened sail. Before the evening we were scudding before the gale with very little canvass, reefed fore-sail, and close-reefed maintop-sail, at the rate of ten miles an hour. The wind varied much during the day, blowing from the south, south-west, west, and north-west. When it got to the northwest at half-past one, on the morning of the 25th, "it blew a complete hurricane." Such were the words of the log-book. The ship rolled dreadfully; the sea a short cross sea, running high, so that we often appeared to be under water, with heavy seas almost touching our topmast; the bulwarks, which were five feet high, under water at every roll; the captain standing on deck in water up to his knees. One sea knocked him over, but he was unhurt. His skill and persevering attention were most conspicuous. He never left the deck from the morning of the 24th until the morning of the 25th, at half-past five, when he paid a very welcome visit to the ladies' cabin to tell us that the gale was abating. At six o'clock we went to bed, but the rolling of the ship put sleep out of the question. The President proved herself an admirable sea-boat, and was as tight after the gale as before. No serious accident happened, excepting the loss of part of our live-stock.

Easterly winds, which prevailed on our approaching the British Channel, prevented our reaching the Downs until the 25th May, when we landed at Deal.

I should not again be disposed to prefer a ship on her first voyage. There are always omissions in fitting her out. In our case some of them were inconvenient enough. What is worse, new rigging stretches so much, that in a gale the masts are more likely to give way. Our greatest risk on the 24th April was from this cause, or from the ship not steering well and easily.

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