Foreign Correspondence

b,. B. Pond- Ha ving reachod the destination for which we started, and where we can huve a few days of comparative quiet, I drop you a friendly note Concerning ouraelves and our doinga by the way. Leaving Aun Arbor on the 20th of May, we arrived at Baltimore on the 2M, stoppir.g ever at Wheeling and Cumberlttud one night oach on the way. When wo took possession of our state rooms on board the steamnr Borlin and looked upon the wonderful clcanüum and cocineas, I may siy, of everything in theeabins below, and the uianiíest ítrength and order of everything on doek, all our mis givings in rpgard to taking jj:ssage from Baltimore disappeared. In uil the appointmpnts of tho vesstl - in ofücers and crew - wo did not find anything that would suffer in a couipariBon with the Xew York steamers ; and our subsiquent experit-nco on board only confirmed these firtit impressions. At 2 o'clook P. At., May 25th, we cast off all conneotion with terra firma, and as we glided for nearly half a luile alongsidu the projocting wharf at Locust Point, oovered to its farthest extremity with the friouds and acquaintances of those on board, all for the time most busily engaged in an interchango botween ship and shore of various tokeng of interest : smiles and tearg, ihouts and songs, bouquets and waving of handkerohiefs, the impression male by thi spectHcle w.ts one not soon to be forgotten. Amid all that animated host our eyes wcre turnod upon the singlo form of our young Italian friend Arrighi, who kindly attended us to the wharf and was the only persun there who know or cared aught for us. Soon tho foatures became indistinct, the handkerchiefs were fiung out for tho last time, and our voyage was begun. Tho trip down the Chesapeake wan most delightful, giving us a chance to make acquaiiitanco gradually with the larger oocun boyond. Wo passed the Caj)es about 5 o'clock A. II., Muy 2Gth, and there bade a final good-bye to our nativo land until our return. I do not care to dweil upou the sonsafions and experioncos of Suuday and Mundnv. our first two (lava nftsw lnvini Cape Henry. Suffico it to gay the wind, jtist brik enongh tofiil the snils nicely and dolight the suilors, was according to our recolleotion, quite too stroug ; and tor those iwo duya only thrco or four persons, out of sixty-five cabiu pagengerB, had either inclination or voracity enough to f pear at the bountiful tuide. la the stoerage wero "5 passengerg who Tarea s b..dl . TiitU Tueed. niorniiig uew phase uf ge lifo bugan ; only three r four remained on the sick list, and 'rom thiit time till our landing -ut Bromeihüfon, thë cali of " all's well " during lio niglit twitche, indicated the daily OQ'.lition of the passen geTg. The Toyq was most delightful to arï. At the Capos all ü.ila were spread, and emaincd set, with scarcely any chunge ntil Saturduy inorning, June lst, win n he breeio aliuost wholly died away, the sailg were fuiled, the sea became suiooth, and the nwning was pread oyer the quarter deck, aiTording to our part of the steamer for the next five days most agreeable place of recreution and ment. Nothing coald bo n:ora enchaatng tima t lio id!e lit'e we led during our ntire voyage after tliat first blua Monlay. Yet the long coütinuanco of such a gmooth sea tends to the monotonous, 'or of menuaids, leviathans, and even joly dolphinu, tho sight ig very rare in the open sea. A few dolphins, a school cf il.ick fish, and a eolitary whaln spout were our only curio.nties in this line ; and our course being so far south of that c f New York steamers and il vessels tlint, after losing sight of land until the Scilly s5andf, off Land's end, were visible in the fir horizon, not more than a half dozen vegsels of any kind were to be seen, and these only at a distanoe of several niles. Ilowever, each day afforded its lever ceasing enjoyment. At 8 A. M., precisely, breakfast was servod ; at 12 M., lunch ; at 4 P. AL, dinïer, after the stylo of a íirst-class hotel, at which we never snt less than ono and a ïulf hours ; and at 8 P. M., suppcr. Thus with ever cravin appetito. provisión wus made for three hours of every day. The ntorvcning honra urere occnpied just as the varyiug tast8 of tho inhabitants ot our Uttle world inclined. Redding, writïng, converaation, occaional napping, musing and gazing over the vast expanse of waters, mul in the lull of the wind, yielding to tho swaying motion of the huge steamer as it ro-ki-d aud rolled up-iii the ground swell of the ever restless sea, or promenading the deck forward and aft, a distance of three hundred feet, and playing at shovo board ; thee and other modes of orfjoyiug ourselvei wtre evor t our cooiinand. The eight of " Merrie England," as wo enterod the uhannel and moved along, at times quite neur, as r.t Lisiard mid l'oitland points, was quito OfLchanting lo i y s so long iiMil ouly to the soa, and suilinr vetsoU rote visible cvury wherenow. Oui stop at Southamptom, maoh to our rogrot, was altor niglitfall, and thoo ot us who got out at 2 o'clock A. U. hnd butan indistinct view of tho I.slo of Wit;ht. In tho morning the English coast was again in plain viow. Dover C;istlts preaented a tin appcaranco, with the Dritish flag still as proudly floating as it' Secretary Fisli had never montioned tho qneatioa of indirect damages The coast of France was diiuly outlined tor an hour or two in the horizon, not quite realizing our early inipresBions oï " suuny Franco." Coutrary to all our apprehensions the North Germán Sea -was not in ara(je, and on Saturday foronoon, June 8th, we be gan to oome again in viow of land, with wind mili accompaniments in active opwation ; nd bout 4 o'olook P. Mi we eet foot on land on land once moro, three thousand seven hundred miles from Baltiinore, at Bremeuhafen, about 40 miles fromBmer. Oör entrance into Gcrmany by way of thig dort geetne 1 quite intereating, becauae of the very remarkable gtyle of architecture ; low walls, very high gables, tile or thatched roofs, and exposod frame werk visible through the bricks. This part of Germany resembles Holland in its flat and low surface, pro tected by dykes agninst tho sen and river Weser. Yet there was a picturesque appearance thrown around their dwellingg, and the roads and farm landg and spotted cattle were in such excellent order we were delightod. But I must stop this hurried sketch of our trip. Of our fellow passëllgers I shall say a word, and then will close. With us iu the cabin we had a elergyman of Baltiinore (a Connecticut man), with bis entiro faraily, and with him an English maiden lady of a gomewhat funny appearanco, though Well informed and a great talker. Also a Ut. , from New York, with Lis family, a gentleman of large moans but no dnfinite purpose in his going abroad except to (o omewhere. A merehant froin Louisvüle and hig family; a Jewibh Rabbi, on his way to a professor's chair at Berlín, with bis family (his wifo was a curiosity and attructed much attention of a certain kind) ; aGerman butcher and son of Washington City, returning aftor an absence of 30 yearg to see his native land ; u gentleman and Lis family from Bichmond, Va. ; several merchantg and business men of Baltitnore, among the latter a junk dealer and hig son, who affordod much amusement : on the whole wt had a rery agreeable coropanionehip in the cabin, and even among the gteerage to a limited extent. But I wül close now, as I promised, and with kind remembranoes to all. 1 am very truly yours, J. M. w. P. 8.- We find Prof. Frieie and party in good health and ready to greet ug warmly. y_