Wesley Corpus

Tues. 28.--We went on board, and set sail for Dublin. The wind was fair, and the day extremely fine. Seven or eight miles from the town a small boat overtook us, which brought me letters from London.. Some of these earnestly pressed me to return to London, or, however, not to go to Ireland. I consulted my friends, and just as we began our little debate, the wind which till then was fair and small, turned from east to west, and blew harder and harder. But the point was soon decided. For upon inquiry, we found the boat was gone back, and no other was to be had. Presently after the wind returned to the east, and we saw the hand of God. The Liverpool boat went away in such haste that it left a young man, James Glassbrook, behind; so we were five in all. We had seven more cabin passengers, and many common ones. So good-natured a company I never met with in a ship before. ‘The sea was as smooth as glass, the sun shone without a cloud, and the wind was small and quite fair. So we glided on; till, about nine, I went to prayers with them, and then quietly lay down. Wed. 29.--We were even with the great Welsh mountain, Penmaen Mawr, at five in the morning. . But it then fell calm, so that we were scarce abreast of Holyhead in-the evening. This gave us time to speak to all our fellow passengers. And some fruit quickly appeared ; for no oath, no immodest or passionate word, was any more heard in the ship while we were on board. 652 REV. v. WESLEY’S JOURNAL, _ [| April, 1758. Thur. 30.--Having no wind still, I desired our brethren to come upon the quarterdeck; where we no sooner began singing a hymn, than both passengers and sailors gladly assembled. The wind sprung up almost as soon as I began, and about nine the nest day we entered Dublin Bay; after so smooth and pleasant a passage, as, the captain declared, he had not had at that time of year for forty years.