Wesley Corpus

By him we sent back our horses to Mr. Morgan's. I had a large congregation in the evening. It almost grieved me, I could give them but one sermon, now they were at length willing to hear. About eleven we were called to go on board, the wind being quite fair: and so it continued till we were just out of the harbour. It then turned west, and blew a storm. 'There was neither moon nor stars, but rain and wind enough; so that I was soon tired of staying on deck. But we met another storm below: for who should be there but the famous Mr. Gr , of Carnarvonshire, a clumsy, overgrown, hard-faced man ; whose countenance I could only compare to that (which I saw in Drury Lane thirty years ago) of one of the ruffians in " Macbeth." I was going to lie down, when he tumbled in, and poured out such a volley of ribaldry, obscenity, and blasphemy, every second or third word being an oath, as was scarce ever heard at Billingsgate. Finding there was no room for me to speak, I retired into my cabin, and left him to Mr. Hopper. Soon after, one or two of his own company interposed, and carried him back to his cabin. We wrought our way four or five leagues toward Ireland; but were driven back in the afternoon to the very mouth of the harbour: April, 1750. REV. Je WESLEY'S JOURNAL. 479 nevertheless the wind shifting one or two points, we ventured out again; and by midnight we were got about half seas over; but the wind then turning full against us, and blowing hard, we were driven back again and were glad, about nine, to get into the bay once more.