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. Thur. 29.--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.