Account by Henry Emery of the voyage of the vessel Carnatic, commanded by Captain McKenzie from Liverpool to New Orleans. The ship was towed ten miles down the river and many passengers suffered from seasickness. The Saints were enticed to pray for better winds after experiencing adverse ones. Emery explained the joy he felt in leaving his homeland for Zion. He relates a dream he had that troubled him. During the journey they saw a ship in distress, and passed the islands of Antigua, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Cuba, and Cayman. Emery's mother was ill during the voyage. James Young died during the ocean passage. A tug boat took the Carnatic to the mouth of the Mississippi River, and a steamer "Mameluke" brought them to St. Louis where they met with friends from Doncaster. The "Mustang" took the company the rest of the way to Winter Quarters [A.B.].

On Monday 14th I left Sheffield and my uncle accompanied me to Liverpool where we arrived about 1 o'clock P. M. When we got out of the railway carriages there were many cabs by any of which we might be conveyed to any part of town so one of the cabmen came to us and asked us if we wanted to ride. We told him we did but before we got in his cab we agreed that he should take us and our 2 small boxes to Mr. Elliots No. 114 opposite Clarence Dock (a distance of 2 miles) for 1/6 (1 shilling 6 pence) he took us and at this house we stopped. Next day my father and mother came and we all lodged here; we paid 6 pence each for each night's lodging. We stayed here, I bought victuals as we thought fit, and on 19th we went on board the Carnatic a merchant's sailing vessel commanded by Captain McKenzie and my uncle returned to Sheffield on the 20th. We were towed out of Cammong Dock in River Mersey where we were until 22 when the steam Tug came and towed us about 10 miles. The wind was pretty strong and the greater part of our company was sick among whom were my father, mother, and myself but still felt to rejoice in the great work of God. On the 23rd 24th and 25th the wind continued strong and at our head during the day of 26th it was a little more favorable but in the night very strong head wind arose so when I arose on the 27th and went on deck (where I could not stand but had to hold myself up by the bulwarks) I saw we were surrounded by mountains of water; I could not see apparently more than 30 or 40 yards from the ship also our yard arms were nearly tipping and thus we seemed as if we were going to be buried in the depths of the sea. Yet all seemed to be far from fear because our confidence was in God. This wind continued to blow without intermission (except 1 hour [p.9] on the 29th) on 27th, 28th. On this evening we had a prayer meeting and unanimously agreed to ask God to bless us with favorable winds so according to his mercy on the 1st of March the wind was better and we were traveling about 7 miles an hour; 2nd it was pretty strong yet favorable and we traveled about 10 miles an hour. On this day we entered to Bay of Biscay; while passing through this bay I thought of my Brother Isaac who while he was passing though on his way to Calcutta to join the English army wished himself back to the town wherein he was born that he might join his old comrade. But my feelings were different I was glad that the Lord had lead me out of the land of my nativity and was leading me on to a land which has been and is blessed by him as a choice land above all other lands for the gathering together of his people. Also this day my mother was very ill she was almost helpless. The 3rd put in the air was cold and strong but favorable; the sun shone warm upon us and made it very pleasant. My mother was much better. In the afternoon the wind ceased and we were in an Irish hurricane (calm) and truly it was beautiful sitting on the bulwarks and viewing the mighty and restless Atlantic whose waters were blue as indigo and also looking at the sun sets in the far west to which place we were bounding.

On this day's night I dreamed a dream which I'll begin to insert on opposite page.

A DREAM.

On the night of the first of March I dreamed the following dream: I thought I was calling through Church Lane in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England for work with a boy named Frederic Tyas and when I had got through the Lane into the Church Yard I thought there was going to be buried one of the Police men and as I went on I saw a Hearse where the mourners were in. It was not drawn by horses as is customary there but it was carried by hand and while I looked at the scenery I inquired which of the Police men was dead and some one whom I knew that stood by that the funeral was just as I had dreamed.

I also remembered that in the dream which I thought I had had I had to encounter with an enemy before I got out of the Church Yard, so I began to expect something or other breaking out and as I expected so it was for a formidable enemy beset me just as I thought I had dreamed but how [p.10] I overcame this enemy I don't remember. However I awoke. I was much troubled about the dream. Soon after I fell asleep again. I dreamed I was in the same town, Doncaster; I appeared to Sister Fanny Yeardley; I told her the dream I had had and when I had told her I said that it was not my body but my spirit that had told her. I also told her or some one else to write the dream and I would also. I then thought I looked very stern at sister Fanny Yeardley; I fled from her to the ship Carnatic and there I immediately awoke and behold it was a dream.

On this the 3rd the wind entirely died away but before the close of the day a pretty strong head wind arose and we were tossed about all night. The morning of 4th put it in and we lifted our hearts again to heaven that the adverse winds might cease but it appeared to no purpose we continued being rolled about until afternoon when our eyes were attracted by an object sailing on the water. Our Capt. looked and pronounced her to be a ship in distress. We found her to be a Dutch Manner Vessel (King William 2nd) freighted with coffee and sugar their distress happened on the 27th at which time they said they saw several other ships wrecked. It appeared that she had lost her main mast, foremast, mizen, and her bulwarks. They had thrown overboard between 300 and 400 Prls. of coffee. We 1st them have sail and then left them. She was from Patavia and was bound for Amsterdam. The 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, those days all passed away with calms, storms head winds, and unfavorable winds. We had preachings two or three times a week and we were much edified by Elders F.D. Richards, C.H. Wheelock, A. Cahoon, and S.W. Richards. My mother had a great deal of sickness. The captain was very kind to us, he did everything he could do to make us happy and comfortable. On the night of the 30th at quarter past 9 o'clock an old gentleman from Scotland named James Young died and about before 7 next morning we buried him in the Great Atlantic, Longitude 61.24, Latitude 18.54. This morning 31st my mother was sick, her head filled with sores; we cut off her hair and applied poultices of oatmeal. She suffered much. The 1st of April put in toward 12 at night light houses were seen and on the 2nd at 8 o'clock we were sailing between Antigua and Guadeloupe both of which were in sight and the appearance of land made our hearts glad and return thanks to God for his fatherly care and protection. In the afternoon we saw Mont. Serrat. 3, 4, 5 passed [p.11] away pretty well; on the 6, we saw the west point of ST. Domingo. on the 7th we saw Jamaica whose mountains seemed to reach the sky; we were sailing between it and Cuba. The 8th was very hot and calm with a heavy shower about half past three in the afternoon; the 9th was still hot and calm, about 6 o'clock P.M. a small boat came and brought us shell, turtles, and pumpkins. We saw and sailed between the Camans. The 10th passed away in calmness; 11, 12 pretty good winds; 13 we entered the Gulf of Mexico; 14, 15, 16 passed away and on the 17 we saw the land of America. The Pilot came and took command of our ship; the steamer towed us to the Mouth of Mississippi and then left us. The next morning it came and we began to roll up the river. The sceneries on each side the river were very beautiful. We arrived in New Orleans on the 19th at half past 6 o'clock P.M. the Capt. told us we might let our goods stop on board the ship and we might sleep in our berths until we could get a steamer to come and take us for St. Louis. On the 21st we went on board the steamer Mameluke and took a farewell of our kind and worthy friend and Capt. William McKenzie and on the 22nd we started for St. Louis where we arrived with all safety on the 30th. We met with Bro's Thomas Brown and wife and family; William Clemence and family, and Thomas Wrigley and family who all came from Doncaster, they were living in St. Louis and were well. They received us gladly and we stayed there until the 9th of May when we started on board the Mustang for Winter Quarters where we arrived after striking several snags and sand bar with safety on the 20th of May 1848. We found the brethern in great business. Some preparing to go to the Great Salt Lake City and some to cross the river and work in Pottawatamie County for means to go West. We stayed one week in Winter Quarters and then crossed the Mo. River to Ferryville where I commenced farming. [p.12]

BIB: Emry, Henry. Journal (Ms 2593), pp. 9-12. (CHL)
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