This splendid ship sailed about nine o'clock yesterday morning, the 5th of September, under very favorable circumstances. The Saints on board gave expression to their feelings in various hymns, which they sang as the vessel was towed into the river. The ship, which is admirably adapted for passengers, together with the respectable appearance of the emigrants, appeared very much to surprise the bystanders, who were compelled to acknowledge that they had not often witnessed the departure of such a people. [p.80]

BIB: "The Metoka" [Letter], Latter-Day Saints' Millennial
Star 4:5 (September, 1843), p. 80. (CHL)
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