Clouds in
the vicinity of the sun, and nearly all the rest of the sky covered with
clouds in masses, not a gray uniformity of cloud. A fresh breeze blowing
from land seaward. If it had been blowing from the sea, it would have
raised it in heavy billows, and caused it to dash high against the rocks.
But now its surface was not at all commoved with billows; there was only
roughness enough to take off the gleam, and give it the aspect of iron
after cooling. The clouds above added to the black appearance. A few
sea-birds were flitting over the water, only visible at moments, when
they turned their white bosoms towards me,--as if they were then first
created. The sunshine had a singular effect. The clouds would interpose
in such a manner that some objects were shaded from it, while others were
strongly illuminated. Some of the islands lay in the shade, dark and
gloomy, while others were bright and favored spots. The white lighthouse
was sometimes very cheerfully marked. There was a schooner about a mile
from the shore, at anchor, laden apparently with lumber.
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