The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-07

to sho peculiar odor which It gives to tho smoking
vl.pds, yet j s healthy od0' which only lsndsmcn
spresi each supplying hnsef from thu largo dish IN
the sen,re which contans sk or beef or ichsooAso or
dunnerim BE- whatever other fare they nay have. AZ
eight clock in tho evening the hsmmocs sung up,
each man having tn space allowed him TO swing from
during hte four hours c watch. but he is liable at any
moment reused from his tlumbers by the cry OF tall
hands deck - and is sometimes Obliged TO postpone his
ieep I'LL he nex, night If the weather shoud prove
manages 10 mike up for lost limo by snatohng moment
Of rest the deck or wherever and whenever he can
during any intervals that he may have With all hi,
troubles AMI abors Jack s perhaps, OF the most
cheerful Of men, and If he is sometimes 100 ardent vo
iary of the Jolly gcd he not stranger the finer senti
mems and feelings He has strong love for music and
INDUCES whenever lie has oppo luniy There not
pcrhaps vessel m the American navy hose crow mum,
bcrs thirty forty men that has not musician Of
some Kind among them and they are generally held in
the highest estimation.
independent Of The two official nasicians II they may he
Sc called THAI The government Of the uncd States has
provided. These entered upon the ships list
gcsns but lest there should be any misappreenson Ia
regard to their particular grade or the Instruments
which they PERFORM 1t may as well be stated ,ha. the mn
will. however, satisfy all true and patriotic Americans
TO know that their abilities are fully eaaal to
the performance Of " Hail Columbia and q Yankee
Dcods," ana the American who after that would
stop 10 inquire into their knowledge Of tho works Of
the great composers has not spark of feeling his whole
oomr POSITION These the official musicians but there
are have sad, number Of others On board aaours,
who play for the love Of y and without hope or prospect
cert which took place here few evenings ago, and
although not Of the assembly had still fair chance
OF seeing and hearing all that was going The concert
came on the berth deck, within few feet Of the cooks
galley the performers two rival vonsts who have
on bard and the audience consisted Of some
three or four Of the cooks, two or three powder
formers sat opposite each oiher and suspended between
them was large ships lamp, which throw dim and
coudod Eight on tho admitting faces around One OF tho
fddlers entertained his audience with the wonderful per-
formances OF the Bob tailed Nag while the other play
vikns and his Dinah'' with expression that Jem
Bags himself could not surpass. The coptes. main
taned with about equal SUCCESS both Sides and when
the change Of watch called the rivals away TO the spar
deck and broke up the assembly i was impossible to do
eide which had the advantage The affair furnished
topic FOR conversation many days aer and believe the
remembrance OF will remain with the hearers long after
the cable shall have been laid
This sketch of the main deck AMI social life among tho
saors would be incomplete failed 10 mention OF
the most important institutions In tho vcsse-he ships
dnpensy The dspensary Is stua cd at end Of the
warrant officers mess and bcrthrooms on the sarboArd
eide, and supplied with all the medicines necessary for
the treame Of every d!seaEe Ii under the charge OF
the surgeons steward who makes up all the prescriptions,
and who TO all ntenis and purposes the same apo
hecary There have been very few cases Of sickness
not for the course which has been pursued by tho
ships physicians they would have more patients on the
list Than they could well attend TO. On board OF ALMOST
every man OF war there number OF good for nothing
tde fellows who eldeavor every occasion sh their
work by fegnrg sickness. Sometimes they succeed but
the detection Of generally leafs the discovery
Of the rest when their names ut once taken Oil the sick
list and they obliged to perform thor duty. Daring
tho last tho Niagara was at sea she had consdera
bic number Of hose would be patients On board, but
il found tina, their sickness was merely
cigned and that their only disease lszuoss thoy
were taken OF the hospital and compelled to work.
THE oRLoP DECK AND ENGINE AND FIRE ROOMS.
This icck is almost exclusively used FOR tho storage Of
ropes sails and all the other articles that constitute ships
The part appropriated TO the provisions Is protect
cd from the invasion of rats mice by casing or tin,
and the magazines, besides being carefully locked AMI
sealed have sentry always on guard near them Al the
When has aceo noSaous for cen or twenty pasnt
but fortunately there are not more than two or
three in at present., and those are not seriously
about The centre. OF the vessel, ana extend
from the bottom of the ship the spar deck In com
space The rereD whose watches, hko the sailors are
divided into four hours each, sleep The orop deck,
emergency, required TO do any work upon dock.
TIE WATCHES OF TIE SHIP.
According TO naval discipline every man on board a
duty, unless prevented by sickness; but, as sailors
require rcst as well az other mon, their hours OF
eos are are 80 asb LA o sSr hs are
leasurcs There are 40 watches, which are known by
the Of port aud s,arboard each OF which are four
hours long. AZ this system, however, II followed out,
would only give one half the crew four hours sleep every
night, another watch called the dog watch which u In
tended 20 obviatc this difficulty, esabsied THIS Is
a vGnh Of two hours and extends from four 10 SIX
from Fix eight in the evening, and by this each
Of die Two watches of the shp are cuabcd every second
night 10 get eight hours Sleep with a break Of folr
hours betgeen H. Thus the wa,ch which is relieved
from duty eight O'Clock in tie evening sleep TIL
twelve, and being again relieved at four may at thai hour
sgsn take OF their ham neck aud sleep tia eight
In tho moInng These watches stationed la diorcn
parts Of the SHIP both day and night some In the fore, ~,
elevated portion on the foremost about hundred foot
from the deck, aud some Ia Tho main and mzcD tops,
While others are placed ON tho iofecasc or tho poop, by
the bps boats ie helm and Ober s,aOns where they
aloays ready when Their services are required One
of the men on tho foreop keeps look out for al
vesses, and on account OF his position Is sbio
W ~
ire The deck. The moment be dcscrics sa though y
looks like mere specs the horizon, he announces 10
the officer OF tho deck "Sa DO ~ be cries aloud, from
bis station, when The officer II be desires 10 know the di
recuon in which be has teen II, Asks. " Where AsayW
and td IN reply that IL the weather quarter or Ice
bow, tbs may be- But in mid ocean The announce
neni iha, vessel eight !. received with the grcaest
interest Every Is arxiously looking out ter Der,
and all the telescopes and opera glasses on board
in immediate demand. The mcn stationed
yieip, 30 shai II man should ian over board they msy
be ready at moments warning 70 deta Oh the life buoy
There several other watches for The reelng furlng
and setting sails and for various other duties the dc
OF which possess little interest for the general reader
There abou, three hundred Of board The Nj
acnra and Of these one hundred are scamcn hundred
ordinary seaen and hundred landsmen which The
given TO hands that have jus, entered tho
THE MARINES.
Tie force or marines the Niagara does not crrood
sixty men, but they among the most effective and the
bc-t drilled IN the service. They tho sentry of tho
ship, and always placed guard the gro the
ships stores, tho provisions and the different decks.
Jack associates with them the most friendly terms.
The marne besides being the sentry Of the ship Is also
soldier and his drilling and training differ In material
respects from the drilling and training Of The soldier in
military service.
SERVING OUT THE CLOTHES.
Every ship q In navy provided With sailors
clothing of all kinds sufficient 70 supply their demsnds
during the cruise, and longer u necessary. hese are
given 10 the nj cost price, and the total amour, do
Quoted frt m their wages In this roe Dert the Heacn on
beard msn.cf war have great advantage over those
who ship merchant vessel, and who obliged
10 purchase their outfit at exorbsnt rates In retail estab
thments. In addition TO this the cothng furnished by
the government u OF superior quality, and Jank has the
satisfaction OF knowing that he gets tho full value OF his
money. he IA Of saving, economical nature this s
great dcraiion 10 him and his imitei,
he Il not very udicous In the expenditure ohc tho
thing the government do az long deals only
with honest contractors, and not with rho never
scrupe to mako money even by frauds upon those who la
Dor bard Tor = living.
The clothes arc served ous BY tho purser on specified
day. when all who have applied for various articles Of
dress must be In attendance This officer has their names
written schedule opposite the different pieces Of cloth
ing OF hch they are want and NJ he calls them o1t in
their turn they sep forward and receive them from one