Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-18
Monthly there is given to each mess (usu.

ally eighteen men) blank to be filed up
with each mans name and wants, such as
soap, razor, thread, &C. The cook of the
mess receives the articles and distributes
them to the men. Every three months each
division Corty men) receives blank to be
filed up with calls for clothing. a-.
The contraband boy who fell through the
hatchway is now walking the deck all right
and grinning as of old. The contrabands are
evidently delighted with the ship. They
ought to be for they are well clothed and fed
Yesterday ,heins, the Sabbath they appeared
finclooking fellows-bright eyes, good teeth
blue caps, blue shirts, black handkerchiefs,
blue cloth pants, shoes blacked. asked
the contraband boy aforesaid few questions.
H.-Where did you co,ne from?
Con.-Don't know. f"
H-You came from Virginia.
| Con.-Ycs. .....
H.-How many came with you?
Con.--Don't know. ...
H.-What county did you como fromG
| Con.-Don't know.
He was wide awake and did not wish to
know anything. I thought that he was
afraid Of committing himself, so dropped
him.
Oct. 1st.-Five months to-day since ship.
ped. Have, not been on shore in all that
time. Yot see do not wander much
Sometimes in calling the boat away
that is manned by contrabands the boat
swain's mates pipe, for sport, "Away! you
contrabands, away! Away, and get into the
boat!" The officers wink at 1.-THE darkeys
grin. y In the Navy every one mus
always be at his station whether there is any.
thing to do or not. Flags of truce
arc not allowed to steam around as formerly
They are met four miles from here by one OF
our gunboats. X Gen. Wool and staff
were on board one day last week. The Gen.
cral is little man, gray hair, blue coat and
pants, cooked hat. He moves quick and
should take him to be of nervous tempera-
mcnt. I suppose that if we 60 anywhere
and win it will be called General Woors OF
some other Generals command. If we lose
perhaps they will call it the Commodore's
After the enemy gets his Notifications
in order VIC shall probably be sent to take
them. No doubt we shall have to wade
ankle-deep in blood before we capture tho
forts on the -. Same with -.
My grog-money is due to-day but cannot
touch it until his hghness the paymaste1
gets ready. Half the sailors take their grog
The marines al take their grog. The -
are all grecnhorns from small towns and gen
orally read the Ledger. So you have then
in nutshell. The marines in this ship ar,
pretty good fellows. Some of them are well
informed The members Of our Band do no
drink. Their pay is $l5a month. Th'
leader gets $50.
A tug, carrying one riAed 80 and two 1:
ID. howitzers has returned after two days
absence bringing rs prizes one schooner ant
one sloop taken fifty miles from here. y
On the upper or spar-deck we have fourteen
columbiais (eight- inch guns). On the mali
or gun-deck we have twenty eight Dalghreel
guns (nine. .inch.) On the quarter deck tw'
brass "a III. howitzers which are carried il
the boats at times. At the bow one tcn-incl
Dalghreen. In Boston we took on boart
63, 900 pounds of powder and 237 900 pounds
of shell. TO capture - and - will re
quire a feet that can fire $50 guns eacl
broadsidc. 1t is very easy to talk about ou
taking the forts but if We do take them ther
must be soldiers to hold them. Why dom
the critics enlist in the arinJ ..
Oct. 2d.-Grog money paid to-day.
waited anxiously to have my name called
At last it was and replied quickly-"Here! !
This money (four cents day. is paid every
three months to those who do not drink thei
grog. I have the specie in my pocket ready
for any little demand. .....
Our Fourth Lieutenant left on one hour
notice for Washington. When he landed
from the boat, he said" Boys, have bu
S175 or would make you present. Good
BY" You have here fair sample Of th'
financial condition of naval officers generally
i. e. those of them who depend wholly upor
their pay. 1t costs the wardroom officer!
Uieutenants) about one dollar per day eacl
to keep up their mess. Masters mates arr
out Of pocket about seven dollars per month
Why is it that more men do not enlist
Where is the spirit of 1776 and 1912? The
statistics of population show what we coult
do if men would enlist. We could so out
number the enemy that there would be very
little fighting. Why do not the girls pu
their shoulders to the wheel and tell thcil
lovers if they do not enlist they shall be dis
carded? The women can do great dca
only get them at it once. It is not the Gov
ernment that is to be censurcd but individ
uals. Where in the known world do mer
get so much pay and SO many thanks? Idc
not write this to pass away time. It's tot
true that men do not come forward and j
they continue to hold back there is no tellin,
when the war will end. expect W,