Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-09-06

| In solitary musings. The other nimbly mounted
the quarterback and after vehement harangue
to his "feller citizens" followed by wildly
executed Fijee war step, to the slow music of n
simple nursery air, calmly subsidized by gently
sinking backward upon the old chicken coop,
with his head reposing in loving proximity to
it's inmates, hat drawn over his eyes, his feet
resting at nm easy elevation Of two feet on the
cooks galley, his last audible words " I'm for
the Union STILL
An hour OF two more was passed by the crew
in singing, with music from the Violin, Flute
and Guitar. Tired with the events of the day.
most all sought an early bed.
FRIDAY, August I'd.
Routed out this morning at bells (halfpast
3 o'clOck.) Got on deck and found n thick fog
envelopng our vessel with its accompanying
attendants, dampness and cold Dispatched our
toilets when many returned to the hold for an
oyercoat or shawl. Those who had been prOvi
dent enough to bring thicker clothing, were now
fully repaid for their trouble. The others
amused themselves by climbing up the rigging,
| hoping by that exercise to obtain some warmth.
From the masthead we had an excellent view of
the vessels coming up the river; the large white
sails and top hamper of full rugged ship,
looming up through the early morning mist, the
lower and DINNER spars and the hull totally
obscured by the Intervention of the same semi-
| Opaque object though in itself very beautiful
yet, threw half supernatural cast Of associa-
tons over the mind, presenting in active sue
cessOu our early boyhood recolections of the
"Flying Dutchman," "The Phantom Ship" &c.
At bells Is o'clock) weighed anchor an
| hour afterwards the fog rolled away, succeeded
by light wind from the South, which by 10
O'Clock failed entirely, leaving us motioness,
under n scOrching hot sun. Amused ourselves
for sometime shooting at q bottle towed astern,
| which two or three Of the best shots on board
managed to hit, but never twice in succession
Becoming tired Of the sport, Captain proposed
| swimming; jumped mt the proposal then into
the water, which we found delightfully."- cool and
pleasant, though somewhat salt, of which those.
who were so unfortunate as to swallow mouth
full quickly became aware. Passed fifteen sOr
twenty minutes in the enjoyment of this most
pleasant pastime, during which while swimming
round the schooner several malciously disposed
individuals, seated on the quarter deck, whose
lack Of courage or inclination prevented them
from joining us, endeavored in vain to alarm us
by the cry of "sharks;;" true, one poor fellow,
the most timid of the crew did, at that cry,
make the most desperate efforts TO regain the
boat, which, judging from the shout of laughter
that greeted his breahess arrival on deck
created considerable merriment. On deck once
more, feeling much refreshed after the bath
The weakening effects of bath in salt water
being well known, most of the party took caret
| punch for stimulant, the rest of the crew in
GLIDING those who did not go in, taking brandy
for the same purpose. The heat of the sun and
the reflection upon the water still continued
without any apparent dminution, not single
breath of wind ru1ling the surface of the bay
everybody wishing for breeze. The Captain
having more experience, and -beng of the opn-
ion that under the circumstances the violin was
the best pow-wow that could he used it and
guitar were soon brought out, aud followed by
ivplv NJ fha not ha,
faith in the Captains opinion betook themselves
to whistling others stuck knife in the mast r
all combined, however, must have had some in
iluence, for by bells g o'clock, with light
wind up the Bay, the Captain struck for the
Jersey channel, where he anchored till flood
tide.
AT sundown got under way again, with n
"spnnking breeze" from the Southeast and
passed " Fortescue," with the rollers coming in
very fast from the hay, being far the best breeze
we have had since leaving home. Captain made
II splendid run down the Jersey Channel, and Mt
! bells, Il o'clock) anchored for the night in
Morris River Cove Before anchorng, obsery-
ed the beautiful phosphorescent appearance Of
the waves peculiar to salt water Each crested
wave as ii struck the schooner aud glanced off,
broke into thousand fOamy atoms, revealing
myriads of brilliant luminous medus,e or mol
lusca, varying in size from n pea to that of
cocoon nut. Slept on the quarter deck Tonight
with one or two Others covered with an old sail.
With such delightful breeze flaming our
checks and ones head comfortably pllowed on
folded coat, the clear soft light of the distant
slnrs, the fading comet; the pure, solemn beau
iy and surprising grandeur of the whole hea.
vens, and all, made recoections of t home"
inscnsibly arise, till at length diowsiness sue
ceeded by slumber proclaimed our entrance into
the land of Dreams
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3D..
Most of the party up and on deck by o'clock
this morning. Weather fine and every appear
ance Of clear hot day. At 8 bells, weighed
anchor and ran into Morris River for tho pur-
pose Of procuring bait for boat fishing, and also
Offering an opportunity for cunning to the sports
men on board. Having breakfasted, the party
went ashore in two boats, leaving our good ma
tured Captain to make all the arrangements for
obtaining bAit. We who had our fowling pieces
with us, ran our boat nearly down to the mouth
of the river; landed on small peninsula ex-
tending out into the Bay, consisting of low,
swampy extent of moist, salt marsh land, covered
with coarse growth of stunted grass, and look
ing as if swept by The ebb and flow of every I'M
usually high tide; little pools, stagnant and
motionless, left by the feiiux of the tide and
half evaporated by the heat of the sun, the sur
face Of which, studded with detached, spOngY
masses Of green, Shiny sea-weed and bordered
by rank luxuriant growth of vegetation, were
n frequent interruption to our onward progress
and to be avoided, involved laborious circuit
Of sometimes two or three hundred yards over
the same kind of swampy morAss, aifOrdng to
the incautous traveller but an insecure aud un-
steady footing, and often only to be met at the
termination by greater difficulties. Frogs, grown
fat by plethora, sat perched on decayed logs,
occasionally swapping at some unfortunate fly
who winged his way past, or protruded their
yellow Shiny heads from the surrounding mre {;
while lazily moving through the mud on the
Margins were numerous snakes, crRw-ish, &c.
and scattered here and there, the debris of half
decomposed king-crabs and other excrement
thrown up from the sea- Away to the right,
and extending to the banks OF the river, stretched
wild and impenetrabe mOrasses the hiding
place of the Owl, the Marsh Hen and the Bttern.
On the Ocean side Of the peninsula we found
} the beach about knee deep 10 black oczy mud,
through which we had to wade to get several
snipe, shot while feeding. The sun continuing
| hot aud the prospect of more game growing cor
! respondingly "small by degrees and becoming
beautifully less" and the ferocity of the blue
0 tailed flies" seeming to augment rather thar
A abate with the Increasing heat, we concluded tt
r take a sail in the skill. which we found under
7 the care of DIR. Foster, completely jammed in d
o small creek, where the Doctor was held au un-
n willing prisoner two of us after pushing an,
d wading for about II quarter of a mile. got her ii
e the Bay, when we had fine, exhilarating sal
= around to the vessel
9 In the afternoon, MIR. Godfrey, the gentleman
h ly proprietor of the "Glengary House." having
Is kindly volunteered to accompany us out to III
II fishing banks ia his yacht, at his request we di
a vided the pnrty so as to have about eleven il
/ each boat Capt Shaw using our skiff, Had
II splendid wind at starting though Mr.. Godfrey
v boat beat ours out. close examination nov
At discovered the faces Of our worthy President i
he ono boat and our estimable Treasurer in til
se other, becoming quickly overspread with death
in ly paor, the sure precursor of sea-sicknes'
" which in few moments more overlook then
be when after several dgnitied attempts to maintai