The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-14
MuaIC HArR CHARMS,

SEA SICKNESS.
There has been considerable sea sickness among the
men to-day, in consequence OF tho ronghnoss OF the
weather but tho tables pretty well patronzed
yet. Thcre seems to be perceptble dminuton OF
the appetite all around This will about all right in
| duo time again.
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, Oct. I, 1891
THR WIND MORE FAVORABLE.
This morning found the weather more propitious
Tho win had changed to tho northwest and the sea had
| gone down until was nearly smooth
TWO VESSELS ASHORE.
At twelve O'Clock We were again in request By Flag
Oncer Du Pont, to truant officer TO back
and pick up stragGcrs We again turned bow the
I north, and ran twenty miles, when spoke the Coat
zacoalcos, the Captain Of which iunprmcd Captain Ed
ridge that the Baltic and Illinois had been ashore the
Hateras shoals that the former ship had been oxrcatcd
from her pcrious position without damage but that
the Illinois bad lost Of her smoke stacks but had
got on without further damage The Baltic has
board forty pieces Of ordnance, forty frames for
buildings, three hundred wheelbartows, shove picks
&c, and abundance Of heavy We then bore
10 the north again. and passed the Baltic with the
Ocean Express In tow apparently IN good condition
| A STEAMER AMONG BREAKERS.
! A while after this and bore down to the iii.
nois, with the Golden Eagle in tow going along a
pace We spoke her and the Captain informed that he
all right excepting the loss Of the smoke stack
and that would be remedied. He also reported
that he had steamer among the breakers about
three O'Clock this morning and that he could not afford
any assistance 10 her. consequence Of threakers bo
ing between her and him. lie could not tell her
The Illinois obliged to OFT hsr before she got
or but recovered it again. We olcred tho Illinois
hawscr her but the captain declined tho offer
saying that he could get along well enough he
getting steam another boiler. As could be OF
no service to her, We again ran towards tho feet.
PoRPoIsEs.
Porpoises made their appearance in large numbere
u.s. and tunSled and eamboled in and of the
in most sporvc manner. causing great deal OF amuse
ment the soldiers aboard, who all alive the
subject On our course the fleet offered tow the
r. b. Forbes which had in tow a gunboat but it was
! coolly declined
PLEASANT WEATHER.
| This has been Of the most pleasant
days have yet spent at The
| evening is pleasant and the deck is crowded with
officers and men listening to the music Of tho band
Our position to-day lat. "a 80, ion rs A.
| Distance run, ninety miles.
FOURTH DAY.
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 1861.
STORMY AND SICK srOMACHs.
THIS has been the Sorfifest anu NEST gloomy Gay we
have spent. There a heavy wind blowing and the
rising rapidly write, with every indication Of
fierce gale tonight. The ship pitches and rolls consider
ably and every aboard begins to feel and look de-
cidediy blue.
| SEVERAL VESSELS MISSING.
We overlook the fleet at three O'Clock this morning.
At nine O'Clock thirty nine sail of all descriptions
| sight Where the remained arc we know not
1 SMALLPOX.
case of smallpox has been reported aboard the VAN
derbit creating somo alarm that ship As they have
Ave doctors aboard it ought to DO well attended to.
| OFF CHARLESTON.
At twelve o'clock 1t Is said we are about
I OF Charleston, 8. c., and still heading south.
| II would appear from this that are not bound
FOR that hotbed Of notification and rebellion All the
boys anxious to pay visit to that place and wipe
ont the recollection Of great insult and injury pcrpe-
rated upon flag Just their feelings Of revenge
will no. be gratihed but, in time, Charleston will have
cause to the day she opened the great rebellion
| THE GALE BEGINS
This afternoon again sent back to collect the
missing members Of the feet The wind had got in the
southeast and bad freshened TO gale The began
high and everything indicated such storm would
be likely 70 dspcrsc the ect 1t spared some Of them
| DANGEROUS POSITION OF THE ISAAC SMITH.
At sunset we deserted tho gunbeat Isaac Smith
She rolling heavily and pitching frightfuliy,
| al tho mercy Of the elements. Hor engine
| was disabled, and her steering apparatus seemed
to be useless she seemed to lay poweress upon the
heAvng waters Her Jack At halfnast Union down.
On approaching her closely dared we discovered
that Of her heavy port guns bad broken away and
had gone through her side Her situation evidently
Of tho greatest peril We csssysd several times 70 get
line to her by which might attach hawser, order
TO her possible, through the night Our efforts to
rench heg faSed, and concluded that an could DO
TO lay by her during the night, and If opportunity
offered, 70 aid her in any way b power Al seven
O'Clock the Florida gunboat, which had been sent back
10 take her in tow, down her, and Also failed IN
every effort give her aid She also laid by her At
ten O'clock close this days journal, leavins
.be disabled gunboat, the had become to high
| and dangerous for to continue idly drift
| ing by her side. In sclfpreservation we were
| compelled 10 get under way, and lay to head
to the The gale is raging terribly from the
southeast and the grows heavier and still heavier
the night approaches. We fear that the Isaac Smith
must go down in the Storm and expect TO her
Tho other steamboats, and small vessels also
be in great danger but trust that wise Providence
may protect them from tho fury Of the and wind.
We tho Coatzacoalcos running for towards Fry
ing Pan Shoals where she will doubtless make harbor
She may not succeed however, everything against
/ hef Sne IS not COnSlQereu q ROou boat Tor heavy
weather and needs all her strength live out the
] pcrs of the night Our position at to-day was
latitude 80 S. longitude II ST. Distance run LA miles.
| FIFTH DAY.
| SATURDAY, Nov. 3, 1861.
! THE STORM.
Last night crowded with misery and that
refer TO it with almost feeling Of horror the bare
recollection of its long hours teemng with discomfort
and terrible scenes, which trust ever again to be
| stranger to.~
The gale increased in violence until midnight, and the
sea ran in short waves fearfully high. We rolled and
pitched that would try the 6rmcst nerves,
and which did try those Of every passenger upon the
ship The steamer behaved admirably, but seemed too
deeply laden to ride the well she might; but
she managed live through IT, and that quite salts
factory The ship groaned and croakod eafuly
could Sleep and most Of the passengers
spent asccpless night in the saloon, deck holding
on to The seats, tho ship roled down, down on one
side, and then pitching down the untain seas, as
though she going TO the very bottom Of the
itself then she would roll TO the other side sending bag
gage chairs Dishes &c. the floor railroad speed
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