Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-07-25
NO.. 49,,

They could have rakcd us forward, then
broadside, then through the stern. As VIC
drew near Norfolk we passed the hulk Of the
frigate United States, In the war Of 1879
ncknamed The Old Wagon. She looked
gloomy enough. No spars, paint faded. &c.
We passed the gunboat Seminole. and I
French gunboat and H. B. M. S. Rinaldo and
finally noorcd to the buoy, off Norfolk and
nearly abreast the hospital, at 10A. Work
ing parties have been sent on shore 4, dc.
stroy batteries. We buried up to hold the
place as there are few soldiers here. Should
the enemy return to take the city il would
take us very short time to make il as fat
as nature made it. All our fighting gear is
down from aloft now Our tall. tapcrinoR
spar> are aloit and the frigate looks ms dash.
ing as she did the day we left Boston. Wo
are well prepared to protect the city or to
blow t up if necessary .f ##' 0"5b
June lst. Working party sent TO Sewe)P.
Point to dsmount guns, save ammunition.
y | see that The News Boy, paper pub.
!shcd at Algiers Opposite New Orleans) by
Mr.. Bacon has been confscated, Bacon fined
and placed in durance vile. know Bacon
well. Was in Algiers when he started tho
paper, pretty good little sheet. Bacon is
or was lawyer, very well informed man, So
clable, has family, probably poor. am
sorry to hear that he is in trouble. Alriers
IS hard town and suppose that Bacon was
forced into secession. Heard the bells
ringing for church on shore to day, the first
time | have heard them for over year I
thought of home and the quiet people there.
Working party Of marines and sailors
returned from Pigs Point where they have
been dlsmounting guns and blowing up
bomb proofs. Lieut.. ----- attempted TO- ir-g
terfere with a train of powder that led to two
barrels of powder arranged to blow, up a
mb-proof. off it went throwing the Lieu,
tenant head over heels. Up he jumpedim i'm.
med'ately, exclaimng: Is nybody hurt ?''
is anybody hurtI" l saw him moment
ago. His moustache is shortened by the firo
and his sword bent Otherwise he is the
same Lieut.. -. That is war with a ven
geanec.
Yesterday Sam Woods wandered two or
three miles from the .working-party. Stecred
Tor house. Children at tic door, 20.
ma! here's Yankee sailor" Enter house.
SITS down. Women and three daughters
there, the eldest fifteen years t'77T
Have you got any eggs, marns" f-.11
Yes, got few" "' ".- "~ "
" How much arc they dozen ?" H@."a"
Fifty cents" s..#. .s3 ....' .."W
VIII you give me half dozen ?" '..'7'H
y, Yes Children, go and bring halfa-
dozen eggs" 0lToa
Do you want them cooked P" .a.., .f
No, marm." Eggs brought. "Hcrc's
your money. Keep it all, fifty ccnts-25
present for the girl that brought tho eggs
and 25 for the eggs a@ s@-,n
Woman takes the money. "How many
Of you Yankees are there ashore here 2'' .s'4
Sam, little skttish, keeps his hand on
the handle OF his knife under his shirt. (By
the way, Sam is Portuguese and can talk
French as well as Portugllesc.O "rm not
Yankee. I'm n Frcnchman." .",rIg.r ..g.ag'{
Frenchrnan | Girls, he's not Yam.
kce, he's Frenchman. Get some more eggs
DO have some cooked. How will YOU have
them fried or boiled 2 Here, give him his
money back" ...a 80. ..fl- -T.
20, no, marin, gave that as a present." g
Girls, go out and get some strawberries.
DO stop with us tonight" ..# ass. a. eI
o, no, marin, must go to my shipmatcs,
rs we have to go on board soon" '.-ar,,'a.
One Or tie 9irls.--lIe's a Frenchman, but
he's with the Yankees. al 4 ua
THE mother.-O, you had to ship. You
was poor?
Yes, marm, was hard up wher, ship
ped (Fact is, Sam had good supply Of
cash on hand when he shppcd) W.
During the conversation in come thrco
strapping darkies. Sam suspicious. Keeps
sharp eye on woman and darkios and hand
on knife under his shirt. Makes known TO
the daikies that he is French. Darkies retire.
Sam is informed that he can live and make
his home there If he chooses. Declines and
leaves, the woman and children bidding him
good-by and waving their handkerchicfs af- 4
ter him. Sam, suspicious of being waylaid
by the darkies, watches sharp among the |
bushes and finally arrives safe among his
shipmates and is black listed thirty DAYS and
grog stopped for his wandering away from
the party. r.5 et aa a1 q
3d.--All hands had permission last eve to
go in bathing on the starboard side One Of
the booms was lowered down so that the out
er end rested in the water. The men By TAX.
ing hold of the lifeline could walk from the
spar-deck port down to the water or Jump
from the ships side If they preferred. A
boat was manned and laid on their oars
ready to pick up any who could not keep
their heads above water There was some
tall diving. Some dove from an elevation Of
thirty feet. About 900 went in Among
them was White, the big wardroom cook.
over six feet high, and as black as any thun-b
der.cloud. Seeing them you would almost
think they belonged to the sea. Sometimes
as many as fifty would dive at once Some were
laughing, others howling, having il all their
own way. Finally, after ducking, diving,
and swimming in all shapes, they werc pped
on boarl. Though they had been in an
hour they came on board reluctantly. Eight
or ten would begin to walk up the boom lin
clined As " and when nearly up to the port
would tumble off Another crowd would
get half way and down they would 90 either
head or feet first. AS it would not do to
tumble off too many times, at length all got
on board. a
Bumboats are alongside every day bring.
ing fried fish, raw, fried, and boiled eggs,
strawberries, pics, cooked chickens, &c. &c.
Negro wenches have charge Of these boats.
= The rebel works OH Crancy Island are
on fire. These Notifications arc not ncces-
sary to us. Fortress Monroe and the Rip
Raps will answer all purposes to keep for.
eign feet from entering the river assisted AZ
We shall be by the ironclad ships Of the M.
Wy. We must hurry up orr Monitors and
then let John Bull and Parlez-vous come on
while we have our hand in We may rs we'll
try them that is If they wish IL A4An.