Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-08-15
. ~ Correspondence Of the Gazette.
LETTER FROM THE NAVY.
U. s. Frigate Minnesota, !
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U. s. Frigate Minnesota j
. t- .E EEl. aslgT d. on Norfolk Va.
June sth.-About $500 troops arrived in
boats within the last hour. Now blowing a
gale and troops cheering as they pass. * =
Brown, an old Scotchman, is in Batemar's S
watch. Many a good growl they have to-
gcther. Brown can beat him at it. Brown
is Union man and down on John Bull
Likes to talk of Bobby Burns, and Wallace,
and Bruce. Ba:eman called him an old pi-
rate" one day, whcreupon Brown offered to
whip him. .o,3 ..-5., .E... ... ~
.s1ltb.-Bumboat women allowed to ccmc
on board to-day. They ranged themselves
along forward of the gangway, sitting on
deck, each with her articles before her in
baskets, pans, and on mats. There was fried
ham and eggs, bakers bread, fried fish, liver,
boiled cabbage, cherry dumping, apple pies,
cake, &C., &c. These women arc cleanly
and their cooking is good though everything
is cold. The other evening one Of
our men while in bathing undertook to sink,
but that being against the rules he was res
cucd. His name was Jerry Ryan and would
have been loss to no one but himself,
though he counts one on the books, which is
all he cares about i. c. the pay. sat . ,
17th.-We were screnaded last night by
the band of Pennsylvania regiment. We
acknowledged it by three cheers. The ia
son (Brit:sh) also cheered them. The eve
mig was beautiful, the music fine. u y Man
joy (coloreD a native Of Exeter, n. H., can
beat nearly every one of our fellows on war
fare or politics; reads and writes well.
19th.-Not much news from the shore.
OF these Norfolk people, some are inclined
to be sociable and Union, though most of the
Union men are said to be in Portsmouth, op-
posite Norfolk. + At q p. NJ hammocks
are piped down. AT eight O'clock the men
can turn in if they choose. At nine, they
must turn in. These fine nights, they like
to yarn it on the spar deck, but as soon as
it strikes two bells j. q. nine o'clock, the
master-at-arms makes his appearance. He
sees knot of chaps here, another crowd
there, all busy talking. Then he opens on
them" Come, break out, there break out {!
and turn in! Come, do you hear: go below
and turn in! ~ For two or three minutes
they move slowly along He is at them
again "Come, over there! 60, turn IN !"
So they move on and by s.2O every one but
tho lookout is below. f.5...e
Tr2lst.--This afternoon some soldiers under
took to apprehend number Of our men who
were roaming and amusing themselves about
the city. They would not be taken but made
their way on board tug and were brought
to the ship with their own consent, thus
saving ten dollars apiece, (the amount of
reward offered by the captain for the appre-
hensior' Of missing men, This would have
been paid to the provost marshal and charged
to the men. = Been readirg q late num-
Der Of the London Times. Secosh right.
Union wrong. OF course. 'i'' ~ 'p'.l'.@
30th. Sam Woods gets into good quar-
ters again. He was on shore the other day
with working party under Lieut.. Sslfidge.
They were moving very large gun. While
maneuvering about the gum lot Of women
and boys collected around them. ''.. : I
Sam to boy.-My lad, can you tell me
where I can get bottle Of whisky? u IT
Boy didn't know. iiuaago9 ait 70 i~gegH
ai One e9oman to anotAer.--That sailor wants
whisky. 5Gss 7oi logaj fgaiu aa a#ai
d" WELL father has some. Ask him up to
the house. "2edJ bGs ,ail4nuH 1l ,1'piH ~
Jack, come up with us. We will show
you where you can get some whisky"
Sam to Lieutenant.-Mr. Selfidgc, will you
please let me 60 with these ladies'. They
are acquaintances Of mine-regular Union
ladies-they want to send a letter by me-
IS sLieut.-Oh, yes! we must ob!ige them.
Away they go. Arrive At = fine house.
All 60 in. Gentleman there and lady. They
invite Sam to sit down. Whisky and cher
ry brandy and wine on the table. Sam drinks
Of each. People regular sccesh, but they
like sailors, like Sam in particular. Gentle
man don't smoke, but sends out for cigars for
Sam. Sanos mnst smoke one OF these
and take the rest with him. Finally Sam
leaves, with an invitation to call again. q
Samisaa very entertaining fellow. Plenty
az tongue ~ No 1alkativc axrs,vnaY, - : hau;r,
70 match him. Hence he is all the 60 with
hose who like plenty Of chatter. ~
July 2d.-Yesterday man was caught
splitting on tho deck. He was immediately
ordered to take swah and carry it about the