Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-25

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allowed to fire that every one feels uneasy.
Of this | have conversed with hundreds
When actually engaged and returning the
fire of the enemy do not know that | feel
otherwise than when at drill.
After the first day and near midnight ii
was said that the Ericsson battery had arrived
at the Fort did not believe it until saw
her in the morning. Her Captain said that
he would sink the Merimac or himself We
did not know what to make of her until we
saw her stand about dozen Of the Merrmac' 8
shot, when we arrived at the unanimous con-
clusion that she was something, and as the
combat went on we saw that we would prob.
ably be saved. cannot say positively
whether or not the Merrimac is a sea boat,
e. good for the toughest weather at sea- II
she is she will make trouble if she gets out
When she tries that we will try her and with
the assistance of the Monitor think we can
bring her to terms.
Missed my muster last night. There were
twenty -four of us who missed and we were
kept on the quarter deck, the Lieutenant
swearing that he would put us in irons if we
missed again in the morning watch. What
do you think when tell you missed again !
But have been to the Lieutenant and il is
all right. While we were on the limits, from,
eight to twelve, walked the deck, sat down,
| stood up, looked at the moon, grumbled
to myself. At ~ this A. N. all hands
were called aft and soon the big Commodore
made his appearance, when he said -" NY
lads, it gives me pleasure to inform you that
we have gained great victory having taken
Newbcrn, N. c., one Of the cnemy's strong.
holds, and in a fortnight we will have
Beaufort. Now, my lads, we will give three
cheers" The cheers were given, the old
Commodore twirling his cap high in air as
did we all
2l.-By new regulation hammocks are
piped down now for the watch only This is
right and will prevent the missing of muster
This morning at quarters after muster all
bags were passed up, each man taking his
bag to his quarters. They were then searched
and two or three bags had stolen property in
them. Their owners are now in the Brig
* A large feet of transports with troops
(probably ten thousanD arrived here ycster.
day.
April 1.-lIave had sore throat and cough
the severcst ever had. Did not 60 on the
sick list. "A man is cared for no better by
going on the list though he is exempt from
all work Rarely does he get any other than
the regular ships fare unless he is very low
Pork, beans, beef, and bread as hard as flint
for sick man! believe that the bay stew.
ard does all that he can administering mcdi
cine, &c. The DR.. simply prescribes y
Had a visit from Vice-President Hamlin ac.
companed by some thirty ladies and gentle.
men. We gave him the usual salute and
manned the yards The ladies were pro,
nounccd by our chaps quite ordinary looking
women (Which means not Handsomely Ladies'
who have visited us before were pronounced
generally fair. This time they brought all
the homcly ones. Jack is bound to criticise
the ladies. Quarters was beat and the visit.
ors passed along the deck attended by the
Captain and Lieut.. Grafton, the Captain with
two on his arm showing them where the
pieces Of shell struck, where the men were
killed, etc. The ladies as usual had an awful
lot to say. suppose they forgot it all by
the time they crossed the gangway to leave
the ship. Such volleys of questions as they
putt! And the Captain replying as fast as
he could. Thinks |, old boy you arc catch.
ing it now, but he stood it like Trojan
tell you, man who can stand shot and a
woman's eyes is what call brave man.
The rebels are getting up new batteries
around here. 1t will avail them nothing. i
Charley Dunap's mother has arrived from
Boston and under her kind attention he is
improving. ;" The old - has peculiar
regard for me. keep sharp eye to wind
ward for him. He watches me and | him.
1t is what in sea phrase may be called watch
and watch. Two fights this week.
Did not sec them. Know the chaps. Pretty
hard, some of them. They were interrupted
in their fun. One of them, Callahan, is in the
Brig. | should say Mr. Callahan Mr. John
Callahan CHATS it in full, a name which should
be handed DOWN. BY the way though, Cal
ahan and are tip-top friends. lie swore one
day that was the best man in the ship and
wanted to lend me money, hearing me grum-
bic because had none. | thanked him and
declined. understand these fellows and get
along well with them. They are rough but
often good-hearted and mean well i'm their
way. The jamestown has been all the
afternoon peepng at us. Distance ten miles.
4th.-Gen. Mcclellan was on board on the
I'd. Prince de Jonville was on board last
evening with spy glass slung to him as usual.
Has been on board before. There appears to
be no affcctatiOn or nonsense about him.
The Stevens battery arrived last evening"
Looks much like any small tug. Has screw
power. She may do. We shall see. =
have new partner, Pike having been called
to another part Of the ship. He is one of the
Cumbcrland's men and is making money
hand over hand by selling engravings of the
taking Of Hatteras. lie drew it himself and
sent it to New York where it was engraved.
They sell for 81 20. This man tells me that
when the skip was sinking the carpenter
came and told Morris that she was sinking.
i" How long will she foat?'
About twenty minutes" a
" Then we will fight her fiftcen'' ts as
Soon after the carpenter appeared and said
THE ship is going down fast" .....
I" How long will she foat?"
Ten minutes
"Then we will fight her ten minutes"
When the Melrimac hailed them to surren-
der the reply was" No, neverw
5th.-We have regular growler on board
In that Inch beats any chap that was
ever shipmatc with. He is Bateman of Bal
timore. Growls when he turns out, and
when he turns in, and after he is in Growls
about Lincoln, then the South, again the
North, then all hands, and finally with him
self. When hammocks are hung up there is
a passage left to 90 fore and aft, bat man
going to the ships side must stoop little so
as not to touch the hammocks and awake the