The New York herald., 1862-09-03
stopping OF jacks Greg I'm the Navy
The Results Thus Far.

70 be allowed his liquor ration, receiving thereof
the sum Of I'VE cents per day.
The effect Of this ssopage Of grog has yet be
messed. That the result win be many grow AT as wei
- forwardcr the law app 70 officers as well as men
We have no doubt. Thus far u has had poe.nal
nuence aud who knows but another bden may be On
the ultimate results. The following verses. written on
tho last day grace eredab,e and the writer should
give his experencso of weeks abstinence In she same
mannsr--
FAREWELL TO oRoa.
wardroom Of tho U. ). 81. Time, August 81, ls62.
(Ofncer sngs.)
Oh, messmates, pass the bottle round;
Our time III short, remcmber
Sor on! grog must stop, and our spirits drop,
On the nrst day Of September
Farewell, Old Rye; his q sad, sad word;
but, aiasl Il must be 8 oxen
me ruby cup must be gwen up,
And tbs uemlohn be brokenf
Yet memory Oft viii backward turn.
And dwell with fondness partial,
On the days when gin not sin,
Nor cocktails brought court ma tials.
Jacks happy days viii soon be passed,
.Nrs To return again, oh, never,
For they've raised hs pay i've cents day,
And stopped his grog forever.
Ths beasswains mate pipes: GAN hands splice main
brace" III
All hands 70 splice the main brace call,
a But splice IL now in sorruw,
For the srrit room key win bs laid away,
Forever on Tomorrow.
Another and an old sat win guarantee expresses
his dsguss In the following lines and the words u the
song Of which they ths chorus win We imagine b.
come immensely popular In tho naval SERVICE and win
bc sung many crecastle Joined in BY eli the ships
company that have . voice or ear for music
The Puriians deprive us OF whiskey every day,
The furitans deprive us Of our whiskey every day,
The PIitans deprive us o. our whiskey evey y day;
May the Old Scratch march then along
We very much that additional police force win
Ss required 20 board chip 10 prevent lqaor osin.
smu9gled on board for Jack has an inventive genius
whom expsdients arc wanted 70 obtain his "tot and -
much as smuggling was carried on under the cid hw II
will bs thousand times worse under tho new.
Il viii be dfhcult matter for Jack 70 sscustom hin.
ssn 70 the regulation; he win miss tho drum rolling
70 grog morning and noou the welcome sound Of the
soasswan's call. "An hands spl,ce shs main brace
win no more be heard, aud looking for.
ward 70 his gill . day with NE same plsa-
sure landsman would 70 champagne supper viii
now have 70 cease Jack viii have nothing 70 live for
while board ship but. ohl won't he make up sor is
whsn libcrtyf
Iandsman has nev~ seou grog ssrved ont ou board
man-of war; bo form idea what tho deprivatsoo
win ~ 20 the sailor In having stopped. 10 stand and
watch each face the anxious yea pleased sxprsssou a
the aame called ard tho careful In which each
half gill h cnptied down the throat Of iss 0i
also 70 sse the many sxpedicen adopted baain
double allowance, he would then understand NV IA .cn
This gill per day y valued.
Poor Jack We pity him. He will 80 ~ overcome
the desire, however, and aooustom msss cold water
but, no, cannot call u ood-emp.y water, and frs
queutiy very bad u that Liquor now board ship ID
entirely under tho charge 0 The medical department. and
shall be surprised the morning reports u The sur.
gsous DO for time 70 reach enormous pro-
PORTIONS every ship viii BE- affected BY IN epidemic bu,
The mortality win be small for the disease win readily
yisil II treated with proper spirit.