Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-17

ding FeruandIns, we have tiOrIdp. wv nat
j. the rest of US to do?" Poser. "Oh they
are of no account, any yhov." 50 the eve
ming passed pleasantly enough, but no
rockets yet, when We retired. | was wa
keued next morning by the cry of " Man
over board" ltwas yet dark, aud could
hear the waters sappng against our stern,
then the hoarse, gulping, gaspius OF the
drowning man as be swept rapidly by US
There was slight rush above, and the
/ black little boats out as'ern Of us-then a
husky, salty voice | ren ember the first
time | heard such a voice.. was the
nigh, when We arrived opposite Annapolis,
near where we were now, last spring, as
we came near the Constitution, "Ship
ahoy;" Transport from Perry-vi!le with
troops" "Ilgul under my stern" The
latter was peculiarly salty, especially as we
saw her whole broai,ide run out. have
noticed that huskness iu all sailors
This husky voice called out, "kecp the lad
up, keep the lad up" Thea another just
as husky-just as mauly-"i've got him.'
"iieave him up" "put your arm around
me" Then knew he was safe.
During the morning, which was wet and
dreary, Gen. Burnside went flying about
from ship to ship in little boat He had
on a common cavalry hat aud gum coat.
Our band saluted and We cheered him, and
we could mark out his course among the
feet by the successive cheers that greeted
him.
The rockets went up at : o'clock quar-
ter past seven the first brigade started
half past seven second guD-secOud brl-
gale-each ship as it started, cheered lus-
uly, Justify cheered by those remaining,
and every band playing "Dixie.' What
beautiful thing ship is How proud
they look as they breast the waters Out
We 60 gaiIy in despite of the rain-past
the light t-hOuse-past the sullen English
ship lmolIte with her 81 Armstrong guns:
She made bad blood in our veius. Que
could not but feel it menace we have
an army now-will have navy-,hat liz.
gcring bitterness against the British will
break eruptive. There was a glare in our
eyes as we passed into the bay. By two
o'clock we made Cove Point aud passed
the mouth Of the Pa,uxent river. Theu
soon we lost sight of shore. The sun sank
according to calender aud my watch 4.50
oclock-the moon was directly over us
the sky mottled, ard along the west, long
dark streaks extended over the orange glow.
Some one repeated the sailors saying,
a markerrl ky and mares tails,
Make high aud lower sails
That is as near as remember it. Just af-
ter sunset we passed the mouth Of the Po-
tomac. Al the request of Mr.. Bently, re-
porter for the Philadelphia IuquiTer, |
furnished complete list Of our Company,
with their places of residence. The object
is to be able to furnish statistics with ease
aud correctness. The other Captains fur.
nished them also. went up to his state
room, and while there, Capt Benne, came
to the door, " Come out, gentlemen, wish
to show you something beautiful" He
took US to the stern. The moon still dar-
kened, the waters like dark green glass
the wake Of the ship, as straight as an ar
row, boiling, white with foam, extending
out until stopped BY the gay bow Of the
Dragon; Indeed it was beautiful. The
Captain returned with US, aud gave a sue
cint history of his life-master Of ship
10 the Persian gulf at Is years OF age
three times around the world-22 years at
sea-kceper of the Minot Ledge light
house-away by accident at Boston when
it topped into the sea, carrying with it
his all, books, charts, the collection of 22
years Of sea voyages-and now at to years
of ase turned out to the sea again, and
Captain of one of the best vessels Of the
fleet. "By II o'clock to night, gentle
men, we will be in Hampton Roads" He
said however before be left, that he had
carried troops in all parts of the world,
but he had never seen as well behaved set
of men as the Penn'a 5lst. The rer~-ier
told me he bad heard Gen. Burn' sy
that cur regiment was credit to tn TX
petition. ''In Hampton Roads at Il
o'clock, gentlemen" said the Captain.
So l went to bed, expecting to wake up
at Old Point Comfort Bnt We forgot the
sailors saying, "Mackerel sky and mares
tails" We walked up to find the boat
stopped, the fog so thick you could not
see so PAGES, dripping wet, drippiOg-such
a morning as Dickens loves to describe.
We had our dinner about half past II,
lighted our pipes and went on deck, Soon
we saw the masts of vessels looming
through the fog, then the red light-boat,
and the Rip-raps, and Fortress Monroe.
As we went past the man of war, the sal
Iors manned the rigging aud cheered. We
-.trrnsd the cheers and our band played .