The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-08

II 3 ~ COIlUTe0
The fame that warriors win,
mnsi sit silent, and but think
OF what my child has been.
II Is father's Joy to see
aear Inc youny eyes CLAW exultingly
i When warlike tales begin;
And yet know no living one
xHHld change far my sleelsng Son
The Oruise Of the Vermont.
A private letter, dated At Port Royal, l4th
gives an interesting account Of the peri)ou,
cruise Of the Vermont, which has lust a..
rived there: 3" f'a ,s n
"fou will no doubt be pleased to see that
am still in the land Of the living, though to
tell the truth often thought il was all up
with me, but thanks to God the old Yer.
mant after A frightful passage Of fifty DAYS.
Is now safely anchored 1t this place.
"The first night from Boston (Feb. Gath, )
we were struck BY tornado, IN which We
lost our sails, four boats, two anchors, and
about one hundred and fity fatho,ns Of
chain. That night win long be remembered
oy all who were on this ship. At one time
49,, - - VI gwen 70 cut away the masts,
.V "au' no one would have lived to
-. ~ -. noya,' TOT tney would have gone
through the sides Of the ship in spite Of any
thing that gould have been done. The sea
n' ~@sn'ns oyer the spar deck
49,. .s.as s e suns unoer water. when
= 80 "'o'' : size can Toll her bow
-. - ... ~ -. sup : SC" on the spar deck,
dH1 s4 '-sae nov i" was, a : one time
,lis .. ". re,s ~ '"o nosP'tai ourse open
!" w. sS - ~ fus,ea ;" WIN sucn violence as
-. " 'ne snip. we had only
80 '0a"'e'i 90" out OF crew oftwo
s.. y ''o.i ahu ooys' ana when
- =, 70 ."ey tune cseM y tTfB,e &c
-. S--.esS si, IS the majority were fresh
|rom the country. and had, perhaps. never
seen salt water before. To add to our mis-
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out .."' 1s s. -. r.;o;.;n. g,
all liked and vent On ou. sas 's.o's ,o' ".s,.s -
Wen.y'iou' nou ""." :.es -. "a
the sn'p !" ~" osu'y' NY % ' ..e -
DER 20 "uo" - y ',@p y''e ~ s.,' I
We mao 20 se' :. y" ooA'u
fn,ln6 the weak SpOt9 anu StreOStnene<
tham They we're unable in cons sequence o
oc..;nued had weather to ship It until a fort
p;uht ago last Sunday, when we were Of
Bermuda, when having got il secured v
headed for this place. On the followip,
i Monday We had . gale such as is sesn onl
on Bermuda, the sea was ac,oa''y IS n's"
Trinity churcn sseep'e' ana s"." W -,
wooid oe '"e 'e"s'" y,
then u was All up WI" VS. o'' ~.