Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04

sTeut a pleasant fOrenoon-our officers
cammissary lays 10 provisions for one day.
Il looks as if we would be here ill Welnes-
day next, at least. We euj'y cur dinner
nightly, aud the afternoon Is spent plea
sanity, lettering from cabin to deck
looking a; the kip-Rars-looking at Sew
ali's Point-sceiug the little Rebel steam
er come cut from somewhere behind Cra-
ney Island, with Rebel & lg, red and blue
fore, and white flag att-ires guu-aud
white steamer goes out to NEE; her she
fires another gun, and retires. Just at
supper, after We had planned several ex-
petitions for the next several days, aud
the officers c3mmi>sary had maze up his
mind what amogut Of provisions be would
las in, and discussed Tie question whether
the grocery would he ogen on Sunday, or
whether Monday would not d. as we'll, a
schooner comes along side and c7mmeuced
putting on water; aud a steam tug ou the
other, and puts on Que dly's ailosluce Of
beef; aud Lieut.. Reno comes on toari,
and tells the Colonel to get up steam, and
te off as quick as he can, banding lin
sealed orders, TO be opened when be gets
out-somewhare. Atopt 10 O'Clock, then,
We 81 Oh Geck--a trigh, moon-!it night,
with many, many stars, reproduced over
again down in the calm, deep waters.
Tue anchor Is beayei. We watch which
way she heads. Ii turns toward Newport
News. Is it James River No, that Is
but TO turu around. Sls heads to the
Bay-past tie Light lIouse-past the
light toat-ou, into the Bay-out toward
tie O:eau Now, We had been discussing
where Se should 20. The reporter for the
Lypirsr was slre wa were going to ii''!e
bag behind y # il; another, that We
were going NJ the E4TTaLaunoek third,
up James River-tbey 90 by the uick-
names cf "RiTplhauu9ck' and ~ imas
RIVER" now; another, to Savannah. The
Colonel stood qrietiy by, aul hearing OFT
discussion sIi1, ~, are going QUIT ser,
be would tell Us cur destination IL til,
morning, and retired 70 bis berth, leaving
Us il doubt whether lie was not Vuuning.
On Sna7ay norHmy, Jan. 2Gth-we
could scarcely see ou,siir the guard, the
f,s was 50 vory dense. We stopped until
afternoon, keeping the whistle blowing; it
broke away, and We steamed ahead until
sauset.
Wn},y morning, Jan. l3.-Oh, what
an awful sight, to some whose stomachs
would n='er let them rest. | had slept
through i, all, but at las; pulled aside the
curtains of my berth, to see wo-begnne
Notwithstanding to and tro-dole-
fal sounds Of wroncaiug-whew q, what a
sca-sick party, Truaks and stools max
Ing gyra,ious-gc,iing in the road Of those
especially who were rushing att-bowls
hu-sed with afectionate eageracss-most
ag-raya.iug Of all, Lieut's Shorkley and
Blair, rejoicing in the strength of their
stomlcAs, in perfect health. Without
suspicion Of i'll luck, | jumped ou:-Aaa
an amusing time putting my pants on, get
ting one foo. ;hro' railing once instead
never knew the difficulty Of putting on
leather stock before, in 4 rough sea. Went
aft to wash-returnei for towel-was
seized with burning sensation in the pit
of the s,omach-Tushea out desperately,
to iud it only gag. Go. out astern-
stood there an hour, watching the ships Of
the feet, aud the sea-gulls that followed
Us, never resting. We were just opposite
the Light House again, but much further
out than last night, and out, too, Of the
heavy breakers. But in there are nine
steamers in the woTs. Of seas. The white
E,steyn Q.oea passes tie others, and We
forget her to watch them. Mex: comes the
G,orge P.aJo,,y, with the big Indian on
his bow, the little PicLet made fast by
bawser and working her little stern-pad-
pie, rolling until It's sides dipped, but she
pufod away. The other proPcliers rolled
like logs. We crossed the bow Of the
FsqJ19y as she made out Cor we made in,
| can't tell which, TIE little black gun
boa, comes dashing cut ,hro' the waves.
The .SpauIjiay came up in front of us;
We laid to; the black lugger halls the
Spauliug; the Picket disensagcs from the
Peabody, ani makes for the turmoil of
waters; the spray dishes over her The
.ugger halls Us, asking our draft: Light
feet" TOO much sea to 90 over" We
watch the Spauliing: she makes for the
through. We had held our
5reaths-it was the widest water | had
.yer sceu-there were no set, heavy swalls,
,ut every breaker, gathering up its force
rom the deep, struck the way its own mad
,lcasuya dictated there were collisions
hen they chased each other straight ahead,
hen diasonally, until they got inex'Tica-
ly mixed, and raised such rumpus as
10 cr was seen. We started, too-a mad
;de over those mad waves-and landed
afely in the Inlet The P1cL5t went thro'
Ike diver. Others followed Us safely, |.
kept the i'll fated steamer Cdy of Nelo
OrL. We saw her anchored at Haiteras ,
n Sunday afternoon. Why she, wish q