Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-04-17


Americans have . poor system Of education.
The English have a good system. I'd: There
are no educated men in Boston, (of course
you know whom he met in Boston.) 3D.
The New Workers. are sending provisions to
the poor in England to get their name up and
for nothing else for the people Of Lancashire
are living in clover. Qgivc you his words }
This chap belongs to the engine department.
Has read much but is thick. headed, He un-
derstands drinking 'alf and alf better than
he understands American manners and Gus
| toms. ... r..-..-
1Oth.-Four prisoners OH board, taken
from sloop on account Of a suspicious let
ter found on one Of them. They appear
quiet, but still water runs deep" Always
watch your good, quiet sort Of people. * s.
About ten thousand troops have been landed
cd at Newport News within ten days.
Are we TO have war with France or Englandg
1t seems to lay with us. expect it. If we
do, that will try the Navy. Let them 60
ahead. am rather careless about it.
1eth-Our battery is kept pointed in cv.
cry direction in thick weather and at night
So that some Of the guns can bear on an Oh.
ject let it come from which way it will and as
sudden as 1t will. Lieutenant - is
around now and then with his
keep between the guns!" q. G. not
spread themselves all over the deck
Keep less noise there !" (To some moi
talking loudly on politics or other nonsense
What's all this noise about? can't hear
my own ears Less noise, or III send you al
on the spardeck !"
"Master-at-arms put that man in the
Brig" Gotten for nothing worth notice.
Pike has enlisted in a Boston battery. a
Boston paper has had an article concerning
him. 1t was about Charles Mitchell a1ia
Pike. did not see it, but presume he ha.
been knocking civilty into somebody, per
haps trying to put down the rebellion on hi.
own hook.
l4th. ! esterday at general quarters We
had orders to fire pistols and rcvolycrs, in tn,
exercise of boarding. BY gross carelessncss
some one shot young man through the nccl
the ball coming out of his mouth. Thi
notwithstanding the caution given to hol,
the muzzlc up. In less than five minutes af
ter the caution, Holmes was shot. Som,
fired into the bulwarks, others into the rig
gnS and others into steamer that wa
alongside. expected something Of tn
kind and kept a lookout for numskulls.
l5th.-The Sangammon (Ericcson) arrive,
last eve. also loads of soldiers who WEI
landed at Newport News. * i Potatoes thrc
days ago were $3,5p per bbl., now $3.50.
l6th.--Pete Reed was on board to-day
Over one year ago he belonged to this ship
Was sent to hospital at Washington. Wa
r discharged. Shipped again. Was takel
prisoner and sent TO Richmond, was exchang
ed, enlisted in the army, again taken prison
or, again makes visit TO Richmond, was pa
rolled, and is in the Navy once more wilhou
waiting to be exchang d. = Il A few day
since, two of our cooks had a fight. On,
threw a kettle of hot beans Mt the other
We're put into the Brig Released to-da,
and are cooking together as friendly as eve
much to the chagrn Of the fellows who sup
posed they had their places, said places be
ing worth 50, to s4 a day by selln, coffee
&c. -..'
The gunboat Western World is here.
speak of her because she is a complete man
trap. Iwould not trust my old shoes in he
at sea. Low hull. Pyramid of house
built on her. much like the Mississippi Rive
boats. She is not iit for fighting nor able f
endure the pers Of the sea- 1t is rascall
to fit out such boats. 1t takes as many off
GERS and men to man her rs if she were
good one. 1t is nonsense to say they are 70
river service, &c. They should be built t.
contend with anything of their size. Thei
machinery should be below watering or b
"cH III dDOVc IL. OHc smell burst
ing in this boats houses would scatter thcr
to the winds, built as they are of sheathn
stuff or matched boards. See the Hattera.
She was great boat for blockading He
machinery was exposed. SO with many c
them. Yesterday the boatswain's mat
called for the crew of gun No. 10 to"la
down" in :hc Sick Bay. This was for va,
cnation. Ny turn came.
N.-When were you vaccinated?
H-Twenty years ago. .......
Dr.--Twenty years Long time. Hay
to vaccinate again. .s,..U
Some Of our chaps are having boxes, &c
made out Of the Cumbcrland's tops.
Ladies and gents on board to-day. Womc
as plain as A B G which means that the
lords need be under no apprehension as OF
fellows will make no arrangements to ru
away with them. EE. nFa asl
The Whitney battery arrived. She Ii:
two turrets. They are large at the botto,
and diminish as they rise. The hull is
much like the back Of turtle as may b