The New York herald., 1863-10-02


To His Exceency the Right Hon. EDWIN NJ STANTON ESQ.,,
an' al others whom II may Sonsarn;--
Aw--"Tne Fine oud English Centtanan"
III sing 10 you a navy song
Made by a soldiers pate,
or gallant, grim oud Admiral,
Whom iron joobels hate
Pecause he couldn't or didn't, or wouldn't
Some Abs In their favor state;
For which he has several bg black marks
(Wid no end G: notes OF discrimination, an great Big
ugly criss Grasses iofnast his narne),
On Captain Fox's slate
This gallant. grim ould Admiral,
Wan OF the ouden t!mel
Twas be who, when our skies dark,
just twlnty months ago,
Let rifts OF daylight through the clouds
In glorious lustnre flow.
f'The hght is done PORT Royal wou"
Och, didn't tho country crow,
An didn't ou,d Upce Gideon
An al The adronisthrs,lon organs big and s from
oud Horace Greeeys very weakly "rhribune')
OF tho mighty vic thry blow,
An praise the grim oud Admiral,
AS "wan OF the ogldon time?"
An twas him that tux the iror -clads
Last spring against Fort SUMTER
An twas him that, at seven or eight hundred yards
Wild his f!teeu'nchers bumped her
Az twas Rnind, wild his two big rihed guns.
That ut half the distance thumred her
While tho present Admiral stands on
(At the perspective distance OF two thou
sand yarts or thereabonts until tho poor forsook
ruin ot place sccsns TO grow ashamed of HIM,
An don't, by a long skot como T. her
So ncar as the grim oud Admiral,
Who is wan Of the oulden time
An now this great ouid Admiral
ls laid upon tho shelf.
Like broken cbanoy taypot
Or q uaeess piece OF deli,
Besauso he couldn't or ddn't, or wouldn't
lAp' for ths, more power 20 hirnseifD
Chime in wt them lrouclad jobOers
(who are down ch their bare knees night, noon an
mornn' rrayid Heaven or tho otncr place for long life
an success 70 their pa.hron saint, Captain fox),
This honest AM thrue ould Admiral,
This typo OF tho bysoue timei
An because 90 the side Of this Admiral
used both pe tongue ap' me pcn,
In the Provost Marshals dcn
re worn, Tor tie provosts Prov mon
who smuSgIs me IN, God bless tho boys
. hs % % sSs ne sa ..S
thd sfia OF my ankles too muchl
WHOM sHa' SS,nsy ssns % pGw sss sssna oa Admiral
Whom 3hsw 10 The bysoae time.
Och sta1|scn, Cgr stca. God O. War;"
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An to the man wid Me,husaleh' 3 beard
Il pnsne opd Upcle Gidcon).
Just Az him 10 shts Te grace,
For shchI win, b. 10 duty bound
II he gets me out o. this place
Do for him an fof yod oil ,haLever can
(volln alriy an vo,n often fer yea both 81 for aithar
q you, yea ever chance 70 be candydates ID any dis
,hrick oOdriy where set win teh rods Of ths
ballot box).
An now py rame tbrae-
uiloe Rely, who wrvt' = the Admiral,
~An' s bsvE' hard oud time
OF course such document tho foregoing can
hardly hopa 10 receive grave serious atten.
ton q, tie War Department, nor Is IL at all
likely that VI. Stanton Will order o'Roly's hons
N 10 taken or In Consequence Of this rhythrhical
prayer. Tho commanding officer Of the Forty seventh
regiment, Leptenan, oolopeI Nicholson, now sbesn,
on leave. and Is believed TO bo staying at bis home
in your city The greatest snyety 70 have n,n ro,srn.
that he may bc prescn, q the rsl s manifested by
tho prisoner who relies largely upon the coiouet evi.
deace bis toRsilys) g6t conduct james rsland
Puaski and tho ossibaw batteries Dr. Marsn the Chief
Inspector or the saaary Commission, visits the suari.
house frequently and toel al that be eau f tho unhappy
cnlpri,, In wbotn much nterest ls felt II duo also
Surgeon J. craven Medical Purvoyor TO SAP tha, no
has unromi,,ng in bis alterations has also been
Surgeon Dibbe Of the Sixth copneccut Volunteers who
declares TO b. his opiDion after coso examnaon that
tho prisoner Is insaae-hAs a naononania FOR writing
versos-ani ,ha, therefore he shod no, be held espon.
siSIo before military tribunal. This plea hovever, is
accepted and things tho balls and chains
viii taken or oReily until further orders. Liout
Colonel s. " Hail. Proves. Marshal General q, tto
North, and IL "a believed that he will take Secretary
s,antons orders In he oase before returning