Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-03

- Browns opinion Of our crew" You
might rake the lower regions with fine.
tooth comb and not get such . set as we
have here" One of the black. listers has
smashed joe's bugle, not liking the air
presume that calls them so often.
16th.-A.M. About 400 olystohing the
gundeck. II will be finished BY noon. A
load of troops from Richmond passed US this
morning. How's Hooker ?" sung out one
Of ours. "Oh! he's oil right" was the
answer, and on they went, apparently in high
glee with their freedom. = = A schooner
with divers has been alongside the Cumber-
land several days. They have brought up
small articles and represent the guns as most
all out Of her. She lying on her. side and
the breechings rotted, of course the battery
would 60 to leeward and (if the bulwarks
gave way) overheard. -e... ....r.
17th.-Ladies and gents on board TO- day.
They saw us at inspection, in our best, with
blacked shoes, well fitting blue pants, nicely
knotted neckerchiefs, blue caps, and small
arms in hand (fire arms excepted). Seen in
distance, tho ladies appeared to be diving.
bells Of silk. - A load of secesh passed
up last eve. They are never as addressed
as our troops. = Our Lieut.. Fyfe was
in one Of the expeditions after Franklin. He
has = gold and silver medal. One from
Queen Victoria, one from Lady Franklin.
He wore the silver medal to-day. lie is say
So years, Q feet 8, strong build, dark skin,
black eyes, black hair, moustache, whiskers,
always neatly dressed, altogethera fine.l look
ing man. Very imperative in his orders
rather liked by the men, is called by the
crew :" the careless boy,' from his wearing a
blue jacket sometimes instead Of coat and
having his neckcrchief tied in the true sailor
STYLE 'ar q. ID sosla t.ott ~ n.n.
1sth..-The First Lieut.. has black listed
Joseph Simpkins, Esqr., Zone Of Her Britain
mic Majesty's subjects) for profanity. The
Galena passed US this morning, bound to
Philadelphia for repairs and to give the crew
a run on shore. Merry time to them. She
has had some pretty hard knocks received
in her attack on Fort Darling where she los,
twelve men. Rogers commanded her and
gave her good trial before she backed out
and that was not until the ammunition had
been exhausted. The fort could have beer
taken at that time had there been small
land force. "
2lst.-Tarring down rigging to-day. Boy
Dorsey tars among the rest. Has spots ol
tar all over his face like o South.Sea Islander
= y Letter from Pike. He is having grea,
times. Gets a ruin ashore at Yorktown and
dimes with soldier captain.
22d.--Two marines had fight just how
7ime-eight minutes. EDscts--scarred and
bloody faces. Result-a draw. They were
interrupted by one Of the sentries, Misthe,
Mike Sullivan, who happened to be on duty
near by at the time. y The black listing
now tends more toward the ciyilizing our re-
bellious rencgadcs than any other punish
ment that has yet been inflicted. .y g, f...
23d.-Scene at the dance in the forecastle
this evening. Two fellows blacked and
dressed as negro wenches, with bonncts and
fashy furbelows. a.,. H., ...,. u. va .....
Lar, Miss Rose ! has you come to dc
80 !" ,hab dat HONOR al
Six Of our men took French leave the 9th
day,i. 9. left the Ship to spend their loose
change on shore. The master.at alarms bro'1
two Of them back from Norfolk yesterday
They are in irons in the brig for safe keeping
ard court. martial. u t@..aa aa'a@ 7.. --".a
24th.--A load Of released Unions passed
Us this morning and gave us cheer.
John Cain and one Of the ships corporals
hada fight this evening. Cain too strong o,
too sharp, playing the bulldog with hi,
teeth. - Time in the Navy and in tht
merchant service is kept by bells. The bel
is struck every half hour till four hours have
expired when it is eight bells. Then begin
again, one bell. Twelve o'clock at noon o,
night is eight bells. So is four and eight
o'clock be it day Or night. Halfpast twelve
Is one bell. One o'clock is two bells, and sc
on. Insteod Of saying, it is three o'clock
you say, it is six bells. Our bell is as Dig
as village church bell and can be heard al
through the ship. It is hung on the gun.
deck. At the given time one Of the boys i.
sent by the officer to strike it, which he does
BY taking hold Of the end Of the tongue and
striking It against the side the number o.
times required. 1t is also struck for divine
service, and in case Of ire. - = -
2sth.-All hands called aft to witness pun
ishinent (not as Of old with "cats.'') Ar
rived on the quarterback, the sentence o.
the court martial (Which sat on yesterday
was read to u.s. It was that Geo. Griffin and
four other men, for taking leave without per
mission and being absent two days, be dis
rated, J. e. ordinary searnen to become lands
men, seamep to be ordinary seamen, and for
felt three months pay each. This is tough
punishment but not half what some Of them
deHerv0 y RaDshntfnm and ennthor r. al