Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-05-01

COOK Saliey) SrumDlinS out, must DC q
smart man for 'em to be singing out for me
all the time" This he kept up till breakfast,
half an hour. 1t was all about people sing
ing out for him, their humbugging, etc.
Poor fellow his work occupies full ten min
utes day.
6th.--Some of our chaps have such ter
ror Of the Merrimac that they look for her on
the sth, being just one year since the attack
first made upon us. am not terrified, by
the old one for she was blown up, and the
new one cannot trouble me until l see her or
feel her. That she will come there is no
doubt, but you will find that she will have
company, and until that company is ready
she will keep well up the river. give them
two months. Then shall expect to see life
n Hampton Roads, and big items for you
There is one thing. Either we will sink
them or be sunk by them. do not look for
any retreat. Should feel humiliated if COM
PEELED to report that we retreated. Do not
think that wish to fight Mcrrimacs. AT the
same time want no running except it be
toward them.
The tall Michigan soldier (of the sig.
nal corps) stationed OH board of us likes our
ship and the cakes and apples that are sold
on board. He spends money freely to fill his
anaconda carcass.
9th.-Got under way and beat to quarters
Exercise over, came to again little nearer
Newport News. We are anchored three
quarters of q mile from the Congress, one
half mile from the Cumberland and one mile
from Newport News. View at this moment
Two soldiers bathing, soldiers lying on the
ground summing themselves, tents, stars and
stripes from long flagstaff, trees, sandy
beach, wharf. + Target firing to-day.
The shot and shell from the 2OO.pounder
went end over end. Bad Should 90 end
on, as they do when well fitting. Our shell
and shot for the riAed guns are elongated.
1sth.-The Whitney battery returned yes.
terday something having fouled her screw.
X = st. Patrick's Day was quiet enough, the
followers Of the Saint not having the where
with to keep his memory.
21st.-lIail, rain, and snow, these three
days, blowing fresh all the while till last
night when it blew a perfect gale. Watch
continually shovelink and sweeping. Had
the snow been allowed to collect it would be
six feet deep on the deck by this time. This
is the greatest snow storm we have experien.
ced here. Must have been hard for the salts
that were at sea along the coast. y The
"idlers," as ships painter, armorer, armo.
rer's mate, carpenters, ETC., do not stand
watch. They turn in at s p. NJ and are
reused out at 4 A. NJ. Some of them prefer
sleeping until tho watch is called, "A. NJ,
and those who are turned out at any time
wish to see all served alike. The other morn
ing the ships Corporal called them, when
Jim Laird jumped out and not seeing Riley
or Cellan (the painter) take the hint he
bawls -" Come, Riley, are you going to
turn out ?"
Riley.--Pm sick.
Laird.-O, you are always sick. (How,
ever, the corporal let him stay. Then Jim
is at Cellen.) Come, painter, are you going
to turn out .E
Cellen.-What business is that Of yours
Laird.-Why didn't you hear the corpo,
raj call you? (rhe corporal hears this and
likes Jim's operations much, the painter be,
ing a mean fellow. So the corporal gets at
him and my bold painter turns out, grum,
bling inwardly at oil ships corporals and at
Jim Laird in particularly
22d.-Thick mists last night and this
morning. Sharp lookouts, as usual.
01icer.-Foretop, there
Foretop,aan.. Sir!
0fcer.-Kecp sharp lookout ahead.
Fa'etop.-Aye, aye, sir!
06fcer,-Mizzentop!
Mizsentopman.-Sir!
Oficer.-Do you see anythings
MizSentop.-No, Sir!
O6icer.-Well, keep sharp lookout
Mizsentop.-Aye. aye, sir
Three lookouts aloft and q dozen below
All on account of the wonderful Merrimac
* 4 Trick, one Of our men, went down ir
submarine armor and assisted in clearing tkt
chain from the fan Of the screw Of the Keo
kuk. Whitney made him present Of one
hundred dollars Square Trick is Britor
and will soon be rid Of his present when h,
gets ashore, having particular regard 70,
whisky. - Capt. of the-(no matter
as long as he is not Captain Of the Mime
sota) is another who likes his whisky. Rcat
this: (very mild and pla;ntive to the ward
room steward Steward, bring me tina
bottle. Must take little hot. drops nov
they have stopped our grog.
,Ste,oard.-Yes, sir. Steward knows hi
business.)
| Capt.-Ah! Steward, bad stopping tn
whisky.
Steward.-Yes, sir.
CaPt-Ahem! must take a little hot
drops, you know, Steward. (Steward knows
/ and brings the whisky accordinolv.)