Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-04-17
NO. 3

One of our engineers liked to have
blown the ship up the other night by letting
the water get too low in the boilers aud then
running cold water into them. a miss il
as good as mile" ~. .-.r
17th.--This is ST. patrick's Day, but as E,
whisky and shialahs are not allowed on
board it is rather dull for Pat. The Whit.
ney battery was towed toward tho fort this
morning, probably bound for the seat of war,
Charleston, 8, c. IS Transports and any
number of tubs called gunboats coming aud
going continually.
2oth.-One Of our contrabands fell TO-DAY
from the gundeck down into the hold, about
nineteen feet, head first, striking an anchor
on his passage. I saw him five minutes af.
terward walking the berth. deck, blood run.
ming from his hands and head. Looked
rather sober, but apparently able to try It
again. propose having one Of these chaps
fixed to the bow Of each gu,boat. They
would be fine to butt the Merrinacs. I
shall inquire Of the Capt. of the hold to learn
il the anchor is any way injured Sam
| Woods is the Munchausen Of the U. SIS.
Minnesota According to his information. a
few days ago We turned the left wing Of
StonewalFs army. He has seen a child in
Barnum's Museum six years of age and
weighing 45o lbs. There is no ship in which
he has not sailed and no place which he has
not visited 80
2lst.-All bags were piped up to-day and
every man had to mark his clothing with
paint which is Of no account as they steal
name and clothing at the same time.
22d.-Rain, and blowing a perfect gale,
the wind knocking the tops off the waves
like snowdrft, and driving the rain into every
hole and corner. The watch is kept swab-
blng the gundeck and bracing the yards in
every direction, but the feet is riding it out
finely. No service to. day. Our men ars
worse and worse, playing dominoes, &C., &C.,
as though there were no Sunday at all. It is
an old saying among sailors that there arc
mo Sundays off soundings." With our
men it is no Sunday anywhere A w-ctched
mob we brought from Boston the last time
we left there. worthless useless set of rem
egades. They do not interfere with me, but
would rather they were in Charleston pris-
on or any like institution
23d.-At 3 r. NJ, fight between two young
fellows. The question was of the ownership
of two cents they had been tossing for. l
have witnessed many fights and this was the
most brutat Of them all. They scratched
and used their teeth and were encouraged
in it by the lockers son. 1t was "Go il,
sammy" (he was the favorits.) "Givc it to
him, Sammy" Sammy using his teeth all
the while. It was clnch anG bite. like two
bull dogs. Sammy being the best bitter came
off victorious though the other was the bet
ter man. The combatants were about eight.
cen years Of age. No officers were near.
Water was brought. They washed, and
now oil is quiet along tho lines.
24th.-GcneralS Smith was on board to-day.
We gave him salute of l3 guns Square.
built, feet inches, forid complexion,
straight sandy hair, full face, ordinary cx.
preston, blue pea Jacket and pants. kos.ntL
hat, looked as tbouub his nos ;,;on did ,oI
elevate him above the common rim Of mov.
tails. 1t is your green officers (esnec,.nx ~
the lower gradcs) who put on airs, men that
scarcely know the breecb from ,ho m,,,,.
There are lots Of them to INV cc rton kro.,.
edge.
FIN ,ra 90, s;,c .,d ain. o,, H..
,ro cow lives oc ono % a., O.. ..c.--;.~
r :. .a..,,.. ..:.,, -,
ha.ud C,;n.a,n.,.
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raI rh sixteen SIX. Leagues , from shore We lsy.
And many felt their claws sha, day.
'"0'N' '-'"0a'' ''0u' hurrah' h"rrah' hurrah!
Eil Jones blood stained the deck. ..
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