Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-31

bottle Of sherry among three Of us. It came
from the cabin by some hocus pocus Of the
steward who is friend Of Simmons one Of
the party. Sherry good and just in time.
- Sadler ;s Briton. about the shape Of
the jack Of clubs that you see on cards. His
time expired to-day. He got is change and
left for Baltimore. Before he left, he was
surrounded by the crowd, and 1t was
"Sadler. what are you going to do with
your bag," (Sadler responds by giving =
frock to one, shirt to another.)
CA bottle Of pomatum is discovered among
his traps.) I" Here sadler put some stuff on
your hair" says one. 20, yes, Sadler, you
must oil your hair before you CO." says an.
other. (Two or three get hold Of the bottle
and spread the contents upon my noble Brit.
on's head) lS~
"When are you coming back, sadlerl"
"Good.by, Sadlcr!" s..
"Sadler, hallool good-by I" t
"Good.by, chum I"
Finally be left with the good-by and good
will of his shipmates. -..--
6th.-White frocks, white cap covers and
blue pants is the fashion to-day. The word
Is passed for all who wish to put down for
money to lay down on the half.deck and
give in their names. They can 60 As high
as ten dollars. If they want more they must
get a requisition signed by the Captain, who
may and may not sign, as he happens to feel.
+* Word just passed for the lst and I'd
launches howitzcr's crews to lay aft on the
quarter. deck. That is for exercise with how
itzers. It is now $50 p. N. Bunlboat women
selling nicknacks at q great rate. Some Of
our felowsare eating cheese and cake, others,
cake and cheese. Z" = The two BARRIERS are
on the gundeck. They do very well. The
charge is 81 80 year to each customer, which
the purser deducts from the account and
credits to the barber. GOOD security you
sse.) One Of them has about 800 names on
his books. Shoemakers do nearly or quite
as well. These are the two best trades on
board man-ofwar. They follow their bust
ness by permission Of First Lieut. and are
exempt from any duty except muster aud
exercise with arms and general quarters.
Unless on the sick list, no man in the ship
(officer or other) is excused from general
quarters. A kitten is now asleep,
close by me, on Browns jacket. Another
is practicing catching flies. There are four
or five Of them on board. Flag of
truce boat passed us last eve from City Point
with about 100 women on board. They
waved hdkfs, as usual, so suppose they are
all Union. These flags of truce nre always
required to stop near US until we send an of
ficer to board them. .3r
7th.-Last eve, three Of us concluded that
we would have gingerbread for breakfast,
and was duly commissioned to manufac.
turc it. Materials--aour, molasses, ginger,
grease and very little water. ResuA--crust
too thick by an inch, inside too heavy.
/ Would do for bomb shell. 1t was unani.
mously decided (after short consultation
that did not know how to make ginger.
bread.
9th.--Dispatches arrived last evening that
Vicksburg was taken. So that affair is
ended. The soldiers of the West have ex.
celled from the beginning. Arrived
this A. NJ, U. S. dispatch armed screw boat
Bermuda, 100 tons, with prisoners, from
New Orleans for New York. Iron, brig-rg.
ged. New potatoes alongside, at
$3.50 per barrel Ten barrels sold IN one
minute.
9th.-Last night at II o'clock while one
Of the masters mates was in the act of mus.
tering the fore:opmen Che standing in the
port gangway with boy holding n lantern)
he was knocked down with an iron Delaying
pin. He was led away and the surgeon was
called to put him to rights. OF course no
one knows who made the assault. was on
the gundeck at the time and heard him sing
out when struck. Isuppose some one had
a score against him for getting them on the
| blacklist. He is said to be mean fellow but
| never saw anything Of it. They are marl-
| topmen, mizzentopmen and afterguard that
are troubled the most by officers. Their
stations being so far aft they are more with
in observation. It saying among sailors
-" At, the most honor forward the better
man." Often true enough We hive sever.
al men forward who have been officers in the
merchant service and could teach many of
them att Why are they not promoted' I
know men who could get the position of mas
tiers and masters mates if they were clear of
tho service and ashore but cannot here owing
to the impediments placed in their way. To
make this understood fully it would take me
too long to explain. Such is the fact how
ever, can assure you. have seen man
made masters mate by recommendation
from, the man being ordinary seaman
and hardly knowing one rope from another,
ignorant of navigation and an ignoramus
generally. This was his reward for meritori-
Gus service in currying favor, crawling on his
hands and knees. a
1oth.-Thc Crusader arrived last eve from
Yorktown Pike was alonOSide tn ,l.v In