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

Correspondence Of the Gasetts.
LETTHR FROM THE NAVY,

"''" Correspondence Of the Gaset,s.
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May 12th.-Last evening one Of our launch
Is took her departure for the Nansemond;
armed and equipped, as usual. The first
place they fetched up at was Newport News
Right in contrary direction from the N.
Landed, and filled themselves with whisky.
Again took their departure for tho river.
As they were passing the Galena, they were
hailed:
What boat is thatf"
One answers" Minnesota launch, on
duty" .-'.
|" From Newport News, after ballast" an
other sings out. '...... g.
They were ordered to come alongside. In
rounding-to to come along side (she was un-
der sally one cries" Portv' another
I" Hard a-starboardr y There was such con.
fusion Of tongues, thickened by whisky, that
the coxswain could not know how to steer, so
he ran head on, breaking the launch's jib
boom short off. There he deportcd himself
SO badly (swearing that he was an officer Of
the Minnesota on duty, &C., &c., that he
was put under arrest. Word was sent to us.
We dispatched boat with irons to iron the
men. Arrived at the Galena, and discover
irg that 1t was the officers fault, they did
not use the irons, but brought back the off,
Ger and his men. The men were exonerated.
The officer is still under arrest. This officer
instead Of doing duty UP the N. has gone up
to Norfolk at least twice and landed with the
crew, enjoying themselves finely. This
know but the officers do net. .bel
The steamer that came down yesterday
from Richmond few the new rebel flag.
White ground, union red, blue cross in un-
ion, thirteen white stars in cross. = = Lam
son is on board, fag.lieutenant. Birtwistle
is promoted to ensign. Very quiet sort Of
man, small in size, red face, red whiskers,
red moustache. so you may call him the red
rover. - = Our First Lieut.. is severe on
Nassau and the British, as he heard many
insulting remarks when he was in that sc.
cesh town. - = The names of our mon
lately killed not having been erased from the
watch-bill have been called several times and
then marked for orblack-listing. Poor fellows |!
they will never answer to their number again
until the great day when all hands shall be
called to answer. - Two loads of rebel
prisoners passed us to-day for City Point
and their miserable hotnes. ~ Bumboat
women on board, as usual They are quite
at home. Come in tho morning. Leave in
the evening. They place their baskets in
tho waist (betwcen the quarter. deck and the
forecastle), seat themselves on the sill of q
port or upon deck and there remain to at
tend to customers. Sometimes, chap will
sit alongside Of them and chat for hours.
-One,of them is now chatting with three or
four of our fellows. Another Is trying her
own cake, and looking as though she did not
care whether the war ended tomorrow or
five years hence. One is sitting on the deck i,
elbow on knee, chin in palm Of hand, sur
veying all as though she owned the ship.
Calico hood, old blackcrape shawl, tidy cal
leo gown good shoes, yellow complexion,
contented expression. Now, being 2 r. H.,
! will not write any more but will read lit
tie Of Goldsmith, and, ~ it is very pleasant
under, the awning and no prospect Of any
exercise this afternoon, will take nap, after
reading a little Of the poetical operations of
the aforesaid. i*t+ Auction to-day of cloth
ing and bedding, the effects Of our shipmatcs
lately killed. Master alarms (auctioneer)
holding up moss mattress; "How much
for this mattress 81, 81, s., going at % |!
-, going! gone. What name P' (Man
gives hisname which is noted and the amount
charged to his account.) How much for
this blue shirts 81. 50, going So! -, $4,95,
going aat $4,26, at $4,25 gone at 4,25."
The shirt sold for twice its valuc as it was
much worn. Almosteverything went high.
The proceeds will be handed over to the heirs
,if applied for. 80 1g5, u 3os t;s.4 nod ag41 /
odd Brown wanted to ship once on board
an American ship in Philadelphia. 1t was
necessary to have An American protection.
70 get it some one must go with him to the
custom. house and swear that they knew he
was an American. So. he went to an old
woman and gave her % cents to rock him in
cradle. He then took her to the custom.
house where she made oath that she crooked
him in the CRADLE" He got the protection.
That was in 1882. +7* Two Of our men
who were taken when Richards was killed
have returned from Richmond. They say
that inducements were offered them to 20 in
the Alabama. Also that the people were
much alarmed at Stoneman's performance
To show the value Of confederate paper they
say for example that boots sell for $40 to
$3.50. Twenty miles from Richmond many
Of them would not take their own money.
One night rebel battalion hesitating when
ordered out seven were shot. The rebels say
they do not dislike our Western men and do
not wish to 6ght them as they are the same
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