Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-12-18

N0rfoik, Vo.
From tho Marshal's office went to Trans.
| portation office and procured document a
follows:
ovnos Asss ovAarsanAsssa.
NsayoLx, Va.
nE. 0ooDwu.
ascd for Nov. 10, 1889.
Capt "a. Q. Y.
This entitled US to free passage to tho Fort.
They were driving business in the Msrshal's
olcc. There were officers. soldiers, sailors.-
merchants, black, white, men, women, chill.
dren. They cannot leave tho city without
permits. There were about fifteen clerks, all
in military uniform. II was l0} o'clock
when we got through the regulations and We
went to restaurant. There We had pork
steaks, bread, butter, and poor coffee, foe
which indulgence wo paid forty cents each.
Cigars 10 cts each. Then to barber. Shave.
&c, 10 cts. Then a look through the town.
There are, say, four thousand soldiers in and
about Norfolk When saw them, first aad
last, they appeared TO be employed principal.
| ly in getting drunk. saw Lieut.. In the
land service 40 intoxicated in one sf the
principal streets that two soldiers had enough
to do in helping him along. That was the
worse case saw, although saw plenty Of
officers half drunk. Tho chief bushes in
Norfolk is writing passes and drinking whis.
ky at 25c. glass. During the five hours I
was ashore there saw only one mechanic At
work. lie was repairing cart wheel
The ladies' whom saw were in mourning.
The exceptions were rare. speak Of the
better class They had pale, CHASTITY look.
The rebellion Is still in them though not so
rank as formerly. I asked boy in news
shop il he was for the Union. "No. I'm OH
the other side" "Why soP" because
my mother s." was done and merely told
him to 60 ahead.
At P. NJ. went on board the steather City
Of Hudson. Showed my pass. All right.
Went up into the saloon. Read this notice,
posted on the door, "No deck passengers or
enlisted men allowed in this saloon" All
the attention gave that notice was 10 read
it. Several soldiers wcro on bonrd going
North for fifteen days. They wero in high
glco and full Of whisky. Among the rest OF
the intoxicate was master Of the navy.
His behavior was ridiculous. There was
nothing but what he knew. Listening to
him while, found that he knew precious
little about the Navy. He was volunteer
officer, ignorant, conceited, drunk.
AT 81 r. NJ. We were under way FOR tho
Fort. At o'clock we touched the wharf,
and went to SEQ tho Union" gun, on
pivot, outside the Fort. II is marked 52Ooo
lbs. II throws conical shot Of 500 lbs. :
At 6 o'clock went on board tho Lilac, ran
alongside the Roanoke, and getting word that
a torpedo had been seen we cast off and be.
gan looking for tho torpedo. 1t was now
dark. After steaming about an hour and not
finding the animal we steamed toward this
ship where we arrived at 7 o'clock, came on
board, reported to the officer OF tho deck,
} and our cruise was ended. The first time
have had foot on shore in eleven months.
22d-A summary court martial Was held
on board yesterday. Charley Moore for
striking sentry, loses three months pay and
gets thirty days in the Brig.
25th.-U. s. Boat Britannia arrived last
evo Once a blockade runner. Long low.
and iron. Much obliged 10 John Bull for
these little favors.
1 Dec 5ih--Thcy are calling for sailors md
sailors do not come The powers ths, be
must Offer fresh inducements. The pay il
too low. I cannot get as much by one half
with dollar as could when entered tho
service Mechanics, soldiers and almost
every body's pay but the sailors has been
advanced. If they do not give bounty to the
sailors or increase the wages VIC shall have
| few good men in the Navy after next spring
They aro leaving fast and very few como
back. speak Of !Seam6n--not ordinary sea-
men, landsmcn, and boys OF one hundred
men Just arrived on board Of ia from the re.
ceivng ship there are but fire seamen. This
is easily explained. They can get e3o .
month coasting. It Is all we'll to talk Of pat.
rotism, but there mnst be no discrimination
against scamen. All they ask ID to be treat
ed as well not better than men in tho other
arm Of service. Everyone knows that We
could not do any thing with the rebels were Il
not for the Navy. We need Army and Ma
w. Without the Navy this part Of Virgins
could not bo held with anything like the ease
with which II is now held. What really
holds Il? Navy guns and sailors. What
holds the Mississippi? Tho gunboats. What
took New Orleans? But for the Navy, But
Ter must have remained on Ship Island till
this time And who does not know what .
warning our Navy is to France and England!
BY the way, ,'one our men lately discharged
has shipped on board II. B. NJ S. Greyhound.
now lying here, where he gets better pay and
more liberty ashore. Tho British have .
naval reserve, men who receive pay and are
drilled certain days in tho year, ready to be
called out at once in case OF war. Thus they
can man their navy with we'll drilled men OH
the shortest notice. Congress ought to look
into this. Nothing but Navy well-manned
will keep Bull and Crspcau in their places.
Congress must be brought to see tha. tho big
bounties offered mpn to enlist in the army
when no bounty is offered for the navy can
and viii work mischief Many seamcn hayd
already gono into the army. They may bs
Of use there, yet they would be ten times al
useful on shipboard where they belong. Yon
know am not speakisg for myself II sm
in the service and bounty would benefit mons
but new men.