Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-10-02
Of the Gazette.
LETTER FROM THE NAVY.
U. s, FRIGATE MINNESOTA,

s.ss U. s. FRIaArE MINNESOTA, 4
Orr WILMINGTON, N. G.
Aug. 26th.-Yesterday NJ. one Of the
rebel batteries threw a shot at us. twas a
good lineshot but fell short about l miles
The shot was thrown five miles which is bet.
Ter than airy Of us can do. - At Q p. M.
to-day, Charley Holder GERMANY fell from
thsfcrc yard, striking upon gun and thence
to the deck, near to me. Pick that man
upl Carry him down to the bay, quick y
says tho boatswain. = :, The latest mail
brought no letters forour First Lieut.. !" ANY
letters for me- Y, No. sir" "No letters
for me? Oh, | am indignant! but then /
don't care. I do like to have my washing
come, though - We have black man
and 2 white man from The shore. 1cansmake
nothing Of them bat ignorance Of every thing.
We have shipped the darky for one year.
So we have brought one man into the Uuion
since our arrival Though he is rathertax
and his hair in ringbolts, better have him for
than against us.
2slh.- Yesterday opened squally, with
much driving rain. At "a. NJ. wind fast
increasing, all hands were called to up anchor
Intending TO put to sea, we being on lea
sbore.} After heaying half an hour, found
we could not get the anchor. Then slipped
the cable, leaving buoy to It that we might
pick il Up on our return. Put the ships
head off shore, under steam. Hoisted FORE
topmast staysail which blew into ribbons in
about twenty minutes. BY this time it was
q, complete gale and great anxiety was felt
about clearing The shoals whittier had the
ship been driven she would have been lost
with all on board. A new stsysaiI was got
up. bent, and set. AT the same time set tho
fore and main courses, the gale blowing with
increased fury and the spray dashing over
US at great rate. Everybody drenched. At
lof 4. r., away went the stay of the stay
GAIL, sai and all, overheard. After tugeing
an hour, got the sail in on deck. Gale still
increasing. What was to happen nexts In
moment the mainssil blew clear, out Of. the
bolt-rope and the pieces we're .stfewed by the
gale far to leeward. At the same time down
came the nain spencer-gaf md sail by the
run. Here was aniess, fore and at. Through
all this, the Adpisal stood on the bridge with
his sou -wsster on and speaking. trumpet in
hand, giving bis ordes quicksnd loud. He
was in the most exposed part, Of the ship,
holding on = ths mi. solastines With both
hands. al onss tims the MI, he'd scarcely
got aieft, q obedience TO order Is loose the
sopsaik before thsy wsss ordered down
again. Il was no time u carry tepsails.
Still, aheayy press Of san must bskcaried,
for steam alone could nor sAss ship and cre~.
At noon. watch GOT dinneF., Gun- and ~.
decks va Jots "A ia. GosIar AN "a
salt junk on the hfth- deck. dimly iiaktd
With lanterns and 9bst litfjs lirAtes = ~
TIE buIrssyes {sI 4, sns3 4 e. b E g. ~
in the ships sidey ~ Zip co1SL
cred dear u thA iAnd 20 -, ~ = RI =
Bent fav storn ysail nd Nfiel
iOtssail. ~. =, ile athdne. & z z
Gan making sai' 81 setting iers 40 :1dJ6I
topsails' twsleelS UWi ihs sllsalS HI
would bleN tie laQss kxapsoa o11sis
Ing them ~ saAss ~ ~ 81 q e =
kept tie e dsx2 7, ,ls ~. j. -
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