The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-01

served their term of enlistment ana ,nsa n"u
gong 70 be mustered out. From ther, he,o
we received excellent treatment "' 'n'n'
-, A SCENE AT SEA.
aod, Inc vessel was crowded from the unper
ueoa ueca;,' 70 the hold. At night it was i'm. m
pUssaDie lmo 70 lie at full length without bav.
hhs one limbs either above or beneath
snsa .nuao Ii others. Everything passed off
aeieueiy lor an hour or two, but as soon
=; h;,, tne vessel struck the long sweepina
oanows OF the unsettled Atlantic she
commenced to roll in such manner that
iarge number of prisoners began 10 .0 er'
peIiehce that most disagreeble of all
leeiings, seasickness. At first was heard
single deep groan, then followed q q
noisy discharge from the stomach of tho
poor creature of the quantity of m;xad
gruo he had stored under his shirt Tha
stream was thrown over the prostrate he. ~
I1gs VINO surrounded and interlaced him
Nougn and severe expressions were
pawied out, but ere the recipients of This
heterogeneous combination could "no
lof the unfortunate creature ,tey were
a..acked IN a similar way, and in q short
time It became popular. The bitter cries
OF "Oh, God ! l am dying" &C.. &C.
were sent up from all parts of the hold
Inc slckening, disgusting sour odor ner.
meated everywhere. Fortunately man.
aged TO get q corner near the ENGINE
ROOM. With the assistance of how
placed as fender between NV NEXT. door
nieighbor and myself, was comparative.
~ secure. instead of trying to sleep,
amused myself by listening to the numer-
GUS ana varied lnvocations and petitions
oneieu up Dy the poor fellows who were
Paying In iull the tribute demanded by
Neptune. Some were wondering if they
would ever see their wives and children
| agaiE others, religiously inclined, were
praying tor aid from on High Others
were uttering imprecations.
The next day things frightened I'D.
anu tne qualmlshness to great extent
passed OIL: The water issued was salt.
lreshened by means of condenser. So
much was required that it had to be
drank while warm. AS our rations con.
sisted OF raw Goldfish and foaters, an un-
governable thirst was the result. Col.
oimonton managed to have a large pot Of
coffee boiled for some OF his command.
and this relieved us considerably.
AN IMAGINARY PLOT AND A REAL
STORM.
Some how the Yanks discovered that
q scheme had been formed to capture the
boat, and consequently became more
strict. Those who had been permitted
70 remain on the upper deck were forced
to go. into the already crowded hold of
the ship, and the matches were then
closed. Among the unfortunates was
this individual of all the loathsome
places that had ever been this took the
lead, strongly resembling pig sty that
had not been cleaned for several DAYS.
Imagine two hundred men, three -fourihs
OF whom had been martyrs to sea a-sick-
ness, and SO forth, shut up in the after
hold of ship without any means of
egress, save the privilege of visiting the
upper deck two at time, and 70 others
permitted to 60 until the absentees re.
turn. About the third night after the
departure, while rounding Cape Hatteras,
q severe storm wa5 encountered; the
vessel rocked and tossed to such an ex-
tent that at every roll the yard-arms
dipped in the sea. Then could be heard
the terrible cries, the prayers for mercy
and the supplications of the unfOrtu-
mates. Every one on board was fully
impressed with the conviction that "here
was to be the very sea mark of the "Tona-
wanda's" utmost SAIL" and the final halt
of all the Rebs on board. So satisfied
was the captain of the vessel of her in
ability to weather the storm, that he had
the lines with which the life-boats were
secured united and tho boats SO cleared
! that they could be launched in few sec-
onds. They were sufficiently large and
numerous to save the crew, provided the
boats could live. Life-preservcrs were
distributed among the crew not one be-
ing given to q prisoner. Those in the
hold were tossed roughly from side to
side at every lurch G. the ship. l
laughed considerably Mt the various orig
inal expressions that were uttered, hav-
ing reached that point when the tenacity
with which one clings to life had become
weak. The reason for feeling reconciled
and resigned was the certainty Of my in
ability to escape should the steamer go
down. The only mode of egress was
through the hatchway, to reach which
ladder had to be climbed, and there an
armed sentinel was keeping guard. 1t
must be remembered that we were below
the water line, only separated from the
raging and storm tossed Atlantic by
three. inch plank. About midnight the
vessel struck upon sand bar. So solid
was the blow that the ship quivered and
the timbers groaned. Every one thought
that the appointed hour had come; but
she got of in few moments, the vessel
struck n second time, the result being
waited for in anxious and breathless
silence. Egyptian darkness reigned in
the hold, SO that every enc felt confident
of meeting watery grave, without the
slightest chance of fighting for life.
There is no telling what feelings were
experienced at that time. The charging
of a battery or line Of works fully
manned was tame to it. The wind was
rushing through the seams at a fearful rate.
To our surprise the staunch craft with
stood the tremendous shocks and steam,
ed on apparently uninjured. This turned
out to be the case, for the next morn
ing, when the privilege OF going on deck
was allowed me, or rather when my turn
came, lound that Neptune had Gained
the troubled waters and they were only
heaving and signing in long drawn sweils.
The sun was shining grandly and glo'
riously forth, as if smiling at the terror
and fright caused by Boreas and Neptune
the preceding night. With lighter hearts
and more cheerful countenances we
steamed on towards the prison that was
to be the home OF majority of US for
several months, and the final resting
place of others. On the afternoon OF the
fifth day we landed at Point Lookout,
"Alaryland, my Maryland" an appro-
pirate name rs we afterwards found 70
our sorrow.
AT POINT LOOKOUT.