Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-25

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never had other charge, preferred against
me than those now referred to-
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somewhere else, as | hau recently uvcli
relieved from the temporary command
of tbn Shenandoah. aud bad hprn ORDERED,
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w l'I'"i' ny '..''' ,' ,'1',' p
Dry iheh at New lorh' lor any ""'S l"
which he might assign me.
IrpOn a tpIcrraphiC order received from
tba Lon,,tmnnt | fouud myself OBLIGED
'"C Wv P''' va, ~,
W Ic"N w 'nc iIS' ''"'" ~, wv" Va -,
where must go on poafu the A~pIIlNdII
mail steamer, Ocean Queen, and take
CHARGE of a draft of 93O men These men
l.tI -
der u general order. owing to the irnpossi-
bilitv of cnIistiuu spalupu the high bouu-
tics Then maid for army cnIistmrutS had
enticpd srnmcn to enlist rs soldiers us part
of some State quota.
NV time was so limited that | had not
even u change of linen after arrival in
New York. or time TO supply it bv pur-
chase. and was indebted to Il fellow pas
spnrer for what was essential The pro
verb of "Dutv before dccency' 50 dear
to all ''men of the sea" given to the
world by BOatSWain Checks rs he stood
in the Sims gangwav without having ON
a supposed Indispensable article of wear
inc auparpl ms we learn in "Nidshipman
EaSy'i braced me up on that trying uCca-
sion
ON the afternoon of the 18th of MAY. a
raw nnrtially rainy day. "A naval ward tue
came alongside the Ocean Queen ut an
chor off the Battery. Thcmcu were has
tily mustered over the gaugWay. Boat
swain Thomas G Bell who came with the
draft. was ORDERED, to report to me and act
rs my aid i'm tnkiup care of fine men and
DELIVERING them inf Panama TO Can't. Rich.
ard l.. I.aw, then commanding the Cvanc,
lyinr in that harbOr
We went to sea without DELAY and
passcd outside of SANDY Hook before dark.
The vessel had .OlO passengers without
cOnutiur my command. many of whom
were moi sailors merely suDnoscd TO he
from the fact that soldiers could not he
made out of them. There were many
"Iiyerpool dock men," rs "A certain class
were called at that time They were i'm
all sorts of clothing. the greatest number
IN navy. others i'm army. uniforms. and
several i'm those of Confederate soldiers.
About midnight the officer in charge of
the vessel sent for me. Statiuuthat several
of the men wished TO see me had re
tired several hours before. but arose
dressed. and went To see them. | found
four men i'm the ,e,uuyyay and asked why
they called me. The Spokesman said they
were very uncnrnturtnbie. there was no
room between decks and they had to lie
on deck rnnIird thnt knew they were
nncomIo,tnble. i'm a day or Two we would
be in II pleasant latitude. and in the mean
time / woulI see what collld he done
They finally said Nyhiskrv would make il
all riuh1. told them if WAS uuitr ont
of the uucstIon. as if Would make if MI
wrong Thrv Irft without any mauifrstt-
ton of diSapnointmeut or auGrr-pprhap,
impressed with the idea that tine interest
| had EXPRESSED was the result Of intlmi-
datiou. and NOT from n disDo-itioIl ia look
after the comfort and well-bciug of those
undrr mo. n NOT uuimuurtnut dutV of MI
officer, under whom men are placrd
VLr sfnrboard side of me vessel shell
tered from thn,ycntb.l, Inv the hnrricIue
deck. wa, assigned rs the quarters of my
mon ana was in my holipf nItu,pt her nrr-
fnrnhIa ia Tho Crow,irI utnrrnur hnInyy If
compared to the pXpu.lirp Of soldiers in
the field before an any. NOT only these
sheltered u.1nrtrrs hut the fnnd itself we're
ali NM cniIiJ he desired
ON my trial bv court-luartial if aitnpaI-
ed i'm Evidence thut thr first ni,,Li out
and nrnhobIy nr,.,.inI- ia my. L.in,c c.,l1.i
TO see these men. fine draft lad been cun-
ynss4d to ascertain who nmouu thrn
could work the engine and What their
other Qualifications were toruu he vessel
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