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v __ Early Incidents Of the Civil War THE STORY OF THE FRIGATE CUMBERLAND BY CAPTAIN JOHN O JOHNSON OF LIBERTY ME To the Editor of The Journal A few years ago 1 wrote a series of ar ticles relative to the U S Navy which were published in The Journal and which I have reason to believe were well received by the intelligent read ers of your valuable paper Many who read those articles are like Pip in Dick ens Great Expectations continual ly calling tor more and this is my ex cuse for again troubling you to read my poor manuscript and to correct the bad spells Though 1 have not the personal knowledge of the events I am about to describe that 1 had in relation to those of which I have previously written yet circumstances made me very conversant with my present sub ject which is the old US Frigate Cum berland a sailing ship that was very much in evidence before and at the be ginning of the war of the rebellion and which was sunk by the rebel ram Merri mac at Newport News April 8 1802 Since that time she seems to be
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11 Bisected Ship Half of Vessel Cut in Two by an l1ietr Sailed on and Distanced a Liner cut in two by an iceberg ivliat we were 7 t say so daylight the skipper coll iding himself of a mouthful We were cut right square after that th ship was two berg hit us amidships It aii from port to starboard 7 to tell th tale today long after wed left th 0 that we had a lively time u re 20 in all Th ship was luitehman full rigged an at she got her name from t that a feller wrote about across th sea in th air an niched by a storm all dur ired years or so that she t this boat in th story 1 into the sky one day an iown again an th men on to angels an drank beer they wanted ever after ship was named after this tu 1 guess she was just v though she didnt fly up Howsoever the story c r had herself cut in two rj like ours did remarkin we got a little coast o Maine when we t One mo min I look ind saw a
Register of Deep Water Vessels SHIPS Abner Coburn B F Colcoril from New castle N S AV for Honolulu sailed from Sydney March 18 A G Hopes Chapman cleared from New York Jan 10 for Yokahama ar at Anjer prior to May 3 A J Fuller C M Nichols sailed from Fort Townsend April 2 for Cape Town Aryan A T AVhittier arrived at New York May it from San Francisco Bangalore Philadelphia for Nagaski spoken April lat oil N Ion 88 AV F B Sutton J P Butman cleared from New York April 18 for Tsintau Emily F AVhitney A S lendeton sailed from San Francisco April 25 for Kahului Emily Heed sailed from Sydney NSW May 13 for Honolulu Gov Robie F Coleord siled from New castle N S AV April 15 for Honolulu Henry B Hyde A AA Blanchard sailed from Baltimore Jau it for San Francisco Mary L Cushing J N Pendleton sailed from New AAhatcom Wash March 9 for Gape Town Manuel Llaguno 1 C Nichols cleared from New York Feb 28 for Hong Kong Puritan A N Blanchard sailed from San Francisco Nov 2 for Hull Reaper sailed from Port Townsend Oct 2 Port
Register of Deep Water Vessels SHIPS Abner Coburn arrived at Cape Town l C 11 Dec 5 from Port Townsend A G Popes D Pi vers sailed from San 1 ramieo Dec d Vi Queenstown A J Puller sailed inm Newcastle N S Y J C 11 fol Honolulu Ai v in A v 1 iueton sailed from Sail Fraie see Dec 27 loi Queenstown bangalore 1 daiicliaid ai l ived at Port Townsend Oct 21 Huii Nagaski K DSuttonI P Putmansailed from II iogo Iec o hi New Yoik ton George thus C McClure sailed iroiii Pei t 1 ow nsenu i ct 7 Horn Cheinainus lor Port Pii ie Gov Pobie Iron Kverett AY ash Sept 1 for Sxdney s AY ai l ived at t ape Tow n Jan n 11eiii P 11de arrived at Sun Fiancisco1 June l fiom Paltimoie Luzon Park sailtd from Newcastle N S 1 ec fol Manila Alary L ushing Newcastle N S AA foi Ponoluiu spoken Dec lat 31 S Ion 159 K Aiantie Liagum P t Nichols sailed from llong Kug Oct go lor New York passed St Helena J an 13 Pumtai A N Planthard ailed from San Francisco
Register of Deep Water Vessels SHIPS AbnOr Coburn B F Colcord arrived at Honolulu May 10 from Newcastle N S W A G Hopes Chapman cleared from New York Jan 10 for Yokanama ar at Anjer prior to May 3 A J Fuller C 51 Nichols sailed from Port Townsend April 2 for Cape Town Aryan A T Whittier arrived at New York 5Iay 9 from Ban Francisco Rangalore Philadelphia for Nagaski spoken April lat 39 N ion 08 W E B Sutton J P Butman cleared from New York April 10 for Tsintau Emily F Whitney A S Pendeton sailed from San Francisco April 25 for Kahului Emily Heed sailed from Sydney N S W May 13 for Honolulu Gov Kobie F Colcord sailed from New castle N S W April 15 for Honolulu Henry B Hyde A W Blanchard sailed from Baltimore Jan 9 for San Francisco Mary L Cushing J N Pendleton sailed from New Whatcom Wash March 0 for Cape Town 5Ianuel Llaguno D C Nichols cleared from New York Feb 28 for Hong Kong Puritan A N Blanchard sailed from San Francisco Nov 2 for Hull Reaper sailed from Port Townsend Oct 2 Port Gamble