April 21st. Very rainy weather. Everything dark and cloudy overhead, and the faces of the ship’s company bearing anything but a smile upon them. A heavy pressure seems to be weighing down their hearts—something more than common must be the cause of this depression of spirits. A sailor does not have the blues often, and when he does, something extraordinary is the cause of it. Jack is full of fight, and when he cannot fight his enemy, he will get in a quarrel with his own friends and shipmates. Secesh will not give Jack a chance to show his powers of endurance, and he is sick at heart, and says he wants to go home.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton.
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