Show the paraguay tay expedition OUR OUK expeditionary arrival of the united states steamer zeta comet at key west ivest from pensacola Pensacol ii KEY WEST F ri orida dec 27 the arrival of the celebrated sloam steamer erle ta comet from pensacola produced an 1 in n tense degree of excitement in this pla even the sanctity of the sabbath did net pr vent the inhabitants from thronging dou donnon non the government wharf charf wreckers Wreck era and an wreckers wives wires and daughters collector of 0 the port marshal JM arshal of i the lie district united states clerk lighthouse inspector ship hi p chandless chandlers chand lers and biggers nig gers in countless bumbers bump all animatedly animated animate dl by y a desire to know iho we could be some of the knowing ones thought that general walker with his army of filibusters was coming to levy a contribution upon tie the town with the view of raising funds in order to spread the area of liberty elsewhere 11 0 others predicted that it was waa the pensacol Pensa Peris acl cok steamer returning on account of a break down the landin landing of the pilot soon quieted their fears tor for he assured them that it was wai the Meta comet bound to paraguay which had come hereto here to take in in coal and wat water er when hen the crowd silently dispersed some to ta their homes and many I 1 fear to the drua in ing saloons with which this place is blessed the Meta comet left pensacola on the with one hundred tons of coal inboard onboard on board a supply of ten days which shi cli brought brou glit her ha guards within unity three inch inches es of the lie water bulhe her lm wheels heels five and a 1 half feet 1 1 the Meta Aleta comet can only steam at the tilt rate of six knots per hour an and always enjoyed a bad refutation reputation and this thi with her top hamper made her era a very bad sea boat insomuch that any slight sea strikes her under the guards with fearful violence the noise noise produced by this is is awful making it difficult to sleep I 1 at night dight this vessel was declared by commander semmes fa emmes U S i a report to the secretary of the navy b he recommended that hir her owners should carry her to montevideo and there transfer re red d to the squadron her light draft of water six feet would make her useful as a dia CUB patch boat 12 A subsequent survey li by te tei officers officer 8 from the pensacola navy yar lard re ported differently though had there blein lia a n naval a v a 1 engineer on the survey lie hr would h ban n eo condemned n d e ened her on account of the boiler the bottom of i which is only half the thickness required by law at all events it is a very for poor on one indeed having many 1 suspicious u s licious looking patches upon it and a wood wooden e n sheathing in uncle sam I 1 am afraid has been sadly taen taken in in how eve ever r no effort will reman untried to carry her to the scene of war 17 tit the Meta Aleta comet will leave in in a few afew days das and eilf ga pass th through r ough the old bahama channel fai her r next arx tb topping stopping place will be Barba barbados dod the following is a list of her officers lieutenant commanding W 11 II mace Mac lieutenants C 11 II wells greenleaf cilley J G maxwell engineers acting S montgomery N C selden geo gen T F bains clerk N L keffer pursers clerks cler elerk kM 31 T dooley |