This is Gooding’s 33rd letter to the Mercury Mercury, October 20, 1863 [OAF] Morris Island, Oct. 10, 1863 Messrs. Editors: —The monotony of life was somewhat broken last Monday night, October 5th, by an insane attempt by the rebels to either capture or destroy the Ironsides. Their plans to destroy the vessel were to place torpedoes under her and [...]