Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-30

6e following letter, never before published, NAV
Oedepeuded upon as genuine, having been procured
from the mother ct the writer, residing at Nesh-
wick. For the amusement Of our readers, We have
thought !; best to leave the othograpay, punctuati-
on, Sc- IN iheir original state.
= PG'isin {iance 5dSept. 1915.
"DrAn NornEn :, SISTER,
shave taken the opportunity Of writing
these lines 70 you hoping it will find you in .rnnd
health as tnow ieyss at this pr-sant thank be To
Im Tor It, am very sprley dill not answer your
last Letter as had not opportunity for we was We
~ busy fighting the french ong time every day in
the Mount ains in Spsin and always had good luck
I'll one day received two Bats oae bit IN right ON
my brest plate Gud knocked me downe and us soon
as got my wind again fred about ten rounds more
ana thei aSothcr hitt me through my hip which wu3
bad along time and Que through my Iiaver-
sack and another through my trowssrS and shirt ana
that same night very wet and no fires coilh D.,
iShted ami II was very cold or the Mountains but
the DocktVr WAS very good nc, and after That we
drove the french into there own conty and ,nivl,
them beg for peace anil then we went into America
INTO upper Nanndy where we had all The fighting
With the YANKEES till we got 1t peace of them seven
htnired miles up the Country nigh to the falls ot
N'sgilSy which OF know is ofthe 7 wonders of
The world, and there my CaItsin was 81 Kind TO give
me pass without date aud worked tor large far
NEE all winter and mad plenty OF yitilcs and a gled
bed lat Tor any gentlemen aud the Rdement was
then living IA DaruSand when the men had TO oe;t
up there hare was lrnse to- their heads and they
could not pull the Blankets from the naore and
t'ote mys ~ we'll OF and this same Farmer bid one
hundred boilers for nv discharge and then we re-
turned 60 S9itheai and was weeks on the NVster
which Is ihousa2d Miles aud is cold good pas
sage and we eodd not get shore altar all tis lo! we
was ordered to french Htflers and at last we have
50, to Paris and sin the Bass lie bulling near to il
which IS very fine place like grove Tor CRATE
way, and the french is very civil funny fellows TO
us now cause they kTow we defend ourselves
ard they 10 not seem 10 care for nothing but 90 yet
our money which there is plenty way to spend and
theare is shows and GOunty banks every night and
sundays and ali ayd ,heare no iustes ses or VI. tin
odys tn stop them and there IS all sorts OF sights and
Castle i;ur is nothing to It and We are row asen
eoaimnndeI by the brave DIXIE Wellington that IL
ways c0nquIs-Aod there is soldiers OF all SORTS here
past AL telling Rusious, Pcuslons and Aus:reons
and Jarnans OF nil kinds, and the Rushans are very
good nat,tl creatures, and will DO aney thing fJ..an
Lng'ishman and say there prayrs every Morning
sEd night and WILL fight there enemies { r ever Fo'
the Empereur and The Virgin Marcy the same a,
we do for ling George add old England anil the,
FFusa0ns is very qni and smokes ell day long
and the Austreons is fine tell fellows and tie foot
Is drcst rs handsome as Horse Officers and all
our Officers is very good Gentlemen and we think
to stay III france two Years and am very conienttr
dear Mother wish il was not so Tar or YOU and Bet
could come for have saved some Money and |
Iarnt itel french in ksnnday but it is not the same
sort that is here, give my kind love 20 all enduring
i1ndsand pray God bless you all from our loving
Sou ill death.