The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-21

o. no,np SrrAMRoAr JAMES l.. DAY, !
Matqgrda Bay, (Teras,) Juiy, %, 1876
Here we are, u o'clock, A. NJ, sailing finely
up this beautiful bay, after "prosperoas voy
age" Of two ard half days from New Orleans
We made the outside Of the bay by y this morn
ing, but were detained few hours getting a pi
lot to take us in hut be came a, last, and though
there were breakers all around u.s. we slipped in
as smoothly as if on railroad
If my last, from New Orleans under date OF
for st. Louis, by not too trusty looking boy
has reached you, the movements OF the Illinois
troops on this route are in your possession up TO
within few hours Of their departure from the
famous New Orleans Battle Ground. At three
o'clock in the afternoon of the 25h, the AdIutant
came 10 the encampment from headquarters,
with orders 10 strike tents Immediately and get
ready to 20 on sbip-bnard in one hour. OF curse,
Immediately all was activity The reyciile was
beat IN every quarter; soldiers nockcJ in like stray
sheep, here and there an officer came bounding.
! roll-cnIls were soon heard in every company, and
then parties were sent out after the abscntces,
(most Of whom were commissioned olIiccrs) Ia
hunt up whom was something like looking Tor
needles in a hay-stack. But they were nearly all
picked up by o'clock, when 7 or s steamers,
propeIIers, and ingntes came down from the city
and halted along the shore at the cncampmen,
and Immediately all were busy taking their bag.
gage aboard.
The quartermaser at the city had no, been
able to procure steamers enough TO convey all
the companies, and four companies had To go on
frigates. That there might be no i-feeIine or
Dissatisfaction on the subject, the different cap
tains drew lots as to what vessels they were to 20
on. and one of the irigatcs fell to Capt Dickev's
aud Capt. Morgan's company, and the other
the two Chicago companies One Of III, Da..s-|
G. captains, however, uas NJ ,rs.... - .rr.
daUn, and knew nothing t b. -1o...,n.
lhc.ng Of On a bHst) and whom 70, 49,. Informed
that bis company was TO 60 O iu-tF, bc ..,ore
they shouldn't go, that they should 60 bonn,
first, cursed the commanders, &c. &c, uuul he
was finally put under guard. aud brought on
o'".' '"' '''"'S H. D'y' """e "' company was
left in command Of the lieutenant and quietly put
u" o'''u VI "'' ''s'''' ne Japan vas cooler
and pcuitcnt next morning, bot it is Thought he .
wiz 'i'' "i'D "''''' cou'''ha'Uh''
'o"'i-",'' "u'' d" l''''" ny ABOUT (
'' .''' W. "''' ais SUM- ''''' companies
and the r md, on the Jas. J.. Day. and tine whole .
''-' \" '''''''E '"''e' i''' H'f') was under
'''S" "'"" ''e '''' ~ ''''-r'l o. Dr'"S .
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'n' ''''f al hIShI an was s1ieiy wrapped IN
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''e'eu ou' d''e''i'n a''er entering the nuli, was
''"00' VI o'po'seS' 'ns' oo'Is'heN kept with
IL 'o' several miles, ana insked night Gal'y
'ou"" 'ne ooa'' lhey are large clumsy fish,
wv" All yon'ns nut P'ePos'essIng appearance, as
Ut rs '"'y were PeaScu 10 snow themselves, aud
: Is "a'uV u W supposed mat 'hey would DIS
'''y '''" us"cs' parts ne next school OF the
'"hy "'oe 'ha' cohdescehded to amuse us with
nv" H''"'o'S' was one "' D"iph'hs; nut these,
''"ough more peaull'n', were more chary OF
"o"'"s themselves ana only lodged around
'"'e' tue water IKE Bass after m'nnuws, and
'"ey were IN 'he same business they
''' ''o'''y 'oH""eu ny HOOK o' "ui's' that
pp'''.u " Ut intent on picking ny their leav-
"s'' WIS was cohs'ueraoIe IN the way OF "see-
W ''s"'' 'o' Tue nrst day. 10 boat load OF
'.e" N"'A''s '"a' hau never been on salt water
'''''' "'' 'n '"Joy'u h'sh'y but "" were
"""""'' discourage" ny inc sudden appearance
NV" ""'"e' "a'y S'h'cN'nS' "a very
''"0'u" S"s"'y' harmless looking little bird,