The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-30

ana lUOee OF US VINO Wehl lO me |HVtlN Ns
for lodIog', had 10 pay from twenty five
TO lhirly seven and half cents for
inigtNs ladgngs, AMI this .nnGhr.lian
)Iice was charged US because we were
IN the service of our country And yet
these land sharks have the impudence
to say they ore The friends of the vulun-
leers-bu from such friends our prayel
has been Good Lord deliver US. But
while am bold 10 attack these shaIks,
shall speak with respect Of those who
showed US any little kindness, md we
net with many such, but | believe nj
every instance ii occurred 10 The humbl"
walks ol life.
We left Pllsbnrsh on Saturday the
I9lh. al l2 O'Clock in the Steamer WIS
consin, and we never set foot on land
until we reached this place on Saturday,
the l6lh. We had fine time 90 board
the boat, with this exception, thai somf
of the boys were sea sick from the rock
ding Of the bo0. ! had enlicipaied The
pleasure of writing on the boat but she
was SO unsteady that it wa' impossible
to write, snd for that reason ! AN SO las
10 wri,iog.
The scenery on both sides the rive,
was charming, though Tor rhs Two iits
days the weather was so inclement ha.
we were confined 10 the cabin Of I'll,
boat All the mos important towns
we passed q, night but HE scenery a.
long The Mississippi from the mouh o.
he Ohio compensated folly for loss o
a view Of the large towns, aud ! cat
!. |ruiy say,
ltiiye me cot on this pleasant land
Onthe plains Of Nissoure where the corn-stalks ID
stand
| care not how lm backn the woods It may be,
II my OWL dearest Anna shares it with me-
IS The Ohio and Mississippi are fleJ
Y with islands which in mauy lOssn "e'
are covered with cotton wood and the
= growh ol The timber appears 10 be Sc
4, regular that the tops Of the trees are as
( even Ds though they had been trimmed
by the hand Of man. Bot os we pro,
ceeded down The river; the cyunny BE-
!come more level and both b,nkI Of
the river for miles is covered with tn,
most dense forest OF timber. Again
you come in view of cotton plantation
E where you see a stately mansion, and il
D the rear are the houses o! the sIsves,
. which stand in TWO parallel lines snd 10
f III apPesrance neat and comfortable
? They sic either fr6me s0d painted whi'e
rr built oi brick, aud nave counted
Ipwards o. twenty on one tISn,ation.
The cotton nss gathered and 10 msnl
lcss they were clearing of he stalks.
.3s I'VE get farther down The great nv
er we saw an abundance OF Cane, Or
,nge aud Cypress, as well as live O,ks
nd The county perfect level as far as
he eye could reach. The Cypress and
1--we oaks covered with Spanish moss,
which gives The forest a gloomy sppsar,
nee.
| Camp Jackson is on The ground on
i which was fought the memorable bquI,
| t the slh of Jsuuory 1915, and 10 pitch
ng on tents we dug up "a FOUNDER. !
herewith send you teal and pieC,
f moss from one Of the live Osks under
which Gen. Packenhama'se.rrsrI wert
Uttered. The four oaks stand So 80 10
make square, and bear The marks o.
csrnon aod muskel BALI. The g,ourp
s low end level, sod the time OtdHck-
,'y was encamped here must have been
mucky. The soil is black muck =
very tough.
have to write TO day in true solder
sye--ihal ls, | siI on the noor Of ny
eut, lean my back against The ten pole,
and lay my knapsack on MY knee for
writing desk, There are at his time
psrl OF three regiments entamped OF
he ground, and you may be sure il
Hooks something war-llke. The frs |
Pennsylvania regiment LEFT here on the
| l6 b. and II h, s. there are rumors 2nos'
his rooruiog that The second will leave