Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-13
From the Danviiie Demeera'

From the Dsnviiis Demeerat
Extrset Of a letter IRON Dr.. Fsick 70 . gent
man in this town dated. t1sfiJ.g
CAxs JAcnses, nEAa Nkw OaLxAEs, /
s January 2ist, is47.
My deay friend: Y
viii perceive we are SOW enesmPed on the b
tie srosnd where eid Hickory uses and defeat
the Ensli.h under Psckeahsm. There are
sress macy stories. relative to said battle. amo
the present inhabtsnts--and have no dou
many leaves have beea sect 10 oaaviile. said
be FROM the trees which grew ever the place
intefment Of the remains Of General Pack,
ham but. from the best infsr rmaiion I Gao ,
shes, It 10 Prssss'e they were iaserred abo
three miles from stis place
We had q very unpleasant trip from panvil
TO this place, having rain nearly the whole ,u
and ss for the Ohio and Mississippi and the eou
try on their banks, there can b. bot liule &c
in their favor. I must say ,ha, I wss much d
| appointed in the country along said rivers. un
we resthed the southern part of Mis.ssic
| Nearly the whole river coast consists Of swan
or large b'uffs, not susceptible Of cultivate
However, in the southern part Of Mi.sissir
and the whole of Louisiana, the country 10 We
| beautiful and the Improvements are good.
think the sugar plantations are much to be pr
fsrred 10 the cotton. The plac. ,
are encamped 10 mud about two inches in dep
and almostss adhesive as shoe. makers wax,
that il is impossible TO keep either our tents
ourselves clean and our men complain e.,
deal, mach more than they should the nc
Of them, believe, expected TO live on roast
turkey, venison and ponnd cake. For my pa,,
get along quite as comfortably as I anticipate
Imagine you see me sitting on box or on
bunch Of hsy. with soldiers bu'fon." slias
hard cracker, with a piece Of fat pork toast
before the hre on il, and a tin cup Of coffee, vii,
out sugar or cream in il. by my side this
my breakfast. dinner and suPper--and feel
healthy a. I have ever felt, and about as VI,
contented. Our men enjoy good health son
hut nothing serious bu twhat is singular TO m
srea; many Mississippans, who are eueamp
alongside Of us, are dying, DO not know of wh
disease They have no surgeon, and in that
.pect we are on a rar. have as much me1ic
practice as can attend to. as there are but Is
| physicians in the regiment one private in :
Cameron Guards. and myself. We had . &c
rnortem examination yesterday, OH the body
j. F. MosrcoMssY, formerly from the neighbs
hood Of Muncy. who was. | believe, murder
in his ten, on Monday night. He was sho, wi
a musket ball and three buekshot, on the sur
rior part ofthe shoulder, rsssing down. Eae'
ring the elavieie and ribs and entering the 'in:
He was . member Of the Irish Greens, fro
pit,tburg. We are expecting daily
leave this for lamp co or Point lsabi
know not which Ihave been much d
appointed in not fn'ling some letters or papers
this pIsc. for me. ! wrote number Of le'''
from Pttsburg and aioss the river and or
from Orleans A letter in answer from y
would be very acceptable at any time. CT
not promise to be very prnctual in my corr
pond enee TO Danvile as we have not the nee
sary eonvenienees for writing with pleasure.
member me kindly to all inquiring friends .
accept the be,, wishes for your welfare and hi
piaess, Of your friend. CH. FRICK