Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-05-26

NJ. sun. We had c,eial killed iy it, and ia the
n,r,ncks we were 20 hot that it was complete tor.
lure to he there. The sweat would come through
we had upon us indeed we could haze
,%utIiuy ON out a thin pair VI drawers, with M
,hirt; aud the millions ui flies that would be CON
tinunlly ,urincntIug us would I've sufficient To drive
us mil. Wnen getting our %Nictuals, our llates
were BACKED over with the flies. We we're obllpel
to eat with one hand aud butlet them away WIN
the other. | have often heard our men curse then
Gud and they would get ~ n'ucl' money as thel
ronld. and then 90 aud yet So drunk they could iiul
sneak. They would often say that was the only
wa; they could have any peace but l could not
see any pleasure IN such II way. ] have seen men
die in this state, aud others drown themselves. ~
shoot themselves, whilst II number lost their senses
and dies raving mad.
At about one o'clock tho lords quick march.
were given, aud the band struck up 'The Girl !
Len Behiid Ne The morning was very fine, and
the mou, shuuc bright; but the mir was very Sultrl.
and the sand ruse in !. cloud rs we marched 81
murl, So that we Guild scarcely get our breath.
The baud sturlcd playing, Tor the sand rose III
such clouds that we could not see the next man t.,
us at times. About three o'rl,c The men began
TO fall OUT by sectiuns from want OF water, the
heat being nearly uibcaralle, and their tongues
hanging out to II ~lrightiul size, and their mouths
beiur marched up. All the cry was Tor water Al
leuuth we came to a well aud all orde; III the rank
was mt an end. What few belStles water carriers
we had were soon Surrouuded aud nearly worried
he rren we've like nahn en-, pusl my "a" over an h
er. The strongest ynt the mr%st,,ic weakly pray ia,
in a must pitiiuI manner, and offering all the money
they possessed for a drink.
We law ut this station till the middle nf Julv.nnC
had buried IL great many ri our comrades; scarce
~ "A uay passed but We put sntue punr man into tn,
grave; aud wr Lacked more like living ghosts thai
men about Ia face IL foe. Men were fairly driver
t., distraction, through torture We were the mos
troubled with the 'prirkly heat This is OWN,
to the warmth Of the weather and the blood Tn,
body breaks out all over with small red pimples
y with water IN them and they itch uuEearahly-
or rather, they are like pins and needles prickin,
us all over. Some have their bodies covered al
, over, so that it would he impossible to lay n six
pence On II place free from %pimples. Then IL.
, flies aud mosquitoes are in many millions, and in
sccts bv night in many thousands altogether, W
never had any comfort. Many men hetuok them
: selves to the canteen, and they drank until the
could not stand. Some Of them would take a
much rs II quart of grog ia a night, and would b
c carried insensible either to their guard room q
S to their barracks, and I've found dead on their bed
, the next morning s~utfocated in liquor, or remove
I in a fit OF a2poplexy, brought on the drink an
the heat of the wolther. Some lay upon thei
y cots cursinS and swearing, wishing that the shi
= had sunk that brought them to India, or that the
= were dead when ut last they would lie driven
. despair, and either blow out their brains. or Jun
into Il well, thus putting an end to their life.
nj Glimpse ut u Murh.-We had got only a yer
short distance, when men began to fall out throug
c weakness. Several were ST. bad that they wei
u taken back to the station and before we had O.
many miles ON The way, was obliged to fall tn ii
rear from that cause. All the carriages were n
ready full, Us upwards of one hundred had alread
fallen out; and ds | came gently along. | passC
numbers more ly ing upon the ground. One pm
fellow | observed was in n dreadful stare. |
called out, "Whn's there? Why the d.
y wan mot Iln,y AM ,nv l,rni,s nnl ,,t $40, 49,. - -
t trouble? Aud then in II short time he began
pray for water. | still kept getting on the rua
. and passed numbers more lying upon the groun
= Two men died.