The Nevada journal., 1856-06-13
War News Intercepted Letters.
HEAD QUARTERS, Nevada,
June 6, 1856.
D. ID. BrnroN. onarter Master General.


aroused. Slowly but imperceptibly the people
are locking to the standard of "law and order.
Col. A. w. Potter repaired to the head qaar
tiers OF the Division q few days since with al
effective troop of infantry consisting of foul
digger indians. Begrimmed with the smoke
ofbattle which smell afar off, / have put my
bow legs in motion over the auriferous hills
round about, and have the proud satisfaction
ofinforming you, that the invineible spirit Of
'76 is not yet quenched forever. The whole
population is in arms. Their souls are on fire
for action. San Francisco, since Casey Cora
and Sullivan have been murdered, and Dutch
Charley, Gallagher, and Cock Eyed Fury driv.
en- into exile, has shown itself unfit for self
government.
Therefore our heroic and self sacrificing
Governor has confded the destinics of the
country in the few choice military spirits of the
State, such as ourselves. The General of our
Brigade is roble specimen to head the law
and order army. In single fsticuff with an
antagonist of half his size, he heroically drew
a pistol and shot him through, before he ever
thought of having weapon on him. This act
alone won him imperishable honors, und
marked him as the man par excellence to head
the claw and order" men of the Brigade to
which you have had the honor to be appointed
to subordinate position, and it is expected
that you will be mindful of your place and
your supeliJrs that are in command. We
are to march on San Francisco and make the
place stink of carrion, to punish that rebelious
province and stiff necked people for their dis
obedience to the laws which we have set up
and knocked down times without number |
pant for the fray The "Black Hawk of the
Usage has unsheathed his scalping knife, dug
up his tomahawk, and covered himself with
the war paint OF his tribe.
The commissary department I am most hap
Ply to inform you promises excellently well.--
From present indications, we officers will live
heap better than we ever did in times of peace.
Uncle joe promises to throw in all the old
beef shanks in his shop, and has generously and
positively forbidden the sale of any more OK
tails for soup, as they are all wanted for the
army the tripe man contributes forty bowls
OF COW heels and one hundred yards, minus one
OF tripe nine squaws are constantly engaged
in packing acorns, pounded grasshoppers and
lolly pop from the camp of King Wemeh, who
is now firmly secured TO our interest, and these
are the fruits of the holy alliance in fact, with
half the grub which is promised, there is no
dauger OF starvation for ten times the men that
are now focking to our standard, or ever will
Prepare yourself with one epaulette. have
preserved the yellow list from the cloth out Of
which my military suit has been erected by
Downing (he that was dubbed Major before
war and military talent was at so high a
premium as at present. which you can have by
paying literally for the prestige of renown
that part of my habilimcnts of war will be
sure to give you.
The Strutsome Guards are composed of the
Hover of the volunteers who have enlisted by
my superhuman exertions. The other four
companies are not yet named, and will not be
so till their characteristics are more full7
determined In order to fill them with war
notions and vegetables, 1 propose ordering
, them on foraging expedition. We must have
more arms. Of stink pots there are plenty.
But muskets of the right kind are very scarce
We want them light, so as to be handy for
feet evolutions, and bent to shoot around a
corner, for it cannot be expected that the
Strutsome Guards on which the fate of the
State depends, and into which l have infused
I so much of my own military spirit, are tc
! stand out in open field and be slaughtered like
hogs or common troops. No sir, not by jug
full. AT least their Adjutant General viii
/, never hazard the fate Of Empires by occupying
position. II the Quarter Master General ha
e INDUCED the .supposition that the Adjutan
General, his superior officer, has not advance
far enough in military science to know that
,aution is necessary in war, he is laboring unde
a most foolish delusion. You need therefor
little expect, sir, that by any rash act of mint
you will succeed to my rank and feathers. No
sir, none need expect to wear my new suit ant
side arms, consisting of pincers, skeleton keys
and o jimmy till have satiated myself will
. blood and covered myself with glory. Th
4 miscreants Of San Francisco must be extermi
g mated. My prophetic ear already hears tn
groans Of the rebels. My prophetic eye see
: rivers of blood, oceans of bowels, and larg
m antains of carcasses, through and owe
which We are to wade, swim, wallow ant
climb to reach the summit of military fame
n The leather medal presented to me by tn
: Coward Club for my brilliant exploits at tn
!. battle of pork and beans under Doniphan, i
on the identical spot where Napoleon wor
q the ster Of the Legion of Honor. 1 fee
Ike ! was within the smell of powder now