New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17
Below we give the statements OF number OF mel
who came home in the Tennessee:
THE EXPERIENCE OF A VOLUNTEER.

Below give the statements pl hump'i W. h'"
who came home in The Tennessee:
THE EXPERIENCE OF VOLUNTEER.
One { the passengers VINO returned by the TenneS-
see to New-York young man OF twenty
four years of age named George W. Sites who
went to Nicaragua the twenty fourth OF Dccom-
Der last. Mr. Sites was medical student IN PhL-
adephia, but becoming tired oi study, and being
naturally VI rowing disposition, he decided Try his
fortunes among the FilGbusters. He joined Capt.
Coghlin's company, took a lacutenants commission,
and came on 10 New-York, We'll equipped and pro-
yided-being supplied with means by wealthy
taher. His experience, though one OF prvation ana
suffering has been more fortunate than nineteen out
Of twenty OF those who have enlisted IN Walkers
cause nssnpeh o. he is enabled 70 return 70 b.: home
with fair prospect Of recovering his health. When
he left in December last he weighed 100 ponds tie
has been taken down by none of the diseases peculiar
10 that climate, though wounded BY gun-shot' IN the
thigh and knee yet he presented yesterday sorrow
iu spec,ace-cmaciacd, pale and haggard, and weigh
ing scarcely hundred pounds The briei history OF
his experience, partly written by himself and parity
dictated to our reporter, is as follows:
We left New-Yoik in the steamship Tennessee, on
the 9th day of December 1876, and Tor the irs few
days had tempesuous passage. The Tennessee nav
.ng injured herself during the stormy weather, she
was forced 10 put in al Norfolk, where wc leIDanc1
three or four dg.-, and va. hullly relieved by
the steamer James Aastr. upon which We proceeded
to GreytoWn, experiencing pleasant weather We
landed at Punta Arenas on the 9Th Oi January, ana
proceeded m the San Juan River distance of hall
a mile, 70 Il point which wa. subsequently gwen 'he
suggestive name Of Point Misery. 1t was swampy
niN piece of ground, and II soldier 90; place su-
6cicuily large TO liz upon without having some
part OF his body IN the water he con-
tid,red himself fortunate. We had shelter
whatever and the rain fell necessarily. The health
Of h,e soldiers suffered much from exposure.
After remaining a week at Point Misery, the soldier,
became insnbOidinate, and Col l'ocsridge wa~ IN
consequence forced to come Gown 70 Punta Arenas.
whore Mr. Scott the agent OF the Tran-it Company.
had q quantity oi lumber. Ih> VT took ana erected
sheds under which number OF the companies shell
tered themselves The sheds afforded g3Gd protec-
tion but the sntS IN which others OF the soldiers were
uuartercd were practically ui no value. MY company
woe unfortunate in being IN tents, and me eou,e-
qucnce that every night we were drenthed !" the
SKIN At that time some OF had no blankets, but
ha, ING lett ia the Winter mc mo-, were provided with
| oveYcosts which served oh excellent purpose. Our
daily raOns this time consisted Of three crackers
and a piece Of sali pork, aud scne'ime'
BY seabsthing during the hrst tcw days. We Kept of
the fever but this healthy luxury was iserdiced by
Col. LockYidge, under whose command we were, who
gave a. reason that there shark, IN The surf
and that be feared we might be lost in this The
suncIiugs OF the mp 10 this time, growing out OF
exposure aud wan, OF proper care aud attention lea
them to seek every opportunity 10 desert Dy crossing
over to Grcyiown, where, If they sought Biti>a po
lection. they received il. Dc,cItous became % nun
! crouS that after remaining three weeks at Puns Ar
mas, Lockrdge decided To cross the rivcr and take
possession Of point called Paiscka which. al thu.
time, was held by small iofce OF Costa
Ricans. good-siled hacienda existed here
with a plentiful supply OF green com, orsngcs
| lemons ana other tropical fruits. The Costa Rcans
deserted the place as soon they heard seaming
| up the river When landed here had about
80 men, but We hal hardly been there u hourslbe-
fore we began 10 suffer from sickness. The sickness
was caused by eating green corn and green lines aud
lemons. and by drinking the brackish, uuwhoiesone
| uater of the San Juan River. Twenty-Five takeu
down bere very soon with the dianhs, though none
| d;cd that remember. We lo-t two men, however,
| Who were sent out a. Scouts. The presumption was