New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-05
A LETTER FROM A TYPO

WHO HAS SIIOULDERED HIS " SHOOTNG-STICk"
IN THE x1rTH REGIMENT.
The following letter written by journeymsn
printer, who Jeff this Office and joined the 18th Reg.
nent. He is Trustworthy man, and has before served
bis country in Florida and Mexico. Tue letter wss
addressed 10 his fellow workmen;
wAaiNGToy CITY Monday Noes.
t. II. & Co.: We are here at last alter one Of the
weeks We arrived las, night ubou, 10 o'clock In my lac yos
know leaving the Baltic; we were usnsteued 70 A.
with alog Spanish name AID remained on
;% ss w oar s S ssp '% ca ssP BE- osu
Landed US Ut Annapolis last fiidss about Se9cn m
aud Their o:;ed qsers q hour and took or
has q march per ra:Osd for Washington. ssy,.s The
Op the srsss wo tina. night about ak miles .ae
.nonPea En- sandy PLAN wssC Of Seas "a the Vicinity
Of most Of We set strong gafds ana psoks
ss and 'S sss. ~ aa hue
blanket sad slept best they could until daylight! wnrY
s. g 'S 81. four f'q s
End pork for "a. day; bqs e-s we say.sss
sh,5a a. som. bad had come 90 we .ang our can, -
crackers blankets and oOk quick step ir miles a
5, we had tie morning before the
hen the rvmen, up the two cOppa' oos the ns
march again for point four miles ahead TO await the rsg
aud seug heard b,d from the scouts THAI
ssUsd Nth additional caIdre. - p.r,ed for action. Yss
Know We march the railroad - Sts k-,wosod two We
il. Junction, and fead the sl yi,s hcIs Tbi, i II ms
On n% the Gcs o.d rom WsSinSa % ssiSo1s i
Si see The importance o. the post, The lie; won. on
bridges and dangerous places on the route, TO Do tassn
S" hi sfsss S. r.y e ss issSsss
the Junction. unit hast evening when be Ssh came
cS%s ID ,cs.y followed Sy &. S fsrss
. yet sa.
s S1'a Ss,e IF pa G aad 1.VS sos &
soup AID Of Peervsd meats dOntk nO~ who blame
would have been muty in the regiment We have %
ten. or hcr,e. ba; sleep Away. on blankets, and Il 10
..cs hs g. .rst al To, VA, sd the .od e..
il middle Of the ~ With The siss$
did rot ali come ia until night We dini ssy ~.,ss
we can get On forced march. the men threw
the As s sss Si s ss ws.s
ss ss1,Uss LETT f a0o nsn on III. road s9a g; them u
eaed the oooa-ss of the In any sency f. sd
pa,sd aSd hius the, ps, We, b. ss oa p.' 1
young the oldest in our comp~iy and wisSs
' ssssus .i Ss sss.
owing to the short time the regimen, had prspsrs wh1
Nov for Few iooid-u AZ ssoppins place from Al
lie s.icd young man :sg. who ~Dss ,s & .ns en-
prcs.ed wisn to SEQ US So..r and was iviied down and
sSSs A. our s :ss.%pm.S. rom sss.S ~ W.
sbca.s uiis party va: .ss, to Si:psrss ;Ssa TSsS
only found snudge hro but The enemy gosg evsr
bill the sdysnood We surrounded by mar -
here In tho nght Who would steal anything 70 us IL
picket guard psrchassd &c Of tho guilty oss We
nothing the though them svs~
moment. tosn bali the population ss nssross Tss
.s 70 U.s. sid !ssSsSr Tsiso
neve, hoard tan ne BY psoss wSe
be soop set 70 fetching wser from dd ohs,
planters The old dag flying many houses on ear roa,s
one besafas one Our ssssues kindly treated IN AM
instances One lady down the with Dali Of mi
tave SPOKEN Of the expected engagement four iss -
Of be Junction At the Jucon on sunday We ~
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tuslty to tsn 10 the Southsnes and am ears Nssys.i ~
nsvcf seosdc great eaetion for ~ Unsn kss 49,
conduct 'hsn'''s' =. hess vhs bss ssss bssge Is ~
. ~ |" a. True senpasl esH IL jsssxA Nd ~
si:s. :ss Ne, :ss 49, =, ~, .:s.;;: