The sun., 1861-12-14

December o. 1851.
I last wrote TO you within sound of the Con-
fcderatc guns, which wor, throwing their mis-
silee at the vessels passing up tha PotomU. I
left Wa hinstcn in the train that carrie many
Of the wound, d from tho unfortunate affair at
Balls Blah, on furloush, to their homes. | to-
collect particularly private in q Mas ,chusc' u
company, who had b"en hcnorably dsch rsri
and who had a wound in the sile just over the
region Of the liver, ma lie by mimic hall, aul
eougiug the flesh and tissues to the d p'h Of
ahout an irch he was in good spirits, but OK
pressed himself "a listed with .ish.iug, as no
was over i5 years OF age, and hIi two 50, ia
the service. The OH B,y $ atc cimss up 20
the max just "a nobly a, "in the day, OF yorc BE
The 30 Regiment, now In this camp, /, ra-
pidly iilling Up, and the oldcs, men, ,ers a'c ul.
der iirst.ratc d,il. Tho 13,h NJ inc Regimen.
h still here, expecting to get away every day !;
also Capt. Reals squI'r,n OF Rid, Ran sc's, at
present EumJe,ing 100 members. all of them
well educated aud intelligent mon, aud
1t is the intention Of every officer and
private Of the corps to not only perfect them
selves in drill and general military kuowlel -,
Tut ALEC to sustain thcir home cIirdc or aJ gcn-
tlcmeu.
Yesterday Sunday tho slu,lron, by iavi.
ta,ion, attended the afternoon service at
Rev. DR.. hanchards charch in Lowell, and
clicked high cnco NUNS for thcir quie. deport
ment and oliioily beltiuS. When | say thi'
their commander is a Christian sol licr, a. well
4 L. l.. a.. al. aC al
who know him beloved NJ ho /. nov by his
men, further &c Iuintinco will bat inc,clse
that allec ion, and his care and consideration
for their interests will DO remembered long
plter the din aui excitement of tho war has
passed away. Captain Mtsso, from Citlislo
Barracks, has been detailed "a drill officer OF
the corps, and SEEMS to he thoroughly posted
in his duties. mention this squadron at
such lergth, because IL will bo tho boiy guard
Of M.jor General Butler, and is armed equipped
and organized in tn, most thorough and
efficient manner. OF course, | can say
nothing relative to tho dcstiaation of tho
expedition of which the troops in this camp
will form part; in n'ood, the talk is that Il will
no. bo fully organized before reaching Port
Royal. Your correspondent has become per
rninont fixture in the Divisi,n, aud Of course
will post your re iders rclitve TO all move nen's,
as far as allowable.
Camp Chase is located on the Fair Grounds,
about one NIL, south of Lowell, anl on tho line
of the Boston ard Lowell railroad; tn, Fair
ar nngemcnts work very neatly into all tho
various necessities ofa camp, tho builci X be-
, ing used for hospital and quartermastcr's pur
poter, by the way, in none OF the man,
comps have vi-iud are tho duties OF tho
Quartermaster's Department, executed ~ cf
GENTLY as they are here under the able manage
ment of Capt. George and his very ablo assist
ant Lieut.. fitko.
| Lowell suffers severely from this war In tho
way Of silent factories and the consequent
stagnatiou Of business. Hundreds Of tho fair
operatives have lcfl for other locations, and
drygoodsdom mourns. 1, is nearly evening
roll al, and as am expected to assist at
that interesting ceremony must close, for this
time my scribLling. lRIs.