The daily Gate City., 1861-10-18

iAJrb utioEc III ldsk ieltti Was HHishcu tu'
order came For lis to march Luckily tht
Paymaster was then with US, and finished
paying off the regiment before we started
by working all day Sunday and all night
also. | suppose it will be rubbed out BY
the recording angel, as it was eminently q
work of mercy-the men not having pre-
viously received any pay. Many $40
and $40 Treasury note has found its way
: TO families in Iowa, and went none too
soon to the needy on account Of that Sun
days work About noon on Monday, the
9Th. the regiment left Jefferson City, but
the baggage train did not get off till nearly
P NJ Then commenced our first expe-
rience in marching, and it was little
'rough.' The rains of Friday night and
Saturday had rendered the roads most in
famous; but after s'stallng" do not know
how many times, and capsizing three wag-
ons we reached our encampment, eight
miles from Jefferson City, at ] A. Nj. OF
Tuesday Fremont, with his body guard
of cavalry aud infantry, was enca,nped on
the other side of the road from us, and
while intensely enjoying my coffee that
night was reminded Of q passage in FIRE.
mont's journal, most feelingly describing
the refreshing effects Of coffee after tedi-
Gus days march. Little did | expect
when reading that passage several years
ago, to experience the most satisfactory
evidence of its truth in the same camp
with the ilustrious author. with his tent
about hundred yards from the fence cor
ner In which We set mp our cots, and, with
out pitching our tent, lay down to pleasant
dreams and most refreshing sleep, under
the stars alone, which seemed to look sor-
rowfuly down on the atrocious wickcdness
wach had caused the assembling Of that
army over which they were lowering
Without any serious accident, We reach
ed California the next day, II miles, and
found ourselves beginning to get out of
the desolate territory of Jefferson City.
From California 10 Upton. some II
miles, We came trippinEly on Wednesday,
arriving early enough to pitch our tents in
season to herained on most jrenchingly
all night as we'll as all the next day One
must have had great power of inpard,.ess
to have reached very exalted sta.e of
enjoyment among the unpleasant extcrnals
OF that most disagreeable. day. The ground
was naturally moist where We were en-
camped; the previous rain had made it
poachy, and | cannot describe, but YOU
must imagine what condition the rain that
poured down on us put il in. There were
some 1000 troops here it was said. A
more beautiful or fertile country than that
between California and Upton one would
not wish TO see outside of Paradise. Wha,
pity that the ''serpent's trail Of seces.
sion should have been ''over it all On
Friday We came ca te Syracuse, 6 miles
and found here the sth Iowa. Colone
Steele ~ acting as Brigadier in commane
OF all the Infantry at this point Here
also, is the lst Nebraska, whose Colone
(Thayer), and Surgeon. DR.. Love- man
OF the people of s L. Iowa will remember
Tottens battery is here, 800 regular in
iantry and several compa MES of cavalry
Secretary Cameron arrived here thi
morning and reviewed the troops will
Gen. Fremont McKinstry took coin
mand. | hope the eagle-eye secretar,
saw how much We needed ambulances an,
other hospital appliances. Speaking Q
the review reminds NE that Mrs. Scrib
and myself walked out to look on. sur
posing It would take place about half
mile off; but We found ourselves roped i
Tor two-mlle tramp, and feeling some
what weary while returning We found
very comfortable seat on the carriage q
one OF those famous howitzers Of Totten's
wlhiet!. priee ..l -. bs sll., Vi coming IN q,
way OF again. It was the forward gu
and Maj. Dubois was leading the column
told him it was Il new thing with him I
surrender bis gun so easily. But he ea
lantly replied that it was always easy t,
the ladies TO capture them, and poitel
halted his column for Us to dismount whe
We wished
When or whittier we shall move apa;r
we do not know. Ii seems certain m,
Price does Lot mean 10 fight. THIS max,
our boys very inpatient but Missou