The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-04-17

ing their otium cum dignifats around the
family hearthstone, cannot imagine the
"roughs through which we went. ToBKY,
the high private of the regiment has prom
ised description of that march in his pc
culiar style !, and i he can only lay aside his
!" MayhAra n long enough % give Ids fancy
room to work in, you may look for something
" seracious.p = sszi,is - s~raa d4Je7FF
Our stay in Mobile was rendered as pleas
ant as circumstances would permit; but we
owe no thanks to the Mobileians therefor.
1t is trnease met with many noble people in
the city; but as general thing, it seemed
to be. an object to get as much money from
us as possible, and to give us as little in re-
turn. We reached Mobile on Saturday
morning, and remained until "Wednesday
morning and during an that time, no de-
monstration was made in our honor, no mark
Of public respect was shown to us. ] have
no'doubt that there were many of the citi-
zens who were ignorant Of our arrival in their
city. oIf we bought anything, we paid from
twenty-five to hundred per cent. more for
it than is asked in Oxford. 1t seemed, as
some of the boys expressed it, that all the
sharks had taken up residence in Mobile. |
do not mean to make complaint in my own
behalf; for I fortunately met with quite a
number of tried and true friends, through
whose kindsess received every possible at
tcntioh.
Among the many persons with whom the
"Senior" became acquainted, was Hon. A.
Ii. Meek, whose name is household word
in every Southern home, and whose soul
stirring lyrics have sounded the alafnm III
patriot Southern hearts, to- wake them up to
a knowledge of their rights, and to nerve
them to dare and do, or die. Judge Meek
is one of the most imposing looking men it
was ever my good fortune to behold; and,
looking at him, thought of the old Welsh
and Scottish bards, who but struck their
aarps, and were answered by the rafting
spears and cla.hing shields of nations gath
cring to dash back the invader, "like foam
from the rock" The name of A. b. Meek
will be bright on the roll of Southern pa
triots, and dear to true hearts, as long as the
banner of ''thc stars and bars" shall float
over free people; and that will be so long
as a man or moman is left to strike blow or
pull a trigger.
The Oxford boys came through from Mo-
bile under command of Lieut. Grace, Capt.
Delay having gone by the Gulf route, with
his family, and all the sick members of his
company. The Kate Dale, with our baggage
and sick, left Mobile on Thursday morning,
April 4th, and should have reached Warning.
ton the same day !; but, owing TO head winds
and rough sea, it was detained at Fort
Morgan until the morning of Monday. When
we reached this place Sunday morning and
found that our friends had not arrived and
we could hear nothing of them, there was
mech uncasiness in camp; but the hours of
suspense were few; for on Monday morning
bright and carly, news came that our friends
were safe in port, and there was such rcjoic-
ing as is witnessed when lost ones arc found
again.
We have been so busy in camp since our
arrival, that there has hardly been time to 90
about among the forts and encampmcnts.
When do, you shall have an account of
what may be seen.
Mr.. Spann, private in the ranks Of the
lIcnan'lo ITcpressiblcs, has just passed
through the camp, distributing religious
tracts to the members of the first Mississippi
Regiment. Troopers" are noted for being
hard cases, and | am very much afraid Mr.
Spann will find this regiment no exception
to the rule.
Some of the Oxford boys have inst brought
in man whom they had thought to be a
spy. The man aroused suspicion by passing
about the lines, with a little note book in his
hand, "asking thousand questions" as
they said. Have you ever been in the
swamps of Arkansas, where the aguc is in
digenous! Aud have you ever seen ono of
the sky-rcaching raw-boned inhabitants of
that region in the grasp of the aguing king,
and shsking till his teeth chartered, and
every bone and sincw in his body seemed to
be making a declaration of indepcndcnccl If
you have, you can form an idea of the man 5
appearance, as he was confronted with Lieut..
Grace, and severely questioned. The poor
fellow succeeded, believe, in proving his
innocence, and marched away in the doublc
quick, without any risk of sharing the fate
of Lots wife.
A meeting Of the jeff Davis Rifles was
held at the Independence Barracks, in the
city of Mobile, Ala, Wednesday, April 3rd,
1861. On motion of Lieut.. ii. w. Walter.
it was
Resolred, That the thanks of the JEFF.
Davis Rifles be rendered to Sergeant b. S.
Crump, Acting COmmissary of Subsistence,
for his untiring efforts IN providing for The
troops quartered in these Barracks.
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