The weekly Panola star., 1861-09-12

cANr BLYTHE Mo-, Sept, 3, o.
Col " n. IIdrd Tgnola

tANf Blythe, No., Sept. ., ~
Cdi " y, Ward, Ignoia
DlAn SIN ! have no "aIrfing N
cidcnis by hood and field to nnrratc,
and but for the fact that there mr.,
many relative, and friends Of our
boys IN your county, who will be in.
lcrested by The bare mention Of their
whereabouts and condition, ! should
not fcel justified IN asking space in
your columns.
On the 2lst ult, We struck tents,
and marched morrily away, our
course being due north, and our M.
ticipations confident that our part Of
the fighting was about 10 begin. We
went no farther than Sikcton. how.
ever. ia town on the Cairo 4 Fulton
X. X. twenty five miles distan, from
the former place. where We remained
ten days, and then marched back to
this place. The road from this place
to Siketon is straight ~ an arrow,
tho country level and fertile and coy.
cred with the finest corn crops ever
saw. The country around sike,on,
il comparatively new, above overflow
aud equal in appearance, to our yer,
best Mississippi bottom lands. II
our latitude ! am certain. j, wcult
bring .0oo lbs cotton, to the acre.
II lies in very large bodies, and i
not cut up BY bayous aud slashcs, ~
) ours Is, hu, slopes away 10 the lakcs
by an inclination gentle, but yet suIli
; cicn, Tor drainage. Aud yet, OWN
; 10 tho unsettled condition Of III
? country, ,hi. land with fair improve
mcn,s, can be bought for $1,000. pc
acre. Here Is . chance for such q
D our Southern capitalists. as has
= more money in hand than the soutI
crn ConIedcracy needs, to make
telling stroke, for the land is in,rins
!. cally worth from $50 to sT5, per acl
= and will bring Il ~ soon as libcr,
y and peace are restored to this stat
d ! take il fer granted Mr.. Ed.l0
= ,ha, some of the capitalists think III
v Southern ConfSdcracy has 60, all II
IS money she needs. for | undcrstar
e some Of them have contributed lit,
y or nothing aud. ! am well assure
" they are too patriotic to hold back
70 they though, their money was real
n needed. l.C, all such travel her
u and | venture tho prediction, that th,
10 money will either 90 TO the southcv
~ Ccnfcdcracy, or te invested in Nj
Dc souri, lands.
" ] am truly happy to say that 4
health Of NV command. now numb.
ing ~ men. ia s,ill excellent. The
IN y not man Of our number unable
fight. nor has there been for the u
>" three weeks. We marched to Sil
w tom in one Of the must furious rail
in ! ever saw. (thc water hall leg DO
re in the roads, in many Places J and y,
ar 80 far from sickness arising from
IN the only complaint | heard. was fr,
=, ~ the Ccmmisssry. Who said it was !
''a possible to satisfy the boys appcti,,
r., ! am sorry to say. however. that d
rs immunity from sickness. has not b.
general here. Col. Blyshe's co
mand Mississippi Battalion Infsnsr
s is reduced to about one-half its cri
nal numbers. and our Battalion
~ Mississippi Cavalry. under Ma
to Miller. has also suffered very &C
e. si,ierably. aud the same is true
hy NEST Of the Tennessee Regiments.
ed Our time may come after a while.
d. | am profoundly grateful for our i
I'M munisy thus far. and am disposed
'ia attribute Il. under the favor Of Fro
nd ,lsnce. to some circumstances peculi
ed to our branch Of the service. to viii