Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-07-10
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We have been kindly permitted by "a friend, to
give the following extracts from private letter re-
ceiyed by him, from member Of the Raleigh Rifles,
near Suffolk, dated Camp Bragg. July 4th, 1851 :"
Our readers viii be much interested in their peru
sal. The correspondent abiding to some addition
made to his wardrobe recently, says:
ut was certainly great pleasure to me, once
more to get on citizens clothes felt as much
freshed as one who has bathcd in midsummer. In
fact uniforms and stripes are the only dlsagreeabe
things in camp-iife, to / pass my time very
pleasantly through the constant and unvarying
routine OF campdutes; aud find that the hnrd
ships have been much Observation-Disclosures and
suffering not being the invariable companions OF
soldier, but only in rare instances. The Coniede-
rate rations, too are very ample and when taken
IN addition to the vegetables and other things which
are plentiful and cheap in this country, good
as any reasonable man can desire But, this being
constantly in uniform, and always seeing dress
ed in uniform, has become Il perfect eye sore. |
never Jared better or enjoyed better health, than
since have been soldering" Our mess is never
without fresh meat, fish and vegetables, and with
the exception of slight cold 1 caught the first
night slept on my cot, l have been well every
moment since l left"
The writer finds that some people in that region,
like some other portions Of the world, not ex-
actly what they should be. He says:
One man actually posted his land, declaring no
soldier should gather pine straw from it. The ladies
down here are rather different from the men have
described-and | have made several pleasant
quaintances. The newspT ers have but told the
truth, when the ladies of Suffolk were called beau
titnl-they will compare fas orably with any have
ever seen.
| We have had three or fc UT alarms. Some one in
! attempting to tamper with our sentinelS, has by
them been three times fret upon but owing to the
darkness has escaped As soon as the gun tires,
| the long roll" "a call 10 arns) is beaten and in
| an incredibly short time, the whole regiment is
formed on the parade gro md, in line of battle
This has happened thres times, and the rapidty
! quietness and regularity with which the different
| companies have formed, give great satisfaction to
| the Colonel-who argues thererom, that when the
| time comes, the 4th will, like the lst. do its duty.
! Col. Daniel has been to Norfolk and visited while
there the Notifications thereabous-and reports ev-
cry thing in splendid state of defence Gen Huger
has displayed great talent in managing this DIVISION
and his energy, as much any thing else has kept
| off the attacks of the enemy from this quarter
Batteries are rapidly going up all the country,
where ship could pass or enemy land. The
third regiment left to day, for point North of u.s.
to take charge of batteries on and about Pagan
| Creek. We, | expect, will soon follow them, to
| some point where our services would be more need
| cd should the enemy land. The enemy constantly
remind us, by the booming of their cannon, which
we hear distinctly every day, that they are in reach
ing distance They are constantly firing at our
batteries, trying to discover the position of our
masked batteries" which they much dread. "
After giving some count of the operations Of
the enemy, from the Rip Raps, upon the Seweil's
Point battery, with the Sawyer gun, and the bomb
shells used, he proceeds:
AZ have seen one Of these unsatisfactory are
shaped like the Minnie musket-ball, with huge
cap (percussion) on the point which, when it hits
an obstacle, causes the she'll to explode. They can
do no harm now, and are immense expense to
the enemy. Mr.. Vance made most capital speech
to night, when he arrived from Norfolk it being the
4th of July The men :" wonderfully tickled'
| with him."