Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-06-29


with impunity. We left GAINESVILLE about
8 O'Clock Sunday evening, and arrived at
Bel Air about IL o'clock, and was quar-
tered IN the depot buildings near the Ohio
River. Monday morning We we're ordered
20 20 aboard the boats that had been pro.
vlded for us during the night There we're
eleven boats In all, ten Of them took two
companies each on board, the other is the
flag ship for the commanding officer. We
ere expecting to move from here every min
ute, but wLere we are going we don't know,
butt Iwill endeavor to keep you posted as
fast as we move. An incident occurred
this morning which led to q little fun Tor
our boys. A soldier from company Esirom
Lisbon had been to one Of the grog shops
in town and bought whiskey, and after
drinking It ho went 10 the river to. bathe,
and all at once became sick and helpless
and sunk to the bottom and lay there for
some moments before be could be recover
ed. Every one thought he was dead when
he was taken out, but by extraordinary ef
forts on the part Of the doctor and Capt.
Hoyt, bis life was saved. The boys had
an idea that the whiskey was poisoned aud
the Colonel bad been informed that every
grocery in town had been warned not to
sell liquor to the soldiers, but they took no
notice of the warning, so the Col. thought
he could stop it, and be Immediately order.
ed Capt. Hoyt to take file of his men
and clear out every whiskey shop 10 town.
Twenty men we're selected to do the work
headed by Lieut. Manning and they did
their duty faithfully. They went from one
place to another and carried out jugs bot |
ties, kegs and barrels in large quantities.
To make rough guess should think that
fifty barrels Of liquor was destroyed. Lieut..
Manning stove in the head Of the first bar
rel that was brought out and was .immedi-
ately presented with very handsome bo-
quet by very pretty young lady. The
citizens of the town we're glad to see it
done At one place they refused to let the
boys 10. They locked aud bolted the door
and de6ed them to get in. But after re-
questing them three times to open the door,
Lieut. Manning gave the order to charge
with the butts of their muskets and the
way that door few to pieces was not slow.
This was the first work the boys have had
to use their muskets to, and they did it ef
fectually Lieut.. Manning tells a good
story to night about woman who was in
one of the groceries. He said Re thought
she view the operation rather cooly and |
took ii very good Daturedly as she sat there
with her crinoline spread ont to its utmost
extent. As he passed he accidentally |
caught one Of bis toes in hoop which ex,
posed to the boys q very capacous cask
of brandy. OF course she left her seat,
and out went the liquor, very much against
the wishes Of the poor woman Yester.
day we held another election for Major
which resulted as before no one was elect
ed Capt. Hoyt and the boys would not al
low Lieut.. Manning TO run. The boys are
now in good health and fine spirits and cx
pect soon to meet the enemy. If they do
you will hear good account from the 10Th
for their heart is in the work, and they
will 60 at it with will determined to con.
quer or die ! must now close with kind re.
CARDS 10 friends at home aud remain re.
tpectfully yours, A SOLDIER
Of Co. l. leth Regt o. V.M.