The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-10-03

,-or,ion. We hope our correspondents will
.noiI their favors that we may receive them by
T"asdoy. as that is the last day of grace for
such matters j
CAMP TESNALLy, September %, 1861.
Correspondence of The Alleghenian.
Fort Pennsylvania, on which the llth
have been working for some time recent
r. has been completed, and fifteen guns
moupted. The Fort is surrounded by a
ditch twelve feet wide, and eight feet
deep; large limbs and tree tops arc placed
ground on the outside of the ditch, pinned
70 the ground, the small branches being
cut off, which causes it to present very
formidable appearance. There are two
o,her Forts being built, one about one and
half miles Southeast of Fort Pennsyl-
von;a. and the other about three miles
North, or North east. They are built on
elevated ground, commanding large
some of country The Reserve has the
tuilding of these Forts. The Second Bri-
r,de builds the one North of Fort Penn
srEania. The Reserve has been divided
into Brigades, and Brig. Gen. Mead COM
mands the Second, which is composed Of
the 3rd. 4th, 7th, and 1lth Regiments,
and Kaine's Rifles The Rifles form the
right and the 11th the left. | do not
know what Regiments form the other
three Brigades.
On Saturday morning the different Bri-
cades of the Reserve were reviewed by
Gems. Mcclellan and Mccall. They were
followed by a number of other officers, and
also by Prince De Joinville, his son, and
nephew A very large crowd had assem-
lied to witness the parade.
The health of the troops, as a general
thing, is good. There are several cases
of Typhoid fever in some of the Regi-
ments; one in the llth, and also few
cases of Aguo.
The following is the programme of each
day. At sunrise, Reveille, at which
time breakfast is to be ready two Com
pany and two Regimentai drills per day
Dinner at one o'clock, or rather, when it
suits; retreat at sunset tattoo at0 O'Clock
taps at 10 o'clock. Brig. Gen. Mead is
very strict with his orders, neither officers
nor soldiers being permitted to pass the
chain sentinels without a written pass
from the Col stating the business of the
bearer. A soldier cannot 90 fifty reds,
along any of the roads, from his quarters,
unless he has a pass, without being ar
rested by the patrol.
We have been favored with very pleas
ant weather for tine last few days. Co. A.
enjoys good health, and the men are in
excellent spirits We were paid off yes
terday Each man received S15.90-ten
dollars in Treasury notes, and the balance
in silver. X.
HEAVY RAIN-SToRM.-We were IA
rored with tremendous storm of wind
and rain last week, commencing on Thurs
day evening and continuing without in
'ermission until Saturday night That
ubiquitous Individual, 'the Oldest inhabi-
tant, ," Iecellects not the time when great
er amount of rain fell in the space of two
days. The streets and highways were
rendered almost impossible by reason of
the vast bodies of water that covered
them; little rivuletS became metamo-pho-
sed into huge streams and streams took
the form of rushing, foanling rivers. Be-
yOnd the sweeping away Of an occasional
bridge, we have heard Of no great damage
eelng done in this county by the fresket.
We see by our exchanges that the storm
vas not confined to any one section, but
attended over almo the entire country.
SPLIT.-As an illustration of the
manner in which some things are done
y some people, We may cite the case of
~e Indiana Messenger. This paper is
O*ned and edited by two gentlemen who
@e OF different politics. In the present
''nSass they did not agree entirely as to
a mat county, one going in for the Union
rna a' the other for the Republican ticket
"hereupon, they split the difference and
.'ch man hoisted his own ticket-on diff
l'ent pages of the paper. They are now
'-S''y engaged in giving both sides of the
''s'lon thorough ventilation