The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

brushwood were lett uncut np 10 easy mus
, ket shot of the works. SO "a to screen n
advance Of riilcmen, and 70 expose the 4
Tending force to considerable annoyance. 4.
The General has made bis entreneh
ments rs It be were framing an indictmen,
There is not flaw for an enemy to &c
through, but he has boupd up his owi
men in mexorable lines also. Al one o
the works proof Of the freedom Of "eiti
zen soldiery' was afforded ia q little hilar
ity on the part Of ono Of ihe priyates.-
The men had lined the parnpet and hac
listened 10 The pleasant as frances Of thci
| their commander that iAey. would knock
oil the shovel and the hoe very soon, and
| be replaced by the eternal gentleman Of
color. "lhree cheers for Gen. Pillow
were called for, and were responded 70 by
the whooping and scrceching sounds that
pass muster in this part Of the world for
cheers. As they ended stcntorian voice
shouted out "Who cares for General PHI
low Z! and, as no one answered, il might
be unfairly inferred that gallant officer was
not the object Of the favor or solicitude Of
his troops probably temporary unpop-
ularity connected with hard work found
expression in the daring question.
Randolpls Point is, no doubt, very
strong position. The edges Of the plateau
command the rear Of the batteries below !;
the rayines in the bluff would give cover
TO large force Of rihemen, who could rem
der the batteries untenable If taken from
the river face, unless the camp in their
rear on the top Of the plateau was carried.
Great loss Of life, and probable failure,
would result from any attack on the works
from the river merely. But aotilla might
get past the guns without any serious loss
IN the present state of their service and
equipment; and there is nothing ! saw to
prevent the landing of force on the banks
OF the river, which, with a combined action
on the part of an adequate force of gum
boats, could carry the position. As the
river falls the round-shot fire of the guns
will be even less effective. The General
is providing wafer for the camp by means
OF lmge cslens dug in the ground, which
will be filed with water from the river by
steam power.
Having returned TO the steamer, the
party proceeded up the river to another
small camp in defence of battery of four
guns, or rather of small paraIlelogram of
soft sand covering mon a little higher
than the knee, with four guns mounted in
il on the river face. No communication
exists through the woods between the two
camps, which must be six or seven miles
apart. The force stationed here was COM
posed principally Of gentlemen. They
were all IN uniform. a detachment work /
ed one Of the guns, which the general wish
ed TO see fired with round shot In five or
six minutes after the order was given the (
gun was loaded, and the word given, Fire"
The gunner pulled the lanyard hard, but
the tube did not explode. Another was
tried. A strong jerk pulled it out bent
and incombustibe. A third was inserted
which came out broken. The fourth time
was the charm, and the ball was projected
about 60 yards TO the right and 100 yards
short of the mark--a stump, some 1900
yards distant, in the river 1t must be re-
that there are no disparts, tan
gents, or elevating screws TO the guns the
'ilicer was obliged TO lay il by the eye with
/ plain chock Of wood. The general ex-
blamed that the friction tubes were the re.
'ults OF an experiment he was making 10 I
them, but / agreed with one
II the officers, who muttered in my ear,
The old linstock and portire are a darn.
ID deal better" There we're no shells, |
'ould see, in the battery and on inquiry |
earned the fuses were made of wood at
Memphis, and were not considered by the Z
Ulcers at all trustworthy. Powder is 20 !
carcc that all salutcs are interdictcd, ex- {
ept to the Governor Of the State. 2
Ny companion was a very intelligent
southern gentleman, formerly editor Of !
ewspaper. We talked Of the crime Of
he country, Of the brutal shooings and
tabbings which disgraccd il. lie admit
cd their existence with regret, but he could
dyise and suggest no remedy. "The !
yNNi@0 haFN iAaitCA III Apbh US % llldL :.
'e can't master them" l. the law pow
rless n "Well, sir, yo1 see these men
OF hold Of those who should administer
le law, or are they too powerful or too !
eckless TO be kept down" "That is
sign Of terror-of mobru6ianism y 1t
ont hurt respectable people much but / =
gree with you it must be put down. -
Vhen--how "Well, sir, when things !
re settled, we'll just take the law into our :,
wn hands. Not a man shall have a vote \
1less he's American-born, and, by degrees 7
ell get rid Of these men who disgrace Us. .
Are not many Of your regiments eonpos- ..
Of Germans and Irish--of foreigners, !,
fact Z" "Yes, sir" did not suggest I
him tie thought which rose in my mind, :,
az these gentlemen, If successful, would :,
. very little inclined to abandon their =
ghis while they had arms in their hands =
Il il occurred TO me as well that this
ould be rather a poor reward for Tie men
bo we're engaged IN establishing the ii
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