Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-01

lished In the Chaplaiu's tent, where all letters
are deposited. One Of the musicians has been
made the letter carrier. Every day the mail
matter is sent to the Fort, and the letters to the
companies brought out. Some days two hundred
letters are sent from this camp. 1t is interest
Ing to watch with what eagerness the carrier,
with his sa,chel in hand, is hailed as he returns
from the Island. The inquiry is made on al
hands "have you anything for me?" How tile
eyes brighten, when the missiye IN a we'll known
hand is produced Aud what disappointment
is depicted on the ccuntcnanec, when tie car
rier replies to the inquiry, "noihlpg for yor
tO-day.n
Tue colored servants of lhe officers appear /,
enjoy themselves; they have good time, and ar,
without much to treeb.e them They are juJ
liant in the absence of responsibility, aud I |
long yarns, equat before the camp fires, and in
dulge in loud outlaws
We have had no frost down here as yet. bu
we have been visited with some slightly col,
weather. The frat cold nj sht that we had IN ltt
us all quite sensible to it's impressions. We slep
very comfortably until about midnight, when W,
dreamed that We were up in regions inhabited
by EsQuimaux, and had light linen coat on
that thin lamina Of Ice had adapted itself :.
nicely to the surface Of our body, that w
hadn't room TO shiyer In We woke up, studied
awhile whether we had chill or not, as oul
bones were shaking aud cur teeth chatterF
Concluded that we we're merely cold, put OF
another tiannel garment, mud went to sleep. -
Awoke very early in the morning, to find man,
OF the men building up their several fires, by
which TO thaw themselves The cold snap came
so suddenly, we were scarcely prepared for il ;
our caloritic apparatus had not been nut in rea.
dlness in the system, with reference to any such
visitation We are now getting accustomed ia
it, and scarcely think of fires.
The men since they came hero have been
sleeping, for the most part, on the bare ground .
10 consequence, there have been almost inpu.
merable coughs and colds for the Surgeon IN
treat. But now there is fair prospect Of nro-
curing some boards from Hampton the burnt
town, but short distance from our coup. Ths
houses which have been left standing there, have
afforded abundant material for flooring the ton,s
Wild The floors, partitions and other wooden
parts oil the houses, have Mt different timea bepn
hauled away for such purposes. Our pieket,
extend to the bridge just at the edge of the
town. portion Of this bridge was DESTROYED
NO one IS allowed to go over into the town with.
out pass. ITyler's house is situated but A short
distance from the bridge. 1t has been visited by
a number of our curious men.
We hope to visit the town soon, IL we have tbe
time. There are some localities of intores,
mere which may afford subject for the PEN
1t is not quite prudent to go there witbouta
guard, as the enemy, it is said, are skulkin0
about there at times.
We have nothing else to tell YOU at the pre-
sent writing. We may say here in conclusion.
that you neei not anticipate any regularity in
the transmission of our letters. In the first
place, we can form no idea as to what length of
time We are to remain in this spot, or what is to
be our destination, il we should leave; and NAV
go somewhere where the mail facilities are mt
80 good. And in the second, our time ia So
much occupied with our duties, that little on.
portunity is afforded us for public correspon.
dence. What we write will be chiefly in rea--
uon to the First Delaware Regiment, concerning
"nlch not little interest is supposed to be felt
n the State. To keep its friends posted in mat.
ers pertaining to it is our primary object.
Yours, BILLY.