The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-12-12

common by the destruction Of fences.
The country indeed looked ohesrless and
desolate. Bot nov the whole aspect Of
things had changed. Fences had arisen
- if By magic, houses were Inhabited,
farmers we're busy blowing. or gathering
what little corn had escaped destruction.
We passed on the road drove Of cattle
valued at 100000. How many there
were I wss unable TO find out, but your
readers can estimate the quantity from
the fact that farmers are Offering beef at
= cent pound. Pork, on the contrary,
ranges from three to Eve cents. Such is
the scarcity Of money and fear Of the
rebels, who buy but never pay, these cat
tie had been driven to Sedslia for protec-
ton, but on the demonstration Of Price,
the post commander had ordered the
herdsman to drive them to Syracuse, as be
fe't inadequate with his means Of defence
to prevent their falling into the hands of
Price. At noon We had reached the La
mine river, when a courier came up with
his horse covered with foam aud sweat,
aud ordered US to halt. Instantly every
gun was brought to the shoulder, our
major (who by the way is the best msjor
in the army, don't care who the other
ISL ordered front, order arms! Fix lay.
ouet! Stack arms! Rest!
In half the time it takes to tell it, the
boys had squstted on the ground, and
began to eat their rations of crackers
and raw bacon When the bugle sound.
q 2:tcntion, supposins that Price must
be elise On hand as they were not allow
., liz. - eat, they "fell in" 10 double
quick time. But conceive their conster-
nation when they heard the order to
countermarch Nothing dispirits sol.
dcr SO much as q retrograde movement.
The very men who had marched through
the heat ard dust without murmur
while in pursuit of the foe, now gave out
by scores. Bat nigh. found US all on our
old camping ground, where We have been
ever since.
Another supply of clothing has come,
giving every man a pair Of shoes, two
pair wooden socks, knit shirts and draw
ers, each two pair, one oyercoat, one cap,
and an extra blanket to every man so
that our friends in old Cedar need not be
alarmed about our suffering for the want
Of clothing. Uncle Sam furnishes plen-
ty, in fact, more than is agreeable to car
ry.
The resignation of Lieut.. Taylor has
cast gloom over Co. A He is a most
popular officer, and his loss is deeply re.
,retted. lie resigns in consequence of
III health.
There is more sickness in camp now
han there has been at any one time since
We have been 10 the service. We have
had no cases of small pox yet, but in some
IF our camps and in town it is raging
With fearful malignity, consequently all
intercourse between town aud country
Is cut of. DR.. Rawson stays with the
regiment, while DR.. Carpenter has charge
Of the hospital 10 town. There are now
sick, in the hospital, Corporals Virgins
md Brooks !; privates Edgar, OIinger and
Wsrren. They are all doing we'll. and
TO their friends l would say, there is not
D case Of small pox in the Iowa hospital.
Our paymastcr has come, and with him
the report that Pensacola has been taken
and the rebels under Bragg completely
routed. Great anxiety exists at prescn.
70 find out the truth of the report.
Yours, &c, Coon CREEK.
BeA. The 18th and 18th Iowa regi-