The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-07-10
Letter frem Camp Miles.
wILnAMsPoRr, MD, ,Jvsr 9Th 1861.


Toying the same blessing. When 1 last
wroie you, we were in expectation of hay.
ing "hrush" with the enemy; IL being
reported that they had strong force be-.
tween this and MaTinsbuTe Virginia and
intended 10 attack us. Indeed il looked
very probable, from the fact that as soon as
we Withdrew from the Vireinia side of The
Potomac, they sent an advance within one
nile OF the river; and up 10 Tuesday even-
ing last they could be seen in a strip of
woodland, where IL was sup posed they in.
tended 10 erect battery and concentrate
their forces. II this was their design there
are no evidences Of il now that we can OBJ
serve from this side q tbs f.Vsr-eyerythipc
remains qo,st.
vii here STATS uky fbs ,ebsls ran no
longer be sssn ~ G,sf Si4 sszHsfs 4 lsw
bDD9ssA ysffs, ~ is9i5i ~ fsls %eDSs 20
winch have tsts9e9, isseEe - . d~elinz
house winch ~ss 1eesP.es ~ . sturdy zaT,
p9sf, ~D9 ls H4p}en els-p - aHa gheu he
rebels efHSsd tasy 9pgso Psia.ea ssl1 houFe
10 thslf eva pDEPe6es, cf-aslug D.Izs 10 leave
aBd ss a@deEs.aEsd gaye alSn 3psl leo Gnia-
nies 70 tAke ~ sAe iine Of snalcdH Fhe
Old gentlemen seeiBg thai he y az 10 pret.
~ tight place, obeyed tsle orders and came
! 50 WiIliamspoTs, where be has isessealv
I visited our Camp aod related iae lsels
This house is directly opposite Williams
| port, aud commands A8e view Of our
Camp IA well as the town. Here the ra.-
Gals had an exceileH, chance 70 see what
was going on on tAis side of the river, nntil
Major Doubleday put an end TO their fan. a
few evenings since, by sending three or
| four twenty-lour FOUNDERS, with couple OF
shell, as salute 10 their peaceful ouarers.
| He di6 not wish 10 demolish the house
! though the owner gave him privilege 10
"blow it 20 the ID, and all thai 1ras IN II. II
he seen fit" The loads were merely sen,
within respectable distaEce of The house
but when the balls struck the trees Won had
/ better believe there was some tall .sdouhla
quick Time" made up the hill hard by, by
The late occupants OF the honse. Since Then
there have been no persons seen in the
neighborhood. / am inclined 10 believe
that the rebels have gone iarher down the
river, as farmer rode into Camp the other
day and Informed our Colonel that some
four or five miles below our Camp, there
were thirty or forty Secessionists, who gave
signs OF crossing the river, and he becoming
alarmed for the safety of his property, he
reported accordingly and then reiurned.-
Towards evening Company of horsemen
were sent III that direction, bot whether
they encountered the rebels or rot | cannot
say. saw the troop return the next day
which indicated that all was quiet Il IS
| likely the rebels thought il best not TO al
tempt 10 cross.
Another indication that the enemy or a
part OF them are further down the river, Is
that on TuesC ay evening last the 9th aud
8;h Regiments, III company with 284 mount
ed Rifemen, took the line OF march in that
dIrecioa- There are great many reporls
in circulation in regard 10 The strength Of
the enemy: some say that they ars from
10 10 IL, 600 strong, stationed between here
and MarimsbuTg, or IN and around that
place while others say that there are only
5000 and that they are all in Marinsburg,
except about 800 hundred who are prowl-
ing along the Potomac for the purpose of
reconnollefing and keeping an eye 20 our
forces. Whatever their Intentions are re-
specIIng US, OF course, we canno, tell bnI
T our officers are wide awake to their move
Tnenis, and can assure you, II ever they
open The ball, we viii give them as warm a
reception as cold lead, heated with powder,
is capable OF afording
lhILk | stated in my last, that Major
Doubleday's guns were 81 Founders this
, is mistake, they are but "a. But lei me
, assure you they are as irowuing a piece Of
mechanism as ever looked an enemy in
the face, and just as efTicen, as they are
irownihg. Accompanying the barery are
about 60 "Foh Sumpier Boys" and about
: $50 Regulars. | would notice that there
are only three pieces of this battery here,
two guns of p ID. bali each, and one NOR.
tar of 40 10. shell; the balance having not
: yet arrived.
There is strong talk OF all the three months
men being sent back 10 Harrisburg, al the
, expiration OF their time, for the purpose Of
receiving their discharge; al which time
those who have any inclination OF reinlisi-
2 ing will have an opportunity OF doing so,
$ but only for the term OF three years, nothing
, less.
II is thought that the forces now station
ed here will all remain until afIer the Ilh q
July. Perhaps Immediately after that, lhey
will be ordered to Harrisburg, aud their
:, place filed with three years men. At least
e we have received news here that the State
n authorities were enlisiing three years men,
at Harrisburg. as fast as possible.
You will recollect that our company
: Slemmsr Phalanx-are the only three year
: men in the 10Th Regiment; and, IN fact
are the only three years men IN all the Re
giments here, except the regulars; AMI whe-s
the Regiment are discharged, they tel
: US that we can go too, from the fact that va
( were identified with the three months re-
quisiion-the Regiment being no:hiug
I more itself Whether this is so or not | az
. unable 10 say but this do know, that ~
took the oath as three years men, and near
it so 10 be. Should we be held by :he Gov
eminent, (aud it is immaIerial 10 me wheia
er we are or noO we Will get a "ien day
$ furlough" granted US, at the end OF th5
three months, when, if alive and well,
will pay visit 10 my friends
S There is not much sickness in Camp JEs'
now. Two or three cases OF measels lI-
Y reported in our company, but none iha
: know OF in any other. The weather u1.
v to-day has been extremely warm i..l
il morning there is a cool and reiresh.az
r breeze aster. The farmers in this seci 1r
!, are beginning 10 cut their grain. The crCF.
look well, but are suffering for want of fall
P.S was going TO close my leusg =
this point, but since l have returned {.
!. \ Camn IL ,uas In an adininin1 ,unnl -