The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-09-05
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.

Since my last letter to you, nothin:
worthy of note occurred hcre-we re
naming quietly in our quarters, unit
last Sunday evening at 3 o'clock. wher
orders were received to draw three days
rations and be ready to march in ont
hour. At the appointed time all wa
ready, and companies A and X of the 5tl
regiment, $50 Home Guards, and II ar
tillerymen with one 64.pound howi'ze1
aud two hand mortars were placed OF
board the government steamer War Ea-
gle, and by sun down we were on oul
way up the river.
We passed up the river without mo-
lestation. and about dawn Of day passed
the city IF Bo0nylle-iJ miles above
this ,.arr--auI landed two miles above
Her rH' lIomc Guard were thrown out
as pietrt> - entirely rounding the
city. The boat then dropped down to
the city and landed at th4 wharf at the
foot Of the princi pal street. The boat
and artillery was then placed in charge
of Lieut. Hammond, of Co. a, who W. 5
ordered to lombard the place, provided
our men were attacked or fired on by the
citizens. The two companies were then
marched up Into the city, which was
about the first intimaton the citizens
had Of our presence. a pretty general
stampede then took place by ths iphabit-
ants for the country; but this movement,
was prevented by our pickets, as no one
was allowed to pass the lines, either in or
out Information having been previous.
ly obtained with regard to those of the
citizens who had been aiding the enemy,
their houses, stores, &c, were taken pcs.
session of. The companies divided into
squads and these places searched, and oil
goods Of a military character, CT that
could be used as such, were taken pos
session OF. The amount Of property
taken will amount to about SO, 600, in.
GLIDING printing press and a stove and
tin store, &c Fifteen arrests were made.
ten of whom were discharged, the re-
mainder are now here under guard -
While this was going on, up in the city,
Lieut.. Hammond was busily engaged on
the boat, overhauiing and taking posses
sion Of the water crafts on the river. liz
took possession of one large ferry boa,
and fifteen skiifs One Of these skiiF,
was occupied by a fisherman who was
leisurely floating down the river. and
! when he was brought in he drew up a
jug which he had cancelled in the water
under his boat, which he presented IT,
the Lieutenant, requesting him TO break
It, He did SO and found therein inpor
tant information. The fisherman i a
MON man and took this method Of con-
vcying intclligcncc
During our visits aud examinations in
the city. the men generally conceded to
our rcqI IS 10 he shown over the rrem.
i,c>. with commeadatIe resignation. bu,
the 1oH1ao exhibited = n-a # the tongue
remarkable ov~o tsr R5.4-r-c1r.ing the
Union cam. without -r~ sriry Of course
and ealing down :a@ vangsanca # Hcay.
en- on oaf l1h2.y crusade Some OF
them went - lar - - thr aten to d.
some shooting rather than have THEN
houses SEARCHED, bu, fuaiIy yielded tc
our authority. expressing however un
uuo.idcd hostility to the Union cause
They however Omen aud won.cnJ ac
knowiedged that they were glad we wer,
low. soldiers, a. they said that the low;
troops MAJ always acted th" gentleman
while they cou,I not say las much OF III
Home Guards and o1mo others. III
Missouri rebels have a uI21ly hatr2'
against The Home Guard, who a.e eve
on the GioJ' q. scouts n otherwise. CIV
iug !n:' r@.- ;i"'. # tie movements Of GU
Alter ..Ipg the goods taken, an,
l"a4.u5 it on the boat. We embarked ant
went up 20 where We had landed in tn
morning, where We cucalHpcd for tn
night, aud next morn.n.. started for ;hi
: place, where We arrived at 3 p. M
y safe
c BoonviIle is quite handsome, we
$ built city Of about 5000 inhabitants an
e has the appearance Of havin. been plac
t Of considerable business, and yet Their
G Is quite an amount Of business doing. -
e There is quite Stir in the military lin
Q at this place Arrivals and departure
Of troops daily. But their movement
arc kep; secret, so that we know but Ii
Of what Is going on, except - fr as tn
d movements we are engaged in Is cJu
y cerned.
$. Reports reached rs here from S
lie Louis, yesterday, that Jefferson City Va
IS taken and burned by the rebels. who ha
marched 10 upon US with force of ski
thousand, &c We didn't believe
when we heard it, nor W don't belicy
: such an event is likely to happen.
We get our letters regularly and
y due time, but we have not had a pap,
. . from Upton, or any other place, sine "
i, left keokuk There is almost a famir
- amongst US for want of news. Can't yo
put piece Of an 1doertiscr in a lett
envelope and send it to US.
This is very healthy place and ii
$ health Of our boys is very good, near
i. every man being fit for duty But
2 must close as it is nearly mail time
Yours truly, A GUARD.