The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-06-20

sells that attacked the battery at Aqua
Creek. She is merely fug," common
" used for towing vcssels-built stout,
as they usually are, but not intended for
war. She has an implement - for free
speech on her bow, and another in the
stern, which, under the manipulations Of
her brave "boys," discourse nobly for
.tree6orm men. This little craft has been
under FIRE for nine hours since she was
commissioned, and none of the men have
been hurt. She received two or three
shots in her hull, but no serious damage
done. They kept her in motion all thro'
the action, and like the Irishman's
"spcckled pig" the rebels could not
count on her.
Iu the north west quarter Of the yard
are the ordnance depot buildings !; here,
in one of these you sec brass howtzers,
rife, and other guns being turned, or
bored and receiving the finishing touch
es; in one end Of this room are percus,
sion cap machines and machines for max
ing Mimic balls and the common bullet,
either machine keeping continuous
dropping of caps or bullets. At the east
end Of this building the visitor sees gangs
of men filing shells or making canister
or grape shot. These are in demand just
now.
In another building, gun carriages are
being made and guns mounted. Oppo-
site is the foundry, casting guns, shot,
shell, and all sorts of castings required
in the ordnance department and machine
shops. 1t takes regiment Of men to
maa all these shops, and when the bell
rings at six o'clock, p. NJ, to stop
work, the men pour out the gates and
disperse as thongh a regiment were
dismissed from dress parade.
q That, last, reminds me that the n Y.
list Regiment are quartered in the navy
yard and, as it is one of our best drilled
regiments, it is worth the time to attend
their dress parade if man has any taste
for unity of action and military display.
This is one Of the regiments that have
lost their Col. (Vosbursh) since tie war
commenced.
This morning the Rhode Islaod regi-
mcnt, Col. Burnside, left in the cars to-
wards Baltimore. 1t is not known just
where they are going, but the probabili-
ty is that we shall hear of them, soon, in
the neighborhool Of llarpcr's Ferry -
If they have a chance at active service,
think we shall have good report from
them COL Burnside has seen service
in Mexico and since and he has his reg
iment we'll drilled.
have just learned that more troops
have been ordered on to the "sacred "
soil of Virginia aud are to proceed up
the west bank Of the Potomac some ten
or fifteen miles. Thus are the govern
mant troops gradually encirclins Harper's
Ferry. Our troops, in Virginia, take
prisoners nearly every day but Govern
ment is very lenient with them and, gen
orally, after few days Imprisonment
allows them to go free if they will take
the oath of allegiance Some Of the ras.
Gals have no honor and are known to be
again in arms against the government.
May they get their deserts next time?
Some of the new contraband of war
(rssroes) are coming into our camps op-
posite the city as well as at Ft. Monroe.
One came in yesterday bringing with
him a fine horse-as they have hereto
fore been classed together by Nirginians
there is no harm in cur folks doing so
now and keeping both. These were
claimed as the property Of traitor bear,
ing the revered name Of Washington
He had better have died than disgrace
that name. LoRZo.