Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-29
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Army Correspondence.
FoRr TILLrNGHAsr Va, Oct. 10, 1851.

! .4eSS s4o" comes on, a.! wonder how the
night will pass whether we freeze, or be
danpeued aud chilled By the cold blasts OF
| the Old Dominion. Well may the gallant
crew wonder: for within the last two weeks
Ne have experienced more or less of cool
nights. and are anxious 10 know how Uncle
Sam will manage with his grand army Of
children as winter approaches. The 2ud will
return thanks to the aforesaid Uncle Samuel
for the nice oyer-coats he has been pleased TO
distribute among US; and if you would inst
walk into our quarters you would readily OBJ
serve the plenty of everything. The 2ud has
been newly clothed throughout and it Is with
pride they don them and appear upon dress
parade, with eyes front, body erect, and a so
ber benign countenance. We calculate the
2nd capable of dressing up" to any of the
volunteer regiments and upon review,
parade, or in the camp, their actions bespeak
for them well disciplined and sturdy set OF
Badger boys" capable of going through all
manner OF hardships.
Reports are IN circulation of the departure
OF troops from Washington for GenI Bank
division, and to Aqui Greek and also of the
advance OF tie Il Smiths divisions on to Lew
insville, and forming in line of bottle, with
cannon planted, where for three hou they
anxIously waited for Southern chiyalrv 20 at
tack but, as IS generally The case with trait
Crs, these bOasiiug bulles dared not accent
the enge--whether from fear of being
oVerpowered, through pure cowardlce,
cannot say But of one thing ans certain
whenever Uncle Sam proposes fight. they re-
spectully decline, and come to an "About,
face, with coat tails to the wind | suppose
their reason IS good, as the rebel generals or
der all soldiers shot who unnecessarily acaste
their cartridges - and in order to save powder
and ball, retreGt becomes the drU among the
traitors, just about the time tie U1 ion forces
advance.
The Union forces feel confident that not
many days will pass they are allowed to
follow close ON to the Secesh." and | am
sure 1t is the prayer of all that .Ae next blow
may be final. 1t IS evident that when Cen
/ MCCLELLAN gets a good ready" he Will be
after Secesh in good earnest, and it is ev-
/ ldent lie will not move until he gets a good
ready" 1t was said here a few days since
4 tilaI bEAb hEbAAb Scut NOIQ 10 ITeSiUpDt
LINCOLN that he need not trouble himself
with fortifying about w Washington, as he did
/ not intend to come here to fight him If he
would come 10 Manassas he would give him
all he wanted" To which, it is said, LIN
coin replied. that lie would foriify as much
as he pleased and fight Him when he got
ready, aud not before = and when lie did
/ N TIt him 20 yEanlI atya 10. l. ,,f1 \;
fate, as well as his followers l say bully
for ABE, don't you Now that the Second is
in g, cd time, all ache 10 have one more
set-to with the scamps, for we owe them a
"grudge," which Is due, for their rascally
treatment of comrades - and if the
Bloody Second does not square up ac-
counts. then | greatly mistake their Oft
repeated threats.
We are again in the rear of a fort and in
possession of one of the finest camp grounds
along the Potomac. The ground is well laid
off and well drained, and we feel proud of
our home and trust here they will let our
tents remain, DO what they will with US. -
Here let our home be. say we all
The cannons heard every now and
then, both South aud West but l presume
1t is nothing more than surprise balls going
into the rebels encanpments "a game the
Union forces often play, in order to keep
;heir hand in. They must shoot at some
/ thing, and why not send All occasional bali
iGto Secessia, even if 1t be four or five miles
distant? It's a good distance. but thirty-two
Founders are supposed TO be capable Of max
lug the Seceshers scamper, as well as turning
their faces towards Manassas. They are used
to going IN that direction. and the majority of
them seem to have striking regard for
that region. 1t would not DC surprising if on
some fine morning they awake aud find
themselves hemmed in for " keeps" with a
few scattering pieces of thirty-two FOUNDER
Parrot guns pointing about the centre of
! their strongholds. Wonder what tune they'd
whistle about .hen Don't yen think Yam
kee Doodle would sound rather good
think it would cheer their dropping spirits
but fear that good old song would be apt to
tickle brothers BEAUREGARD and DAVIS
! Don't you.
! The New York papers come to our camp
teeming with all sorts of wild stories - some
advise this and some that, while others are
in for having the run Just about 10 their
notion. The Herald Is one day out with a
! ~hopper on Fremont. and the next day with
piece of advice to the Administration. The
New York papers have it one day that our
leaders are all saints, and very likely on the
next day they have them all scaups. Why,
to read 4 New York paper, one would very
naturally conclude that the Union forces were
made up of the ruffs and scuifs of the couu-
try. What pity these great papers are not
daily put IN possession of the moves of the
Government ABE should ask them for
their advice, before proceeding. else he may
peter out. The dear fellows are to be pit
tied. They predict defeat and victory, ard
the Lord only knows What they do not pre-
diet. The newsbov comes into comp crying
Herald Times and Tribune, only five cents.
Three thousand to six thousand rebels killed
Great excitement in Missouri Tn ion troops
victorious Terrible earthquakes ! a big
fight +" Down goes the" ftp, and you open
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