The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-10-18
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h ia.INH .a"I. .HE II leisure lo.QHf
win try and give goua iew more item
rom tho "seat Of var Thing ore going
much otter rhe old waY.
One army seems % bs a'uid 81 Tn.
..hee and -1 se have q mutual stand of
People and papers may say e. they please
lut there is bound t7 ba some blood
work done on the Potomac before III.
campaign Is closed There 3 no such an
dea as that the immense force on either
tide will withdraw withou, d battle, d.
fore going into winter quarters" hi
field now exhibits o scene worthy the con.
Of any man. Here are a
! east 100000 men brought out agaihs
each other and waiting eagerly for
chance 10 let "slip the dogs Of war and
hWl each other to destruction. The
enemy Will do their utmost TO retrieve
their fallen fortunes-lost at Manassas.-
Mcclellan Is organizing an immense
army We have about 100000 men sta
toned al different points-aI within
striking distance Of Washington Affair.
down about Fairfax Court House, seemto
indicate that something is about to be
dons Our piclsets there retain her
position, but the main body has al
yanced considerably. President Davis
was there last Monday. and is there
STILL ! suppose. At the battlaof Manas-
sas he was present, and there may be 90
ing to beanother Manassas affair. Qmn
SAB, The first general blow there viii
commence aaBtruggle Of great importance
10 each side. Who thought when we
we're pursuing the fleeing foe, after the
battle Of the memorable DIST that ii
would he two months before anything
more would be done Not l. Every
thing seems to keep quiet up this way
kwith the exception Of numerous alarms
Indeed Leesburg ought to be called th'
city of alarms. For several days every
body thought that ]. would be in the pos
session Of Uncle Abe's boys in two hours
Of you would think so, to hear them tall,
\ I heard some say that Gen. Evans has
everything packed up ready for travelling
| The regiments stationed there were unde
marching orders al the while expectin
each moment to be attaked II Their
we're not more than 10000 crossed, on
men were going to stand and whip Their
back. The enemy, no doubt, are in cor
siderable force opposite this place, an
would make large inroad before the
could be checked, were they to cross
| The pioke.s, hy mutual consent, have cea
81 firing at each other, and now they resti
peaoe-parly. a detachment Of the Lon
don Cavalry went up to Berlin the oth'
day. on q scout They represent the Nai
KEGS to be like hornets up there. The
: won t let you get a sight at them, and
They should lie so unfortunate as 70 I
seen, pop goes a mortar, ana ne
b comes a shell right into your midst. y
BODY hurt" is generally the effect. Pie
els and scouts enjoy themselves more tha
any other class OF soldiers. in my opinio
j.. They do not wear away, laying up
camps doing nothing, bat are nearly 8
} the time on the move, and into some kir
of a scrape. hear that the forces he
are to be reinforced by 10000 men.
true. you may look out. for they aim
cross "consummation deyoutly to
wished" Our Regiment-l3th-has !
: moved from Leesburg to Balls Mills. S
Is miles south.
our health is gradually improvin
which is owing, in a great degree, to 4
e way we have been treated while here.
Is soon as the people around found out th
there were so many sick, they commenc,
p coming to the hospital and camps, wi
e their carriages, and took ont every co
T. Yaloscent to their houses, where tn
e were treated as though they were
home. In this way, they kept the hosl
3 tel cleared out, except Of those who we
+ taking medicine. have never foui
I better people in my life. They char
L nothing for their services-saying that '
Q are paying high now-haying to leave o
d homes and friends to defend the peop
here.
o The weather is getting quite cold, |
il here in the mountains There was q lig
E frost several mornings since
e ! suppose have written enough +
one time. Twill write again soon.
NEWTON RIFLES.