Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-27

OF letter dated "Arnory second regiment
Alabama, Volunteers, Motto, Sept. q" =
"Wel. here we are all in heap, not know
;nr ,yhrr. we are next to be ordered To, nor
,.arin,. iuucll. for we are all ready to go where
nur r,nulry calls US our only wish being to
MOT tb. foe. Aluhe has sent her
sons 10 the war by thousands. We were
voting population OF abouI 1900 men, and we
have now in Virginia Two regiments, loo0
men; in Missouri, one company OF cavalry,
40 men; in Florida, three companies, 800
men; at Bayou lie Battre, one cavalry com
many, % men; Coast Guard, tour regiment,
rauee from Beldlle 10 Rio Grandr) 1000
| men; State Guard fire brigade), 700 men-in
| all, under arms, four thousand aud Two men.
| This leaves US without any body to court the
| girls or carry ON business OF any sOrt-but
better let the girls alone, and business go 10
tHe old oug now, for little whic than in a
cowardy attempt to kee UP personal aud
private interest, to swamp our country's
cause. We must bleed, and sweat, and suffer
But out OF this trial The SOUTH like gold from
retne-'s fire, will come pure and glorious"
Here is letter dated Nov 4th from Gen.
Dray ton, commanding the department of
Beaufort, to Adjutant General Walker at
Charleston, the paper on which it was written
having been stolen from the government at
Washington as shown by the water mark =
Sr:-I send you enclosed triplicate Of re-
QUESTION sent last night by mail, which wish
filled tor $4,000 cartridges and $4,000 caps,
end returned as soon as possible. send tins
by Aidede-Camp itawlins LOwndes, who has
just arrived W III dispatches from headquar-
ters-three o'clock A. NJ. Respectfully yours,
&c.
John w. Robinson wants an Office, and says
SO, with some other revelations in letter to
his friend "John Watts, camp johnson, near
Columbia
wrote 20 Gen Hanson week ago for an
appointment in the army lie said lie would
give me an answer in IA day or 50, but he has
MT ,.at doun ca ON, afraid he has too MANY
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pp'io"n's 'i'io"s mo ~
Iie common Al'' - ',.e'e no Ill'''oe ~
pace ol some sol "o"n d' l'sn'" oVu Iuot
See no en"Nce Ou' 20! us - 20 a,'u "ou'+
iiAe sumo eoi' Vi oilee' Sc t""' me- %
Ivy eAPeuttio"s y" loo' Dou"u ioi S'u''ieii i
son. containing some twenty -hNc tnoue'Hu
men, A"ey may ""Et s'ou 'iHie u ~ ou''
a. 0""NSPe"tG s"9 > 1 nav d ui."I '','' le"i'
me inuc"' IN ull 'uel1 oo"s'tu s'ten 4l
we nave illue t'elLi s"u% '''e nag VI luz
Deh'nu IA every D"tue. rs S"ahse We se'
tne pest oI Il tfy'y u,Ne. l na't Ju't seen
the ueaths o. TWO more N"'u"t'e's Holi
Anderson Ihey nave suffered mGch; out
tlere Is oau taig OUT On soLie VI ,Iel ooys'
lhree oil them lanK reg pan OUT OF MANASSAS
nght-rah IKE the devil one OF Inc boys
was the son OF Il 9oou Irlehu u hlue' anu
regret II much bon hlehuoh IL as i
goi II rom volunteer r9ni th're' uoh
douot Inc truth o. II al an lucy say ne coih-
hl!ssary, refer Oauie' d" aoou' Ai'een hi'iee'
| WIN provision anu an MY" " s'alNe '''e
boys 10 aeath'
Then there were love letters, IN winch the
wriiers told their love with emphasis. For
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My Dea' beNhte'- -FOUR sweet H..'e episte
game 10 naaa t"ls hoihiiis' "ulen " Se ts"e.,.
y gI"sIeu' an" lie II was truly
calm 10 nv poor heart. In about three hours
after l received the sad intelligence that your
company had received orders 10 20 off next
week 1t was truly heart-rending to me to
hear that My poor heart is ready to faint
within me while irving to write TO think OF
my dearest friend going off to be placed under
circumstances of so much danger makes my
heart almost burst with griet. trust, though,
yet you may not have to go. Perhaps heard
Il wrong report; I hope 50, Mt least, any how.
Whether so or not you nave my most earnest
PRAYERS | will never FORGET TO love and pray
for you. love you, yes, deartr than all this