Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-31
VOL. XIII.
(Corres. .,Ondence Of the Pc'awar- CARTEL
Prom Camp Dennisons
EAMP DENNIsoN, MaY ls. ls6

posed it was. and such was his disgust that
he exclaimed There Is no reliance to he pact'd
in human testimony" and he then threw his
work into tie fire. or at least several volumes
/ Of it. aud the word has been by rha9 cireum
/ stance deprived of a valuable history. IT.
| that wonder al genius were yet alive he would
j ubIites have sufficient cause for disgust al
| the many conflicting statements made in le;-
tiers wri, en for the papers. and if currespon-
dynts from Camp Denris0n were to act upon
the same principle that he did they would
Commit lle.r pr,.duc ions Ia the flames instead
Ui sending them to the press. AImnsr every
! daily that TelicNS here has some start ling com
niunicltiun-fnr which there is M foundation
/ whaicver-u undonb rd!y written by some one
/ who had been sod, on whose feel ngs lad run
so Tar away with his Judgment rs Ia tx in that
/ p,cu.lar State e! mind when it is easy lo fan
cy bug-a-beur." The many exa9grrtiinns
, t.iat made i / s rate most bsuutifu " the
/ truth Of the Did ada"e that "Ihe cO'er "f|
Ob.' cts depends very much on the color at the
! glassts Through which they ar,. viewed" But
while these exaggerations are imnoccnrly made.
! by the writers thcmSclve being deceived, they
are calculated to mslead the pubic and give
those at distance wrong impression of the
true state Of affairs here.
Before any one allows himself 10 place too
! Implicit confidence in these sensation items
from Camp Dennis II, suffers his feelings to
be wrought npon 10y them. would respectful
| Iy rtcomm' ud 10 their careful attention and
pc, uSa ia, story uf 'l'h three back crows.
Ihyse runurs dra cn'inua' Y fl raj in the
camp. and -,ruunless as they may bc. are "f-
leu credited Gv many uf The spiders. aid when
We reflect lhu, there are two OF three Thousand
ieIItrs sent from here every day, it is not
Srarge that they get abroad. They are some
tineS stattrd 10y the 'phuuny boys for mere
amuscnIlnI, but usually upon the back crow
prucIpe. 10 Illustrate allow ne to give you
an l.issancc or two. In comes A. and says B.
has bten To ths Expr IS "fficc and got small
b'x, {. nears ii. and moi paying strict atteH-
lion, uI.sund.'rs dn,lS h;m. and thinks he sail
he was at tuc ENpr sS uilitr AMI got the small
puA. ami thus the story gos aat'l ii:Iaiiy SOM
U.Ic writes hone tn h ; friend som, npwSpL-
per That the smallpox has broken ont amo Y
the soldiers. ouch rumor actually started
here, and when traced ur. il was found TO have
s,Irtel in that very way. We had another
story well poisoning, and spy hanging here.
whicl threw tine Camp Jacksou story complete
~ into The shade, aud has perhaps, ere this
tune, reached Delaware. The report was that
our officers had arrested spy who had been
poisoning the wells. Ii started something af-
ter this manner: a stranger came into camp
aud not understanding exactly the object "I
the little white flags pnstrd along here and
there, and the marching TO and fro of the gen
t,y in urms," land many do NOT as some oi
your readers who visited Camp jackson can
readily understand,) he crossed the line of the
guards and was sent TO the guard house. Not
ueiug used to answering military questions
aud curing little for military dignity. he did
not chouSe to give very satisfactory ac-
Count Of himself at first, which gave rise IL
some suspicion A. says he beiirvts lie is a
spy, Is. hears it, md says to G. that 4. said
lie was a spy, c. says he'll bet that he caut
!, here 10 poison the wells; ID. hears it, and says
that u spy has been arrested for Poisoning tht
wells, aud that like as not hail the camp art
poisoned II sn happened that the evening al
Ter The arrest some ten OF fifteen men fell II
the ranks while on dress parade, This was "con
" 6.matiOu as strong proof of holy writ" ans
: in Shor. time it was all the camp tha
II u spy had bceu arrested. the wells were Al
poisoned AMI that fifty or sixty men had Eailcl
nom It's effects. The truth was, that the MAI
I arrvSird was person living in n little towi
i some mics distant, who had visited the cumi
" out of curiosity TO us parade, and was mnrt
u aston SHED thnn any one else al suddenly br
) coming All object Of general attention. and tn
fright which hc received will admOnish him t,
be little more reverential Ito genllemen il
authority" when he makes us another visit.
As 10 the wells being poisoned, there wa
nothing i'll it whatever. 1t is true that Il nun
Der OF men fell in the ranks, but they were q
es those who were slightly indispo~ed, and til
81 evening being excessively hot, they ought no
- perhaps to have ventured out.
IT As general thing, ii may be said goo
E health prevails among the soldiers. There h.
III been but two deaths in camp. There is Il
We present sixty-fve patients in the hospital, tn
a. Includes the whole number sick in camp. ther
re being no seperate hospital for each regimen
n yet cree cd. 1wen: y-fve uf measl's the rel
ne are prlncipay .ung fever pm. umuna, &c
ct There Is at present bu' one from our cunlpahi,
lis III tie huspitul John Dale). and he will sat
rs be ube 10 be out. Lieut.. Hills has been a
les h.ctcd with the Diptheria. but has So far r
e covered as 10 be about A number of Othe
on have beeu suffering from bad colds &c, fro
eIr our exposure here AT first. but none serious
n i'll. / see in the Cincinnati Times some vei
he unjust ceIsureS in regard TO The arrai .gemen
oI ! III The hospital. There are ut present, it
use true. but lew cunvenirnces for taking care
'y the sick, but everything is being done for the
ng that prssibly. can be under the circumstance
Fly An old barn has been fitted up for hospit;
szy and other buildings TO be u>rd for a Smil
ere purpose will soon be erected The most incu
ed ven!ence that has been experienced, is from I
ng want Of cooking department, but one is ra
m idly being 6tedup DIR. F. w. Morrison, WI
an enlisted as private, has been, as You have
ing ready learned, appointed Hospital Steward
ate the 4th regiment, and what is much more
lde his credit, he has discharged the duties of
'er- position ably and faithfully as to win an
up viable reputation among the very able and d
TED tinguished medical gentlemen who had char
OF the hospital, so much SO in fact that he v
rendered an appointment in the TLh regime
which be would have accepted If he could ha
4rds beer spared from the 4th. The DIR. is 1
,ov- tined to become one of the distinguished 81
leir of ESculapeus, aid those Of us who have bt
10 his intimate associates, and have win $
luz with honest pride, his devotion 10 sindy
her inlUinilnble cnrrpy aud untiring Zeal 10
ni!y quire an honorable position it, his protest.
r are highly graf fled 10 witness his SutcrSs.
:; if Having hud fine weather for SONS Time, 4
. or plenty TO eat. We have been getting along
ow: mirllby. Since the arrival Of Mr.. HLwps W
the the rich delicacies which our kind friends
ides Delaware were pleased to send u.s. we have b.
Iuty faring sumptOusly every day. Never
luiy prouder set of boys seen than-were we ~
rful- their arrival. Having had three or four Il
discipline in tho school Of PORK Gnd baans