Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-08

pants into his boots; running over Colonel
Anderson's back. Major Christopher looked
dry In order to get drink, but that was
failure. Captain Westcott looked sad; in
fact he said it was the,wettest time he ever
knew or heard tell of-wondered if Old Noah
ever explored these big hills.
Captain Russell picked out O fne hill to
locate upon if this really intended to be
another deluge-Captain Clark observed he
was fond of hsaUy ipet-Jules Montagnier
said it was due time to dryup. Still it rained.
The regiments were ordered TO fall back
Well, the mud was so internal slippery that
it was very easily done; some fell forward in
the vain endeaYor to fall back. After killing
seven or eight poor pauper. looking "Secesh
varmints," the boys set fire TO MarshalPs
store, the enterprising proprietor being away
from his business-a very notorious Seces-
sionist, having donated $25 900 to the @. S.
A.. The building made beautiful fire, and
our boys brought away a fine lot of saws,
augers, and various other articles of dry
goods. The loss of the augers, Colonel An
derson says, will be great bore to Marshall.
Please don't forget how internal hard it was
raining all this time. Well, they reached
the first ford on their return trip, sad mis-
nomer now, for it was an unfordable ford;
the water OF old Elkwater was rearing and
plungiDg, and furiously wild.
Every mountain (and there are myriads)
was sending out its wet aid to swell the
raging torrent the regiment at this time
only three miles from the Secessionists. A
bold front had to be put on, as it was sure
thing If the rebels found out the weakness
| Of our force we were goners. There was no
! doubt however, but that they were terribly
frightened, as they had heard we were
! twenty thousand strong. Auxiously the
boys waited the falling OF the mighty waters.
| II had noW Tained ta0enty si1 hours. Large
| trees came whistling by with lightning
| speed; the river seemed wild with delight,
and the waves clapped their hands, leaping
higher and higher--but, as you knotO (no re-
| Election meant), Mr.. Editor, a drunken man
will get sober if not supplied with more
| liquor, SO the river will SubSide if not fur
| nished with the aqueous fluid"
Colonel Anderson was the first to cross
| the stream. His horse plunged in boldly,
| but was within an ace of being carried away
| by the still almost resistless current.
There goes Shoemaker" the easy, good
natured "Ned," as he is called. Yes, sure
enough, there he does go-for his horse has
plunged, and the torrent is too wild, for they
is going down, down. Every eye is bent
upon "Shoe." He is carried fu ther and
further. He grasps tree and pulls himself
| up, looking the picture of despair. The
Major says, "H.o-l-d on, boy. Sd ON t
be i'm t o much h-u-r-r u" but they,
eager to get back, walked foot-bridge of
rough timber and old logs, very narrow.
Several crossed upon this, Captain Russell
making a very narrow escape with his life.
Colonel Anderson perceiving the danger,
ordered thatno more should cross, threatening
to shoot the first man who should disobey the
order; this, as a matter of course, was done
to deter the men from hazarding their lives
needlessly. Colonel A. had but Just given
the order when Frank Guhra, private in
Company X, Captain Clark's company, made
the attempts he reached the middle of the
stream, lost his balance, fell, and in a mo-
ment was whirled out OF sight, the current
running at the rate of twenty miles an hour
| Several lost their guns. 1t was three or Iul
| hours before they succeeded in crossing
Upon their return to the camp an unwelcom
sight was presented: the water had swep
nearly every thing away; the tents had beer
many ofthem, three aud four feet in water
some had TO take to the trees to save life
the water had subsided, leaving a mast,
slime foot thick all over the camp ground
| Csmp-kettles, knapsacks, haversacks au
| numerous floatable light articles had passet
down siream-Captaiu Wilmington losinj
every thing. l saw the Captain trying Il
borrow pair Of pantaloons, he running
| round in his drawers.
An old resident of this locality (Mr. Stou
| acke1) says this is the biggest food eve
known in this region. By the by, Mr.. Stou
aCker has beautiful daughter, Miss Delilat
who seems 10 be fairly the 'chid of tn
regiment" especially of the officers. | wi
not mention names, as the wives at hom
would be very jealous.
see you talk of sending out gentlema
to take money home to the families of volu1
teers. But cuss the Paymaster ''or any othe
man" Why don't the Paymaster Gomez
Send me some papers. l can't get an
without peck of trouble.
Yours, as ever, ALF. BURNETT.