The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-03
Tkox TnR SEAT % war


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Hsnpareii = Yesterday morning. y,
started eastward from Sidney, and marched
along the border for about "a miles. and
camped last night ten miles vest Of Cl.-
rinda. Shortly after starting this nornipe
il commenced raiSiDg, slightly, and eon,io.
ued steadily until noon. A. abou. eier.,
O'Clock We reached this plaee-one mile ca,
Of Ciarinda, on the bank Of the Nodaxay-
and encamped for the day-probably for
several days. We have heard account. Of
large bodies of secessionisss jss.-ahead OF
Us, all the time since We started, Blu. the
farther south We get, the farther Of are the
seceshers, snd the fewer their humber. At
St. Mary's ws were informed that III. enc
my vas encamped serenfeen hundred strong,
at Fremont city. On reaching Fremont we
were informed that no secessionis,. had
bees seen in that neigIborhood, but they
chad It the worst kind Of way" down ut
Sidney; when We got there they were a.
Clarinda and, on reaching this place, We
found that they were at Gensryvile, No.,
and if We should advance TO that place We
would doubtless find the enemy had lsf. at
The same time Claib. did. At the commence
ment Of the march the men were all 10 con-
hdens expectancy of an engagement with
ths Missoorians, but as they moved south
ward their prospects Of fight became
Smaller BY degrees and beautifully less"
until they have now come unanimously to
the conclusion that We have been most glo-
rionsly sold.
We have bad very comfortable ride
tina, is the arriIiery-and a frst-rate chance
to drill, bat beyond this we have seen
nothing Of the "border war;" and the men
feel no little disappointment in conse-
quence they came here expecting a muss,
and are not wiling to 60 home without
1t.
l never felt better in my life, than since
We commenced camping, its really assonish.
ing to see the amount OF provender tha. a
mao can pile a"ay. My appetite is always
ready for service; ! feel as though could
devour the hind.quarter Of secesher, a.
any time.
SATURDAY, July Give are still lying
at No. a, or rs the men have named it,
Scamp disappointment" evil proba-
bly, start home from here Monday morn
Jog.
We have good joke on our Captain and
Mr.. Baker. Baker was boss cook yes,cr-
day, and concluded be would like mess of
beans. Accordingly he went to the s'bread
wagon" (the nam, We have given our
cnn,missariaD and got out about half
u bushel, washed them and put them On to
boil. Coming around after while to see
bow his dinner was getting along, he look
into the bean pot and noticed the germ OF
beans are boiled. Not being familiar with
this kind OF fruit he concluded at once that
they were, worms- and went busting into the
captains tent and informed him that we
had been furnished with .'ioormy beans''-
The Capt. went vi HIM to see about it,
and, sure enough, the beans were wormy-
just alive with worms-and be ordered
them to be thrown out, and out they went,
the Captain and Cook the while feeling
very indignant ward the Quartcrmuster for
furnishing the men With ''wormy beans"
Guess they'll never hear the last Of those
beans-the boys introduce the subject on
every available occasion.
Hopper has just arrived from town with
load OF ammunition, and the news from
Americ,--the first we have received since
leaving Sidney.
The CIarinda cavalry company reformed
home from Missouri to. day. They brought
u secession dag with them which they cap
,ured at West Point. Three broad stripes
two red and one white, with twelve stars
on blne field, upon each star was written
the name Of lady-those that made the
dag.
We will doubtless be at the Bluffs shortly
after the receipt Of this. We have con-
qsered peace on the border, and there's
no further need Of US here. We will prob
able be cent up the Platte 10 see the Ia
dams. Boys are all we'll.