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An Ir,shmap In Low.

The following racy extract from letter I'm,
an officer in the Irish Brigade to lsdv IN.
tive, strikes US as one Of the funniest des,r;,.
tions of love making under difficulties, vsb,5.
seen in a long time. To our view the 7sn,,,
Captains case looks desperate, but no one q,
tell what an rishman's mother wit NAV W
accomplish. After informing his lady eors.
dante OF sundry sorrows in camp house-ks,.
ing, he begins afresh as follows:
CAMP March 5h
y "Now for the news; In III.
little nook, by the babbling brook / found ~.
of the sweetest young creatures have met /,
years,-something after the style Of nv Ken.
lucky girl. 1t is but few weeks since mat
her, but have distanced all competitors. moi.
outstanding some envious 'blaguard' told III,
old lady that was married, and that be kpsW
my wife! Been out walking with her twice.
riding once, successfully negotiated for her
picture, will send it to you in my next; an
in high feather with the old lady; ditto
with old gent; drink tea with old lady, ditto
whisky with old gent; ride to town in old gent,
turnout.
"Upon first forming their acquaintance the
whole family were rank secessionists. Young
lady's views are at present rather altered
thinks Union sentiment not so bad Young
lady has a brother-sickly and cynical-rathsr
opposed to me at first; Modified him eventual.
ly. am in temporary disgrace with old folk.
for having inveigled brother to visit me in ny
tent, and sending him home at two or three
o'clock in the morning drunk as lord, with 4
guard of honor composed of a corporal md
FIVE men, carrying him across two musksa
after the manner of sedan. Corporal forgs
his orders, and, too modest to disturb old fsIks
at that hour, SHE'D young gent into p;gpa.
consciously remarking, That's all the cen.
pany you're fit for this blessed morning.
"Young gent slept comfortably, if not elar
ty until the niger went to feed the hogs; asi
upon his being fshed out, washed and put b
bed, invents the horrid tale that carried hin
ON my back from my tent, and threw him inli
his dormitory; and vehemently expresses bis
firm determination to call me out on leaving hl:
bed. But for this little conhetemps, would
have sent you the picture with this letter.
al met my fair friend yesterday, as was
coming from drill She told me that Richul
young man of porcine proclivities) is terribly
against me, and she fears he viii
10 something desperate when re gets up I
advised her not to let him get up, or he might
Nc"
There If that is not thoroughly Irish
etter, after the Charles O'Mslley style, then
we who have stolen it to copy, are no judges
= Buffalo Express.
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDING
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1852.


Some OF the strangest cases of the preserva.
ton of life among wounded men have occurred
here since the opening of the war that ever oe-
CURED anywhere, I think. few l have seen
myself. An army surgeon relates to me two
cases that he said he would have ridiculed the
idea OF recovering. In both of them the wounds
are in the head, and the balls which inflicted
them were lodged aud remain in the brain, with
out any Inconvenience to the men, who are now
again on duty at camp One case that came
under my own observation was as singular as
any that ever did hear of. soldier in q
the back side, the ball passing out through the
mouth, knocking out the front teeth. Within
month the man Tor boy, he was, in fact) was on
duty again in I'll, camp, very angry with the
surgeon that he kept him in hospital so long.
The Pea Ridge fight has increased the already
high esteem Eeresbouts for our Western sol
diers l am willing to tax al! the honors for our
region; and our people are fairly earning them;
but think, really, the leading cause Of our
winning the most honors, lie, that cur soldiers
are given the most chances to fight. Heresways
the chances of attacking, pursuing and des-
troying the enemy" are not so freely offered--or
have not hitherto been. The Pea Ridge fight
has made another Brigadier for Iowa. Colonel
Dodge, who was originally recommended by our
delegation, in company with Iauman, Crocker
and Purcell, FOR Brigade honorS, was, on Satur-
day last, renewedly urged by Mr. Wilson. upon
the Secretary of War, and the appointment
agreed upon. think the verdict will be, that
the promotion of the Colonel was wallearned
He is a lighting man, and goes in to kill some.
body.
The appearance of Wendell Phillips here, was
an event to mark an era. The period never
was. until within yea, that even Horace
Greeley would have been certain Of delivering
an ant-slavery discourse here without raising a
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DIshAY AND DESPERATION AT THH SourB.-The
Indications OF southern feeling that we get from
the newspapers Of that section do not indicate
any great amount Of hope or any strong determi.
nation to stand by the failing cause. The lead.
ers, including the Governors OF the Rebel States
are bestirring themselves for desperate effort
but they evidently feel that it is the last Besn'
regard advertises that he will accept all good
EQUIPPED troops for ninety days, and the Gov.
ernor OF Alabama calls for sixty companies for
the same time, who are to bring their own eouin.
ments and ammunition, and rations for ten DAYS
uov, fickens OF South Carolina has called for
o,ooo more troops, and threatens to begin a
CONSUMPTION if they are not on hand bv the 5o,h
The Governor of Mississippi calls for n 600
men, and says he shall draft If the people do no,
respond In response to this call meeting WAS
called at Paulding, and the Clarion of that nlace
ssd The time is at hand when every man
VINO Is able TO shoulder gun has to 60. The
enemy Is at our doors, and Ieverses are every.
wnere overtaking our arms. II 10 now To do
snd 90 a. once, or our cause is dead, and we ave
hopeessly lost" A draft took place At Ssvsn
nan, Georgia, on the 9th, of which the Rennh.
Ican OF that place says: "The crowd WAS rsry
large on the ground, but few others were added
70 the voluntary list There were many aliens
mol suoJect, and regiment or so of inyalids
VINO doaoie-quieked manfully to the Officers
s'ana when excuses were called for. We had
no .oea o. the sanitary condition of our popula-
s s,on oeio OF II Is manifest that the people
sven 10 'ne States most threatened by the ain'
vaders," do not respond to the call for raor,;,n
ine Confederates also want ordnance and NM;
lions, and the Confederate Government At P;nh
mond advertise for bids for supplies 10 a laras
amount. to be kept open till April l5th ana
payment Is to be one half In Confedarata hnaas
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abandonment of cotton, sugar, rice ana sooac-
co culture, iron, which the South der'ves I've
wealth. ron.,e..
Il i Of course necessary that the revoltsd states
- reduced to the territorial condition. Every
iaov's events prove that this must BE- done, ior
ia Union sentiment 10 the South, Of which 90
much has been said, Is not TO be found fer-
mis The neooIe az the revolted States 70 gain
the control Of The machinery Of the State gov
eminent, and the rebellion will rear It's ugly
head the moment the Federal troops are wl.n.
drawn. Whether the loyal masters, II tnere
are any, shall be compensated, is question upon
which shall not proneunce.
am aware that the exigencies OF the war,
more than any other considerations OF justice,
have impelled the loyal people Of the country
to consider the propriety Of emancipation, yet
hope this great action will not yet be performed
in the petuisnt spirit of one who destroys that
which be cannot control bit wisely and justly,
asybecomes the performance of an act, only pa
rsiIeled in importance by the Declaration, which
made this an Independent nation, and the con-
serva.or of principle which the rebels are try
log 10 destroy.
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Union. his faith In the Justice of Almighty 600
vould he reuounced. Brown aud DAVIS botn
had provoked the Government; Brown broke in
he Arsens Il a Harper's Ferry-DAvis into Fort
sumter. Buchanan ordered troops to invest the
Ferry and apprchend Brown; Virginia's just
wrath fell not heedlessly rpon the ears OF our
Govern nent; the invader Of her SOIL receaved
the iguominious penalty bis shameful cfime os-
| handed. Who would have thought that you,
citizens Of pstriotic constitution.lovin Tonnes
ace. would have deserted your iresides to follow
after JEFF. Davis in rebellion against the laws Of
your fostering country.
Mr.. Etheridee maintained that within the
Federal Union the domestic institution peculiar
to the South would most unquestionably remain
unimpaired. He invoked the people of Ten
nessee by all they held sacred, TO return to
their LOYALTY, and to assist in upholding the IN
tegrity Of the Constitution. The speaker de-
| clared that, although he was Shareholder. snd
a friend and citizen of the South, If needs be,
would sacrifice everything for the maintenance
Of the Federal Union
More negroes had been stolen under the
reign of JEFF. Davis than were ever abducted
| by the Free States since our existence as I'm
ion.
Speaking of two prisoners taken at Fort Dom
elson, who had written to him for $50, after
counting his funds and finding but $l2O, he
concluded to bestow his generosity upon the
Union men who were suffering in our midst,
but added that he should exert himself to sat
| isfy the demands Of those two sinners who had
repented. He reiterated that the war was
prosecuted only for reestablishing Constitution
| al authority, contrasted the Government Of the
| United States, with Continental Europe, where
multiplicity of languages are spoken in ter
ritory covering not~half the area of some Of our
| States, remarking that we were not only one
| in language and customs, but must remain
under one flag.
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ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
xtra6tS from the letter Of an Officer in Il


llth Iowa Regiment
In CAnP SAVANNAH, Tenn. March GOTH
We arrived at this point four days ago, are
encamped in the edge of the village near the
banks of the beautiful Tennessee river, l 10 miles
east Of Memphis.
The grsndest Fleet that ever foated on West
ern waters brought ms here. Eighty-sx steam
boats think Of that II was the grandest sight
I ever beheid General Grant is in command
The 18th and 18th Iowa are in the lst Brigade,
under Colonel Oglesby, lst Division, General Nc
Clerpand.
We are strong enough to hold our position
against the combined forces of, the three States
cornering closely to our ousposts, viz: Alabama,
Mississippi aud Tennessee.
The enemy are concentrating at Corinth,
Miss % miles from u.s. Our pickets skirmish
with them daily. The next place, perhaps, that
YOU hear of fur flying" will be in that vicinity.
The river is blockaded and closed against our
gunboats. Large mounted cannon grin through
strong works to dispute the way. The streams
are all very high and the bottom lands over
flown.
One would think, in making tour through
the fleet and camps, that very large portion OF
the people of Iowa had emigrated to this coun-
try, nine Regiments OF Iowa troops being here.
And let me tell you privately that when Briga-
der General draws an Iowa Regiment or two
| for his Brigade he thinks he has good thing.
1t is generally believed that they will fight like
the devil, have been known to do SO and none
| have failed in the hour of trial Bully for
Iowa Ms the word in the Army of Tennessee
had tie pleasure of good hearty shake o.
| the hand from General Lauman the other day
| He looks hearty. TIE Southern sun has
changed his complexion greatly however Dr.
Nassau looks quite well too. In fact. all the
Bnrlingtonians, not excepting your humble
servant, seem to keep well in this climate.
| We meet here about the same class of people
| we left behind in Mssouri--the "butternut pop
| ulat;on though think larger proportion o!
| the people here are loyal than in Missouri
| Yesterday so natives in a body came forward
and asked to enlist in our Regiment Twenty.
| eight joined the gunboat service at this point
| Two hundred and fifty men in this Hardin eoun
| ty) are applicants to join the Union Army they
have not SO far been received, but the people
are advised to form Companies and Battalions,
! officer themselves and they will be received into
| the United States service.
Salt has been selling at SIS per barrel; coffee
| at 81 % per ID.
| Large amounts Of cotton have been burned in
this vicinity upon our approach.
Our friends, when sending US mail matter,
| should give the name aud Regiment--say "up
| Tennessee River" The mail matter will follow
us wherever we go if it gets the right start afte
US. Yours truly, *#*
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TENNESSEE CoNE-OUTERs.-- Washington
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Press. Zoe
casionai, states that old Baltic Peyton. whose
son was killed at the same time Zollicotier was
mas announced his adhesion to the General
government, and that A o. P. Nicholson. who
mas been quiet during all the troubles, viii
probably follow the example.
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a deyoat STAKEHOLDER in Louisville was ex.
norting poor, pious old female to be yerv
humble, reminding her that the Savior, jesus.
had neither house nor home "Yeap she renli.
90 with emphasis, "blessed be God-he lad no
house, no homo, no niggsrs!n ~
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FREMoNT's BoDY-GUARD.-It is stated 'hst
Fremont's body guard, under Zagony, vii &C
company him into the field, and re. organic INV
cavalry.
The great lead mines of Missouri, upon
which the rebels depended almost solely ie'
their lead are again in loyal hands, aud sup
plies are coming forward.
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BREACH OF PROMISE CAsR.--The New Lisbon
la.raot o. the 2lst instant is filed with the
. as.a'ls OF breach of marriage promise case
'nea last week in the Court Of Common pleas
OF that county (Columbiana.) 'e''
me plaintiff was Miss Helen Bell and the
aeiendent Rev E. B. McGregor, who. il
appeared rom the testimony, had seduced The
PlalnuI under the promise Of marriage and
married another. The defendents letters 10
.ne plaintiff afforded ample proof Of his delin-
qasncy; Inc Jury, after receiving the charge
=. .ns court, retired and in about twenty min.
Bell often thousand dollars. = "i's
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fY- The indianapolis Sentinel says it is gen
orally remarked that the growing wheat never
looked better or more promising for the season
than it now does throughout Indiana.
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20 The last weekly report of deaths in hos
pitfalls at and near st. Louis, includes only the
names Of three Iowa soldiers: Solomon
Clark, Co. E, 9Th Infantry; Morrow Steward,
90. q, 9Th Infantry; and Il. B. Linton, Co. E,
lAth Infantry
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FROM THE IOWA SIXTH.
Correspondence Of the Gate City.

|
| Letters are contraband, but this will be so old
before it reaches you that the enemy cannot pos
sibly derive any aid and comfort even if it
| should contain any information
The fears Of our regiment, lest We should be
doomed, solitary and alone, to guard Upton and
its traitorous vicinage, we're suddenly dissipated
on the 9Th inst, by telegraphic order to be
ready to leave as soon as transportation should
arrive. Never was an order obeyed with more
alacrity. On thu evening Of the 9th, with all
our baggage and transportation on board, we
Numbered out OF Upton with q train of thirty
nine cars, NOR cast one longing, lingering look
behind"
At ST. Louis we went aboard the Crescent
City, not leaving until 600 Springfield rifles,
bright and new, had been distributed among the
delighted soldiers. 1t was told as fact, in a
day or two after, that some Of the men had
wrapped their arms in their blankets, sleeping
with no covering but their overcoats.
Well, we got away from st. Louis on the eve
ming Of the 9th, in search Of orders first at Cairo
which We reached on Monday at 9P.M. Order
ed thence on Tuesday morning to report at Pa
ducah, reaching that place just at dark, and still
directed to ''move on" we arrived at Fort Hen
| ~ in the bright sunshine of Wednesday morn
ing, stopping Just long enough TO be hurried at
ter the "feet" which was above at some un-
known point Still We went on, and on, Keeping
sharp look out for the elect" So close had
every thing in the shape Of news been kept that
| 40 one could conjecture what we should find
ahead of u. Little were we prepared for
the magnificent sight that broke upon us, when
We at last steamed up Through the forest OF
steamers chimneys, ranged along each shore OF
the Tennessee at Savannah. Our chaplain
counted SO at a bird's-eye glance, and the whole
number was over 100.
Our regiment had been hurried along by its
orders, not knowing whittier or for what it was
destined But place was found for it by Gen.
Smith before night. Where do you think this
place wasy In the First Brigade Of the First
Division under Gen. Sherman, and the FRS,
Regiment at that. There were two or three
reasons for placing US here. Col. Mcdowell
was wanted to command the Brigade, and the
prestige of an Iowa regiment armed with Spring
field rifles was something. The principal rea
son was, however, the first, for Gen. Sherman
as am informed, was specially anxious tc
place Col. Mcdowell where he is Senior Col
onel OF the Division-next in rank to Sherman
himself, and liable, in case of accident to com
mand the Division. You know l have never in
dulged liz anything like putting but lam making
plain statement of facts which l know
Nothing could be handsomer than the terms il
which Col Mcdowell was congratulated on his
opportune arrival. So, then, the good time hal
at length come for the Sixth, and hereafter new;
from the Sixth must wait for arrivals from the
first place in the advance of the grand army o
| Gan Gropt,, nivision GNpJPG
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SALE OF THE TERRE HAuTE, ALTON & ST. LOUIS
RAILKoAD.-Tha Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis
Railroad was sold Monday at Alton, under de-
and bid of by Robert Bayard, Russell Sage, S.
J. Tilden, J. 6. Richardson and Jos. Tucker.
man, all of New, York, the purchasing committee
for the bondholders, at the sum Of eight thous-
and dollars
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r. The Indianapolis Journal Gays that the
mortality among the rebel prisoners in that city
does not abate. Thirty.two died last week, and
since the first arrival OF prisoners. Ito have died
being greater number than at Chicago, where
there are over 2 900 more prisoners.
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The WhereaboaO ~ IoWa Deglwsn1s.
We have NO means Of knowing certainly
where I'll our Iowa troops are. but We feel safe
in saying that wherever they are they viii do
their daty. The 4th and oh Infantry. the LIST
and Sd Cavalry an the let. ID and Sd Batteries
are With General Curtis in AfkansAs, we believe.
The Sth and loth are with Gen. Pops al New
Madrid, below Island No. 10. Tho Cd, 7th,
18th and 18th, composing General Laumans
Brigade, are At or gear Savannah, Tennessee, as
are the Sd. 9Th, 9Th, llth and 18th composing
General McKesn's Brigade. The Curtis Horse
and the lss. Nebraska Infantry, both composed
largely Of Iowa troops, are also as Savannah. =
Major Corse 10 on the staff Of Gen. Pope at New
Madrid. Lieut. Fletcher. regular army, is with
his regiment at New Madrid There is also an
Engineer Company, containing number Of boys
from Denmark at the same place. Captains
Bereman aud Darnelle, regular army, appointed
from Mt. Pleasant, are at Nashville, the former
wounded. Our impression is that the I'd Caval-
~, Col. Elliott, is either in Kentucky or Tennes.
see. The 4th Cavalry is al Rolla, or on their
way hence to Springfield and Arkansas The
18th and 10th Regiments have very recently
gone into service and are probably at St Louis.
-O------
Coop FOR NooRE.-We understand that H.
n. MooRE Esq, of Fairfield, Iowa, formerly ed
itor Of the Fairfield Je6erso',ian, is raising .
Company Of Volunteers for Col. Rsnkin's 18th
Regiment, now forming at Keokuk. He is en-
listing some Of the very best men Of the country
and is rapidly filling up his Company.
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eE- Mr.. Chiles killed mammoth bald eagle
at the head of Bear Greek, Macoupin county,
ILL.,, last week, which measured eight feet six
ipcheu from tin to tip of its wings.
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STATION MAsrER KrLLED.-M. A. Kelley, sta
ton master at Como three miles below Sterling,
H., was crushed so badly between two cars
while coupling them, that he died on Friday
last IL. lenyes a wife and one child
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be worse. You borrowed money on your cot.
ton and now you are going to burn your cotton y
Toombs and Breckenridge, he said, were common
drunkards, and Others he mentioned were either
fools or rogues.
Speaking of the Confscation Bill before Con-
gress he said there time e0ei yet TO preye, its
passage, if the South could send her representa-.
tires, as she 'ooutd then ha,e majority in both
Houses. "He invited all, and for himself he mar
doned all, will intercede for all, and will pray
for all. The Government offers pardon to all
who will return; all must return--ai shall re-
turn"
Mr. Etheridge then spoke of the tonbs of
Jackson, OF Washington, OF Polk, and of CLAY,
and beautifully eulogised the sage of Ashland az
Senator and patriot. 81 repeat, will Won
not returns Now is the acceptable time-the
amnesty is now offered. You must accept it
You must return, or you will meet traitors fate
and fill a traitors grave" He was disguised at
Union men sgoing about begging for mercy in
behalf 0 aitors while the rebels we're plot
ting their destruction, when the traitor army re.
turns. That will never be-
Go to your homes and tell your neighbors of
our large armies, and that a benign Gsvefnment
offers them pardon. Every town viii be con.
verted into an arsenal, and your pastures into
fields Of blood, if you do not return to your all
legiance. He instituted comparison between
the Federal and Confederate troops, and said.
"God cannot bless anything so mean as the Con.
federates" He then thanked the auditors for
their attention, and closed by assuring them
they should have his prayers.
From the Nashville Pstriot's Report.
The speaker pronounced glowing eulogy
upon the steadiast patriotism of his friend, Hon.
w. II. Polk, who occupied seat upon the stand.
He applauded him for his consistency 10 the old
standard in the hour OF her political darkness,
and babe him share that brilliant triumph soon
to crown the efforts of our great Government
He recalled the disgraceful raid of
John Brown into Virginia; said JEFF. Davis was
tenfosd meaner man and greater criminal -
Rome, said ne, dourished in al the blessings Of
q proud and harmonious civilization for = thou.
sand years-ere the lapse Of . century traitors
have sprung up and sought to undermine the
mighty fabric Of unapproachable America If
ssesssion should b allowed 70 partition IL