The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-15

Colonel Abbott and Lieut. Colonel Tor
: renee, and most al Of the Captains. nh
!. Major, L. Dewey, Vas our commander i,
their absence. tn good accomplished
we know not. Perhaps it was fssler OIL
spy glass adventure. They procured
some cattle, which we have enjoyed
some mules, wagons, bear meat, and hon.
ley, and the like. Also several contra
bands came along. II was called the
I"White Rive, Expedition"
Last We'd esday, thousands started
from the different regiments; making
the largest feet that ever sailed on the
Mississippi. It is said they have gone
to intercept Price in his retreat before
Grant !, TO tear mp the railroad and check
his fight and give him fight in his front,
while Gen. Grant brings up the CHASE
We hope they will bag him this time, if
that is the design. Lieut.. Col. Terrence
and Lieuts of companies, led our mel,
the Col. being sick. All the Captains
remained with the Col. save Capt. Cook,
who was detailed as Surgeon with Sur
geon Walker. Many of our men have
been sick with snch ills as are consequent
to camp lie, but think now, in this re-
spect are improving.
Surgeons BOND and Lewis are at work !;
both for awhile we're indisposed, the
former quite so on the boat coming down,
but as their health improves their ener-
eiss are manifest 1t certainly requires
great skill, and much patience to meet
the exigencies of each case. The spirit
uality Of the Regiment is not on the wane,
though here we have many more attrac-
tions to vice. We met the proclaim Of
our Governor. by order of C,t. lat
Thursday. The companies came in body
and l preached to them thanksgiving
sermon from Exodus, SD chapter and
10Th verse, 81 will make oil my goodness
to pass before thee" While in your
city and elsewhere in the State you as
sembled in fine churches, we stood under
q big cottonwood tree. and were with
you in spirit, worshipping the God of our
Fathers. 1t nNs season Of delight, and
my heart swelIed with the thought that
though dark clouds hung in our national
sky, and the storm Of rebellion swept
heavily, and the madness Of man was ar
rayed against the right. yet, God would
cause all things to come out right, "and
the balance of mans wrath should be
made to praise Him. Thought i, shall
the tree of Liberty, planted by our pill
grim fathers succored by our R,volu-
tionary sires SO long enjoyed by us, their
sons under whose spreading boughs our
many glorious Institutions have been
reared, and SO many millions of human
beings then made happy, now be over
thrown by the vile hand OF rebels. NV
heart and speech says, no, no, never,
but He, who
Desp In unfathomsbie mines,
OF never failing skill
Treasures up his dark cesigns
And works his sovereign will
will lead on our noble army of true
patriots, until things shall turn, and be
overturned, and that .Slarery, that curse
OF all curses, shall be uprooted, until the
glorious escutcl con of our nations glory
shall become stainless, and aA men, born
free and equal, shall stand before God,
enjoying alike the sunshine of the Gospel;
and then, our nation redeemed and led
through this terrible scourge, shall come
forth as gold tried seven times in the
crucible; glorious spectacle. worthy OF
notice, and admired by all nations Of
earth. May our old flag wave still more
gloriously, and our Stars and Stripes shine
brilliantly as ever, while time lasts
JoHN BuRGEss,
Chaplain 30th Reg't Iowa Inf.
Falmouth Cores pondence New York Post.l
DurnssAe,s Energy.
The difference in the personal charac-
teristics OF our present chief and the de.
capitated Mcclellan, is quickly noted BY