Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-03-18

take dinner with ne-in his oa7A house. q.
/, takes a weeks story to tell how We got
here.
Last Monday morning, this Company
was put in charge Of iSi prisoners, being
the privates ond non.commissioned ofl;ars
Of the Sic. North Car. Reg. 1t was rnin'
ing furiously, ani bad been raining three
days. Most Of the prisoners had been
turaed out Of quarters to make room for
the Hospital. y day aud night they
had been in the open air: it threatened
rain, when some tents were procured, but
the ground had become a perfect mud
puddle They were in a miserable condi-
ton, but not any worse than our own men.
We had to carry provisions from the shore
up, which was an enormous jo6, as Lieut..
Kelly and myself (Yho we're detailed one
day can testify We laid board walk for
a mile over the sand, put two men TO a
barrel, and rolled it up. OF all helpless
creatures, these North Carolinians are the
most miserable they could not even turn
a hand to help themselves, and whilst our
soldiers, in the worst plight, made out OF
it some comfort, they stood Ike "stooled"
cows, not cvcn ruminating. About noon,
our Regiment was called out, aud escorted
them to the shore, while we packed bag
and baggage to go with them on board the
Cossack. We had but three days provis-
ions, and lay there three days before we
started. Exposed as the prisoners had
been, with no means OF cleansing them
selves, crowded in hold and between decks,
many of them sick with all manner of
diseases, their condition was indescriba-
bic. After pretty strong representations,
two of the Rebel surgeons we're sent of to
US; we made hospital ou. of the ladies'
cabin, and for day aud night it was
pretty comfortable. Then more fell sick,
until, on Thursday, we had sixty. 1t
nauseated one TO 60 below l went on
shore and got an order to have them pu,
on board the Peabody. But when We got
back to the beach, we saw our flag at half
mast, which was signal for all away from
the ship to return. We get aboard, heavo
anchor, make for the Peabody (a5oye the
Island, lay alongside, aud were about to
pat our sick on board, when Gems Burn
side and Reno came up, aud ordered sail.
We Concluded to worry thro', as it was
said to be but six hours sail.
The tug Champion led the way, then
the Spaulding with the Rebel officers, the
Peabody with sick aud wounded, the Ad-
miral, Cossack, and New York The white
flag was hoisted, and We steamed across
Albemarle sound, entered the PasqIo,ank
river, and about sunset anchored of Eliz-
abeth City. The shores of the Pasquotank
are low and marshy, lined with woods of
yellow pine, so thick aud dark as to give
it sombre appearance. Some places, the
pines had come up in successive erowths,
graded, in masses, like steppes, and had a
singularly beautiful effect. For distance
from the mouth, it was bat dense, dark
wildwood-then came an occasional cabin,
and small clearing, each with It's windmill!
then, nearing the "city," we're some fue
plantations. The pines, pushing ou: in
spots from the shore, gave it the appear
auce of bluffs. A. one point, there were
six windmiI!s together, all with sails set
aud whirling The water was dark, colorea
like tan-water-
fWait-our mail has come. l had to
stop and distribute it. 1t reaches to Feb.
IS, and papers still later. Could you know
the pleasure it gives us-here, as We are,
alone, in an old house, by the shore Of
Croaton Sound, the waters tossed by ter
riblc wind, bright spring sun overhead
to remind US of happier days--iudeed,
indeed, | hope our friends will lot tire Of
sending frequent missives.)
-colored by the cypress, aud most
delicious, especially to US who had been
kept on Sound water, half salt, for several
days. 1t was q quiet, beautiful evening,
and we felt as if We were just finishing
some undertaking, to be at rest again.
The next day was pleasant. The town
appeared to be placed in among grove of
pines, aud along its wharf We could see
brick warehouses, market house, and fine
mansions We got peep, also, up two
streets, which were narrow, but had neat
white houses, lined With trees, whose bran
ches arched the street. In the harbor lay
the wrecks of four gun. boats, and tht ruins
Of one which had been in the stocks yet,
above the wharf. Right opposite where
our ship lay, was the little fortifcaticn-
and near it, what remains Of the iron hull
Of the propeller Fanny. While waiting
our turn to come up, went with the
Captain of tho Cossack, to the hull Of the
Fanny, from which We took some mcmen-
ces, and then to the shore where was the
'or,ifcation. 1t was but an earth.work,
four 32-pound guns, which lay
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