The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-03
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4. \. IrAS.rpRr CoSslIu nos.
f"grHtsr AosKoE Jan. %, 1861.
Orders reached as tlis morning 10 sail flr Ship
Island, and We ,hs!l probably start ou sunday eve
ming or Monday moruisg next. To-Day paid a visit
h. the Chesapeake r,mlc College building which
IL located near The mouth Of Hampton Creek, al /
a short distance beyond Camp ulnilton-it is a.
present only occupied by part Of tine Union Coast
Gunri, one of whose members Sergeant
WIN. N. Helms of wilmn,lurg, New York,
WIS Kind enough ~ accompany me
The budding ~ tour stories high, contains one
hundred aud tNenty-tye roums ~ warmed by
heaters AMI furnished with gas lights thrnus hnut,
from gas on the premises. Srvrr recit itnl rooms,
with r'struns and benches, still remain. The kit
chen AMI other rrums In the basement fittel
up IN the best modern style. one st contains n
piano, which WAS probably used Cor primary
scholars, and now ueru much "Uut If tune" In au-
her room a number ~ the guard wai amusing
Themselves, while around the wdls, In number d
racks, were their highly y li4h"d mussets ~ the
Springfield pattern, some Of them dating ns flr ha k
~ 1850. We we're tod that they had sIiue Of the
1912 manufacture.
n ere are altogether sir pianos In the house, Al
from the beet IA, ktrs and some Of very fac tone
one r'om formerly uscl TOR = chapel, has lately
echoed u = tpilss In the may dane" aud IA
very trstefully Gucl up ny a. Guard With ever
green's, So l. st,ug apa uneut, N tEe upper
Il ~ are found the library, with mnat x the hpnkS
still ON the sheyes-the uumbeI'uf WI ks from
pens Of the we'll known authors yNayLlpl, - ,rnes
and others, informed us Immediately that tho the.
illogical hlas ui the institution hal been the creed
Of the BAPTIST Chuch. MelicN works ~ all
varieties, Bfidgcwater Troatises, Eucyclupolia,
Histories, Latin and Greek works, musical stulies,
sud even dissertations On mesmcrism crowded the
shelves aud tables, and the 1nr strewed with
pieces Of music, srAwlng patterns, peri licals,
newspapers etc., shaving tie rrin'ipa. " have
heen gentleman ~ extensive reese trrh md erIli.
tlou. one r.m, which * constantly kent uuier
lock, contains apparatus for philosophical eNpsri-
II, Il Ags-
Ing upward a. the dome, uut gaze rrstvl upon a
panoramic view, covering many miles, aud COM
pti-lng within IT. scope NJ vp 1T News, ~ ami
Lutte Bethel, the RUNS of II ,npton, an a, the va
rouE points In the other direction south ~ Fortress
Monroe. The tlinco il built In % o,phiu,tinu oi
differ, mt styles, f. ats towards II ,uptnn Sund.
aud has hne portico, with neetHl Cnriutiiau pill
lars, covering the entire front. II would Ius<e an
excellent hospital, but ns M,gruirr keep swlri
constantly suspended over Il, IN ITO shap' ~ =
threat tO shortly shell II a. the rrpund," IL MT
considered safe fnr that purpose AMI the hou'e "
be Hon. Joseph sagur, which stIni, little far
ler I'll has been appropriated i'r the SICK
III Joseph SeLur h supposed H. he IN Nlr'1lk At
pr sent and his ~ uion yeS-" ar" 'opk"l upun az
very suspicious 10y many M hi vicinity ins re-
sidtnce Ia one If the I'D NIrynia style II houses
and the grounds have eyile lily been all out with
great taste, and we're no Il 20 well '1Ssn care NJ
before the war. Tho farm lvd .l 1llilg is sal -
h M valuable ~ ary Ia NWsiuiL ani from the
chus,tts Regiment, who are oucmuel on
the farm, tuOk two cops II Nppes last
season. The camp ~ the ltIh sltpasses every
thing a. the -nrt in the way ot comfort aui cInye-
neuce that have Yet seen. lag houses ud In the
most hn shed STYLE tents with nnk sides, hunks,
donrs, DC and sentry boNes made IN the IA st pie
turesque manner from small tre,s, make the entire
camp lunk hrtter than many Western village.
The stable, containing one hundred aud iny
horses, is sirr'd the model mill sry erection az
the ri the yentl un IL perfect AMI the srran &C.
meuts, In the upper Part, f,r the wug luers' aespn
| roam, are almost like home Tury are erecting a
bakery, gymnasium and theatre, and the celebrated
CHAPEL tent with tie iuscrp tipn over the enrtn
fr,iu tines. we love At home" showing thN SOME
~ the s,der, a, least have not 1rgutteu that 81
| Him We 1--we and move and have our being" 7,
| Quatterm .strr Sergeant Ira A. Merritt amt G M
luissAry Sc g,aut \. Il, Pa khan your readers
iudeht,d for whatever may bee Interesting in thii
Dies Itun ol th,r camp, and myself Tor their mo,
| pleas,At and lusIittb.r attentions. IEls.