, 1862-07-02

Yel1ille, who, after an examination, Dis
charged him on parole and gaYe him letter
to Gen. Whfte,T dsklng an exchange for a
prisoner IN our hands at Alton BY fhe name Of
Clifton. Many Of the enemy treated him frat
rate, but some Of them wanted to shoot him,
aud he came very Near loosIug h1s lie several
times. he Was saved In the first inatanta by
finding man by the nameof 6lu1tz among
the enemy whom he formerly knew as stage
d1iyer..fn Wisconsin. On his arrival here, the
first business vas to 7salk: through our
crowded guard house, and he soon was seen
to greet young secesh, WHO, With q strange
obf17iousness, could not rememoer their LAST
place Of meetinK.. He Was one that hsd afaw
dsys before, In cold blood, brute1ly murdered
two Of o1r men, and was hardIy willing to
spare TIE hte nthis snen prisoner, now happily
In the examinatfon yesterday before the
military commission, consisting Of Captain
Curtis, L1ent Abbey and myself, with an in
genIous fr8nkHess, he confessed ali.
Deoth will certainly very soon close his
career.
Our new brigadier has not as yet received
his commission, consequently has mot: ap-
pointed his staff At present be conn1uRnls
Eub-distIict under Gen. Brown Lieut.. Col.
Barnes commands the post, and Major Black
the 37tb. .
The 1st Missouri. cavalry, under the com
nand Of Major Hubbard, are here, and the
most effective troops In this part Of the coun-
| try for the kind Of warfare We are now en-
| gagged in, slf being armed with ask shooter
and navy revolver, making twelve shots,
and the sabre. Many other mounted men are
| that the secesh will find it very difficult to
clean us ont.
Several Of our officers, amongst whom was
| Quartermastef J. a. Peek, aud some six 9th
ers, obtained leave to report to Springfield
and obtain the necessary papers for leaves Of
ahc1nna 1T1f Zen Rr1U7n 3nu1aH11faft
! ordered every one Of them back to their regi-
ment, which some think presages q tt forward
| movement" I think this premature, but
| do heartily wish that the nest Of traitors IN
Fort Smith and Little Rock may soon be
cleaned cut, as they are getting to be small
game.
| The health Of this regiment is excellent, and
| il it remains as good during the summer as II
| has SO far, the boys will not be afraid Of the
snpnY sau.h- Doctors Humeston and Clark
! aslde from the remnant OF the Pea Ridgt
/ wounded, some few Of which are srtll here
have but! little to do. Nearly every seoul
brings home q few, wounded By these devils
| and the answer inYarlable ia, "shot from the
bushes,'' to any one who enquiries hoH it Wa
dcne.
The amputation Of my man Rings leg tht
other day By DR.. Humeston was very bril-
liant and scientific piece Of surgery; aRd DR.
Murphy, Of our regiment, who assisted, de
clared that be had never eeen 1t exceeded. !
| will be remembered that the Doctor Was de
tanned SO post surgeon at Syracuse, and va:
Lot ia the battle Of Pea Ridge, joining hi;
regiment soon afterwards. I am sure hat Il
cut mans legs off, as close as possible K
the body, is rather difficult job. This is th'
first leg the Doctor has had chance to cut OF
since he has been in the service.
The celebrated Colonel White, which tool
pris soner short time since in Neosho, ha
been sent to Springfield, and has been, b.
General Brown, ordered into close eonfne
ment under cnargcs Of being spy, he beln
found in our lines without bis uniform. Col
VonSmellipg also finds bis tsiberty'' muc:
restricted il Springfield, and that Col. White
fast horses could not carry him through.
Lieutenants Blodgett and Hunt1gy hav
again Eafely reached the regiment All tn
rest OF the Chicago boys are in good health.
The telegraph gives US ! very brief eynopsi
OF the ncE6 several times in the week, bu
newspapers are with us very searce. It ]
singular where the Chicago mails go. 4 lat
Chicago paper seldom o. never reaches u
and some Of the mail must be sent to the di
ferent armies. It is hoped that Brigadie
General White will be assigned to conman
in this part Of the country, OF cur regimen
sent with him. Yours, H. n. F.