The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-20

bridge. upon the farther side. and watch.
ed the passage after nightiall. The moon
was shining, and brightly teo. except that
occasionally, a thin feecy cloud sailed
across tie SKY, and Intercepted portion
Of the light. As there was nothing az
the sides Of the narrow bridge but some
ligh! temporary railing. foot or two high,
it seemed in the mmonlight, as if the
moving mss Of human bsings was gus
pented in air. The long time occupied
lin tie passage was occasioaed by the
wagons, Of which only certain number
was permitted to be upon the bridge at
once.
While Look, tie gallant Tenth Ohio,
the heroes Of Carnifex. come filing by.
EXCEPT the dead LETT upon that 6eld and
taco sick, they are ali here, and all earry-
ing their muskets. The sturdy fifteenth
Kentu Ky next advances, anxious 10 try
their strength with the traitors who have
dssolated their homes. Here comes the
Third Ohio, whose brave and hardy vete-
rams have fought with the rebels a. Rich
Mountain and at Elkwater. II the struc-
ture thrown across the river could be sha.
ken, their firm and steady tread would do
it. just as The head Of the regiment
r. aches the center Of the b idgp, someono,
exelaims, "Look yondsi,' and points up
ward 10 tie moon, around which cir.
cling halo shows the eolors Of the Amer
ican flag more delicately defued in the
moonli cloud tban l ever saw them before
''see! the red. white and bluel' "That
plainly Indicates that heaven is on our
side" says another; the sentiment is not
entirely original, but it appeals no less
lhdllingly 10 the heart for tlat. As ilby
a sudden inspiration The baad strikes up
Yankee Doodle, and as soon as the fore
most platoon reaches the opposite side, I
hear private soldier enthusiastically ex.
claim, 1--WE have crossed the Rubicon and
now victory or de0th% '.Yes," replied
comrade, it was for one or tie Other that
We enlisied!' Such scene is witnessed
but seldom 10 the life ofany one man.
THIS was the last regiment of the Div
islon, except the Thirteenth Ohio, which
owing 10 the lat, ness of the hour, encam1
ped upon the hilLer side. and crossed
carly on Tuesday morning.
When the time comes for moving'ior
ward from thispoint there will be no diff.
hcuIty, ss a fine maead.mi1sd road leads
a portion OF the way, and the continuance
oil good weather will enable us to pass ca
isily over that part which lie rebels have
; plowed up. 5
4 When we awoke on Tuesday morning
night isli Of snow covered the ground and
the frozen vapor was sill descending; SO
. that some OF tie boys joculsrly remarked
that our General must have made mis-
lake and marched US Nouhward, instead
OF iuriLer toward the sunny South. But
the snow soon melted away. and this NOR
nlng The mild balmy air, The warm sun.
shine and the songs OF birds, convince US
that We really are getting nearer Dixie.
A number of the citizens around Row
let's Station, where the depot was burned
not long since. were taken into custody
Yesterday, and all passing OF our front
lines, for any purpose, was absolutely
prohibited. One of the gentlemen in
limbo says that he was recently at Bow,
4 ilng Green, and that the rebels have orly
4 about thres thonsand men there. Improb-
| able as was this statement, he stuck to it
/, with the utmost psrtinaciiy.
1t was reported yesterday, that in the
morning about seven O'Clock some rebel
csva'rymen vera seen upon distant hills
10 our font but whether this be true or
= not. it is certain that OF Sunday night,
! before we arrived, their scouts advanced
n to within less Than mile Of the bridge
They were seen by he pickets, who, not
o being attacked, were very properly for
q bidden 10 fire. US.
o TIE OLD 0AKEN RUCKET.-The origin
!. Of WoodsworIh's popular song is given
o in late number of the Home Journal"
n on tie authority ofa private letter to one
!; of the editors as follows: -'
y "I' was written in the spring or sum-
e mer,of 1917. The family were then liV-
" ing in Duane Street. The poet came
o home to dinner on a very warm day,
). having walked from his Office, somewhere
70 near the foot Of Wall street. Being much
/. heated with the exercise. he poured him
s4lf Ou, glass of water New York pump
d waier-and drank it al a draught, e4-
le claiming, as lie replaced the tumbler on
le table; "That is very refreshing, but how
le much more refreshing would il be to take
ly a good long draught this warm day, from
~ the old oaken buckst left hanging in my
De ather's well, al'homel'
ce Heating this, the poets wife, who was
Il. a suggestive body, said: Samuel, why
&c wouldn'ttha; be pretty subject for a
ne 2oem?" ,,.ir,
in The poet took The hirt, and under the
We inspiration Of the moment, sat down and
n, poured out from his very soul those beau
al lful lines which have immor,aized the
name of Woodsworth.p cs Bic
l EoLIpsEs FOR THE YEAR 1865. There
t will be five eclipses this year, as follows:
I'd |. A total eclipse of the moor Just be-
in fore aud after midnight. of June II. To-
= tai eclipse begins one hour and seven
s. minutes after beginning. Total duration
1s three hours seven minutes e. A par-
ut tial eclipse Of the sun June 81, in the
It's morning. Invisible in America, but yisi-
o. BILE in the India Ocean. 8. A partial
in eclipse of the sun November 81, InVis.
g. ible 10 America, but seen in the great
Of Southern Ocean. 4. A total eclipse ol
ms the moon early in the morning of Decem-
ng Der 6. Visible. Tie eclipse becomes TO-
nd Ilal one hour and nine minutes after the