Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-17
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Lspesial Correspondence Of the Daily Press. I
CAM JEFTERsoN, BACON OREEK, I
1910

1neT CRY beemb 70 De- "On 10 NhsnVllle,
and our cry is equally so; but fear, as they
have the reputation of being good runners,
that it will take us q long time to overtake
them. But should they keep on running as
fast ss Floyd did in Western Virginia, am
afraid we will never overtake them until
they jump, like the hogs of old, into the sea,
and never be seen again. and eventually, I
doubt not, this will be their only alternative.
The report here is that they are retreating
with all possible speed for fear of being sur
rounded. Moreover, an immense number Of
their men are sick and dying. l am told by
q respectable gentleman, lately from that
section of the country, that the small pox
was making dreadful rsvages among them.
| He reports as many as thirty and forty
burials DAY. With such loss they could
| not stand il much longer. Clothing, and
especially boots and shoes, he represents as
very scarce-so much go that the material
used in former years by the slaves is now
eagerly sought and dearly bought by the
masters.
A few days ago had the pleasure of meet.
ing Colonel Wood, of this place, father of
General Wood. His statement corroborates
what say. He says that General Buckuer
and himself were as warm personal friends
/ GH COulu Db lOuuA III buo GOuui1-
| Nevertheless, when the blighting curse
Secession took hold Of him, all his friend
ship, love and affection vanished like the
! clouds on g frosty morning. And instead of
being Colonel Woods protector from the
hands of the aggressors, himself and bis
| myImdoms were the first to strip the
beautiful and exquisitely arranged mansion
of every thing they could lay hands on.
The dresses, shawls, shoes, pants, hats, and
| every thing else belonging to his colored
servants, they also took away, snd would
have taken the servants also were they not
too keen and sharp for them. Sambo, when
in a tight place, will strain every nerve to
g | extricate himself; so at least it proved in
l | this case. 1t seems that a plan was con-
cocted between the rebels and General
> Buckner, to steal Colonel Woods servants
on q certain night. All things were ready
and they came with ropes sufficient to tie
them, and were maturing their plans out
i side the doer, when an old Garkey one o.
g the servants, overheard the plans. He al
4 once gave the alarm to the rest, four OF then
u women, who fed across the orchard anC
went to neighboring house, leaving al
l. their clothes behind save their night gowns
Y The rebel banditti entered, but, however, TOT
Is late, for the birds had flown. They theI
10 collected every article of clothing belonging
Il to the negroes and left the house minus
G pair of shoes.
o am told by those who know Buckue
:, ''tbat be will steal himself into a mans ia
" vor, and for a week escape discovery" HI
's is much like Floyd in this respect. He Stol
st himself for years into the cOuntry's favor
a but was finally discovered. We had consid
:. erable of fire here yesterday, which re
d suited in the total destruction of Captain
y Wards tent. In the absence of hose, engin
p or water, the fremen had to resort to mut
-, (of which indeed they had a superabundan
- quantity for the purpose of checking tn
L flames. The damage to the properly of Cap
B. tain Ward and Lieutenant Cramsey was con
10 siderable. Camp stools, cots, blankets, til
a cups and plates, knives, forks, two spoons
III and bottle of "Cody's best" were total
1s destroyed. Besides this there was a Skin
es of each of their dress-coats burnt off; but thi
l. can be easily remedied, IS they arc abou
shipping the coats to-day, by Adams Ex
10 press, to SpraRue on Fourth street, for th
l. purpose of having them tailed, in conse
quence of their having been curtailed, whic
entails heavy expense on the parties con
cerned. Go in bob.tails, say we. The tots
n loss will not amount to over SIS, upon whic
am told there is mo insurance"
Among the fremen who fastened to til
g. scene, ard who behaved creditably durin
the whole thing, can not omit the names
lt Dr. Muscroft, Adjutant Grover, Captains Hud
SOD, Msrmion, Fitzgerald and O'Dowd; an
OF likewise Lieutenants Hickey, Hoban, Lam
bert, MulrOy and Kelly. Murrin, Tom Kelly
II Billy OTamsey and the Sodality band wer
also earnestly engaged in piling on the muC
ID The Fourth Ward Fire Company were pre-
or dominant and the first on the ground. 1t
IL well that there was not a greater devasts
10 tion and destruction of property. Had
a not been for the activity and daring of Car
Hudson, the fire would have resulted in /,
loss of life, as one of the young men was IL
side the sibley, perfectly enveloped in til
no flames, when the Captain, tiger.like spran
e- in and pulled him out-not, however, in tim
to prevent his hair from being the color {
nj the fire, which was q deep red. Such hoo
lg ing and yelling | never heard in all my lii
ne as was when the young man came out of th
. FIRE. 1t put me in mind of the case of ShG
'e drach, Mesach and Abednego in the fer
nc furnace. 1t was, in fact, as miraculous, sav
r. the hair.
n MIR. Thomas G. Sloan arrived here yester
j day from Columbus, with a prisoner WI
u had stolen horse from Captain Lacey viii
nd the Tenth Ohio were at Cincinnati. TT
in horse and prisoner are now here. Too muc
N credit can not be given Mr.. Sloan for b
activity and promptuess in this case.
Ar Adjutant Grover was presented yesterda
with splendid pair of epaulets by Capta
g. ODowd. The Adjutant is a first-rate, clev
he fellow, and as your readers all know Il
of "hero of Cotton Hill, he will never disgra,
rIa the gift, but will fight till be dies.
VIC Lieutenant Joseph Hoban has resigned h
he commission as Lieutenant in the Tenth Obi
lp- and leaves for Cincinnati to-day.
Tn We are having very singular "spell'
w. weather here just now. Heavy frost fro
nc five P. NJ. till two A. NJ then rain from tV
nd A. NJ. till five P. NJ. every day, with an O
IDS casional sheet of snow as a variety.
m advance of our troops yet, but we are dai
- - expecting it. NJ. E, ].
an MORE FRAUDs-Arrests.-We clip the fl