Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-13
ARhE CORRESPUsDENCE.

J
! commenced It's reign with All the bar-
dens OF It's predecessors weighing beav-
Nv mon it, and With gloomy nro.,eet
Of leaving on IL rerord ,bo s,ory 20 ~.
! couutry,s .ron,lea ended Bot wL,scv.
or is n store for ~ We mgst wait all
put our trust in Mcclellan and our heavy
artillery.
Another change has been made, and
We Ind ourselves qnarc cred III n three
story block on Eighth and Gratiot
'tfeets. " hen that little army oiPris
'heIS was Dronght il, our regiment was
I required 10 escort The capt3cs from the
I defoL t. thrir place u coniineine nj, Nc.
1owrtl's College, where VIC have silcc
been employed IN guarding them. The
task Is an aidaoa> one, but our boys pre-
Ter y 10 the In ! scenes ct Camp Ben
TON. " lia Loo "bclHgeront8" IN cur
".ds', IN" surrounded as We are by dark
:
prclAdicc and ttckery against rs, VIC
ha'e cur hands luii, though, as yet, cur
=" ''''9 "e''i WI Acp''
t''So''Vi' arc cio"@ed mo We
'"et'i"- 'oo''s' "A'.le'lce hal'' "'sscct'ne
:" .i''sa ''er u hat was ''f. -Hcl'o"ed
'-N"''''' = 'l'S9t, teAc ""'2 pioP'19to IS
~ ~ the aec1 ss'oa army IN 'ipe
rvs they cEloy themselves standing or
sitting, Win tHcii ooo'S nahg'hS ohtslde
10 those large open "lhdo"s' smoking
/ ihcir p'fcs ana eaz'hS % me street ne
low. Among theih may De seen that
PINK q 10 !of' eo!. McN'oiilh. lis ap,
pc france - u "sl hea'e' 'h'h ~hoi Le
"Aa brought ~ iio wears " pi"e rock
coA1' hSl' 'o"heu i''' h"'' Neel's MS
heafd wei tl'ih'hed' ana sports b'ied
mt. ~ he iss's ~ MS 'a'oi''e posi-,
q one 1901 oh INC "iioo" SIN, one
h MI IN his pocket, and Tue other stro
King his beard, he looks as though he
might well cXclaim with the coored
~arioi' "othcilos occupation gone
OF lis comrades, Col. Alexander seems
t. be the most lntuenilal leader. Tail
and large framed, he moves among his
followers with considerable dignity, and
possesses their strongest confidence. OF
all the prisoners he seems to have the
greatest dislike for his present status.
lie wears his oyeIcoat buttoncd to the
neck, keeps his face closely mutiicd, and
generally has scowl for Us when our
iates call Us under lis glarce. Both he
and bis friend Mack boast Of deeds done
in the late campaigns, the enormity OF
uhich cries loudly for henp. Col. Rob
,uson, who was IL temporary command
when the Backwater surrender was
made, is a mild appearing Little n,and
looks like ANYTHING but military char
actcr. lie wears melancholy look,
doubtless caused by the misfortune be
.alhng his command. There are Lieut..
oloncs, Captains, etc, thirty IN nnln-
Yer, among whom are Harris, slgncr OF
he Leeompton Constitution, the motto
, elous one armed Cap. SWeeny, and 9th
crs. The officers are no" in apartments
: seperate from the rauk arl hle.
/ Tue prisoners are not what ,hey have
been represented, ''black hearted vii
b lAins," bat rather a set OF deluded
stretches, who imagine they..are fighting
against a calling tyranny. Mary oil
them are already Disguised with their
J enterprise, and are earnestly petitioninu
. Gen. Halleck TO allow them to take the
= oath and 60 home. Others swear they
will never take the oath d, clare the
Union played out and seen to think
that Sterling Price represents the sec.
ond coming. The scales will not fall
from their eyes until Price and his baud
. are wiped from the face ofthe earth.
{ They all unite in acknowledging tina
b our treatment OF them is good. and
7 as one Of them rema, ked thu otb.r 4. :,
d we had proven ourselves not only .
e brave, but generous foe. \ few a.v.