Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-06-26
ALGIERs, NEAR New ORLEANS,
June 18th, 1862.
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VERMONT PHOENIX =
Another package of your most acceptable
paper 1t finds the Sth Regiment CHARTERED
in the Apelousas Railroad station in this place.
Algiers is a very small village on the opposite
side of The river from New Orleans, communi-
eating Herewith by small ferry-boat. Fancy
in this fiat, dusty town the Western Railroad
station at Springfield, Mass, occupied by reg
imeni-the company officers living in the side
rooms, sleeping about on their camp-cots, and
the prvates using the open station. Each man
spreads his blanket on the plank platform, and
with his knapsock for pillow, wraps the
drapery of his couch about him." that is
does MT take his clothes otf-and laws him down
to what sleep he may. The cooking is done in
tents near by. Bathing in the river within a
few rods is practised at early morning and eve
ming, and the heat of the day passed in sewing
reading, writing and sleep in the station. We
should think at home such hardshps unendur-
able, but the men are cheerful and ready to
bear whatever discomfort is necessary in the
service. The general condition of the soldiers
is healthful, there being to-day 10 in hospital,
all convalescent except one and the character
of the priyates for steadness and order is de-
servedly high. We hold this rail road for some
fifty miles, companies alternately going up to
stations along the route The planters are
generally hostile, looking sullenly on the inva-
sion OF their sacred soil, and keeping no step
TO the music of the Union when the band
treats them TO spirited rendering of Yankee
Doodle. We think, however, that they gradual
ly soften. The negroes bring in at the outer
stations their private productions-eggs, chick
ems, sweet potatoes, &c.,-which are gladly
bought; but many of the planters refuse all
supplies on any terms, In strong contrast
with rebe. treatment of ourselves everywhere
we here invade no dwelling, resent no uncivil
language, and leave every person entirely free,
except when articles tonraband of war are
known TO be secreted. In such cases only
those articles are seized, and all other property
respected. Many of us think more vigorous
policy would be better. The hot weather has not
yet come. The mercury has not yet risen above
90 IN the open staton--hut the direct heat of
the sun has a peculiar furnace power, it is even
now like the blast from forge The season is
dry and dusty, which is a favorable circum-
stance for us; as disease does not prevail ex-
tensively unit | the refuse which cannot be
washed away on account OF the dead level, and
cannot be absorbed by the clay soil, is moisten-
ed by repeated showers and then rotted and
lifted into the atmosphere by the burning sun.
With prudence trust we may pass through
the trial of the climate unscathed. Certainly
our present condition and circumstances are ex-
ceedingly favorable.
Food and clothing are, as wrote you last
week, very high, Flour upward of 800 ut
auction, cotton goods at ten times
our northern rates-why not send us some
-four and light goods and carry home sugar
Exceedingly nice brown, the only brown ever
found not to spoil teal at three (3) cents pound
A common photograph costs $500 10 so the
half dozeni because the Chemicals are so
scarce. Yours, W.