The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-19

thieveracy, l ehsuld 1udgs. = hcavy
force isaid = b. noving up this road
from Corinth to-day. and / think, By The
way our wings havs bssa strengthened
that il ID the intention 70 press o,
draw them upon those batteries. Yes.
tsrday Pope advanced a couple Of miles
beyond the line, when the enemy came
out against him with considerable force,
compelling him TO fall back or bring on !
general engagements. This b the only
fighting worth mentioning since last Sat.
urday, when he took Pennington.
The trees and foliage are very dense,
rendering it necessary for 10 70 move
with great caution. Deserters and oil
unite in saying that the enemy are deter
mined 10 give us desperate fight.
Halleck was in brown study the day
We heard the news (by telegraph Of the
evacuation Of Yorktown. but since the
particulars have come. he il quite full Of
jokes. We have confidence in him and
domnea be he that would destroy it 1t
this time. Buell. stands next, and Pope
is adding to the golden opinions he won
1t New Madrid and Island No. 10.
The forces under Gen. Grant are divi-
ded between Sherman and Thomas. and
Gen. Halleek keeps near our division. 30
| guess We will get along.
We have very 6ne weather Il praaent.
The days are hot and nights cool enough
70 bear two blankets very comfortably
Peaches are = large = quails' eggs. At
large farm house, half mile beyond ",
full Of seceeh s'she DEVILS" is 6g tree
with fgs on it A. large A. hickory nuts.
The old woman threatened to apply the
torch to her house whom. We came, but
since we have been fortifying around and
likely to batter down her old ill-shaped
domicil, she is s'as good rs pie" This Is
the only out-spoken seoeah family ! have
seen in Tennessee. They are undoubtsd-
" one Of the "6rst families" Of this region,
but Lord deliver me from such. Our
intelligent Northern girls need not be
afraid Of their lovers being led astray
down here. 6umasr's ssharbarism Of
slavery" begins to manifest itself. Ihavs
not seen well-planned house NOR con-
secutive half-mileof ssstaksd- and -ridered"
fence nor : properly titled field since I
have been in Tennessee. What il the
cause Of all this, Mr.. Clagstti We bear
no malice towards the Southern people on
account Of slavery. We believe that if
the internal lov-lived, sneaking boot-lioks
Of the North do not fssten the institution
upon them, they win soon put il in way
of ultimate extinction. This Is al any
one asks. Posterity will do justice to
those who are sincerely defending this
Government against this mighty onslaught
Of treason AMI barbarian. Lot Bancroft
and Abbott write our history, and tho
next generation will grow up free from
the sickly sophistry Of the semi secession
press in certain Northern localities.
But am burning my light aftsr taps
So now to my lonely little couch, and in
the morning will add . little r. s. before
the mail goes out, .e., If the secesh don't
blow US out Of here. Wagons are rum.
bling, rumbling in our rear. Troops are
bsing thrown to the loft wing. To-mor-
row is Sunday. Hope We viii not attack
on the Sabbath. Our boys have no faith
in Sunday attacks. After the battle. If
spared. / viii senda list Of the casualties,
immediately, from those companies which
we're raised in the counties where ~
Gate City circulatss. Gen. sweeney took
command Of our brigade to-day in place
Of Lieut.. Col. Baker Of orr ragimeas, act
ing Brig. General since Col. Tuttle's d.
parture. Our siege guns are several
miles behind yet. drawn BY oxen 1t !
snails pace.
10 Moonlight clsar and
still - death. Telegraph diapatchssftDm
Mcclellan daily. Let "Littls Mack''
press EN- on. ssOn To Richmond r.
SABnAra MOANING 18th.
"All quiet" DO. Clear. oo6l and still.
A little picket firing in the night. Raw
ellie sounding along the line. II. 8.
NV YoRx. May 10. 1862.
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