, 1862-05-13


tants- Now ita e1orv has 4eparted. and large
- ~ +ha +ono "a +snsnt,ess rha c;t;-
Poftaou u 1Ae Io"n IL te"@n 11o e3s@"
zens at the present time barely number
The town itself is quite romantic
o,,v a;tnatad a1onp Tho s;dee If a huff extend-
9 ;ns from % the riyer back M a ha1f mile or more.
Upon the face Of the dechHity roadwnys arc
cut which wind from base to summit like q
e,,,r,, ,t.,,.o,- Tn +h,e rae,ac+ - awhile.
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Gaena OF your STATE, except that the accHS1t9
small bui1d,ngs. seen at 8 distance. anpear
r. hane nnon The sides NJ +hr h1ntF ne fha
20 napss upon tne s1aes % .he uiun nAe tne
cottages OF Switzerland The lower portion
of the town is under water and entirely ten
antless. Along the 1eyee lies the deh1is NJ
broken wagons, snn-cafrlasses' natooats' and
Quartermsster's stores, all mingled in con-
fused, coug1omerate mass, Behind the town,
a1s ],1a4,ae;no 10 M;as1..;1; a,a 80 ~ .n
anu oFerloohlog lae mlssl7sapp'' are tne camps
of our soldiers-a battalion OF Missouri reg
iment, a battalion Of Col. Mobiles Cavalry,
and sparrestroua's Battery. The Latter ia 50
placed as to command the river, and the ap-
proach by highway from Union City, which
lea tventT miles to tho southward moored
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TO Inc ~nal1 ooat az tae ieVee Is Inc
gunboat Louisville, Capt. Dove, whose guns
command both the town and the river. This
iB the appearance OF Hickman. There is
nothing attractive IN its situation and sur
roundipge. From busy, bnst}lng mart Of
commerce, it has suhsided into broken
down, dilapidated village, IN eloquent COM
mentary upon the beauties OF the slavehold-
er's rebellion. The inhabitants are mostly
women and negroes. Occasionally feeble old
nan is seen totterfng along the sidewa1k, but
the young..and middle aged have Joined their
fortunes to the q Sunny South" and gone to
loquacious- rebels all. In one cot
tage young lady Of preposscssins
appearance was thumbing rlcketY. broken
str1nged piano, in the vain endeavor to render
melodious the immortal "Dixie." She sang
1t passab1y well, and received my applause.
She gave me 'sCheerz Boys, Cheer!' written
BY some Southern poet, and intended to ttflre''
some Southern heart. / asked for the ttRed,
! White, and Blue;'' she sang HMissouri, the
| Gem Of the NatIoDn.n For tie "Star Spaneled
Banner" that glorious old nationnl anthem,
0Yapkee Dood1e'' she gave me the HSouth
ern Confederacy.n I WAS disguBted with
music aud essayed conyersatfon. Sht
vas talkative and agreeable, and in
| ouired the extent Of the Federal
| lnsg at Shiloh. When told that It exceeded
missIpg. she could not conceal an expires
| sion Of regret, She had learned from South
| EN- prints that our loss exceeded twenty thou
sand. Four thousand was the Confederat'
loss, she said, and turning to othez temaIes j,
The room. said. 0isn't Il wonderful. God i
surely with Ms. and re shal1 ultimately trj
umnE. ,, I Thought this eliohtly "miyed.
but roliteness forbade nv Saving so, The
say that their treatment BY the Fedeza1a is no
| erals had told them tInt nBsailtv and Booty
was Inscribed on our banners, but they spsk
falsely. Tie Federal soldiers were gentlemen
One Of the ladies was the Miss Geftrude Nc
Cnxley. WIN ureseuted the aFulton HON
Guards,n in September last, about the time {
tlr SECESSION Of this district OF Kentuc ucky,
|. splendid Confederate fag, and made pr,
ecntation speech, in which she asserted Wit
less, blood-thirsty Yankees, reekIng wit
anc er atgipst men who have neither desicnc
OF done them any injury, are forging chains
e1slaye Us, and that speedily. Those Got1
: have precSpitated their hordes upon US a
| along our Northern border, the Ohio rive
the property OF Kentucky, and insults 4,
daily heaped upon us BY those lotc Northe,
/ churls, who do not know how to ahow
decent regard for the conrtesles ar
!. amunltles usual IN civilized societies
HaS at n as re.ect sCgol ~ ~
1 the Sabbath Schools were aforementioned fro
the invocation to the benedietion. Miss NJ
Cawley, alblet very oeautuol and talent
aS ~ hn1o1a 'e, ~ ,u hor:1to,' .s.y ne,'
: are not REQUIRED to take the oath Of aiiegiane
: but little wholesome discipline in this dirt
non magns oe tEsa9so Ti.9 1sneaem eoant rs5n Ell
9 more mischief. fHan :. tfonsand men canund
2 was curious to know why al the you
men maze 3olnea me army. were tney Il