Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-12

| high. We remained at Alton one week--ieit there
 on the lst day of April for Camp Chase, Ohio
 arrived at camp Chase on the evening of the 2d
 It is located about 1 miles from Columbus, the capital of Ohio There are between SOD and ,oOo
 prisoners most of them officers, trken at Fort Don- elson, Fort Henry etc., some few priyates-haVe been there seven and eight months, yet the'r long
 confinement has not lessened their love for the southern cause-seemed to be more anxious to get out and rejoin their respective regiments and meet again the Yankees, than those who have been
 there but a few days. Every day longer the ! an
 kees keep us confnei, is just that much worse for them. The prisoners, for every day they are con- fined they claim Yankee at Camp Chase. We are very comfortably fixed, great deal more so than l expected we would be-good comfortable
 houses have been built for the prisoners, capable of accommodating from twelve to fifteen in mess; each house is provided with small cooking stove,
 which facilitates the cooking very much, tls not much trouble to cook on one. While there be-
 came pretty good cook-can make good bis cults and coffee and fry as good beef steak as any
 ,comdn. When I am released from prison and this war is over, should be so fortunate as to win the
 hand and heart of some fair girl she c0nt fool me about cooking. Camp Chase contains about four acres, enclosed by plank fence ten or twelve feet high-on the outside some four feet below the top, a scaffold is erected all around, upon which semi. nels are posted day and night to guard us-remaln- ed at Camp Chase until the Doth of April, when about 200 were sent up to this place. The prison is on Iohnsou's Island in the Bay of Sandusky,
 cc I,,-Jv I am now setting by window writing-can look out and see the city way the water. We have a full and beautiful view of Lake Erie. Some few miles from here is where Com. Perry fought his naval battle, in Sept, 1872, ill which he defeated the English fleet. The prison is located on the east side of the Island, and is enclosed by plank fence, ten or twelve feet high containing about fifteen acres of ground-sentlnels guard all the time. Tue fence next to the Jake is made of posts six or seven inches square, and about four inches apart, through which we can see the lake shore l go down every evening and set on the green grass, think of home and those loved ones there--listen to the music of the waters and witness the huge waves as they come one by one dashing against the shore. The scenery here is most beautitul-a pris- oner as am, cannot but enjoy it, yet not sGifi cient to retain me bere not for one moment could ] get away. In the language of the poet
 If Paradise my prison,
 l would long to leap ts crystal walls
 And breathe again the puIc air of liberty
 am getting very tired of having so many iede- ral bayonets around me. We are very well tI eat ed here much better than expected. The off cers are more kind and courteous than any have met with This is a very healthy ocation-I do not know of one sick man within the prison-there is strong breeze blowing from the lake all the tme. must close-I cannot in this letter say anything more of my adventures Since leaving Little Rock, and up to this time, have kept journal of all that has transpired during that time with all the dates given. When have time intend writing them out-it will form quite volume.
 1 am very well, and through all my exposure, have notbeen sick day. hope the day is not far distant when 1 will again tread upon southern soil. I wish to see you all at home very muce, but not my wish to remain there more than few days till tais question between the North and South is set tied. Good bye.