The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-07-05

wearing N overcoat. The hospital il al
yeys l1Ifsf diarrbe pasisnts; . CREST .sny
st6fs - never bo.s b1ek q Sheir
bnpasiss-tus Ne sever bsvs su fs-
ssls & rhsls's - pile Of boost and
bfass 61ttoss nesr ~ Surgeons qasrters-
dou's know how they came there, but the
general supposition il that these are ell
that remain to represent certain soldiers
Who hare, 10 sines psst. left their eompa-
mics 10 search Of "estringsnt pills." Every
aceosnt from the rebel lines represent their
~ Y su9sfsng SSoa diseass 70 faf
greater extent than ours, and the numerous
fresh graves We pass BY the road side tessi-
Il 70 the truth Of these reports. Adeser-
ter in camp to-day, Who lefs tho rss,st ar
my short time since, says the fatigue and
exposure. incident 10 long forced marches,
90 short rasioss, during their retreat be-
fore our forces, has Destroyed thousan& Of
their men. The loss to the confederate ar
my BY ptisosers, desertion and death, since
the evssua:ion Of Corinsh, j. ADMITTED BY
resel aushori,ies, says tAisyd eserssr, 70 be
not less than thirty thodsand. We have
picked up several ,honSsnd strsgglers from
shs.eaeny = 7besidss : multitude thai
We haven's picked up. ,sse di 81 -'sa7i
The /" grad ARM, IL no longer ''grand;''
after the evacuation, il subsidized into its
original componsns Divisions. Generals
Pope, Buell., Grant, aud Thomas. have re-
sumsd command Of their respective armise.
The destination Of Grant and Thomas !
know nothing shout. Bue u 10 far on ths
way to Virginia, 10 reinforce Mcclellan,
while Pope has gone into quarters 10 the
wilds of Mississippi.
The camp is full Of United States officers,
drumming mp recruits from our volunteer
regines,s, for the regular service; and from
this fact arises she supposition that sbs vol.
unteef army 'bas wen nigh accomplished it,
mission. don't know whether Of not this
supposition is we'll founded, but it seems to
me, il our forces are successful 10 Vrginis,
there is little for the army to do. except to
garrison forts, and occupy the conquered
territory With the Mississippi river. cp a,
the Gulf and Sea.coast I" cleared cot, . and
the land forces Of the enemy driven from
every formidable position in the interior,
what ia there to 6ghtfor7 "A guerriIla war;
fare Of few months will end the eoneest.
JoE," /" ovR JoE," the F" DEvIL," well
known to all your city subscribers, Is
the " coming man." who never failed to
make bis appearance Monday mornings in
search Of !" quarters," arrived 10 camp
about week ago, direct from Council
Bluffs" fat, ragged and saucy." Says he
" made the connection" every time; came
to Pittsbprg Landing BY steamboat, and
" footed Is" from there to the camp Of the
18th towns distance Of fifty five miles -
10 two days. He takes to camp life as nat
urally - duck takes to water; knows all
abont matters and things connected with
this portion Of the army, and i. acquainted
with nearly all the men in the regiment
He passed through all the guard-lnes =
and their nS me IL legion without q permit
from anybody = went to headquarters Of
the srmv At Corintb, applied to Gen. Hal.
Ieck in person, and inquired for the 18th
Iowa. Gen. Halleck, he says. is = gentle-
man, and gave him all the Information de-
sired. "Jor !" will get through he'll do
10 !" bet on.ss -5e asiaa lIHa .sti4I T.
= saw Csps. Spnor, a few days since; be
i we'll, as usual, and in fighting order.