The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-13
cOrrsspondence of the journal.

PITTsBURG LANDING, May Z, 1862.
EDs JOURNAL: In brief n ote from Pa
ducah, on the 9Th, gave you the only items
of interest which occurred on board the
Capitola, during her passage to that city.
We reached Padueah early in the morning
and found there the City of Lancaster No.
4, which was bound on an errand similar
to our own, with this addition, that she
carried SEINE six or seven Paymasters for
the army with some $4,000, 900 in "green
backs and specie. While lying here the
Tycoon arrived with the Sanitary Com
mittee from Cleveland, Ohio, on board.
We found Psdueah full of soldiers and
much stir and bustle at the landing, which,
by the way, was confined to one street run
ming perpendicular to the river, front street
being entirely under water. Away from
the river the city was dull and lifeless.
There was q single exception, to-wit: the
TO excess, and our old fr1enu, 5n0.a S1-o;rff44d,
late Of Vincennes, overw helmed with busi-
ness.
Here we took on board portion Of the
Lafayette delegation, who had started out
day earlier, with a large lot of sanitary
stores. Our party then consisted of the
following physicians and Nurses:
SURGEONS.
DR.. J. 81. Morgan, Terre Haute; DR..
Chas. Westenmyer, do; DR.. Il. A. Davis, do;
DR.. Thos. Chestnut, Lafayette; David Jen-
nings, do j. P. Wallace, do; @. Angel,
Pittsburg, Ind, N. W. Edmonds, Warren
Co.; A. @. Preston, &reencastle; s. +. kes.
ner, Williamsport; 8. E. Hallzeman, New
York City; Wm. Allen, WiIliamsport; w.
h. Byers, Frankfort; w. W. Butterworth,
st. Joseph Co; j. G.. McMakin, Crawfords-
xiillhhe; W. May do; Fl. 8. Toll, Mishawka,
Ind; J. T. Dutield, Evansville; J. W. Posey,
Petersburg, Ind.
VII. Bennett, Indianapolis; W. w. Til
latson, Evansville; B. F. Norton, do; J. W.
Bedford, do; J. K. Prick, do; Rev. McCarrer,
do; R. J. Harris, Vigo Co.; Thos. johnson,
Davis Co.; J. B. Falley, Lafayette; Chas,
Collier, do; w. r. ElliS, do; J. Robinson,
do; w. Lane, do; Mayor Thos. B. Ward, do;
John Goldman, do; VIM. Pifer, do; W. Fra
zier, do; Joseph Callow, do; Jasper Dresser,
do; Frank Kierkpatr lex, do; S. r. Horn
brook, Evansville; P. w. Allen, williams
port.
The work of coaling occupied the fore
noon, and while this was going forward |
awaited myse If of the opportunity of visit |
ing the late residence of the rebel General |
Tighlman, which is now being used as a |
hospital for our sick and wounded. The
house is Gne gothic cottage, with hand
some grounds sloping down to the river
brink. The building is admirably adapted
% the patriotic and benevolent purpose for
WHICH IL Is uetuB used. -Fhe-rooma are !
spacious and well ventilated, and evervtbinS
IS perfectly neat and clean. was GREATLY
indebted to DR.. f. A. Wellman the surgeon 4
in charge, for conrtesies extended to me
and the party with whom ] visited the
place. Under his judicious management
the patients are rapidly recovering. | an,
not certain that the careful nursing of a few
handsome women, wives of wounded and
sick officers, has not much to do with the
Gne sanitary condition of the hospital
About o'clock P. H., we gotoif and steam
sd up the Tennessee river
The party aboard was a gay and lively !
one, and the trip mp was very pleasant
one. There was, however, ons scene to
mar, for the moment, the hilarity of the
company. There was on board a small
swivel which was loaded, and one Of the
party touched it off with cigar, and hold
ing his face over the vent had it thoroughly
Peppered with powder, producing conse-
qoences which will no doubt be manifest
for many days = - =, -
On the way up We met the r. and J..
Ward, Jesse K. Bell, Edward WaIsh' fort
Wayne, Glendale, aud, W. w. .Crawford.
we also met dead man floating in the
river some unfortunate individual vhoss
r friends are, doubtless, anxiously enouirino
after, but whose fate they will probable
noNsE -Ae11ns Is 'GHEZE-sE ed -
We reached Fort Henry at half past IL
o'clock on Monday night and most of the
party visited that Interesting spot, with bnt
little satisfaction, as the darkness concealed
many of the Interesting features Some of
the guns have been removed and the most
of the troops are gone. Here we were told
that an attack was expected at Paris Land.
ing, four miles above, and that troops had
been sent from the Fort to assist in repuls-
ing the rebels. This produced much ex-