The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-06-07

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After : march Of Is nitss yesterday, Il
: dsglsbine fAis, oysr ahpninabls roada
~sare sspped three nilss 'sosih 81 Littl,
RasRiserss sitins. for the arst division Il
ssSss.e Ths wssthsf % beausifaf to-day
svefythins Il spread eus e dty, guns =.
cleaned up, pistols examined, cartridgea
overlnulsd, and everything got in order 70,
: brush with the t.Racks1sack'' militia.
wha, report says, Intend to dispute our pas
sage to Little Rock. That there 10 . con-
siderable force across the river there is No
donbt, bpt how many, Or how they are arm.
ed and equipped We have no means Of know.
inf. Acompssy'of the 18th Missouri went
over toraging u, tho 18th inst, and were
surprised, with their arms stacked. Had
heysbssn only taken prisoners, l would say
"sserved 'em right" but the rebels fred or
them and killed and wounded every man Of
them but. one; 10 we're killed outright, and
0..have since died, 20 report says.
Tho road for . good part Of the way lie.
through ! dense forest, with thick under.
growth, and the rebels can harass rs good
deal il they choose, batfw e have no idea
they can hold a. back from Little Rock.
We left Batesviile on Sunday last, and with
it many pleasant associations. Several Of
the boys of the 4th arc malicious enough to
say thst some Of their comrades left their
hearts behind them. II is certainly true
that many very pleasant acquaintance were
formed and there was . general feeling of
regret when " LETT, which vas apparently
sincere. I IN personally coguizant of a
bet having been made By y Of the Cap
tsins Of The 4sh, with o certain charming
yonsg lady Of Batesville, that the war viii
be over in twolmonths from the evening Of
our last ball, May 18th. The stakes are,
the best hat t. be found in St. Louis
against . dinner to be cooked by the young
lady herself. II the Captain wins he may
have to 60 q thousand miles to get his din.
ner, which he avows his determination to
do II he Ioses hs will express the hat to
the young lady. from St. Louis As soon as
possible, or take It in person.
told you in my last letter that Bates.
vile was . very pretty place; a longer stay
and . better acquaintance with its citizens
have confirmed my first impression, and the
country along the road here is settled BY an
entirely different class Of people from those.
Of Southern Missouri, With whom We CAM
in contact on the march from Cassville.-
There 10 q pretty good sprinkling Of dar-
kies hore, most Of them very black. In
Jackson county, adjoining Independence,
there are some large cotton plantations,
soms planters making $50 bales. The
ooustry all through this part Of the State
10 heavily timbered with oak, hickory, and
sycamore; and the clearipgs are made by
s'deadsning," that 10, the trees arc girdled
ssd allowed to rot down-a slow, tedious
process I should think. 1f otra
We hsar Of poisonous snakes, lizards and
tarantulas, but have seen few Of either to
alarn % yet. Mosquitoes are said to
swarm here 10 countless myriads, in the
ummer months, and We dread them moro
than oil the rest Of the sssarmints'' togeth-
or. 1 think aligators never get 50 far up
~ this, and, indeed they are presumed to
oonine themselves chiefly to aquatic per-
formances. We are assured that We will,
isdue time, have 40 abundant crop Of fs.
vers, and it would suite rs we'll to do up
what fighting has got to be done as soon as
convenient, snd get back to the North. We
sadly miss mail facilities, and letters snd
papers are oil the time eagerly looked for.
We continually hear rumors, through
rebel mediums, but don't know what TO be-.
lieve. There 10 . rumor now in camp that
there 10 . rebel gun boat at Little Rock,
awaiting our s~pprDach, and Intending to
give % . warm reception ; that Albert Pike
With his cursed Redskins, is there, too,
waiting for our scalps ; aud 80 it goes
One thing u sure, we are marching towards
Lattle Rock with 10000 men, and intend to
20 there. The army is 10 6ne condition,
md probably will be for q month to come,
after that l dread the effect of the Southern
cliesse on our troops. Sd
.Canpany B, has lost one Of its best men
since We left Cassville, Stafford L. B,ssett
died oa the 9ssh Of April. We left him
behind when We marched, and left G. A. D.
J. Clark, An excellent nurse, to take care
Of him. HE disease Was lung fever, and
be had 90 far recovered ~ to be getting
ready to follow his Regiment, when . re-
lapse carried him Oh very suddenly. Bias.
ssts behaved nobly at the Pea Ridge battle.
VAS cool and fearless, and deserved e.
pecial aepsionF fot the prouptness Will
which 10 assisted 10 saving . Of the gum
Of the Peoria Battery from bei~ngjspiksd.-
when The sergeant in charge Of il va
shout to roll il Of its shattered oarriag'
and spike il, Bassets, although not belong
Ing to the company supporting the battery
vas the fret to spring to the rescue ant
cling she gun ssdsr the remaining axle, tina
il might be drawn away to q place Of safe
~. He Vas prompt and fearless 10 the dis