Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-18

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Letter from a TVheeiins e Boy..in soutl,
Carolina.
BEAUrORT, Jan. %, 1862.
Editors Iateiiigeaeer !;
While | writelthe thunderous roll of the
bombardment Of Savannah Is music to our
ears: Day before yesterday our blood,
torpid with this stRgnnted camp existence
was stirred by broadside after broadside.
and 1t haS'beeh our deep, continuous; rum
ble ever since. May God help the right I
We have just heard of the SomerseFs glory
too, and our regiment blythe same trans
porttha broughrthe news, got also be-
tween seventy and eighty necrnits..4lA Alto
gether, these and the snnshining snring
day, have put our boys in such a humor
as never was. FherO could be only one
more joy.added, to go to OaSavanna6 our
| selves. The recruits were in charge of
Lieut.. StRugerg of Washington county, by
whom they were enlisted. Nine of them
Joined Capt. Templetoms company, ns foI.
lows; W. zH.fUnderWOOd,a GEORGE Thomp-
son, Alex. Adams. Linon Lewis, mnd JOHN
Kendall, of Washington borough, Montcr-
vile ID. DeWine and Morgan Pyle, of the
county, Moses Bell, of West. Alexander
and John Marsh of Pittsburgh They, fill
cumPany upito within four of the max
imum of IOt.i @ o. ~
In Underwood, Lcwisand Randall many
OF us had the pleasure Of.mcctIng old
| FcomIades insarms during tliet three mOnths'
service, and our greeting was peculiarly
hearty. Some dozen 'oflthe party are hs
YET uudeeided as to what company they
VIII join. "A few are yet.ntsSew. York
City in the hospital, having caught the
measles on the way. They started ouithe
18th inst, and have therefore been nearly
three weeks on tile the road, and have had
a rough time. Alter receiving their aC-
coutrcments atEeW York aud being fur
ntshed wlth5oraR rAtions, they shippe,l
on the 23d, by the MAtanIas. .Snmetimes
iney efe ~ lowed 10 c6cis one -Sl,r,l.
sometimes two per day. Aterrific storm
was encountered and the cabin stove In
by the waves Last night tleir tribula-
lions ended. On their marching ashore.
they were escorted by the brass band to
camp, andreceiEed with our cheers, and
are now liked with regiment. The Round
neads did some tail marching on their re-
turn from picket the other night. Dis
tance ten miles in soft saud; time hours.
u minutes. Que mile WAS made in ten
minutes! s. a8 liIi,,a
QuartsrmasterL Leslie aud Adiutnnt Pow
ersare TO be our recruiting officers at home,
with four non-commissioned Officers
Onei MIR. john StNhger, from Washington
county. Substantial comfort is afforded
us by the MatanzaS She brought over
100000 TO pay off this division. Russell
Errell Esq, n former editor refreShss our
eyestght and diSburses the tsrhinon to the
| Tooth. i.sia555s .,
Our newly arrived friends sny that it is
still the Impression, that qninine Rntl
ltquor are served'Out hereaIight aud morn.
ing. That did not last week, Belliger-
ent spirit Is a good thing in soldiers when
IN the right place, but fighting whiskev
is bad kind, liable tounseAsonable man.
ttestauons. The health of our corps is good
now, and daily getting better Our hos
pital the other day discharged 4 perfect
drove, aboutitwenty, at gOnceg Company
| A only 'hastWo there at present, AIuPsak
and Sang, and neither o fthem dangerously
Ill. The whole brigade is busy at drill
and is becoming very skillful. Our only
tun Is with the contFabAuds. They. 10
/ not relish the name. joe the CaDtain's
Cook, says, "Pse n6ta couniry4baw Use
alters raised In de city and TbiE oWillages,
Use nebber been In de countryR II any
one would abhor slavery he should come
down. here. On picket We could ilearithe
screams of females being; beaten clear
across the CoosaW Tiver.i Scarce man
IS met but his back aud body is stripped
with scars. saw. one whose. hard .thiqh
was sore for a =space as large as your
hand, skinned, and mutilatsd bybeinu
tibeaten with alclub. have. asked SOME of
opr boys who have been South, if this trip
had not given them a new insight as to
the system. They said 1t did, because in
thetr'tormer sojOurn they sawsi onIy- the
hohsesserrsuts,i the better cared for: new
or spoke to a feld-hand II they had they
would have been accnsed Of taniperinp
with them. Many ate bright, butIthost
who come 10 Us DIRE but littlsaboye a brute.
aud talk . ltngo 1 don't. bsliege hey ln-
dsrslapd lthemselyes. NJ, o..
bssiitt ialBEAuFoRT, Feb. z, 1862. q
Editors IRteHigsaeer: aaa s
Last ThursdAyouf corps was review ed
/ by Gen. Stevens ia petsod. Every gun
was inspected By himselE aud he has dn
eagle eye, takes in eyery excellence and
tAnlt at one aweePing glance over person
aud arms. After the brigade had gone
through man@uvreipg. in battalion, I've
hours were spent in the Inspection of arms
and aecoutrements Not a'soiI 10 a unfs
tormi OF q fsloEenly mRn1 escaped jreprodf.
while encouraging words were often given
for soldierly bearing andneatless. In tie
Tooth Pa regiment eoHlanies a and x
We're special commended TOR tho spIendfd
order in which they had their arms. The
Roundheads were also ptai Sed for their
hue marchlngl On ths- return TO the en-
eampmeht each tnessfSI SIAs. drawn nm before
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