Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-30
Special Correspondence Of tie Chicago Times.
From Warrington.

The Marine Observation-Disclosures Of the Officers
= Amusements = Barnum. Niron. Maggie
Mitchell. Se-Colonel Malligan's Differences
rih fhe War Department settied-Reinforee-
ment Of General Si9efs Command-7he Nsp
York Chamber of Commerce Resolutions rela-
fire TO the Alabama.
WASHINGTON. Oct. %.
Having for the last fifteen or twenty letters
confidently predicted in each an immediate ad
vance of the Federal troops everywhere, and in
each instance having been mistaken. conclude
that prophecy is not my forte. and hence will
undertake to write letter in which the subject
of immediate advance" &c. is left out.
went down to the marine barracks the other
day. and had a fine time. The barracks are sit
uated near the nsyy yard, and include everything
complete. fr9uS ommandants and officers quar-
tiers, to hospitals, bakery, carpenter shops-in
fact everything requisite TO the comfort. con
venience, and necessities of those who are living
there
Most of the officers or at least several of them
are young gentlemen haing from the West; and
IL will doubtless pain their anxious parents much
when tell them their patriotic bows are having a
terribly hard liie-one that certainly will at some
future time, be ended by death. Nearly all of
them are Obliged 10 rise in the morning and dress
themselves before breakfast. after which they
drill the men for an hour in the ward OF the bar
racks
When this laborious task is ended. the poor
victim of shoulder strap and a commission reIres
TO his richly carpeted room, throws himself into a
softly cushioned arm chair, places his heels upon
a marble top tAble. and. lighting a fine cigar.
gives himself up To reflections Upon the hardness
OF his lot. The only interruption 10 these sad
thoughts Is the dinner call, whereat he seats him
self at table whose gsrniture is fully equal TO
that OF Wizards, eats couple of nicely boiled
chickens, drinks q half bottle of finely favored
MADEIRA, and then With appetite spoiled as he
reflects upon the fact that life to him is terrible
reality. be lounges back 10 his room. and en-
deAvors TO kill the weary hours till the next morn
ing.
To do this they come into town, play BILLIARDS
patronixe hackmen, 20 TO the theatres and fall
savsgely IN love with Maggie Mitchell or the
leading actress. or. taking the magnificent ma
rine band. traverse the city. stopping here and
there beneath some curtainei window % sweeten
the dreams OF some iair one within by strains
sweeter than those of nightingales Thus from
day 20 day the weary hours drag on. and the world
knows not their grief
One Young gentleman that formerly weighed
one hundred and twenty five pounds has. in few
short months. fallen 10 one hundred and ninety
Nor l. the change less marked in Others in all
nav be seen rosate cheeks and swelling forms
indicating the severity of their labors Their
worthy PARENTS az home will of course feel fer
them. and extend 10 them their warmest sympa
thies. After spending whole day with them
l left them-my voice choked with emotional
hccoughs, and nv legs unsteady from the load
Of grief that I carried away
Washington Is Just nov lively beyond all pre-