Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-03-15
Correspondence,
Letter from the Sunbury Guards

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Letter from the Sunbury Guards
Vdrm Climate attending Chucd- Dis'ov
ally Of lis NembcrS-P?pp'ation of Kry
lfer-- It's Ika6itnnts-7Heir Occupntion
Printing Saioons- S'o,tS-HorstS and
CmIe-Mosq'Iitocs- Fart 7ayior--PriSes
Cdpturcd-Iroops .irricing Ere,y Ray -
Price ?f Lumber lI'GgeS- Tie .in,erican,
and Castle
CAVE BRASSAN.
X EY WEsT, FLA. Feb lG, 1862 I
DEAR WItvERT With the thermometer
at ShI in the shade. il is not a very pleasant
undertaking TO commence letter to friend.
but, as have promised to keep You pos,f1, I
must dn It or lie ia position that would not
be at all agreeable.
WIN several rNmhnrs of our company, I
attended Episcopal Church last Sabbath -
The Church building 10 large and beautiful
one and the people deserve great credit for
erecting IT, The Minister is n s,-orr Union
mon. md il struck r,p. on last Sabbath. that
Nr ir't no opportunity Of displaying his Union
sentiments. Some time ego some ne the
m"r hers Of this Chrrrh warP very djslovsI
and when the Minister read the PRAYER 40
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"' the United States. mad al Others in nuth
rnI,' they would close the prayer book and
IHok da-G"rs Mt him. wondering whom thev
shnn'd hang frst-;he Minister or Ibe Lin.
coin. General Rraunon (Cnpinin NJ the time
hearing of il, rn, an rrd 10 this dsrespect
ma"e them teEe the oath ~ a'egIanC. and
no" they crn say "hmeu" as loud and ne
heartily as ~" hes' Union nan on the island
rero Is nothing like 'i'i'r "moral sraspr :"
tor the sake Of tho Church. | am hqY1y 10
s't'" that rrlv n few Cf &c members werc
weak ero'ph ~ show "a, ir roniness fpr Jeff
JHviS-the rest nf tho members were very
glad that Grn. Brannsr took the matter in
hand.
The population of tho iaIand is ahon. fnrr
thnnssnd. consisting Of nnrroas, Spaniardc.
nnd fec whites. With tho execution Of
hve store keepers. the occupation of its inha.
hthntS is fishing, dpnlint in fruit 6n6 selling
not c"ti5e and cnol irinks. There nre ae ma.
ny coffee and cool drink s4ionns h.ra ns there
are Lager Bier saloons in the Everlasting
stat" o. Wii'i.nsport, ar d from that Won can
readily perceive there is NJ need of being
thirsty. As for rtazceting drinks, thew are
prohihted-ths island being un1or martial Jaw
u is impossible IN get even smell and it ia
we'll thnt il is So for 10 thia clmrtA ,here is
no telling what SmCnnt of sickness its use
might produce. The hnildres used Tor stores
are vesv large and airv. INT ran assure vcn
that in tho stores of either Frilng & Grant
or II. Y. Bright & Son. there are more goods
than IN oil the stores on this island pot toce
'hpr. Oranges, coming from Cnha and Mas
sSu islands, are very plenty. and can be bot
OF ihr"" Tor aixpencr; not snch az you folks
get at home, hnt real fresh Juicy fellows that
in pp'n Al
cream mode 10 IT u. Mnsser's rateut ice
craam 'roe2ers. Fish nrn ve,V plenty. and
can be bought cheeD. Thanks 10 Sarpann,
Smelser, our company is living hiCh in the
FISH line He is cOnrary Qnarter. Master
Sergeant, and on evrTv 6,h market morning
Peter is at the uherf srd there exchanges
our surplus pork and haef for Gsh: so that
the boys have variety nna are cnnttr'.
Horses and cattle ara very small They
come from Cuba The horses arc not ne6r
as hlg ss Peter y. Mosser's black ponies. md
have seen at home two year old cattle ler.
ger than those they use here for bepvas
There Is an article here, that ! believe
o"tbers the whole human ruce. and that il
mosquitoes. Those on ihis island are not of
tne common kind. hut regular tormentors -
FIX your net work ms Won may. yon will RI.
colve their sting before morning. They are
great on serenade too, end II one ia i'm polite
enough TO 20 TO sleep Gs they are in the mid.
de OF G'se, the leader will give you a icklar
with his sting that it is impossible 20 resist
hnt fnr my part. can easily dispense with
t'Adf kini Of mnsic and often wish tha. they
would favor some one else who can appreciate
their talents better than can
The Fort on this island Fort Taylor is a
very large one, and is DOW OF the most impor.
tance 10 The Government. II is rot rsar
finished, Int so much SO that the rshrls dare
not venture within the range Of its runs.-
When GuiShed it will have one hundred ana
eighty guns, and with thosa on the emhank.
ment on the moat fronting the town, il will
have two hundred and seventy Eve Some
time since tho fort CANA within IN ace Of
being taken by the rebels hut Cant Brnnnau
saved il by stratagpm. Men we're working
A. the fort, So 10 prevent suspicion, the Cap
tain every morning would march guard from
'hn garrison TO the fort, and in that manner
before ,ha rebels were aware Of II, he bad foil
possession Of Il. Mulrsner. formerly Ser.
eeant of tho Captains, who hecamn rich 10
the rum business, hois,ed Il s5cesh Aar m his
hotel, and ssut an impndent note 10 the Cep
tan qnesiing him - homo. the SSUen stars
by fling sante from ihe fort The reply
vas that II tho rag was not taken down on
tue return of the messenger, The Commander
would open The guns Of the fort on the town
and send Murerr- and his friends to Tortu.
gas to WORK in the hot sand and give them
time 10 repent ot their folly prepIratorV in
dangling OF tho cad Of a ropa. The flag rnv
taken down M MulIaner vunosed the rsuchp.
and is now in command nf cnmpaur Of 70.
hels somewhere near Pensacola. II is tho'i
ths; when Gen. Brsunsn arrives Mnlr.ner's
which is valuable, will be conlSca.
ted.
There sre large rumhtr OF men. .ofwsr
here and every day more are ,dded 10 their
nnmter. Fihy.seven prisoners we're hroughs
in duriug the last week from Ship Island, be
sides two prizes, ora loaded with turpenilne.
and the other with srms and machinery that
were on the road 10 New Orleans, for large
steamer that is building there for the nse OF
the rebels.
You need not be surprised to hear OF an
expedition being .ent out from bsre-eveIy.
tbirg looks like it-so many vessels 10 port,
more expected and troops srriviuR every day.
There are three regiments here uov, the Goth
sna siv> Sss Yoss, srt cor eva, besides