Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-05

We make a few extracts from the
Army Correspondence Of the Omaha
Republican, as follows:
"a great commotion on the street in
GEORGETOWN negro man fleeing and a
boisterous crowd in pursuit-Col. Thayer
rides into a crowd that had surrounded a
house in which the slave had taken ref
uge. "What means this uproarF'-
Master very confdentially replies: 81
am arresting my boy, who stole my horse
and came into your camp" The Colonel
replies-'I understand you rushed by the
sentinel at the stable, and attempted to
make your capture by force, why did not
you come to me and apply for your man ?'
Because I had an order from Gen.
Steel, allowing me to 60 and look for
him in any Of the camps" "Sir, | will
let you know I command this post, and
unless you prove yourself to be a loyal
citizen, you shall never take any species
of property out of my camp. Was the
question of your loyalty raised by Gen.
Steele" mo, sir" Then | raise It,
sir. Are you a loyal man 2" 81 am"
"Do you desire the restoration of The
General Government 2" ~"Yes, ! do, if
it can be done on legal principles" "No
evasion, sir-answer up fairly. Would
you like to see Price and his army driven
from Missouri? (Hesitatingly), "Well,
l can't say that l would" Col. Thayer
then responded-"Sir, l want you to I'M
derstand that l have sworn to support
the Constitution of the Union, and
to assist in crushing out this infa-
nous rebellion and so help me God, /
will do il. I order your man into my
possession, where be will be guarded till
you prove yourself a true and good Union
man." Never did a vacant-headed, in
%solent, monied lordling, wilt more COM
pletely. The Col. returned to his quar-
tiers, and the mourners went about the
Streets"
81 tell you this as our Chaplain told it
to me, showing how we learn to Wait upon
ourselves in this rebel country. Said the
Chaplain, Mr.. Upton, "In order to reach
Warsaw, to do something for an esteemed
young friend in the hospital, / left camp
a little before dark, and made six miles
by myself after nightfall, along a road
well adapted for rebel ambush. Of
course l carried my revolver in my hand,
not that / am much of a shot, but then
from habit, I now like 10 know tbai lie
hing is about. Reaching the town, I
was told at the first tavern that They
we're not keeping persons since the
Landlord died." At the second House
was told that / could not stay because
the Landlord died at four o'clock in the
afternoon / then went to the third
house, and found that the Landlord was
lying a corpse in the houses There was
nothing about the place, they said. to
make one comfortable but | promised if
| could stay and get a bed, and come to
the table, l would take care of myself
They consented. l started out in town,
and found a cavalry stable, and got a
place for my horse-at a puhsS SQUARE
found a teamster ~no gave me hay
e 20 the Qu~artermaster's department
and got a candle-called at a splendid
mansions and stated my destitute condi-
ton to a c~ontraband, who gave me some
matches; and then, at ten o'clock, ran
about town with a pitcher until found a
we'll, which would have been stolen and
carried off long before, had it not been
fast in the ground. Having discharged
the duties of landlord. O%stler, servant, and
chambermaid especially retired and
slept swee.ly.'"