Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-12

LJur Army Ccrresponlslc2l
FROM THE sTH REGIMENT.

Is CANF MAR AIr1ASDFIA, La,
Nay H. 1855
E3r3rf F-ss F-sss
Whs- Inst Tr-te you, the
principal Part of Gen. Banzs' aruy were en-
camped rear opelousas, suzhcl with victories,
snd esssr for fresh fields ef glory they, how
ever. remained there faraAout two veezs waiting
fr supplies from New Orleans The enemy had
been pursued with such visar that trains were
Ieft f,r II the rear, sr3 tho troors were obliged
to sabss, On half ratous Of hard bread, salt
and coffee. Fresh becf, corn neal, AMI sugar,
were found in sbu0dance in the country, and
were seized ard iss1el 70 the sruyi 50 the Yam
KEGS had rebel fare for a few days. The only
real deprivation Of comfort, was the lack Of salt
While there in camp. the srmv NSas reyiewedhy
Gen. Blnks r was .ometbu- different from
the gav and brilliant Displays that one usually
meets with At Grand reviews Of an Army Corps
The men hsd bivouacked for three woeks-had
not been allowed TO carry an extra suit Of clothes,
80 some were ragged, some barefoot, some had
lost their ucst army caps, snd replaced them
with rebel goois-an had bl1uses, iusteal Of the
trim dress coat. But the greatest change was
in the officers. Unshaven, with shoulder-straps
and caps torn of BY shirmishiug through bushes
snI woods, no fashes. no gloves. no backing, no
fine clothes or bright buttons, o0en raSscd.-
the officers did no, make the usual stor, but the
reality was there and then the music was some
thing different from the usual stirrine sounds
heard in camp With tie exception Of one or
r,ro regiments where much pains hli brIn taken
20 have the drum corps or band ride, or their
instruments carried, the music vss lliicrous-
tie rattle Of one OF two Cd broken bcaiol drums,
vas all that her,lled the approach Of some Of
tho rs-imen,s-but who carel the more dlap-
i4.tsi tbsir condition. tha more service i indl-
Gated and the men were, in fact, proud OF their
t,-ters Probably no body Of men from Yer
mont ever marched With prouler -tcp, and hr-
NOR tread than did the Eighth Regiment, st tins
Review. IS they had been in the extreme ad-
vance. through I'll the fighting and danger Of
;to cs7ra.-u. souov7 they took the Lad IN pou1p
suI cer,mony. and were the frt battalion to
r,-. bs.'.e Gen. Banks BY him they we're
complineuted, sni also by Gen. Wcitlei- They
Lad put up tasty ard regular houses Of houghs
for their camrz. aud when their quarters vero
inspected. they were pronounced in far better
condition than any other regiment ; they have
the fewest sick, the tevest strasglors,
The fewest 10 fall out from fatigue.
This BY the side Of su,h excellent corTs as
the 18th y. 7. and 18th Conn, gives the 9Th
great reputation, and an not sure but they are
in greater danger of beins spoiled hy PettInS
than in any other way.
The Il Of May Dvight's brigade start
ed in fr Alexandria and the Red Riv-
OF. and soon after the whole army were Pot in
rnot,ou for the SINE place- Admiral Porter hav-
ing taken possession Of Alexandra. nothing CT
nsr,icular interest occurred on the march except
the murder Of Capt. Dwight by guerrilas' and
the General. retaliatory measures therefor
weitzel's brigade soon overlook Dwight'', and On
the 7th they. with Paine'5 brigade, iormea
;nnctiou with the western 6otilla-the Benton'
the svit,srlani, the Lancaster 40, under Porter.
at this place. Rurnors being in circulation that
the rebels we're making stand in the piney
woods, weit,el's and Dwisht's commands peue-
trated the country within 35 miles Of Natchito-
cbes. but finding no enemy, returned here last
evening. weitzsl being in command Of diVls-
;on Col Thomas of the sth VI. was assigned the
command Of wei;zel's famous brigade
The original plan was, tbs; Blnss, ,atter reaching
the Red River, should form junction TithGen-
Grant On the east bank Of the Mississippi. about
the 18th Of May. and then advance on Port Hud-
son from above, while Gen. Hunter and his iron
clsds from Charleston, should come up from Ie
low. We have now information that Grant, ha'
inr lesn 50 successful in crossing the river a
Pcr, Gibson and Grand Gull. had ictcrmin-
Il 70 - - jackson This apsats a.
former arran-ements-anI General Bank
has gone to New Orleans, leaving orders for hi
ARMY to Concentrate 81 or hear SimsPort. pla'
i near the bead c; ihe Atchaialaya River, as
eight miles west of tie Mississippi and theT
await further ct.leis. The country Ves, q New
toTn and the salt mines i TO Il evacuated Is
the present. Il i Gre oi the rc,icst parts Of th
state-tho rebels have taken away all able bodie