The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-16

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the One Hundred and Twenty eighth New fek anu .ne
Fast eaware che heaviest sufferers hsiar 40 cAn
&c ce tanned the loss - about Two naaoto
q which has o. courss been stopped. Up 10 ths "ur
noueci them has been presented Tor pal mont anu 80
whole Affair ia wrappedup 10 mystery II &.
BfALTB Or rnE TROOPS ~,
The men excellent health aud sprite The OF.
laat victory Of Gettysburg restored that condolences
in themselves their leaders which the ounghne battle
Of Chancelorsyilb hid 50 dam Cd They leel tneu
strength again, ann should Lee pay US VISIT ne WIN NJ
a worry reception. The will tsll you win
pride that their corps lost gun o. dag 10 o1
tic, and they row It osyer shall either
NJ. HEADQUARTERS sssosD Axns OoRis.
rAK PoroaAc. sept II. 1883 +
SERIOUS oAss DxxxTIoS.
oo.r. marital Is TO be held to-day on private william
Jones' Company e. Tw sn,y eighth Massachusetts, for de
sertion 20 the enenmy.
Jones left camp on tho 5th inst. and made his way
beyond the Rappahanncck thanking Providence that he
had placed the river himself and that nekorsble
Rhadamanthus. the Provost Marshal.
There is an old and true saying that "Thers is many
slip between the cup and the lip" So II proved with
Mr. Jones' happened that our cavalry were out patrol
ling beyond The river Jones taking them for the enc
ny-for it night at the ttme-bodiy walked up
70 them, calling on them not u Gre. % he
was deserving to them. "who arc your" said
the others "Uh belonged 10 the Twenty eighth hsssa
chusetts and have deserted for want 70 to Rich
| mond" He was al once seized aud brought back to
camp aud then before the Provost Marshal General
While undergoing examination he managed TO make
his escape and there was quite an exciting hunt through
the woods after him. OF the having got sight OF
him. fired shooting him through the leg. He was then
arrested and brought TO his corps The ball was EXTRACT
cd yesterday and as the wound ID not serious he wi
am informed be brought up for court martial TO day.
Jones Joined few weeks ago in Boston as substitute
II the case stated above it fully proved against him,
he is likely to end his military career by feons DEATH
Another substitute, named James H. Norris belonging
TO the same company ana regiment as Jones managed 70
desert when we were on duty AZ the United states forc
" in Richmond. Ee was formerly in the Confederate
service but taken prisoner some eight months ago
He then took the oath OF allegiance came ont as suost
tute and has deserted with hts III gotten prize
Colonel Burns having been leave Of absence for some
time has returned to his command OF the Twenty eighth
Massachusetts.
MIR. Frank G. Chapman's Dispatches.
HEADQUARTERS, Army or rax PoToxAc,l
VIRGINIA, Sept s, 1868.
The heated term has passed and Orchard is himself
again" longer melt in the shade slzzle when
battle in the mud bethickened pools 0 the Kauawha
and propose in few words to acquaint you with
what should have written long before had not feared
to try lest the overpowerng heat would melt It is
not of battles marches. any OF etceeras
pertaining to soldiers life, that shall write, for
such but to-day shall redeem promise long since
made to describe to you
rHK FAMOUS SULPHUR SPRINGS ~ VIRGINIA,
In possession, and TO speculate perchance OF
their condition The day selected for my visit to the
locality OF the sutrest of the cheated term
about fortnight since did not start that day with
the intention OF visiting any particular corps division,
brigade or regiment fully resolved upon going until
found subject for disquison, II had to pene
rae safe distance this side OF the rebel lines had
ridden from headquarters TO warrenton and from War
renton some i've miles further on and getting rather
tired OF the monotony Of the deserted farms the
horrible ROADS, double distilled heat and acute pain which
began TO act hands from holding the ribbons the
HERALD's geidngs, when all at I entered little
valley where old familiar landmarks indicated that
withstaudng the desoating changes which war had
wrought, had been noted once, and there was enough
OF interest still for the web and woof OF dissertation
aud nvoluntarly exclaimed, a. discovered my text
Eureka
Years before had made pilgrimage 10 the place
when was its glory and then thought 1t Of the
oveicst little planted by nature deco
rated by art Then the village teuanted by thou
sand Of the wsahiest, prettest eliest and loveest o.
the families OF the SOUTH The Mssons, and Pet
fuses and Lees and Stewards and Tayoes and host OF
Others krsater ana LESSER there oungng about the
grounds stroing the hills, chsting under the
arbors drinking at the fountains, gambling in the par
ors, riding tho byroads bathing In the river swear
Negroes ana themselves rs suCn lOk
do when out for holiday. Then the meadows and fields
ripe with the richest vegetation the woods and
gades were green with the choicest vcrdure the walks
and lawns alive with youth and beauty the hotess and
tenemcnts clean tidy and thriving hotels and teue
ments should be, the gardens sweet with the luscious
Of thousand flowers. the landscape pleasing
because reposiug the fond embrace OF the sngel
peace.
riH HOTEL.
remember well the picture then presented, and
enjoyed my weeks soiourn amongst its attractive plea
sures fine hostelre the home for half hundred
well be said to know how 10 keep hotel Its tables
loaded daily with the choicest and dsintiest pro
elegance and taste s servants were attentive and ODE
dent as black and yellow boys and girls always when
in their natural condition us grounds well cleaned and
cultivated under the direction Of skilfu manager and
the sick and weary, well as the sound and ardent,
could nd at It's well kept refectory stmulants for
their every aiment and vands for their every taste
VISITORS
In the groves the river the fountain under the
srbors al every stop aud in all sorts OF places would
meet some proud and pompous planter, with his
arstocrac wife and daughters and oseeuous
gay and fashionable Iohario toying
fair and frolicsome damse some aspiring politician
plotting Tor future ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, bevy OF poor
sckly and detected wghts breathing and wheeling
medicinal waters and invgoratng atmosphere OF the
locality would give them an extension Of their leases OF
life.
think that at that time peasaner preper place
could be found upon the continent than warreuton
Springs lust far enough removed from great cities
10 its strict ruraty, II still near enough
gather its hauuts these cities gayest and most re
cheche denzens; wcdged in among the mountains sti its
influx and outflow were easy and constant; place for
retreat and repose, stll OF meeting
the gayest OF ics cnoyers and finding there
tial parts which combine In life Of ioyousness and
excitement At evening. when the dinners were over
and the huge doris ~ the great drawingrooms
| were thrown open. and music and song, and
Jest and dance commenced the festivities OF night,
the old mountains would echo back the ringing laugh
OF beauty md the and glens and green forests
weud join in the chords Of the music with the notes Of
their featbered sougsters.
THg stKNc PICTURE CHANGE
But now how sadly changed is the whole locality.
Wars devastating scourge has passed H. and left
nothing u its famous beauty Large columns OF
pastered brick and lettering walls mark where once stood
tho great hive OF busy humanity its streets are rutted
by the huge wheels OF army wagons and ponderous
artillery It's fountains dry and messy its graveIled
walks torn and grass grown; It's pretty teuencnts
gone 20 ruins Us greenhouses lying level with the earth
upon which owerets wont TO flourish its lawns
polluted by the dirty camps of untidy soidery NY
heart sickenod when bcheld the change, and looked
about 10 find single feature that remained az had once
IT, entered the grounds at the rear Of the hotel
and bent my steps toward the spring their base hoping
that there at least the hand Of destruction might have
been sayed-that the fount Of health would s be left