New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-18
From, the y. ". 32d. n. G.-Th,y Move into
Maryland - EItortion of rcnns,irn-
ninn~-A Terrible Accident from Light
niug-Heiurn OF the Regiment.

Corf.spon leuCe Of The = !. Tribune
Is CAMP NEAR bO0ssBJKo, Nd, July lfi ltA
A. you will perceive by the beading of the let
ter, wc have left Penney ylvana, aud not sorry
for the change. Oar treatment by the inhabitants
Of that State, with few exceptions Was simply
disgraceiul. There are some individuals in 1t who
seem TO appreciate the fact ths, have left com
Portable homes for the purpose Of assisting IN driving
tie enemy from their soil and over the Potomac, but
the most Of them seemed to look upon as fair sub-
iects for speculation. From the storekeepers OF
Harri-burg through 20 the farmers on the border 1t
was the same. SIxty-two cents for pair OF com.
mon cotton socks, worth, perhaps, % cents and
that too in the capital Of such State as PcnnSy J.
yania; 30 cents for loaf Of bread, cents piece
for eggs, % cents for IA pie about inches square
and other things IN proportion Through some slfaner
ne gect Oh either the part OF the state Oi fenry J.
yalia or the General Government, only about one
third ratiOns were issued-sD the men were iofccd
to Lay such sxtortiOnate prices, or starye. L nave
seen this column 20 Tor twenty-five consecutive
hours twelve Of them marchlngl on three " hhrd
tack and cup Of COtlce. ls IL Dot enough 10 DTeBk
down any sci Of meL-inOre especially raw ones,
fresh from all the comforts of II homei have not
complaned Of this before, because, while crossing
tDe mountains there was an excubci The supply
trains could not come ny. But for The pact week We
have been marching through the fertile valleys oi
Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the impression Ii
one-Io use their graphic ansuage-"s making
biz thing OF it," Ny own mess has been well pro-
vid.d with fund.-, but we have been almost starved
a, times. have marched along into the night often
after having eaten nothing since III In the dhy
wien IL seeIued a. il must sink 10 tho earth from
evbsn,tiou-as scores dd-aud throw myself Oh the
gfonpd. when we did finally halt completely worn
on. breakfast WAS something we knew notnihg
Of. unless the pIttance we received at III CLOCK
ca,o. upder that name. Once III While trpe
ncky forager would pass on bis way 10 LIS regiment
,rayoering under the weight OF two or three ioaVeS
Of bread, and many time haVe heen So oena,
oGsred for two slices from one oi them. III was not
the fault Of the company Teglmehtal commanders
they were simply pOwerless 10 remedy the e'h
The fe,lIuQ Of the different regiments seems 10 De
that at any time they are willing TO respond 10 the
Gsneral Governments requisltion Tor troops, put
tey will not siIr ali inch again 10 save nuoh d" IA
fefnal mean State H. Peunsy lvania.
The conntry through which we have Travelled IS
magnificent one perfect succession Oi waving
wheat and corn fields. The lace oi tho country 10
very uuduatng, aud the view, standing on al eui
nence. and looking of over the broad eXpah'e, Ia
superb-the waving fields before ana on either sue
of lis. the blue column winding Its way through H.
in many a siuuous shape, aud the whie wagons
stretching far away III the rear we eucainpeu on
Sunday at Cspetown, Maryland, and while there
were overtaken by d most terrific thunder storm.
During the hight Of the storm the liBhtnng STRUCK
tree under winch some members oi the oo.n tDrooh-
lynn Regiment were standing, Instantly killing john
Hoffman, residing in Eleventh street, New orK
City, and partially paralyzng Sylveeter CuinninBe,
Henry Newton, David Hanneger, aud Thomas
Whelan, all Of Company of the above regiment
We are now encamped near B0onsboro, surrounded
by heavy mOeses Of Union troops, but there
are 40 many rumors OF what is TO be DONE all equal
Jy untrustworthy, refrain from giving any.
| think you may look for us about Sunday.
A MEMBER OF COMPANY G.