Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-11-27
Corrcspon aents.

Ntv OELEASs, Nov. 9TH, 1868.
FRIEND SAWYER
In order that may not become a
stranger te you and many other good citi-
zens of the stirring little town of Els
worth, take this occasion to ask the
liberty of reporting myself through the
colrms of your paper.
Daring such times as the present, when
people are in Il military district, it is to
be presumed that they will write about
war and matters pertaining to war, though
| presume | shall be pardoncd if | take u
passing glance OF affairs about the city
The last time that was here was Just
after the fall Of Nickoburs and Port
liulson. Since then the change has been
very great. Oae can scarcely realize
that he walks tho streets of the same
city. Many new stores have been open
cd, several of them large and heavy
houses; the river boats are arriving and
departing every day,orlnsing the products
Of the West, and giving Il lively appear
ancc to the levee, while the streets begin
to assume the appearance Of busy city.
In walking up Canal street one cannot
fail TO mark the change that few months
has made It seems to be teeming with
the fashion AMI beauty Of the former city.
At present, thera are thirteen war ves-
sells of various classes lying off the city
to sec that everything is conducted on ttc
.sqnayc. In addition to these, there is
one French and one English grnboat.
There is one thing in our city which is
hoing coaluctod very quietly, though it is
Of greGt Importance. Its success is des-
tincl to mark an epoch in the history Of
our country long to be remembered BY
every true lover OF the human race. Il
ia the Inauguration Of Free COlorcd
Schools. The experiment commenced
about two months ago AMI is progressing
finely. Ii | am not mistaken, lady
from our owa town-Miss Lizzie Eaton
leads the van. Hers is called the "Pio-
neer School" She says that she has some
scholars that can read in plain reading,
AMI that they are very anxious to learn.
Military operations arc progressing
finely in this department. An expedition
has goue II Texas. 1t has been gone
about ten days row, and we are expecting
soon to hear good news. long ere this
reaches you we shall have heard for let
ter or worse. The expedition consists Of
about ten thousand men, and General
Banks is with them in person, and | feel
galtc sure that something good will be
the result. In addition to this force,
there is large force in the country be-
tween this city and Texas, operating i'll
all probability in conjunction with it. |
think the plan Of the campaign is this :;
The land force viii operate in the Teche
country and cepse the rebels TO throw pll
Of their available force towards the Lousi-
ana line to repel them, while the naval
force viii move on and take possession OF
some p.ece ON the Texan coast and fbrtity
il; thereby forming nuclues around
which | mon men can raIly, and also be-
COM; BASIS OF supplies fer our army.
Tcxas II rev the great store house OF
the Trans- Mississippi Confederate States
in which thousands upon thousands Of ne
.rocs are kept When our army gets
there, they will flock to it, and in short
time sutGci, 1T army can BE- raised from
them to warrant US safety in telling
Johnny Cfapeap" to take himself out OF
Mexico,
saw man e few days ago, who had
recently escaped from Texas, who told me
that he eould raise regiment of negroes
in two hours. This mans nam, was Ba-
ker. He is is to be Colonel Of Texan
regiment which he expects to raise as
soon as our forces get into that State
lie went with the expedition. He has a
son now in rebel regiment in Texas from
whom he received q letter a short time
ago. stating tn It he was getting sick Of
the business and that his days in the Con-
Tolerate service were numbered. There
were others Of the same mind. They
never were secessiouists, hut ike thous-
anas Of Others, took part in it because it
was popular.
In speaking Of popularity am con-
strained to speak not very approyirgly oi
the slender sex" Their power for good
or evil is not fully understood not at the
North at any rate-I think, however, that
it is at the South, for there is many a
man iu the rebel army today who can