The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-03

lay on the sand. in a broiling sun for two
days. reading our letters aud pape's aud
dreaming of home. while the ants aud
wood ticks were crawling over u> a. thick
as ynats in June The men received
about SIS each, aud mos, Of them sent
$50 of it home
On the 18Th we again set out for Swift
Greek. where the Rebcis were reported
"a established 40 so,ne tOrce All day
the l7th and the morning of ,Le 18Th.
regimen, after regiment had passed us on
their way to Little Washington. "a. il is
called The forces were thus divided
The uain body moving directly for Wash,
ington, under Gen. Maggie, while our
brigade. Under Gen Spinula, went by
Swift Greek 10 open bluckades in the
roads, and threaten the enemy on his
flank But they gave us DO trouble.
"running like mad as >ome refugees
expressed it, The sun smiled down n.o>t
gracou>ly upon IT,, giving Us vivid idea
of the torIid The country Is general,
puor. and 81 ARE the ray >hacks" As
dsua'. thele we're scarcely any men at
hume One very old lady tottered out t"
the fence as We passed mittrring and
mumbling To herself; bu all could un
der>iaud was, ''i.o bad, too bad J. To
wards night, as the General and staff were
riding considerably in advance, he was
fired upon by some Rebel pitkets. from a
school house. whu Immediately run No
b"II was hurt
Early the next morning the troops
were ordered forward the pioneers ahead,
To cut ou, blockade They had proceeded
but a short di.iance when they found
themselves in the II id>t of the Rebel en-.
rrcnclments, now silent and abandoned
After awhile troops began to arrive. f"l
lowed hy the General aud lis staff Tive
very Intelligent negroes came in TO Us at
this iiace, direct from the Rebel army.
and in their uniform They had been
servants To officers They gave u> much
intIru alton of the country aud folks. the
cnndiriun of the K, bel soldiers, etc the
whole anything but hatter:ug for the RI bel
cause. Que If them, servant of Capt
Whnfort. gave ne the pass of which the
following is copy, aud was used to pass
through the old mill ii, New Hope, |
spoke of, "n the ll,h of April, the day
after left there:
april IL. 1868.
"Pickets: Pass boy S.anly across the
hill and return. j. NJ WuITFoRT.
"Capt Com Ourp">t.' y
Nuw this Capt Whiriort owns piant-
a;ion near New Hope, which we frequently
passed and which was always guarded b,
our tTo"p>, that we might moi '~cuvet' ,
hi poultry. ham or eggs His brother.
the owner of the New Hope properly. j.
an out and cut r. bel. always away irUm
home when we 90 there his house u rem.
devon f"r Rebel plckets as soon a. our
backs aIe TUNED, and vet whel we are
around every thing of lis is strictly
guarded not Il chicken, or "a pig, and
scarcely drink of Mater tnu>t be taken
on pain If ba aud chain at Fort Mason
On tie 2l>r we started on our return
10 NcwbeFne. the object for which We
started being acconp pli>hcd ard the OF er
*ing of the army having arrived at Wash
ington There was nothing IF particular
! inteles; jctur,ed on uir return, sd | uay
a. well speak here ut the methnd of rai>.
Ing corn, as pracrlced here, it being the
principal cereal raised A Carolina far
a'er thinks 1t Il waste If labor and time
tn plnw his gr"und for c"rn. There may
be- corn rows in his fields fifty yeara old.
for au.ht know He uses pow smaller
! than our coin pluwr, and with single
horse or mule Iuins Il furrD frum each
! side of the hollow between the rows into
/ the middle. aud single furrow rows eros
slng these al right angles about four feet
apart, marks The place for the hill aud
he ground is fired tor planting In each
c"r.Icr a siugIe kernel Of curn Is now pu!.
while The inrpfSIlcts are thick with last
years weedstalk> a. high a> one ; breas,
When the corn l. high enough ~ wurR
the mule nd plow turns another furrrM
or two towards The corn row, aud the
h"ei> dress it up iiltIs with their hoes.
aLo,btr pl"wing and hoeing >tlr, tie
whole surface at the ground over. and
then it Is lett untll another year IN no
case is the ground stirred deeper tnan
thIee inches. Galdrn> are worked in the
>ant way but | viii ,eniura that one
acre cultivated as We cuiti, ale lana al the
Nor,h wonid yletG as much a> five does
here With their Iilih. For cutlun more
I'ainS are taken and required, vet The
ground is far from being plowed good
We arrived in "ur camp at Newberne
after night ut the 2lsl, aud found march
ing "rdr,> again awaiting US. which re
sul'td III our pulling up stakes and ieav.