Smyrna times., 1863-07-09

| -. ii - " p"Si' ana uG with them unless
"'iH'eu ,TI away by hls superior officers.
The enthusiasm being up. the battalion c,llod
i, ior AdJ Murphy, and Capt. Newburg respect
t9Gy, VINO made short responses During the
@lCerhoon the Governor was called upon and
ITITI"Eefsed IT with number of the battalion =
R ne ieit IN the evening train amidst the blIZzas
VI Vle SOLDIERS and the firing of artillery.
THE FOURTH IN CAMP.
The Fourth of July found Ms in comn tho
same as any other day except the firin[ IF y
salute at o clock by our artillery. We L,I
hoped TO have. celebration, but our line ofi
IerS were at other pOStS-we had not even +,
DOCK containing the Declaration of IndcnrnI.
chce--sO We had to content ourselves with orr
usual routine of duties, save what we could see
ana near OF the celebration in Baltimore
"iere the glorious natal day of our Indcucnd
i IIcc was rung IN by 5alvO after salvO of artil-
ier%, continued Tor two or three hours. and .t
! - CLOCK the ringing of hundreds of bells tb,.
chl'lleS OF which were heard with the distinct
ness almost as IT In the city limits In the
evening we We're favored by the same comn,n-
irilty with an exhibition of fireworks, which
from the elevated position of our c,nn yas
very beautiful They commenced at earII dnrk
anu III line OF about two miles in length rock
Gus 9l fantastic shapes and ali kinds of hines
oll'iI IlIe nour, Stre;mcd through the air to
hlle engaged in the evening drill tLa nov.
came that Gen. Meade had captured :, ,rrn,t
many prisoners, and that Gems Dix and Kcyrs
IE9 IiSd arrived at, and We're bcSieging Richmond
| we need not say that such intelIirnnrr v,.
clectnfymg to our boys" Vocif;.rnus rbnnr.
were given for the Army of the Potomac and
us us VICTORIES and m response to several patri
QUO sentiments. The battalion was foo FIJI tn
c9l'llIilG the dull routine Of company drill. 81
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cheerful faces imaginable.
There was another circumstance that trndnl
10 greatly enlven their animal spirits. Th,.
lIeillberS ~ OF Co. a who had been deprived otl
Cllcir chicken and gravy" and other nick |
iacNS HACKS Tor a week and were getting exceedingly
:, h"ngry Tor su thin good, were highly grail
aeo by the reception Of two boxes for the mrm-
1ers thereof, containing numerous luxuries.
t!lal ti produced the most happy effects on the
inner man. Since the regulation Of our
coihlhlSSarlat, our living has been substantially,
good but ours is the experience Of I'll oibar
Holulers' that military camps have not the va |
rleiieS y! ratlonS, nor the same kind Of cooks
anu culinary arrangements as at home. In |
Speaking of rations, En taNx0qt, member
from below remarked the other day that h.. |
should die if he was kept here month and
LED on cdhc (wheat or Bakers breadI. that he
wanted corn bread, bacon and M,Nrf :" th,t !
nc had never been used to cake but twice = |
week, and did not want it oftener." Thnrn i
no accounting for tastes, and il womb ltsII tsEn
DJelmonlc0 to satisfy the delicate palates Of ali
the 'Sardines." F" P''-'''e" u an
INCIDENTS.
v ne ne night after ! sent my last letter. Cant
ardley was apprehensivc, from the an1,nar-
ances of circumstances. that we shonld bn ~
lacked that night scouts were thrown out f,r
Two or three miles, the pickets strengthened
ana the men commanded to sleep with arm. ~
tncir SIDE ready Tor immediate action. Imt tbn
night passed without the appearance OF the
enemy. - WV
The news from home is very cncourarinn to
! our u men. he circumstances under which they
Io'! were calculated to make them often revert
10 nome affairs, leaving as many of Them diJ
when most needed, and what was wnr.n IN
many instances taking all their forces with
iheln. 1he knowledge that their crops are
pelng saved has produced feelings Of the kind
II nest ana deepest gratitude and gives the lie to
me OFT repeated expression of soullesS men
every man Tor himself and the Devil for Ms
all individually, and for our comrades in
arms we return our thanks for the many kind
oiilceS that have been extended bydiSintnrestcJ
absence. N'''''''7 '''i
Surgeon Collins, in his new regment,ls Two
DO not wish to tattcr the Dr. is one of the
very hneSt looking men on the staff'-our Col
I'c6yS excepted. The DR.. attends at this and
tunpowder River, and from his attention and
kindness to the SICK has rendered himself yrrv !
popular with them. wy !
Capt. ll99ffecker has presented Orderly Srt
A4tEa9rS, OF his company, with a sword Col, |
W liner has promoted 1t, John S. Hof.cker Z
of comp: F, Quarter Master of the regiment
n Our plcketS arrest and bring to the Head
quarters several stragglers daily. n
n. i. Smithers, Robt. ii. Cummins and
WIN. Z. Eliason have just arrived in camn and and v
we're greeted with cheers The troops were d
9rmed into line, when Mr.. Smithers made
hem an eloquent address of twenty-five min
steS IN his usual effective manner, which called
orti! frequent applause He stated that he
vas instructed by Gen. Schenck to saw that he Y
banked them: first, for the ready response Y
hey made to the call; second. that they would
lot be asked to go further; third that thcv Il
you'd be returned to their homes as soon rs 8,
ne ,exlgences of the case would permit. lie
welt at some length on the auspicious signs of il
speedy crushing of the rebellion. as eyinced t,
y the victories Of Gen. Meade, and the move +
nentS OF Dix, Grant, Rosccrans. &c. We =,
You'd like to give more of his speech but our d,
a is already too long, and we
hall have to close. r ID IT h,