The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-12


no chares 10 wash, unlesa By going
ashore. There we're great many ru
more ss TO what was going on, assigning
the reasons for keeping us on board.
chat Gen. Foster would no, land bis
troops, ss they would falI into Gen. Huo-
'sr's command; 20 we would have 10 wait
until Gen. Foster could 20 to Washing.
ton and return" Let that be As II may
We are now 10 Gen. Hunter's command.
and ,Nsgles's division. After . con6ns.
meDtO Of sixteen days on his hlthy trans
port, we we're permit,ed 10 set foot on the
soil sgsin, 10 breathe The pure air. snd
stretch our Tired limbs. We secrived
. mail since We landed, bot news was
very scarce. We get but little news
from The North. TIE latest war new,
was Of the 3lst nit. We are meutslly
starving for news, or something 10 read
Never did l experience . greater desire
for iood wh'U I was hungry. than l have
for news siucs We lett Suffolk.
1.-THE entire army Is as quiet as IL /.
here. there would be but few lives lost.
Nothing has occurred in the way Of at
iackiug tie enemy except the csptsin Of
British vessel BY our blocksding squad
ron 10 Charleston harbor. This was
valuable cargo. coniistin2 Of two iron
monitors. The prize was valued at two
million dollars. Our loss was tie diss.
bling of one of our gunbOss and the
capture Of lnulbsr. Perhaps the ofBcial
report has reached ypp ere this aud the
Ipsriculais given. This 10 repor,sd here
and our only authority. This is given ss
received.
! The Injuries this island affords are
oranges and oysters. A few Of tho for.
mor have been obtained at an orchard .
few miles distant. but the latter can be
got at the beds or anywhere until We
are tired Of seeing them.
We have received four months pay
which pays up 10 the 3oth. We were
more lucky than some Of our brigade and
even then some Of our regiment
Companies B, land G were not paid, a,
the green backs would hot reach oil
round. So lots were cas-, ~ to VIA,
Companies should be paid. aud Company
D was one of that nuulbsr. Since then
We have been f,asling on what We want,
ed except soft bread. But few Of III.
suffers have landed any Of theil stores
but almost anything can be had BY going
10 the schoOners. Nearly every fifth mar
in the 62d is siuleriog and making qait,
q profit The best of eating apples car
be had at Sc per barrel then retail a,
two for Eve cprts. making from Two ts
four dollars. Butter is SO cts pr pound
hams I6cts. and -four Gets per pound.
The weather is as beautiful as in May
have seen as cold weather 10 Ohio il
April as | have seen any tims this via
ter. Overcoats and glove, would be o
little account II the winters we're no
colder. The only snow that l saw rs
st Suffolk on the let Of November.
The health Of the regimen. is ex cl
lsnt--pous arc in the hospital and nom
have been sent there since our arrivs
here. A healthier set Of men y nsve
, , saw. Always ready for their ratious will
appe,ites equal TO and ready for an,
emergency. A short sketch Of the Gull
nary department and will close. Las
evening we had apple fritters for supp !
and for dinner today we had apple dump
lngs With nice dip made OF concsutr4,e
milk. l, made mo think Of my mother
' table, and even though the dish was "a
!. Inferior to htI's. yet the name rsfsrre
' me lack 10 the days Of PLEASURE, and W.
asa nation. knew it not. But as ou
Government that guaranteed such libel
ties as those we enjoyed in former days
now a, stake, wa will endure all that
: common TO soldiers with patience. Ma
peace, love and friendship be restored I
our land, aud We. as nation Nortt
South, East and West remain one and il
ssparahle., .,. .,t ,,.. .-.r
Hold on good news Ths report
now from headauar!sr. BY Lisnt R;ssltl
that Savannah was captured BY our gur
bOals yesterday; 'l:o q rebel ram d.
y s,royed. This is credited BY all. as col
stan, and heavy canponadiug was hear
!, in that direction nearly all day,
n Yours as ever, s,..r...
! e- Corp, W. B! STOLTZ,
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AL From the 09th Regiment. ~,
10 CAMP ON rHE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA,