New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21
F~ni,inr Letter. from Camp-Ne. L.
RON Our Spccisl Correspondent
ISLAND FORD near CHATTANOOGA Ienn
October D. 1853. J

FROM Our Spccis Correspondent
LsrASD FORD near CHAT ,sooGA Tenn.
October ). icoJ
When wrote TO you last was in q crowded.
hotel bat uo~ l sitting. pen in hand, IN Nah
tent with one Of the sides thrown up Il let the warn
sunshine in. Lhear entertaining variety OF sounds
Forage wagons ere rambling along musical negro
blessed with sepacious lungs IS singing an undnstine
melody; ,kisky children laughing in their play,
hammers cioking pet turkey Is talking oonienr
edly toitselt yard tso from my feet; and know
by an occasional booming the ar. that the Rebel
Genera. is besrning to nn tho threat which he seat
last night 10 conn anders.
Ancr waiting in dilnp dated omnibus on the steep
banks OF tho Ohio until troops from the Potomss
we're carried TO LouisS le finally got on board o.
the f,rry.boat As We snoyed of in the darkness.
soldier from Ncw.York fell into the water and. for
aucht know into the otAeg wo-la. He was In heavy
marching order and /; was whispered that hs We
drunk. Nobody seemed TO care for his fate. The
h!oolicr a wur the more appalling the disregard =
human life which Is ongcndored.
Louisville is svarmirr with troops Priya'ss snA
officers OF every rank mlpge the streets and In The
hotels In democratic confusion felt rather strangely
AZ the sight of two women between guard with hxcd
hayonots But doubtless, II military necessity
The fair seeeiers are said 10 be the craost and moss
successful spies They plot against us all the mofs
boldly because they trust In Northern galantry oS
exemption from hanging. Business is almost sas'
pee ID and from the opposition OF sentiment enone
The PEOPLE and tno presence OF the military thersns
daredevil look abou. tie city.
/ About dusk. in company with two Christian genu~
m.a who were their way 20 Chattanooga to aini's
10 tho wounded left IN army train for Nash'ip~
IN. soldiers were crowded into freight cars rousnv
fitted IN with board seats. ard an old pessengcrc~
WA nirnlsled for tho officers. Hero trials besaN
Room wss scarce and so We three with all our p"s
gage, we're allowed bat two seats Turning tho oa'A "
one No liftcd both, and placed them across sns uA<
work. On this exiemrors bed. after mucn cneuA''s
and squeezing Wa were dcyetailed, or course VIC w"
OF our boots so that We might not hurt eacn o'a'',
heads As night ieepenej, II began 70 ram Aas
toward midnight ralnod in torrents INC loo' ""A'%
and although wa did not believe IN sprihAnns !e'V
vers .nrn,l,s. Early next morning In drehehin9
storm We wcrs landed at Nashville, This 10 an ihsis'
r,e,ar, rlsoe with hiIy streets and broken side~hkA
!, lo,.d dreary enough to us wet travellers 70 wno1
,,r a,scom6rt had recalled cur homes AT headquAt,
,,aa A glimpse Of General Granger: HesA
\ 80, Lin straight aud stern. In hot haste wcs~W
LIVED miserable dinner before noon, to Catch tas
,yaip for which we waited In the depot III midn'sah
Aner twelve hours for reflection how ridiculous "
seemed to ourselves d.shipg down IN carriage inV
which we had jumped when but three blocks nom tae
station But tho tedousness Of our delay was or0as
by seyeral incidents While attempting 70 snow 70
more corpulcat Of my companions how "a walk mae
blcd into tho mud aud my nice new cap mlo s0"sH
The firing from tho Rebel batteries rapidly inoress
Ing. but do MI be alarmed for this camps beyond 'ns
roaoh.i Ihays often remarked In my own e1Pet'sHsl
aes Ntsgt Pace