, 1863-09-22
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago TsIbuus, ]
D1G BLACK RIVER, Sept. Is, 1863.

question Of it-whfch Is the right hand sids
Of person. justine same Of stream. 1
stream flows South, the west bank;wiu bE
the right hand shore. JuEt as the course O.
person Is defined J, SO that Of stream. L
f>you are sailing up the stream, yonr right vii
be the left of:the stream Ii 5ou speak Of it
IT," With this for depression; and hoping you
readers N1u remember, for. It is often neces
gary for correspondence tto treat. Of contests
on the margin Of rivers, and rs they are somt
Of them tooczooked for even .the points q
the compass, it can always BE- explained b.
the right OF left bank 50 !:
The force Of Gen. Sherman Ia upon tht
right bank, and al upon; the left is Dixie, II
Is a guerilla infested country; devoid Of honol
and provisions. The paupers who: dwell
there are the recipients Of Uncle sampel's
bounty, and come to beg from day to day. Il
Is one Of the characteristics Of this highm{nd,
ed people, that they are not too proud;to bea
or steal. One Of the most humiliatlng mem.
ories OF the coming generation, descendants
Of this people, will be that their ancestors
were not too proud to heg bread Of de.
spfsed foe, md that their word Of honor was
! raught when given to m enemy.
They come into our lines and craye favora
OF officers, and then turn upon them BY civ.
ing that bread to guerillas who are notorious.
| y Fulainous. II they can get possession Of a
negro from our side the river, aud he Is souna
they sell him; II unsound, they hang OF shoot
| him. Many negroes have been murdered in
this manner. That terrible retributlon some.
times follows tEem Is not to be wondered at.
| PAID OFF.
| Who 50 happy az a soldier Just paid off =
He ts now ready to buy anything that is for
sale, from whiatle II a brass watch. The
snfiers bnow this, and lure the tempting vic
tim With all Binds Of tempting baits. Tbs 18th
has just been paid Of, and the boys are max
ing their thirteen 1ly. One goes In for q two
dollar pocket book to hold Ills chips; another
gold ' '''~
Lemonade, made Of brown sugar and acid,
With few lemon skins for appearance sake
tie same skins doing dnty Tor q week at
time; In fact, dozen lemons Will do for
whole BcaFon+ Ginger beer foams fom KEGS
IN shady places, and the Royal Bourbon skulls
IN fIescadee, fearful If an nrrebt. It is sin
gutar tact, that, while citizen cannot ret
d1op Of this, to some people, grateful heycr-
age, In camp soldier can unearth him.
How simple are these children in some
fhirge. With their money they are discon.
tented, and while 1t lasts they cannot rest
they will live on canned fruits and oy.ters
nuts and rsteins; cakes and rilla}nons beer.
until their money Is gone, then they are con
tent to ,eeale toe inner nan with the ire
pre6sIble po1k and beane.
nEALTn AND CONDITION
Of the army seems to be subject of constant
Misrepresentation with you ut home. The
dear ones who nurse gWeet hopes OF . happy
reunion at the close OF the "ar, arc kept II 4
fever OF excitement. on account Of rnmors In
Northern papers, Of sickness and great NOR.
ta]ity among the troops. How does this
eomet 1t is plain to me. Persons visiting
here 60 10 the cemetery and see great nun
her Of new graves.
They forget that we have city of men lar:
ger than yours, aId that as laEge nombsr
would pass from time to eternity eyen in CHI
cagc. Iteu you thst theirs bus NOS been
single case Of yellow fever aboye tbs Laza.
rettoat New Orleans this summer There
taTe eeen no epidemice Id thearmy, not 1nach
ttTeT. some disorders Of the stoma.h induced
" m,Rkr9depee; ,RIk, :. s;; some M pulmonary diseases,
Eroes has been great, from the fact that they
are p1nserbially more imprudent. Too indif.
ferent to take care Of themselves. too lazy to
Keep clean, too careless to properly cook
thsir lattont; Heretofore they. had only rice,
moaests 9ao stI and bacon-aoW they hare beef, eof
Tee, PORK, 11ca and beans-ha1d bread instead
Of eorn-meal. The change IS gra t one, aud
to thtm more than they are prenared fnr +
hope that these damaging reports Of tll.health
OF troops will cea. e for this saka Of those At
home, who have enough to anticipate In tho
way ct Ill without that Of sickness.
TIE wE.THrr
.hat etS H. .n.st tlpst sas s1eited Sou; would
bare Eery warm and dry weather, and have
Lad more dust than eFer cav before. ID
eorr c3i,na ~ .ae copi ana refreshing nights OF
s,. suu. LINE, We Me unco!ereo, saye With
ai,s Iu.su Ivy ~ nes LESS las1anous N1t!e fellows
~ nsa onu ~ r,,e aee.; aay Ut 4gat. Ine bso Ia
Vs. 1aora uay ,, III H. 1e; aae AM 9ot more
"1ss' .sa4e n eat tne smauest part Of your net
s1 "pen ano ne nnos = ana enters to bcguile the
nn s.t touss tnat are noI tsste!e.s 70 hEm:
One aroe1 anu tney leage Us, but that Is Still
aiaF VII
IN AND AROUND V1CKsDURG.
The city Is unusually dull and dusty at
preacht- There arc fever stranpeys: Than
psual, and thanIs to the lore Of rsin. va
You can geta cool drfuk Of water for Il dina
and to dusty, thirsty traveller. It is cbean..
We can get no wine. EXCEPT at most ev,
t1assgant pIices. Fresh vegetables. exccot
potatoes, are not to be had 1t alL stiji Te
live ard more, and have our being.
ged, so tlat email garrison can defsnd IL
some fine houses have been torn down fn
make room for them. No matter wbat pIonn5
or house stands Id the Way, It must more.
One tine house at the railroad crossing, ,thst
viii te Remembered as the castle, being In
me style Of . Norman stronghold, with bat |
uentnte, 1o1Iete, etc. Tilt so1TY to sec 1t !
comG Gown, but war has no sentiment, and |
'epsA!on 70 fympafbT. /
A. inc oepot the.e i an improvement go.
ltg on WORTHY Of nention-an Inclined plsoo |
70 70 a5aT goods from the river to the railway,
nsrirt.na1Gtyy ~ ty 4 euEane 3 & 20. Cooloaugh, 90.
Capt, Hjckenlonner ana Caat ~ Taas;};;. e o. u;
niIl be great sayeT cf horse e 1ah6r es ~, -
ltyee ia n1,ite steer, md iificn1t a ~ ~ ans
Coucsruirg movements thara u "a no3h,,
neH. OF cn1ree yon Enow tba+ e>na1 ne1.utt.s
been reipfrced TO as preat an e~tent eess &c 1as
' $500 "n1 se''le 1Aihansas'
3.SAs1RE SEARCHING
mas ptea csrr1td to considerable extent in
1he ~ vicinity, and sometimes with success.
tnG1e Ages moman here whose husband is
- she fsoet army and she pentioner OF this |
go:elnment. she u rery bitter on the Union
Ihau t1sa s1a oteseaess ol psop1e. ssems that
has arS arnnneJ Il ~ ~ the oss.a ~ W e.tong
eoed. Bet Il came to uass fhat as eoId;;ers
we're drawing wafer nj fhe cisfern +hot the
cctton cord Sas ioneed and fi,e bnckat s s1,ri ,u
to tie betteu2 TO get Il vas fbefr ende1vnr
which fi.hsd m 1ha Iosf ,ps,snsa I H. 49,.
man hsd caltaf1 them thieves n ths;. ~ ~
mi rfTrnmsssncss niser csaas Sta Nstta, .aSso,
HEM md tbeV "avs m the n,cnos ne n1tt@tea Hhat
r. mmen;srv IN efhs;r pwn ~ .nrie. "Ias
Wenit- fhat onr men 3,ecome wa,rv atS ~ s1an Nv
der rnd do fhe thinns fhnt ~. nrcrhsa;eHat ~.
them at times-fhey would be more Imam hn.
nan If they did othcr. :. :.
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