The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-10-08
Editorial Correspondence.
ON BoAnD STEAMER TEcUnsEH, I
Canf 9th l2,2

readers, we Iett nome Ou Mono"y 'J W
i. try and find the Gath Iowa re eiment, that
that they might enjoy the right OF voting
q for our and their officers, as well as fight
: for our and their country. 1t may be
e that it is expected that We shall, from
r time to time write Of what we see on ou1
trip, but to one who has tried it, we need
not say that it is hard to find anything
interesting on board a steamboat.
At Davenport we met W. G. Council
Esq, of Vinton, who is commissioner to
take the vote Of the 2Sth Iowa, which is
in the same division as the oath. We
left Davenport Tuesday morning, and ar
rived at Cairo, at 6 a. m, Wednesday,
without any unusual occurrence. Judg-
ing from what we saw we should say that
the first had done more injury in Illinois
than in Iowa.
At Cairo we visited the General Hos
pital, at present, and for some time, uu-
der the charge Of DR.. Jno. p. Taegart,
of Mount Pleasant, with our old friend
from Musca'ine, O. S. Terry, as steward.
! We went through this hospital aud
were convinced that, however it might
be in other hospitals, in this one the sick
are we'll cared for. The cordial, hearty
and jovial manner in which patients are
received must do them good. They are
made to feel that the hospital is estab,
lished and sustained for their benefit, and
no: for the comfort and profit of the off
GERS in charge. There has accumulated
shere large hospital fuad, with which
has been purchased for the patients an
abundance Of all kinds Of preserved and
canned fruits, and oil those delicacics so
gratifying to the taste Of the invalid $500
Here arc no goods of any kind from the
Sanitary Commission, as the fund is all
sufficient to purchase what is needed -
Of course this could not be expected of
hospitals further South. There arc three
"Sisters of the Holy Cross" who devote
their time to the comfort Of the patients
\ system Of neatness was evident that is
net often seen in private houses
On the afternoon Of Wednesday the
steamboat Tecumseh came in from St
Louis. We boarded her, ana found tina,
she had just been purchased by the Gov,
for use in Cen. Banks depart.
ment, and was on her way to New Or
leans, loaded with wagons, ambulances,
harness, etc for the 18th Army Corps,
10 which is the 81; b Iowa. We conclu-
sed to try her, and paid our passage and
went on board. Soon the fine, large new
steamer, Henry Won Phul, came 10,
bound for Memphis. Many who had
come on to the Tecumseh, left and went
on board of the Won Phul, and we felt
almost sorry that we had fixed ourselves
here. The :. 7. left some time before
US, the passengers exu!ting over. US.
We left at dark, but the morning found
US at Columbus, Ky. We had no time
to 90 on shore to see the place. About
ID miles below Columbus we passed the
Won Phul, which had tied up and was
taking her horses (she had over 100 on
board,) on shore to tighten her so that
she could pass over bad bar just below.
We passed down and tied up just above
the bar, and sent out boat to sound the
bar and fix buoys. While waiting there
the V. p. passed down aud tried her
luck She vas soon hard on the bar
We went to work and landed on the XIV.
shore 100 army wagons, all but the box
es and covers, and lightened up about six
inches, and at sunset tried our luck. We
passed the Y. p. and got nearly over the
bar when we stopped and concluded to
wait till we got off the sand We lay
there till this morning, when we backed
off and over the bar and headed for New
Orleans, leaving the V. p. still hard
aground. We soon passed Island No. 10,
and came to New Madrid, and should
have passed that place without landing,
had not shot brought US to. Some of
our passengers said that the Colonel in
command wanted drink We ran to
the shore and looked at this town as one
over which the 9th Iowa had fought.
Wehave seen many Iowa soldiers, some
old Democrats and members Of Gen. Tut
ties old regiment, bu, we have not seen
one that will vote for him. All will vote
for Stone if they have chance. We
have seen many officers and men from
other States, and all, without a single ex-
ception, are down on the Coppcrheads as
their most despicable enemies. We hope
they will be buried so deep on the 18th
OF October that they will never stir again.
Sept. 27M-We are still above Mem.