, 1863-08-21

JoAA uao 6taAo pieaen'e eAs111Aou' " w 6Feu
oy the steamer flanet, leaving Tue nfss COCK
above Rush rect bridge. at y oclocka. m, on
Monday next; returning, leaves ST. Joseph at
7o'clock P. m, arriving IN Chicago at Il
Pm
Camp Douglas Matters.
Yesterday morning about three o'clock, five
hundred and fifty eight more Of Molgan's
men arrived ut Camp Douglns from Indlauap-
oils. making about twelve hundred and fiftI
rebel prisoners nov in this locality. Another
lot is expected to arrive from Camp Chase to.
day. When the prisoners arrived, they said
they would lie down upon the ground in the
OPEN square, in preference to going into the
taz1acks-that all they wanted was water to
drink. But this they could not foye. for The
,eno;ned IN fnr several honrs Tbera Sr,a
one well IN the Camp grounds, from which
the impure md unhealthy water was greedily
used By the thirsty men. The Water Com
m1esioners should see to 1t that this mishap
does not again occur. There are now in Camp
Douglas about nine hundred soldiers acting
as guards, besides the prisoners, aud all de-
pendent upon single hydraut for water;
hence the importance Of keeping the eupply
regular ard abundant. tThc water was turned
OF TOT some time ae several localities In the
southern part OF Inc CITY yesterday morc1ng.l
lie prisoners express themselves well pleas
cd with the location Of the camp, and with
the officers and soldiers. OF those who have
expressed opinions upon the subject ut all
full fifty per cent. have lost all hopes Of the
success Of tho Southern Contsdesacy,-a1e
tired of the war, and nnxious to take tho oath
of allegiance and 60 home, OF engage in some
business other than fighting.
Col. e. V. De Land, of tho 1st Michigan
eha,pshooters, is Commandant Of the Post.
and Cant, James s. Putnam Commandaut GEN
ern1 of prisoners, under whose government
good order and discipline prevail throughout
the camp.
49, = c.
p,zoaa,ar Gsnera1 = a cav eomm,nd.
,.1 tSa r,rs+ D;r1s,on If thc 1stb .rrnv
.a7,>s orrnr of tbe Tanncssec ia n
+ox, and etonn3rr at .bc T,emont TJonsa
Cen Car cared ,n cxcel,cnt renutation anr.
IT, ,,,o -ac,nt c,mno,cn n Mi<s,ss;nn, :.
-, ~ ...n,,a,..,a t,,a4 ~. a;r,~;o. a..a,.s
the battle at Port Gibson, On the morning Of
tie first OF May, and alone sustained the
bru1t Of it until the arrival Of Logln's Divis
ION, and tho charge on the lett caused the
enemy to eyacuate the position aud retreat
acsoss Bayou Pierre. The next battle in
which Carr was heavily engaged was the bat
tie Of Big Black, on the 18th Of May. The
fight was begun and ended By this Division.
1t was brigade from tlis command that
made the gallant charge across the bayou,
and into the rebel works at Big Black, taking
prisoners rebtl force considerably larger
than their own, and capturing eighteen fan
o,a--aa nao, +,,o -o,,.i a,t-oao,.-s,ts - 49,
-a,- ~ v,o1ehr-rr ~, t1,a 1oth ara e,a cf
MAY u won ,n,oe"se a;s1,nct1on Tha wr5tar
uns n1,ced IN srch noeyt,on that 1,a con,a
c,s,,v sec the en,ena,d va]or dj.n,ared hv the
oaa iowa 1,e1onr,ng n th{s c,mmrnd vh,ch
"a orterea ona 1on,,cst bc1a ans of tbo ,ehs1
-ro~,.e n .h;a 1,tte, anr,ron,a,t 40 ,nd,o5
In every one IN Which Geh CART participated,
he displayed degree Of gallantry and disre-
gard of danger which challenged tho aduira-
ton Of al Who beheld It.
.~o..r,, - s1t,o,
Va 1esrn that T, Elic1 & r. of I,s,1,e
ava ohout n ostoh,tsh a new entar,r7sa r.,
this city. They have purchased a number Of
lots on the North Branch Canal, for the pur-
pose of erecting an extensive tannery, which
Is to bc one Of the largest establishments Of
the kind In the West They Will Invest In