The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10

80 III
- Late information frem aMar,..
states that Gen. A. J. Smith, has r,sn,s. !.
to that place, and is about to unde,sss.
new expedition it is supposed into ~.
sas. There is great activity It Men...
all boats are PRESSED into the servics -.
an expedition is plainly prepari,., N
some point. Under Gen. Smith 4
likely to prove . failure wherever ns.s
be directeds-~n s ss3 ~
W. Oar Texas Priseners.
W KDosAUQUA, Iowa. Sent = ,n.
1ditor Of The Ha.ek Eye. Since M :,
turn from prison, have receive6
letters Of inquiry. i am unahis' y
swer all the letters, but will mr. ~
general statements which you will - ~
enough to publish. ~ :. -.
/ The prison camp IL one hundrea, nm
southwest Of Shreveport, La. sna ~ ~
miles from Tyler, Texas, situated ,smssl
high, table pine and oak lands, and ~
be considered, for this country, hsals1y
There are about eight acr9s Wi1sss.rss
stockaie. A spring in the south. 49, ~
ner Of the lot, furnishes q GOOD sn,s.,0 !.
water-sulphur and tolerable c0oE ~ ~
prisoners say this water 10 healfhv. :. ~! NY
stockade IL formed by PLACING To- 49,
upright, planted some two fS1 ~ ~
| ground, standing seveD feet above -. -.
face. The prisoners have 20 buiEi ~
own quarters, and are very much = ~
condition Of the old Israelites VIA -
required to make brick without etrsr
II When We reached the stockade Ne
all turned IN like SO many cattle: IL ~
gate locked, and the consoliuky M
NATION given-"Gentlemen, vol vill1s.
nish your own quarters This .Was'rssa.lss
ing to men who had by forced unareS ~
driven nearly four hundred milsas ~
then about noon, Of vefy. - ~.
turned into this human corrxL Sfs s9
naked, dusty ground as the plsen a1 ~
habitation. Wes0on learned thafsSS ~
whole camp Of prisoners, nearly nlR1N-.
sa0d, we would have twenty Old. AN -
one cross cut-saw, one frow and - -
.gerSeod~shem sthe timber abeut m I
mile distant, w6leh had to 10 brou9Ae :
eHxeaIF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Eat the polnf =
the baYonerEfor YAeneverswe ws1&Ne.
guayds. Neveftheless. Ne had IN sS'St ::
q week, pretty comfortable ouart4rs1 ~
built cabins in regular old bach 49,
style-others planted forks ana ala6
sheds. We, officers ofthe 06th IoWar ~
rather an aristocratjc cabin ard IA ~
pretty well establishedin our neNF - T.. =
nations, One pound Unsettled mel - a.
pound beef per day, with partial ro111a n
Salt. Utensils for coohina:g one ~ ~
one skillet Tor two messes Of nfsen q,
twenty men each. SO We could ~ accem.
modatingand alternate.
Religious services: Each mornine sat .
O'Clock, Bible Class then every syenine
&C Q a IA. Preachinr at 10 80 I. ~. - a
8 o. n. and 81 nieht. These servioS -
held nnder the sharle AZ fwn 6af fraSs'
believe with one exception. the onlv trsee
within the stock Ala IA 49, varv f.tesiv
attended, 10 officers nd msn In 1Scc&
interesf.
The health Of the urisoners va su6d. a.
at lean fair- when I ~. Some ~ ~
entertained, however, that during IL 81
nnmher hsra cso ~ iV socssts !" .;ctr
hssith 80 800 rcr. 49, vi ~ H. HIM,
Tvman. Ga. Is. R.ksr. ~ + Hnrnhy ~
Maxveh Co. K. - la disd Hsc1'
"a. A. md Rutler. CAN. Omcers wsre 81
velIs 80 - 81. - : -, '
Afisrr ceme ~;th;n onr lira. 7 fov~.rA
u forSsnrh1icstinn "a The rcnnfv n:ns~
Where N seversI cnmnaniess 80 rrsirsS
IN sccurSt> Iist ~ she erc~s ~ eSa ,,r;sss
ners Of onr re-, re~; IN hcth of.,csrs "nS ~
Il c.mniT vies Taras 80 AZ - thoss ~ vh ~
r. IeH mon ma Held ~ MsrFs MilIsl
Hrc~ hnt i;ttle s,,1 tS.t ~. -,,,r-A
Iere ~. rchssa c<f -srs.3I- - ~ 49,. w.
~ HsttiA W. ~ III S.;re,s ~ -, ~ q
Nc" w;tho,,t 49,. -. - ..s - -
SInro 49," - !" 80 tSrTcsd !. 49,. a
sec.s;rc tne osson;t. wHh>d "~.ss, 49, y, !
rroek fS.t ~, ans v,c,sir., - 4t,e ,ssh i,aSc-e
iav nn~ 1; Is, wss 0 .ftor Az ~ tha oe,h
ssv<vniag.J The re6sls hsd robbed 1soi
besides ether va1nab3en
VIZ 1eJSns4 lug IEel We Tuua ~. w.
Ividitv. rn,v. Itwas 4 sad s,rht 70 % anon
he poor bows a / ala thaf ninht' md -
hem. some onawin0 .awavy 15thersi vee-
led and exhausted. - ia{len asleeb. still
,oldine their half-ezten err 81 TWO 81 r.
md. S-.f 1sees.'ET/
7 On3his cruel march. Can't. Hal.
%. ID. 36IhN Iowa. died. We bnrie6 fhis
loble Young odi6sr ia s han6somo sroye
- the banks q the Ouchita about Cd mila
Glow Camden, AK. our mare