New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23

aboard which We underwent packing, 10 when the
Istcyace aboard the Illinois was nothing and which
certainy nothing could parallel but the packing cf
slaycr Our boat carried three regiments the horses
and greater part of the men OF battery ana know
moi how many more. only know took my post on a
tc rise in the deck between the smoke stack ard en-
cine but up 10 cover the machinery. vastherc with
about ten others and hardly left 1t rom that saturday
night until near noon OF Monday not Iecait' was
10 the spot exactly but because could hardly
take step without tIeading on some one. by oaytime
We sot with our legs cHrcd under US, unuer riiIinS
DO, ann under which almost popped out on the deck
like kernels Of corn Oh an iron plate By night we
tried 10 sleep with the plnngng piston Nihm f''oh Oh
the hand lay with my head lower thal my iec' my
head my knapsaca, my ieet pnssen uP over ~
sbmldors Of Order and another OF our fellows with
lCaliehan's elbow in one side nnd h'inss hrau upon
INV breast. How dreUy was Sunday hWoho I'M
rcfresLcd There was water all about IFS. but none 10
he had for washing and not mach To drinS Toward
noon | managed 20 buy some hn' oranges OF calnh.
wafer which helped my poor dinner OF the hardest
becuit aud eoaisesI sat beef. We were In q great
strait for coffee which fey long timo, seemed utterly
cut Of the question. 1t length, hoToye1 Joe frny
"cuto" genius was inspired. just In Front OF my place
rose the esonpcppo Of the steamer ten or Twelve et
above tho deck from this. hot steam was constantly
Issuing. joe seen 10 eye tbs 70 grow tiousnl.u'
then 10 po,lr a handnl OF ground coffee into his can
teen partly filed with water. With tnis he came t
tie foot of the pipe; and, after few Efforts ne loose"
tie canteen clear oven it, mo INC CIV VI [
iholdng il by It's long white string. ~ was Az 'ii'
mcee,s Joe Withdrew ia few minutes with t..p'eh
full Of hot well-steepod drink. IS BE- squeezed M way
back bis place. there was crowd 70 rht ny h's eA
pertinent. The old pipe pulled away, and many were
ID, cc.e-makcrs vLo invoked blessings rpon Tue hoad
of ice Pray. -. III. o,
loroWdne eyerywhcs; and beneath me- lour oi i'ye
mUslets not covered over. got up N the morning ai
tood like G. Garth where The at.el pl"leet"h VI u.
mu'hcts had pressed int my back ana ess. ..,,,.
+ Meantime The sail Was Inonotonous ana uhih',i
We powcd along, stirring into waves me sale" ior
ror 81 the bayou-ho low shores IN either hand Waisn
W with tie massive vegetation 81 we ,o ..;rcnJ
Lake envroned 10y what seemed tons only wilderness
The grim battered old guuhoat that bo'sfd The cApe'
diton went ahead with canno, run out, examining har
rowly each point for masked batoref. - =
At last II Mondsy morning. Mhcp ne ioe
fied regiment or two were Put nsnofe lo the n,e
and found bod, Of Rebels OH nnd to oppose tne ahu'
inc IN q aLarp skirni-,. Bangl went % ith-p.cc
on shore which brought - all to our feet Then oi-
lowed roll Of musko;ry tLen presently WIZ heasi.I
boom the rnnhoat put in its world pun Oh hIohs
ascrrdng quickly ron lie rusty ports; then TIE cfash
lof the cXpl0sion,a long whistle from the h!ihe sh'
presently Jet Of fire against the dark thiekris on
shore and In minute two. the sound Of the burst
ing coming family 10 from ofar. 4 planters man
SION. with srgaghouse and negIG-cabAs st''d on inc
shoro; tohra which bnldirrf We couk see columns 81
men in motor under the white smoke cf The fkirmiS
which now rose 80 The tall trec,ops. Tho grim gun
boat. the "Clnon," guided by sgnhi'iags on shorc
sent out solitary puff row three or four nearly
Together. while, IN the panscs ewe-n these heaVieF
irngs came from the shore the fiinor usilade, INK
inr the peas into uninterrupted concert. Atlength
it co.scd III, enemy retired and We Lad opportunity
We marched back from the river into tie cane-feld,
u "a
few regiments and batteries pushed ahead AT once
bat we remained long enough 10 ha failius OF cohce
made mud passed hom Ran 10 uan,--delci.u MS enough
Under the circumstances. nder the ruO' % 10 sugar
lhouso Cen Grover walked 70 and fro with Ii hands
hclnd m nud head bent forward in hpKlon' thought
l wo Rebel prisoners were under guard close BY and
from tie yctscs homes and stores were be!g ihnaeu
In al ha,i, "a was critical moment. We had como
upon the lie heis pccody nnd the General meant 70
Win a hi eadc atoad which could not be spared. Nas
hard aground league back IN ths lake. An,r some
= DELAY however II aiioat again, and came up
- In the early afternoon. We we're on the march. We
plunged into "a tall forest where there was dense uh
der,rov H. ol canes tie under aud upper growth trA
ing hands together Ia keep the snn out and have The
road underneath q perpetual quagmiIe Tie roth MAS
heavy and cut deep with artillery wheels. through
vhose Tuis welded eEd jumped, with e'er. no" arc
then the sound 81 common 90 stimulate u.s. FROM TIE
advance. 10 the wood. broad open space succeeded
On which drawn mp the Regiments THROWN forward
In the morning. Here signs 81 s.Tiic npp~sred-two
wounded cavalry mems hurt ia The I.g the "th'f
more nn rcTnusls wounded uuied In his blanket upon
ssEcicleI VIC could look iorw ard now mieSr Nv o.
and hen the reports came back. could zee beforehand
she Whit smoke Of the dschsrge. We uouSit W had
come into a savage region ~ widcraefs'htc Aa1 pccn
c sLursf Of tie bayou and tie lake but once through
the bell Of vcods we found ctr..h's IN tmh.s Anu
agan. Presently so struck SIC I.che--he.e not more
than fifty yards brold-aoHius b'tNet banks thni
if delightful wonder. s.9yed aorn nun higher ahd
each side 10 the surface OF the ttroani-.h"nAs VII
elnnp, and groves Of trees. With sugar houss Ia be
seen Lcrc AID there Ia tie distance, and handsome
Vie were passing on in the direction ~ tie firing.
= which gTaduallyadSanced az Ne pushed hrwnrd mol
80 fat however, a 10 prevent our gaining upon IL
Al length We crossed the Iochc by bridge which had
Ia timbers olarTcd In several places The advance
found II fanies and just saved H. The enber "er,
hardly cold. Companies Of the I'D now depoyed as
: slirmislers. section Of tho % ns.s'ctGset, hsi
tcrv went out ncToss field under charge of straight
finely riding entenauti aud presently they were NJ A.
throwing shells into oump of irees where thoic YER
! rspcioas sgss. Tie siiImishers oloned out INTO q
opq lire with inery als OF two three yards between
the men then ads anccd cautiously toward Tho building
{, aud fences. As lie colonel goi"Ied by 80
- have one man wounded" faid ITO captain 81 th'
company behind the coloi,. shot lust Gfazed BIZ
W. were CLOSE upon them. and came to halt. II
was nearly nighti. and NC could not advance an 'h'
darlIets Over the itnCC in mont 81 our line, twenty
rods or no. vac our line 81 skirmis lcsi and beyond
Them in TIE gathering dusk across the wide PLAIN wt
trancd 10 see The little molins sTo's-tnc Pok's at
the enemy \ squad OF Rebel prisoners went Nv a.
ust taken Indcr convoy of cavalry. lhcY were stout
well fed nosonC 10 the bui,cfnut dress some IN Efiy
Ihoif clothing looked service. bic and Wos In ~ good
coalition the clothing si soldiers Is AAeIy 10 te duf
! iLg u hard campaign.
Here II something even more interesting. short
distance behind es noiiced very hands ONE pmiu
ton and nausoa down the road nom which comes
. ROW ~ haste and in much agitation a ritlcy hul
She il a mairon of Inc bearing elegantly nitfed Her
face Is iu u character she Is barcheaocli IN age
perhaA forty five lfy. but with hair siiu JetDacA
majesty OF "A noble mother of Rome. aud stops at Tie
lsfifrup of Gen. Grover, who hos halted al the eros
rosds Inst beyond where am standing. She has cone
10 inteIccde with the general FOR her son who mas Jut'
been taken prsOncf-a fire, fierce boy ni nineteen 81
ipycrty who stands haugty and tall close by, anon
"a Group OF captive Rebels.
DO lot him go g,Yera: he is al hayci" pep,etcd
, again and AGAIN..
osf earnest md stately in'crcCssioni Bn. the boy
ba beeD taken in arms and the general believe ic-
fused 10 listen. The negroes sas THIS ntToh oW t"o
miles square OF country here and four hundred Slaves
We camp as We ofton do in plowed field We are
sadly IN want Of sleep; for ausi,g The two previous