The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-10

An army correspondent OF 5he New
ork Tribune gives the folloNin0 de-
crlption of the scene at City Point. on tn
= snaes river. on the arrival and depart1rs
Of the Aorthern boats:
Tn the arrival Of the boat atabout far,
Or hve o'clock P. n, all ID cufious abonl
ere on hand, and the passenger Yn;I;tar,
and civil, as they walk The nlapl<. az,
Ill, s.,eed With the most scrutinizing eyes
ms - takes place from Bermuda Hun.
aFeas q bout nine A. NJ +, and finally from
LneI'oint, at ten A. NJ On tie arrival oil
ne ooa$frona Bermuda, AZ the Point, the
onstie tliateis over at the former place
rs place on larger scale st taae latter,
p.oYemenis are cp. and what fortnrafe
persons or unfortunate ones, are going
home. 20
Onicers and soldiers discharged, fur
lougued, detailed, or on leave Of absence,
sanitary and Christian commissions, del
egates returning home for good or for
awhile, suffers going North for new sup
plies, and few citizens at large return
ing homeward-nearly all with baversacls
and baggage, and every mar his own por-
ter, and every one in a hurry to get on
board for fear of being left, and SO as to
get good place.
But what comes here? What long.
neat pine boxes are these, borne in pro-
cession, each on the shoulders of four col
ored men Let me see. On the front
end isstenciled, /" Head :" on each side,
''embalmed by --, Warranted ION
the top of the box is an inscril ,tion giving
the name and rank Of an officer, the reei-
ment or other organization to which he
belonged, when and where killed, &c.,
followed by the Express mark to consign-
ee, &C., and near to the foot the trade
mark of the embalmer.
This explains it ALL Here are others
going home-to their long home-reliey-
ed from duty here, to report in other
spheres of usefulness. How calm and
mute is their passage They 90 silently
down the plank. No pass is demanded
of their sable carriers; no questions asked
or answered. They are laid upon the bier
prepared for them. The American flag is
spread upon the long row of boxes. All is
noise and hustle around, but these depart.
ed heroes still slumber on, all ll-obliyious Of
the warlike scenes ranspiring far and
near
But what comes here? What wal
WON CHESTS ana trunks are those comm &
abosId? Let me see. Oh. this is the
baggage of those deceased officers accom-
panying their remains home. See they
are marked the Effects Of so and so, O.
such a regiment, killed at such time
and place, aud are consigned to the sam
parties as the busial cases, respectively
And here will be fresh trouble. Oh, ths
h0rrors of war1- Ala, the. .raisssries -of slliz.
union and slavery God of mercies, have
mercy on the bereayed b. This war, ano
defend the right.
But here comes the army mail aboard
Let's see! Twenty bags or go on ths
backs of as many colored men, coming
in single file These, no doubt, beal
many consultations 10 these new mourners
They also bear many messages OF love ans
affection to those who are not yet mourn
ers, and, tits to be hoped, viii not be by
this war"
- All aboard Cast off that line there z
and the proud steamer. with plashinl
wheels and banners flying, with its pre-
cious freight. living and dead, moves ma
,iesticslly off down.the romantic and elias
sic James river.