Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-09
Of tho Bogus PrOA
elarnation IN retirement.
Mis- ssys. ~ Is writer.

the great : DEAD beat, his 'ais.liai NUM- "e
ouegre. was wont to tickle the literary pal
ate. of the readers Of the Edglt.
CELL 5,3ll, SrcoNp TIgB,,
Fort Lafayette, May 2.
Dear Eaqie In the language Of the
=. ,naruiticent" Vestvali, " am here
think shall stay here, at least till get
out
Perhaps you arc surprised at my sudden
departure So was l.
But | received a pressing invitation from
Gen. Dix to come down here, which didn
feel at liberty to decline. so didn't.
Bob Murray brough the invitation, Boo
Murray is United states Marshal, and he
n,arshallcd me the way | should go; so
thought it best 10 go it.
Bob is u nice man. he has a very taking
way with him but ! wouldn't recommend
YOU to cultivate his acquaintance.
You may have heard OF Fort Lafayette
it is great resort Of friends Of the Admin
stration-ovcr the left.
TIN LOCATION
Of Fort Lafayette is in the water, between
the Atlantic ocean and West Point
II is good site for a marine residence,
but haven't seen any marines here 1t is
inaccessible on all sides, except the inside.
It's ou.-accessibihly is what object to.
TnF WAY sor GET ~
| is curious, and may interest your readers
who haven't been here. You can't go hv
railroad or steamboat, or horse and buggy.
| The entrance is effected in highly military
manner, invented, believe, by Gen. Dix, or
some other man.
You GO to Font Hamilton,
Whi"h is Just over the way.
\ 30 pound shell, with the inside out,
is provided for the purpose. lou get IA the
shell. II j. then put in :. 2;lo inch mortar,
and ramincd down on barrel &c powder
The mortar is then touched of, and up YOU
20 You keep going up, about fifty miles
You then come down and land right in the
middle Of Fo:t Lafayette.
The artillery artist has attained great pre-
| cision in the range. aud you light exactly in
the center Of hollow square Of military
people drawn up to receive yea.
TIE SENSATION,
as the shell goes up, is peculiar.
| When you have reached an altitude Of
forty -ninc miles, eight furlong>, the view is
magnificent.
! lou have a birds eye of Bath, Coney
Island and New jersey.
| made a sketch OF il.
| I'll send it to you.
| Perhaps you think this is strange way
of getting into the fort, but it isn't circum-
stance to
| TIE WAY OF GETIiNG OFT,
which haven't discovered yet When 40
| III let you know
| The people who keep the fort are Of the
military pcrsuascr,--. is their 1ofte They
mostly wear guns or swords. and do every
thing in Il military way, which is rot civil
way, though they haze been very civil to
me
The fort is substantial building. there
is no apprehension of burglars. Sensible
people would rather break out than into il.
rs a hotel it IS not equal to the Mansion
House, though the terms are more reason
able. They don't charge board. The only
charge tina. military people are given to is
to charge bayoncts
The bill Of fare is wholesome, but lacks
variety There is
TOO Much roHk
The bill Of fare. however, is varied.
We have pork and crackers for lreak
fast
Crackers and pork for dinner, and
Pork ,ctM crackers for tea
think we shall have change next eel
as the commandment has sent an order t.
New York for barrel of pork
| When you write to me, inclose a bunch
OF radi>hes in the letter.
THE enetrTv
Of the Fort is select They are mostly
people ot Southern complexion. who hav,
been recommended here for the benefit
of their health. They don't generally sec
it.
There is no female society here.
Nor no Union Leagues
Nor no Philharmonic. concerts.
Otherwise it's pleasant
The view is enchanting Lovely water
scapcs spread before the vision on ever,
side As | said before. the situation i.
marine. and gives Inc the blues as | caz.
upon it,
There is no post office in the fort anc
correspondence is limited
Perhaps you'd ike to know how sen
this letter. \ pigeon ilew into the fort TO
day and attached the letter To his tail -
II You get il, it viii tell the tale o. its de
livery.
The pigeon + carrier pigeon, and 20,
ma gct him situation as a lcttcr-carr:eI
under Postmaster Lincoln
Somebody may inquire
WHY I CANE HERE
Ill tell You conii.lcntially.
The government is making extensions +,
its mansion at Fort Hamilton; likewise a
Fort Richmond. on Staten Island. The,
wanted reliable person to look after IN,
} architects, to see that they didn't poke
tle bricks. Tort Lafayette is half way be
tween. and so situated that YOU can Sc,
both forts at once, aud is Just the place /,
see what is going or.
: \ meeting OF the cabinet was called n
, me " h'te House. Secretary stantonintro
duccd the subject.
Inc President said il reminded him Of ,
story ne once heard in Illinois. 4 ma,
VINO iivcd i'll Sangamon county. ia CONVEX
sa,ion with a medical student. said he .,;d,n
believe in vaccination Say, he. III dan
do the child a bit of good. had q ch;l,
vaeclnated once, and in three DAYS after ;
tell out OF a window and broke its neck y
, The cabinet saw the point at once az,
laughed 50 loud that they woke I'M Sccro
tary Wells.
Secretary Seward rang his little he'll an,
sent for Gen Dix.
General, SAID William H., chow is For
Lafayctte:' '' : -
Our flag is there" said the General
with military prcmptness.
IS 'here reliable man to be found il