The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-28

We Know No Party, but the
Party Of the Constitution.
Howard, his style as a Writer

We select the toiiowing iextractS from
letter in the Brooklyn Eagle Of yesterday
purporting to have been written by Howard,
aof the Times" from Fort Lafayette Tho
letter is an excellent imitation of the style
in which the great I" Dead Beat" his fauci-
fnl non, de guerre, was wont to tickle tho
literary palates of the Eagle:sgh3g
..'.s CELL 5,311, SECOND TIER,
FoRr LAFAYETTE, May "a
DEAR EAGLE:-In the language Of the
omagniAcent' Vestvali "I am here"
think shall stay here, at least till l
get ont. sserg st i-s.- gbsH
Perhaps you are surprised at my sudden
departure. Snwas7I4 EQ-J sT6J6o
But received pressing invitation from
General Dig To- come down here, which [
didn't ieel at Liberty to decline, So didn't
Bob Murray brought the invitation Bob
Murray is United States ma shal, and he
,narshaled me the way I should e., 50 I
thought it best 70 goi
Bob is "a nice man; he has very TAX ing
way with him; but wouldn't recommend
you tn cultivate bis acquaintance.
Yeu may have heard Of Fort Lsfay yette !;
it is great resort OF friends Of the Admin
istrati0n-over the left.
THE LOCATION a
OF Fort Lsyfayotte is 10 thewatcr between
the Atlantic ocean and West Point.
1t is good site for marine residence !;
bat haven't seen any marines here 1t is
inaccessible on all sides except the inside
Its out-acce,sibility is what | most object
t.. .rt.t+ Az.
THE WAY YOU GET IN
is curi,us, and may intcres: your readers
who haven't been here You can't go by
railroad, or steamboat, or horse and buggy.
The entrance is effected in highly mih
tary manner, invented, heiiave, by Gener-
a Dix, or some 9th r man.
You go TO Fort Hamilton.
Which Is just over the way.
u $50 pound shell with the inside out
i, provided for the purpose. You got in / he
smell lt is then put in 24O inch mortar
and rammed down on a barrel Of powder.
l.. hs mortar i, tou ;bei off and up you 90
You keep going up about fifty miles. You
then come down and land right in the
miidle OF Fort Lafayette.
The artillery artist has attained great
precision in the range, and you light exact
iy in the center of hollow square OF mill
tary people drawn up to receive you.
THE SENSATION
as fhc shell goes up i peculiar
When yen bavc reached an altitude OF
f ry-rine miles, eight furlong5 the view
IS magnificent
You have birds eve view OF Bath, Co
ney Island and New JeI sey. .i ~
made a sketch of it,
III send it to you
Perhaps yon think this is queer way OF
getting INTO the fort, but it ism circum-
siauCe tn
THE WAY OF GETTING OUT,
which haven't discovered yet. When do
Ill let you know.
The people who keep the fort are of the
military persuasion, it is their forte. They
mostly wear guns or swords, and do every |
thing IN a military way, which is not ci.
vii way, though they have been very civil
IT, me ..r
The fort is substantial building, there
is no apprehension Of burglars Sensible
people would rather break out than break
into 1t. -.t ....l o. 4H - "a
As a hotel it is not equal to the Mansion
House, though the terms are more reason
able They don't charge any board. The
only charge military people are given to Is
charge of bayonets.
The bill of fare is wholesome, but lacks
variety. There is
TOO MUCH PORK.
The bill of fare, however, is varied
We have pork and crackers for breakfast.
Crackers and pork for dinner, and
Pork sUih crackers for tea
think We shall bavea change next week,
as the commsndant had sent an order to
New York fer u barrel Of pork
When you write to me enclose a bunch
# radishes i'm the letter.
THE SOCIETY $50"
Of the Fort is select. They arc mostly peo
pie Of Southern complexion, who have been
recommended here for the benefit OF their
health They don't generally see it,
There is 40 female society here.
Nor no Union Leagues
Nor no Philharmonic concerts.
Otherwise it's pleasant
The view is enchanting. Z, Lovely water
scapes spread before the vision on every
side As said before. the situation 's ma
rine-ultra marine and gives me the blues
as gaze upon 1t.
There is no, post tfficssi 10 the lort' ana
correspondence is hmited' Perhaps you'd
Ike to know how sent this letter. A pig
con Hew into tue Tort to-day and | attach
Ell the letter to his tail, Ii you get 1t, it
will tell the tale Of its delivery.
The pigeon is carrier pigeon, aud you
may got him situation as letter carrier
uader Postmaster Lincoln. ssa 81 H.
Somebody may inqaiser2
s. = II Al Why I CAME HERE. ; Il
I'll tell you confidentially.
The Government is making extensions to
its mansion at Fort Hamilton; likewise at