The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-12-07
From the Ninth Cayelry.


Cur veteran correspondent, Rough
Notes continues to advise us of the move.
ments Of the Ninth down, in 'R,ckenSack
IIavirg two letters from hiia Of late date
we condense his facts to save space. The
first bears date, brownsville" Ark. Nov.
18th.
The movement Of Price and Shelby
north, took all the bu>hwhackers away,
and times were quiet until about 2 weeks
since. Gen. MowIy, late in September,
with force of 10000 all :old, followed in
Prices wake Oct 3Oth, 500 men Of this
Brigade started to Fort Smith as escort to
Gen. Heron. Our Cav. except about IS
sick and dismeuntcj men, went with them
not to come back probably till Spring. The
day they started, 8 OF our teams with II
drivers, were out foraging on their return
when 5 miles from camp, party of bush
whackers attacked them, captured three
teams, and made prisoners of or 6 Of our
wounded men. They cut loose the mules
and left the wagons uninjured. The two
Transfers belonging to Co. l.. were badly
wounded, and left on the field: their names
are Brady and Scott. We brought them
to camp the same night, but they died the
next day. One was shot IN the bead, the
other Just below the heart Our Co. Cd
teamster, Go. w. Krohn of Volney was
/ captured. Two hundred men were sent in
pdrSuit, but failed to catch the villinS
About the 81 of Nov. our Brigade vert
| north to check Prices return; the 7th and
3rd Mich Cav. were ordered to re inf,rce
them, so they were not here election day.
which bv the way, passed off very quietly
under the Superintendent Of Capt Nc
Cu,cheon, strong Lincoln man, with Il
heavy look for high ,ffirr.) The vote
stood, 53 for Mcclellan and l02 for Linc,ln
vf our Regis Invalids. Their, were plenty
of REP. tickets here, but no Democratic
what they used. The Rebs. are getting
Pickets now and then. Report says thai
the Cav will be removed from here on act.
Of the difficulty of getting forage here
probably to Memphis OF NJ. the TINES Of
| Oct 26h, reached us about the 10th Of
Nov. News is very scarce here, and eae-'-
ly sought; papers sell readily at "A quarter
piece, sometimes for half IA dollar. Pro
visions are high and scarce. Butter rs
90 PR h., potatoes 25c's., per TO-,
onions 40 cts. per ID, -four % dollars per
Dbl apples $50 per Dbl, and everything
else in like proportion.
Our Brigade has been gone two weeks
to day, AMI we hear nothing from them
We are lacking eagerly for election returns
and the close of This war. Col speed the
Itish!. RuuGu Norrs
BROWNSVILLE, Nov. Goth.
| We are still here fixing mp winter quar-
ters and report says that wowll stay her ,
but that is very uncertain; an ORDER" may
set us on the wing in an hour; sucE is the
uncertsinty of s'jers setting down to r, s.
Our Brigade have returned from their
after Pap. Price, and rep TT that small
squads are crossing the Arkan| as, S,ns
South at every point near Font Smitn, aud
The Rebel Hid. QuirttrS III This Stare.
! which is some two hundred miles south al
| here. The 500 men from this Brigade, in
Guiding our Co. tina, left here As escort f'r
Gen Heron. we hear have arrived in safe
ty at Fl. Smith; but w:nn they will return
is a matter Of speculation. S"m" think
they may be here in a week, others that
they may not return before Spring.
The weather here is like n splendid mid
summer day. We have had few rainy
days which Knocked The leaves off the
trees, which frost had lposened. and now
the bushwhackers have lost their hiding
places This is n pleasant location for IA
town; situated in the edge Of the timh r on
the Grand Prairie;it is the County Seat OF
Prairie Co. Our Brigade destroyed the
Court House. a splendid brick building
which cost $500, 600; our boys wanted the
brick, and down she went, noble two sto-
ry structure 40 feet by 70. They also
destroyed the jail which cost S4s 900, also
of brick except the cells Of heavy Iron
plate, but the boys wanted the ptats for
their fire PLACES, SO they spoiled several
axes cutting It apart Better than year
ago, Gen. Curtis liberated large numb r
Of union prisoners from this prison. Such
is the fortune Of war.
We are receiving some recruits now;
thirty have come--threc from DEBORAH, to
Co. +. Lieut. Mckay has returned from
SILK leave, the picture Of good health. lie
is in command of the Co., that Is her
twenty zone in No. We are looking for
greenbacks every day. We have but two
Majors now, and consequently six Co.'S, il
of Maj. DrumMond who, by the way, i
much liked as an efficient, stirring otiice''
The Bayous are fl led with water from the
few days rain We have had, and renders
scouting difficult in these parts; We vii
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