Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-12

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Letter nromian oId.Ig hseiIne-. Boy e
Texas In BAFika' Army.
The following extract from. q privat,
letter written by Az old citizen Of Wheeling
who is in the ssth Ifli6ois regiment, nov
with Gen. Banks army In Texas, We az,
permitted to pablish
SALURA, TExGs Dec. 4th, 1858.
- We left BerNick, La, on the
morning of the 18th ut, and got aboard
the cars at Brasheat CITY about noon and
arrived In Algiers little after sun down.
We stayed in Algiers until the morning
OF the 18th, and got On board the steam
ship "Crescent,a of New York, and about
sun down left Algietg which is on the op
posite side of the riyef from New Orleaus1
for the Gulf of Mexico. We ptided down
the river and seme ume init night drop. !.
ped anchor within mile or two of the
Gulf. We anchored until day light So
that we might have light to cross the bar
at the mouth of the river. On the morn
ing ot.the nth We moved on, and a little
after sunrise We were aWay out on the
"briDy Deep" and Witnessed that grand
spectacle, g sunrise - sea. We we're soon
out OF sight Of everything save water, our
vessels and the sea,gulls that hy and croak
after vessels. WeEWere destined not TO
have pleasant time long. About dark
black heavy clouds began to rise aud
shortly after nine o'clock the wind com
menced. blowing and the rain fell. Soon
We had storm Of great violence and the
angry waves ran nountaih high, and for
two days and three nights We were tossed
on the bosom. of tho sea- can give Won
but faint idea Of the scene. Attimes we
Wopld be thrown from one side of the shin
to the other, so that We had 70 hold on 10
somsthipE ationsFy to keep from being
thrown OF by the RaYes, Every now and
thenR wave would strike her on one side
and in an instant another wave, would
strike her on the other side, almost careeu.
ing her. Then she would mount up on
wave until it really seemed as If her
masts would fall backwards. She would
stand poised for a few seconds, then plunge
down into the dark billows, and ere her
bow could rise another wave would dash
over her deck, burying her completely uu.
derneath the water. The boys were mat
as wet as if they had been in the Cult
One Of opr men was dashed overheard bv
a wave that rolled over the ship, carving
him in moment into eternity. After a
long time We made Point Isabel, at the
mouth OF the Rio iGrapde, the line between
Texas and Mexico. We had been within
76 miles of it for two days, but the seq was
too rough to venture III. We anchored in
the harbor about dark Friday evening"
On Saturday, the 21st, we Were ordered nm
the coast to st. Joseph's Island, some SO
or 100 miles. We anchored there after
dark, and on Sunday, The 22d, boat was
sent to the ship to get the soldiers of and
tighten the ship so that she could cross
the bar at the point of the Island into the
bay. 1t is probable that you have read
about this and the little ight We had at The
point OF the island. We stayed on the
island until Monday noon, then started and
marched II miles up the coast to bayou.
Our landing on the island was novel
sight, and would have been good thing
for HarpeSs Weekly or Frank Leslie's pae
per. The water was SO shallow that the
vessels could not get close TO shore, and
the mules and horses on the ship (those
that lived through the .passage) were
dumped out into the water And made IN
swim 70 shore, while all the soldiers had to
wade 70 land The boat We we're In 9ot
closer than the ship. Literally and fr1iv
this army Waded into Texas. =
p Gen. Eit1 Henry Warren came with 4 1 n,
take command somewhere out here. as
hne ch4tEer that he would not have ts,en
a thousand dollars for, was killed on the
Passsge by ~ tossing of the ship. Il was
Shocking 70 see the poor dumb bfntes q
crippled and cut up aa to be hardly abba "a
walk. WeremAiBed At the bay6vi u6fiI iJ,s
night Of the s26th, when We marched oTt 81
dark marched rs or 100, ,ySf6s 5 ont int6 "a
bayou TO the boat and ferrfed over. iraarcl,.
log after getting over ssmIleS.to canfr .
Only 20 Of The men conid cr6sh if ons ti5n,s
the boat being small afFair, made tt,iSf II
two skim y ith some plank laid from one III
an other, and padded oYer by hand On
the 2sthsWe m8rohed "a niles furfher Is.
the coast, and on the 9Th We marched ft)l
miles, arriving ia sigh OF the foff. II had
now got very cold and disaE Ereeable. Thev
have in thiz climate what they cali isuortb.
srs''-cold Winds which viii last for 4 tiay
O. tJfo anl then get pleasant aRaia. sal.
nrday the sthi one Of tho vessels ran no
aud threw tGe shots into the fart. Along
IN the eTenlns the Eebels opeoed with their.
heaviest pieces throwing shot and sheli
nnt doing l9,lle dana 0nSnnday night
meg CONNIE 7qFE mp everything In
side the. tort except such things as they
eonld easily .Femoyo They, spiIxed tbsir-
gans, blew Up 1 of thsir naaeaxines and
|syaeuated- On Mahday, the s6th. Te
marched on ana took possession OF The
works, Ehieh me 6fcsrs ssy are the
strongest they ever ssVs u eln't see vhE
they eEAcnate them ior i seemed IS il l.
Sculd. have bee1 l1alossible for us 70 dis
lodge them. - 1s.iz
Dee, 5.---E had "a iop last evening "a, 20
on dress parade apd his forenoon We had
brigade drill. s. are nov on what Is
called MAtagcsdH Bay. Our regiment have
charge OF the Fort, aud Gen. d. @. Wash
burn hhsjordets.to stay here until further
orders. Col Vashhurn still commands
cur brig ades nud We are now. the fiEst bFi-
Elde, int division, ISM Army Corps. Ouf
division = eouHapded 1Y Brig. Gen. 1sol.
lats The islaud On Nhfch es are located