The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

remain. Inere mas been very extens;,o
navy yard kept here in days gone by. IN
it is macs Of ruins now. - WI
will now 60 back and bring up thu tY,~..
companies left ut Braxos SANTIAGO. a.. "a
10th OF August they were crowded On ~
steamship Alliance, with lot Of refrsss
from Texas, and started for New Orissys.
to join our regiment, arriving there on ~
10th. But the regiment was gone n Rcss
Gaines, to take part ia the capture az -
Morgan. On the evening Of the 22d =.
started for that place, arriving Of ~
Morgan the evening Of the 23d. It -
very nice that evening to see the navy M
l&66 batteries bombarding the fort. ~
mtAi4g u the oath they concluded o.
had got enough of the Yankee sport 4:
our boyacall it. So the rebel Gen. -
concluded to surrender to save his own ~
con, but II reports are all true, he kas srss
put his head in the halter. some Of ~
troops recaptured there were the same or
we took at Vicksburg. Our boys wers ~
permitted to enter the fort afterthe surren.
der, for fear the rebels had some plan 1irsa
to blow the fort up. They had tornedcss
fixed in the channel Of the Bay for -.
boats to run over, but it was lucky thew
not happen to find the animals. After ~
boys got one or two days rest thew vent,e
fishing for torpedoes, and the tirst events
they found Eve. A detachment ofthe i0R
was called on to help take them out. ~
they were not long doing what thew thotf
their duty, q good many were anxious
TO see the shape and size Of them. Affer
they had got them on shore. they were ii
tried and found Of no use.s The next even.
log We were calledreH~ again to-ngaDrcN
With tive more. After getting 49, ~
shore The gunboatmen were haudlk5e ~
when one shuuA accidentally 4x6lol1
killing and wounding AheeuA 1t w9s
bard sight to see tbs pooh iellsws. soms
with an arm or leg of, others burned =
=. as negro. One man was handbag
the torpedo when it exploded. He has 81
been heard of since. William Keuch. ~
cox had his left leg broken and his Hi
badly bruised.
: The next day re started for Fort fiek.
ems, not finding our regiment here q ef-
pected. Arriving ut Warreuton, on the on
posite side Of Fort Pickens, We found ~
boys camped about one mile back from
Town. The regiment was In good health.
Ken hold Of some Of them, BY not hayins
anything to eat but army rations. NJ
sanitary Commission is q very good thins
IN the army, but it seems "a thoush iii
are stopped at st. Louis. Cairo
and Memphis, where the soldiers can have
chance to buy such things, while the
ones further south have no chance to buv
Or draw either. We do hope that the Sanf-
Fary Commission will see that such thinsn
Arehhipped further South We UNDERSTAND
Eh4he young ladies Of Henry county ana
pl3 and raise = patch Of potatoes for tie
sQMlers. II such be the case, we hope tfaey
Yfli ship US box Immediately. We have
1ad no paw for over Ave months. and Z
person would naturally suppose thu
xSaeobHkA would. be in good demand,
~ boys are waiting for the election dayto
'on,e around, so they can give Old kbe
md Andy a lift. You need not besurpriNed
4 you hear Of the 18th going their fuil
ength on the election day. Excuse hasts.
E. w, Co. x.