The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-21

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Gsoas sailsd ftcn Nsv Yoyh - - 60
kssll ~ lsiltos, ~ Hillsh Had, >. g..
dssigsies = take. papsaee thence = our
army ands5 GsassAl 6ksssnan. ! accom-
panied she Governs, ed Aays taksp sons
notes Of the vcyags snd visit Of vhich !
shall ts1.bs1setsxs b6sior your beneas.
On Christmas day tho weather vas
bsaatifal the - alnost psrteptly calm.
the passengers gsaial and happy, and
everything pleasant al around. There
we're several intelligent army and savy
officers aboard, some Of whom were 90
s,mpanisd ~ their wives. ladies Of cuI-
ture and accomplishments. A voyage At
So, Ike riding in tho good old atags
coaches Of the olden time long sgo. 10 :
wonderful spur 70 social converse, and We
were as lively - bees. Capt. M. Gsvan.
| an old salt Who had followed the Sea for
forty years 1.-THE same, your readers viii
remember, Who attempted TO supply the
aarrisbn Of Fort Sumter early 10 1861
said We would not BE- SO happy to-mor-
lr,w." but We had no fearful fsrebcdings
There WAS religious worship twics during
the day, and not little singing of sacred
and patriotic airs. When the cabin full
of passenger al joined IN the doxoIogy,
| Praise God from whom ell blessings
How," at the close of services. thought
| il most solemn aud Impressive scene.
wish they would abolish choirs and return
TO the good old congregational sinsins on
dry land There would be more religion
and less 6ddlin! Bot this is depression
About two o'clock the next morning,
was usceremoniously aroused BY the end
Of my berth jsmming up against my head.
| We were then 10 the midst OF . severe
storm, and the ship ~as pitching to suct
an extent, that the brains Of most Of us
were soon in fearful state IT commotioD
end By morning our ssonaehs we're most
/ decidedly en- rapport with oar bead
works. Not half dozen we're st bsesk.
fast. The others we're in their berths,
miserable, sea-sick.. vomiting, men and
women, mot one OF whom csrsd. > row of
pins whether one lived or died II is the
awfulic.t sickness mortal ever had. and to
describe il is quite beyond the power oil
man or woman. The mex, day the storm
absted and We all got better, bn. the day
afterwards to ship got TO rolling, go that
our brains were oil turned crosswise. SO to
ssy, and all knocked into smash by flank
movements On the morning of his day
We were of Charleston, and being spoken
by gunboat, learned the fall oil Savan
nah. Shortly after that We had a terrific
1 thunder storm, which surpassed anything
Of the kind / ever Witnessed. Storms al
sea are got up on grand scale. A little
after dark We reached Hilton Head and
went ashore. 1t seemed as though the
whole island we're pitching. and rolling
around, just Is the Fulton had been do
ing, and dare say every one Of us stepped
as high and - awkwardiy as blind horse
The Governor, who never drinks, vas
especially annoyed at his drunkep gait 1t
was nearly day before We we're able to
walk straight.
On the way from Hilton Head TO this
place, We stopped over night at Fort Pu-
laski. nov commanded BY Col. Brown, #
a New York regiment, wbo treated us
with the utmost hospitality. Here we
saw Lieut.. Hampstead, Of the rebel army.
q prisoner Of var. Tie il. . BON Of Ex-
iGovernor Hampstead Of our State. He
ID in = good state Of preserv ation---fas.
sleek, and clean-and seemed to be quite
pleased to see US, though thought be
showed disappointment II cur not shaking
hands with and making a fuss over him.
AS though We wese going to houiss the
pitiabie little ours!
Fort Pulaski appears to be i most for
midable work 1t is very large. the wallis
ara As thick ~ the old csstlss of fsvdal
times, are pierced with porthoits from
their six sides. and mouoted da Lartete
| BY, know not how many. heavy colum
biads, which command the river channel
for miles.
We arrived here on the last day Of the
| year about ten o'clock 10 the morning
The Governor immediately weht 70 work
filing up vacacies in Iowa regiments and
attending to the wants OF our troops in
other respects. His services have been
Of incalculabIe value. / shall give You
the result of his labors more 10 detail, af-
ter my rstnrn TO Washington.
| The troops OF our State With shis army
are in excellent health aud spirits, anxi-
Gus to move again against the enemy
wherever he may he found, and judge
they will stsFs very soon, but y here they.
shalt go this deponent saith not. We
have fine SET Of officers here, general,
| field. and line, and as 6ne. trQopt rs ever
shot musket. Among our officers Gen.,
ersl iselknsp, of yoar good city. is con-
spieieus. He - svsry isch = Sol4ier. aud
is most heartily beloved and RESPECTED By
ell who know him. He il lookednpon, in
iact, ss che snccessor. 90 to 4Ay. of that
excellent commander. Gen. CFostsr, Who
| is universally spoken Of - oss Of hs very
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