Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-11
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long contemplated trip to Memphis, not
only delightful but profitable, we took
passage on the famous steamer St
Patrick, on-ths evening Of the 18th ult.,
and ct early moonlight found ourself
borne rapidly down the most beautiful
river IN the West After getting fairly
under way We took an inventory of the
SURROUNDINGS
The boat bad good trip, including
large plumber of passengers, embracing
great variety Of characters, among
whom wese Federal officers, Southern
school girls, returning from Yankee
schools fall Of malice ard hatred to-
wards everything northern, ex-rebel Off.
Gers, oserposersd but not sabdued, cot
ton SPECTATORS, Southern merchants,
pleasure parties and others
Being rendered the Immediate hospi-
talities Of that very prince Of generous
hearted steamboAsmen, Capt George o.
Hart, we found ourselves in bis elegantly
furnished psrlor, in " Texas" surround
ed BY several snbstantiais and many
Injuries, and in company with several
accomplished gentlemen, as compagn-
iona en veyGge, or something Of that
sort Among these were onr apecnIa-
tiye'and gallant friend, Col. D., Capt
Fosses of the U. s. Army, and young
exsC Colonel, Inte Of the rebel army
Col d. is a modest young man, strong
" inclined ITO visit New Orleans for
pleasure, and who would be greatly
shocked TO see his name ia fall in o
newspaper, but he added 40 little 20 the
pleasure of the trip.
Capt Fossea is q Belgian, who, at the
breaking out Of the war, took SERVICES in
the q. s. army, in which be has done
gallant service He "a an accomplished
and sensible gentleman, speaks very
broken English, butts highly compan-
ionable aud pleasant.
The young ex-rebel Colonel, is quite
q youth, web educated in Southern ideas
and views, and 10 good taIker, rather
dogmatic and positive in bis manners.
He had been opposed to secession, had
voted three timas agaiRSt 1t, but went
into the army under the pressure brought
o. bear on the young men Of the South;
was gobbled by the Yanks at Fort Dom
eIson, shortly afterwards exchanged and
continued in the army until the Confed-
eracy collapsed. He gave US the most
PLAUSIBLE excuses for the defeat Of the
rebel cause, and proved, conelusively, to
his own satisfaction that If il bad not
boon fos The moss trivial accidents the
South would have anceeeded lie is
Q great admirer Of VOORHEES,, Long,
Harris, Mcclellan, Buell. aud that class,
but despisea Vallandigham, Ben Wood.
and their kind He takes the bursting
up Of the Coufsderacy very phiIanthrop-
ically, aud believes in the radication Of
slavery. Ho has taken tho oath 10 good
faith, aud was en route TO Arkansas 10
10 TO farming. We rather liked the
young man, as be wes s0oh 40 improve
msus on the Northern rebels.
We landed Capt. Faasss at Paducah
at o'clock Friday morning, and at lll
o'clock passed.
MOUND cry
la trout Of which lie number of re.
Gently sold u s. gunboats, rams, trans.
ports, &c. in various stages Of transi.
/ ton, from war vessels into vessels Of
commerce. Above the ''city" in bayou
we had q distant glimpse of the iron
clad, which at the commencement Of the
war created such terror among the john
MES, and which did such efficient ser.
| vice at Fort Henry and Memphis. The
| q. 8. General Hospital ia the only ut.
tractive building ia Mound City, and
when the navy yard is removed the city
win dry up, except at high water when
il oveTfowss a
| " Passing Mound City we in 3 few min
utes ran By the monitors anchored in
the slream, and rounded TO at the IA
Poaa q
yahe cIrr OF cAlRo.
| This was our first visit to this famous
place since 1874, and, Of course, the
change Is great---indsed wonderful A
few dilapidatsd wooden buildings, sub.
merged by the great food 10 the Mis-
sissippi of that year, constituted the al
ready far.famed city of Cairo.
Since then il has spread itself greatly.
bot still tits miserable looking place
l.compared with orr beautiful aud enter
prising Crescent City. The river 'front.'
for few squares, presents rather q
handsome appearance, but back from
| the river the city stands far below high
water mark, and during The spring
foods several steam pumps are required
to Keep the city from drowning out
Here and there, scattered through the
citys we see n rather handsome bulldog.
bat the general style OF the buildings
display a want of taste and enterprise.
They have one ine hotel building far
superior to any thing Of the kind-and
to our shame be il epoken--to be found
In Evansville.
Herculean efforts are now being made
to redeem Cairo from the domination Of
deep water and frogs, and if the people
do not succumb TO the influence Of
heavy. taxation this great undertaking
may be accomplished, and Cairo be
placed on better footing There is no
doubt as to the eligibility Of the location
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