New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-30
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another days ride in mud and rain, and We
nre at lo,. r. Ha-dew.Ilc. Leaving Chceyes barn
this mornnr early utter breakfa-ne on a cigar and Il
Class-no q tin cuI-of poor water. the 1t II d'ided,
Ge'. " liauis asd portion going back t" LOOK aitrr
!. ie:v Of tie trai's anc what cosd In cone to
Get tsem mr. aud the balance pushing Ion this place.
ia, N. fourteen miles. Nnihng 81 interest red
On the ride, tie rain Continuing the mud and witer
liner, aSing. We were welcomed Of Gen. Wards head
quarters in the ns. Negotiable manner. and after per
forming our morxfng ab u.in q; 2p m. "a, downdS
teorv rncal--tho frs, tod had tasted for thirty
honrs. Gen. Williams and portion Of biz staff officers
role ND about o'clock and gave account OF their
adventures Returning frJW Cheeyes. they s""a en-
countered the causeway. Which was now GOV red 1ifh
WINTER Through this they plang ID on into null Gnd boz
until ,hey reached The train stuck fast In VIII I
vv,s n cordnrcy road nov q lake with LOGS foai;ne
ob nj mules plungng mp their waists trying TO *
.-co,. the nIcs no. with tneir accustomed osiinGcy
refused 10 be ext-iceic and wagons to the boxes III
,.,,.r The ynter had risen nearly the top OF tie
kes md he path along them bad been badly cnt Up
rendering eir passage almost impfacticGbe NotbiDg
dauntci Gen. Y pushed on. horse would make
ms.siep and oyer would 90 horse and orderly Into the
-prd and water Then would ensue the nsunl kicsirg
and plup ging ap9 snely horse and rider would extii
20 Themselves In sorac places al were up to their
saddle q rths in irf mad, thea water. then South
Carolina combination of both. Thus they worried on
10 the 81 all island where other trains were IN similar
condition 10 those previously described Here they
found that tbey could not get any further ownrd oa'
ysnnat the river continued rising and night was CON-
ing Oh aud they wisely turned about. Tcaching Gen.
Ward, bsadouarters % btorc stated, at about four
O'Clock having even sworse ride tho' on their wa!
hack toward Savannah. Two gentlemen OF the stan
decided 20 worry through 10 town. and when last seen
were both up to their pits In mud ana wate! sV-
!rg to oxtricato ,hehselves and horss.
Harieeyille might properly be called lake. water.
wn:cr everywhere. and the rain still coming down IN
torren,s Tie negroes say that some OF lh'se hea'y
fresAc. completely overflow the country and tbc 'ac'
that MI tie hoses tut upon piles and rot eight or
zen feet frcn the ground would seem to CONFIRM this
statement. Froia HarysburS VIC learn that deA'
Robinson, commanding Third Brigaio. First DHSion.
has his load quarters il The graveyard lie ads oacE
word to cn. jackson. commanding the division TIT
"if be desires 10 come on be can furnish him WIZ
quarters il Of the adjacent tombs." The pekets
are put out in boe.s from which they climb into the
crotch Of tree There is no danger o: en- attack TO-
morrow from any Quarter. the roads leading up the
river being flooded and wholly uupGssibe. So VIC
possess our eoas peace roll Up In front of roaring
fire ind sleep cure Of not being awakened By ally orders
from general headquarters or dispatches from the rear
o. all communication is .hut of. Rain rain rain
The p,sit!on occupied by cur troops is classical
o-ocad. IL l779 thirk at the time OF the siege of
savannah. Gen. Lincoln. with the Union forces wns
heumed in Upon the peninsula by heavy freshet. He
remained 50 shut up for six weeks. God grant euch
may net be our fate. WIZ X