, 1869-06-27


dred and nsry miles, was one Of the mot interest,"
ing ever made npyrherc, Besides the Conted-
eratc of1ces, here were tesezaI exchanged
and some cttItn passengers, Who Cana fsoul
mysterious quarters Aud whose busiAesa no ons
seemed TO know. Al, save Colonel faJleAnAk1
with an III concerted suspicion md dtalike, which
We quietly ignored Tne Colonel, however, wAa
supreme and omnjp1eseut: preventing unpIeaA
~ espies1 se9se 70 i. ora - susst4 ths a.
ei dsueaasa toI :se t.voted leE i hss tahie 20
federsies and unlontsts on board his stea1aer.
n. spes.M ae',sht .,,la vasta nsf =. really W
ens esssa o. sess,ntne & Il. soss Is praoser q
diplomatic courtesies, and eome Of Tbose mena-
be1a were equally axi11t with su1nge ed uments
e. 6,nse %n%s n ~ sa9 1ns ei
tor the Colonel wanted music morning, noon and
night, dany. and alx2ys made point of sercnsti-
1s svs Rs M coH nys9 91en fas bas sa
ings d. white handkesrhtetx rhlle white and blaek,
setise yoaasstes a 1opHa e sent % % tas S bosi,
tDJ laden xlth bntter, mnk. vegetables ana n1hs!
nee VII oi1eI!nga No man . popular = "olq
6fJ"rho. though seventy Or more, Knew how TO
Passing up ossr the iake-lilo wnste OF vasers
BY the bactng uppn the hooded Aisslnippt; by
whose cosuy buildings haa bsen oessioJed -
DankBreIeaunx army, and up, ons hundred and
y % e e begin 70 1eszs ~
lovely crowd had Essembled on tho levee
sos a; e. e. e. x ses' 1
era had TO submit with It least An ar Of ndtdct-
ence. We were there Joined by EoEns innpuTtaD&
ner. who seemed entirely ds3ecled by the daaser-
Qua CONDITION Of his wife, VINO WAS broognt On
boar, In the arms Of three Of four ofaoezs ard ep-
Fan saeet Is Is "a 3 s9ros, NJ sna Wiz most deetdsl
military be2s1n&: looAng,1M1th ha spaEe
sss; innas sssks s{s sS VIZ sEs5.a e's aess 1Ra
End spirits hid suffered f.om mistottunes, eI.
spoanres and trtalA Generl Buctner sSA Appeared
tune n dice. Hh aasur1nee md manner enaheed
mo 70 understand both how be rstheI iooasaiJ
complained Of Glant1 "unsnivNsoas NEtna n
Ike and shAred with his men the faIe ffon Which
How'd spd Pillow oon zEsalJ ran.
From Alexandra To within about twenty miles
ya' 1--WE 70 N
e. e mu.e e Of eoIons 'ea ssys esna Tnere we1a
i lew lncidentA however, ehaIactes1st1e
sns sasqRo Rnetcea i III he pes rsFi ssssR
o. eaca sde for wood pie Fipsliy the list
sticks were put tn The furnaces, and the nose Of
stove t1 W il vsin 10 discover wood pie. and Won
desed where the pilot bad seen one until the gang
q deck hands began eooy 70 tx : doSn ! e., 1s e
This seemed Ike rasner rough speeies o. conns-
cation, Is tie nsg of-unoc boat could EASILY n4Te
carried wood enough ior the round tip. Not
lie sane dsy the banda had neann TO appso-
wretched looking Old n1an came rtsaing 6nMn
IN vain 10 behalf Of hts fence- He hhd Soss been
able to get bis crops started but Was too poor and
"a T9ess qnsssa
-by he ecepe, and 10 w8s 4 Confederate 8tan Of
neer, VINO stood By my sae. I took tho uoesty ol
sss snes e1qs Rsa sna
The Qusrte1nastet's Department hss hsd positive
orders to provide wood to1 tnis steamer, md mnn
aud s,d'S aaalsrs e simply sesE sss@; 81
sDow one = ps.t q making r.., mi @ IS. ~ ~
no business faculty; and willis your armies have
been auundantly supplied u hostile countsy,
hundreds Of milea nom the1r base. our 2aaftes-
nalrd and starving among friends and in their owp
country. Ine wood hassnssa here y ., p!ses
Si 9 nre7 op snas Sen. se
tie poor niiy whose means Of living hsd ritsa.
iailed to deliver few cords Of Wood.
lans, clothes on board wss one who sooa engaged
cxptessfYe Of indomitable energy aid will, but
enuprnbcnalselJ bsa snd suspictous, moving
atpuQQ RfefyW ne never seeming 10 care 10
different 70 all conversation, but really llstening
70 everything within ear-ahos, Soon put him
,ssss ss @se1 e s Tne one
Sec secure % pspeis 'eSaA flo% 'hish sushoTisy on
sssn ss shs ns g Das @ = soars sn
sold-to and fr0m each siae-eotton. supplies,
sshs a,n1 tss re ss:yd @
GERS attention to this ugly specimen Of "cottou~
thiel," and remarked that should Ike To see tho
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with me, and said he would have this fellow rut
Into the district gra1d:house In Shreveport
ready to catch NJ, Gotton.fhief tho scoan-
drcl was nowhere 70 oe feanh. And on uy return
upthe Mississippi saw him on ths nasln street Of
some M cot d II as tSiefs hers, sad !atosasa asaassi
Kssaea wno 1saesed st gst Of h dissrc ts
low came back with papers from high authority
u washington, which mere Major General could
tures ul ihe wur as carried on in the MISSISSIPPI
w haa got. within .wsn.y miles q. q
l1lJ u possible, vhen \ sudden bend dis
s sss@s5 5 sa nR s' @ The j. In tts nsn ,s9 ,1S
iSu eoaTa no les ~ p:fson thaa the eSief Il wnss
q Pa esnsa 4 g
ner. General Hayes, Colonel Aiston, and the two
. commissioners, vent on board GenesA Smiths
steamer. We found him and his Medical Direc-
tor, Dr.. Smith, seated In the TEAR cAoin- The
thtn preyasent atoreA about Kirby Smith hhd
given me the 1mpfesnon Of man Of great etec1-
ness tart IN thn sslrn, tat atoaptng, bald. auec-
tacIcd, mid amlablc, prufe4sorlike man before me
sSs III hesea ~ :. a n's sas
pleasant talk with Colonel. q, WHOM, both had
long known ID the Old x!mI and the business Of
been thoroughly thaved The propoaltton Of
General Grant was handed to hira, AID retained
1os consideration; and toon both etedness were
The headqua,ts1s 81 tic Trans -N,sslsslppl De-
Partment Eay hare been weil chosen, from n1t.
ttarJ point Of Ttew but the1e conld have heen no
sten-ekcept during tho periodical 1lGa waaet
within q few miles OF the richest
s. s4Do.ea rssa so s,saa & 1 ron sad &c S.
Shreveport wss m Important commercial town OF
It's Aize, and had great expectauons: : but when ~
military sioses, business Tas sirnost nothing, aud
tic town sc-mtd Inhabited Solely b. sottfefHt
ga1nh,e1a ioalera dcsoeradoea. and .he uRiiess OF
Il she whole q tne ssutnwess haa peen ransacSed
,ss5s eon!s pes @ nsrs eeen ss.as5sa tos,esF
went ashore n1rdiy i man Of them would hAyo
sfoes one q s
The organized soldiers Aud tGeir on1cers were
our only protection, and the tAttey more shHn
once showed thef uneasiness and concern foronr
We remained at Shreveport nearly week, hav-
tog daily Conversations with the military sud
Eteni; why Knny sniih then refused to
feS sgs ss xe III 81
hsstcued dowp to the mouth Of Bed River and
% General caabE--4re tnpoFiaat rca-
which, to this day, ssr noNn &c bot teN petsona.
ptan u poeslble, not neeieettng sura Incidents g
laifs then snd there.
Two very unfortunate dln!cuiusa Present
q saensel,ss ,ss,usa - oas:ss s4a has hks' ss
e1d Banks. which forbade the paEoies1 and
returned soldler1 OF LeeH army FROM wearing |
Euits. IneJ vs1e mostly rsesed and peunilezs Il
they were 10 caGs on their dirty gay tatSet1 they
I'd no msani Of sSaeEn9 tnes nasodneas an ~. ds
:ase t1rge nrny of Union soldiers wuald be
3naly' % Atsosae, Gepe1I speed hsd issued IN on
,la1 opinion 70 The effect that paloaed Gonfsdeata
'ola'efs sno hsa cqns % I9@ ioya,, a., o0sHs5 sss
,asn ;ss e.a g. ;, nrey sutss tsss the.s ~ onss
rev OPPOSED as ,esss to is splfit aud fair inter
,retssion. De trusted Grant, and be4iered In his
.ood faith and soldte1ty latrnesA, thought that
be terms Of surrender; but ha feared that the
asctton u Northern sentiment cansed by Tie
,oss,litI Of NJ. Johnson 70 neafiy every prons-
lcpt p4n in the South. would render Gf8nt pow
.rtcxs ID the matter. Seitner hi not any os the
ain any favor ii Washington, ar, IN fAct, 70 be
Alowed TO ttTe IN the United 6tatea. An q them
lad made preparations to go TO Mexico,
yer ior the sake OF his soldiers and of the eoua-
n, 10 obtain m Insurance dtrcts frcm the new
.o{ lse consfluetea sray ~ 1uoartIaases- He
cared that, without this assurance, the dfteeu