The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-14
TRACY TREMMEL.
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Private in the LIST Cohosh," answered Job
"Pll not give up my sword, sab, to anybody
but O commissioned officeh Bring yo Captain
sah If yo' desah to communicate with me-"
Hant got no time for such goldarned fool
ishness," answered Job. "Hand over that
cheese-knife instanter or I'll bust you wide
OPEN"
The fortunes of wah, sab, compel me to
yield to superior fohce, sah," said the Lieu
tenant grandiloquenty, as he rendered tho hilt
OF his sword and his men dropt their guns.
For the moment the powell is with you Hes
sian invaders. Pm Nawth Cleena gentle
man, sab, and must say that yo' mannehs are
exceedingly rude and coahse sab. Still it is
what we must expect from horde of hireling
vandals"
"Oi say" broke in ouin, eff yez don't hould
up on that bastoly chatter, OIL ring your rib
bill neck for yez, and Quin thrust out menac-
ingly barry red hand about tho size of
small ham.
80" said the Lieutenant, stepping back out
OF It's reach, with his lip curling in scorn. 500
yo,re foreigner-a mercenary Irishman."
Yer liar" shouted Quin "Oi'm Yankee
true blue. Mo father came over in the May
the Mayhy."
we hurried the prisoners back to where they
were being gathered together, and then hasten
ed To join in the general rush for New Borne
Long before VIC reached the city ascending
columns of smoke showed that the rebels were
again Mt their senseess work of DESTROYING
their own property. We found the railroad
bridge across the River Trent mass of fierce
flames, schooner loaded with turpentine hay
ing been run against it and set on fire. The
wagon bridge was also burning, and across the
river blocks Of stores and warehouses were
blazing, with negroes carrying away what
goods they could snatch from destruction.
Some of the gunboats had already come up
and were ferrying tho troops across as fast as
possible, and these as they landed went actively
to work to put out the fire and save the prop
erty for tho men who had foolishly tried to
sacrifice IL.
We got over before dark, and after helpinp
awhile TO stay the conflagration, found q com.
Portable place for the night, devourcd hearty
supper and lay down to rest, for We mover
needed IL more
Your aiTectionate son. TRACY.
p Seen. Burnside reports officially that we
nave captured nine forts with Al heavy guns,
two miles ofintrenchments, with 10 field pieces
SIX 32-pound cannon not in position, over 300
prisoners with more than 1000 muskots, and
enormous amounts Of tents equipments am
munition, resin, turpentine and other naval
stores. We killed about 100 of the rebels. and
wounded perhaps five times that many. We
lost 0l killed and $50 wounded. / am awfnlly
sorry to say that Web is among the dead. Ian,
who had been with him in tho hospital almost
constantly since the battle, has just come in
with the information that he sank under the
double amputation, and died this morning.
Cabs arm has had TO BIO amputated, and so BIO
Is lost to us, too. This chils our rejoicings over
our victory. But every company and regiment
nas ITS losses to mourn. Why should we hope
to be exempt from our share? Il. Il.
ITO be continucd)