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rrom wiackMter. ; the town, and finally carac up with oucWe find the following, in relation to that lagged behind the rest, and put seventhis place, the scene of the late battle, in the Marlboro, Mass., Journal. It is anbullets through his body. He was on a horse that he stole the nigbt before fromextract from a letter from a Massachusetts a Union man.Buldier to his father:Winchester, Vi., March 16, 1862. Gen. Banks’ head-quarters are here.Since writing the above we have attend, ed services. They were held in the square in front of the court house. There wasHe issued his proclamation yesterday .to a large assemblage of citizens and soldiers the citizens and soldiers, and it is posted beside our own regiment. 1 don’t knowabout in different parts of the town. It what the people thought of Mr. Gaylord, is very severe on the soldiers that arc not for he did give it to the rebel Virginians up to their duty. He tells the citizens good. I saw some awful long looking to go on with their usual business and faces, and also some smiling ones. Hethat they shall be protected. There arc about 50.000 soldiers and citizens in and about the vicinity of the town now, and 1 have not scv:n the first drunken one yet. Sentor Mason’s residence is in this place. I went up to see it yesterday. It is a pleasant looking place, and stands back from the street. The 5th Conn. ltegt.’s officers ars quartered in it, and they, with othersoldiers, have taken everything they canlay their hands on as relics, c. Some of bis negroes were living in it, but they have left it to give way to the officers. There is a medical college in the town. 1 went into it the other day, and there was the most horrid sight that 1 ever did sec. Incthe third story lay a negro boy on a dissecting table, with his head cutoff ; arms cut off at the elbow ; legs cut off at the knees, and his belly ripped open length-ways, lie was about fourteen years of age. The day before wc came into town, this boy was in the streets and was very jubilant to think ihat the Union troops were so near the town. A rebel soldier seeing him in such extancs about it, shot hi in dead on the spot. II is body was then taken to this college and given to the doctors and students. They had the body cut up, as I have mentioned, when they had to take out with the rebel devils (for I believe part of them to be such, judging from stories that the people here tell of them), for they committed all sorts of depredations on Union people, and the negroes especially. A negro hardly dared to speak to one of them They took anything and everything they wanted without paying for it, as they didn't pretend to keep any guard over their soldiers.There arc more negroes here than 1 expected to see, and many of them arc nearly white; and as a general thing understand the cause and nature of the war as well as the whites, if not better. In this college is the skeleton of John Brown’s sun who was shot at Harper’s Eerry. It was standing in one corner of the room in good preservation, nothing being gone but the flesh. In the cellar there were a great many skeletons, skulls, Ac. Our soldiers cleared the building out of almost everything that was of any value, as they left their instruments, charts, books, and all behind. There is a State luuatic hospital in the town, aud there is a large number of fine looking residence of the aristocratic blood, nigger owners, c.; and in this town you will find poor white people — the poorest and most miserable and ignorant that I ever saw. Some of the soldiers say that the residents of North Street, in Boston, are Christians in comparison with them. A great many of the people here call themselves peace men. and do not favor cither side, but if you.itold the citizens that here was a sample of the mudsills of the North. A sample of the soldiers that were a coining South,to burn, destroy property, ravish their women, commit murder, and such depredations, as the Southern press has led the people to believe. He a.*Jced the people if they had seen any indications of such actions or treatment amongst the Union troops since they had been here, Ac. It is honestly a fact, that some of the people here thought wc were a set of ruffians, and would commit all these crimps set against us. hut they think differently now. The Sceesh themselves say there was no peace for any one while the rebel soldiers were here, and that was a long time. Now it is quiet, no one is disturbed in any way ; each one can express his sentiments, and no one to molest him.I think that Mr. Gaylord was in all hisglory as he stood on the court-house steps addressing the people. 1 never saw him when he was so eloquent. I think he must have forgot it was the Sabbath when lie spoke of Senator Mason. Ho called him a traitor and everything but what was good ; he told his hearers that he hud dragooned the people of Virginia into this rebellion, and it was such as he, and his kind, that had got the whole South drawn in. There was something novel about our services, considering the time, place, and circumstances. 1 think that Mr. Gaylord is the first chaplain that lias had an opportunity of speaking to theVirginians in such a hot-bed of rebel-dom, and so large a town as this. He told them the honest truth. The other chaplains, being out of town, did not have a chance to speak to the people. AnIllinois chaplain made the prayer. Wctake a few rebel prisoners every day. lhere is any quantity of shiu-plasters in circulation here, and but a very faw will now passat any rate. There arc three banks in the place, and the money is considered as good as any in the State. Our sutler’s checks pass the same as any of the bills here. They are a godsend to the people, the demand for their goods exceeding the supply. The inhabitants don’t seem to carc far prices, it is the goods they want—a small bag of fine salt looks better to them than a Un dollar gold piece. This state of things however,will not last long, for goods will begiu to come in, and prices will get regulated after a while. But I must close, for it is now 8 o’clock in the evening, and the drums arc beating the roll call.Frank.From Key West.Tho following, from the Plattsburgh N. Y.% Express will doubtless be read with intcicst by those who have friendsget into conversation with them it will not do to mention the nigger question, for if j in the 7th and 8th Begimcnts: you do their temper is up. and you will be inclined to believe that they are strong sceesh. The negro question has been agi-Key West, Camp Biunnan. V March 6th, 1892. fIn keeping with my promise, I write tated so much, the last three years, that L ou rI he rebel steamer Magnolia, cap-they have got so that they fairly hate the sight of one. The trouble is, the people at the North and the people at the South, do not understand one another. The North-tured in the mouth of the Mississippi, with crew aud freight, was brought safely into this port yesterday morning. Theboat was anchored within range of the ern people arc posted and understand the guns of Fort Taylor. The prisoners, formatter. T he mass of the southern people are ignorant, only knowing what is toldty in number, arc confined within the limits of the fort, while its cargo of cotton.them by the knowing ones. They are not said to be worth $140,000, will de dis-a reading people. 1 was talking with a man last Friday that was in Gen. Jack-posed of in due time.To-day at one o’clock. P. M., tho longson’s at my a week ago, but escaped while talked of Mortar Fleet, under commandwc were at Bunker llill, and wo agreed in almost everything relating to the war and negro question ; aud he says there is not a stronger sceesh in the rebel army thanof Commodore Porter, set sail in a southerly direction and is Hind to be bound Ship Island, to form a junction with and compose a portion of Major Gen. ButlcrVhimself. He left tho army because he expedition, expected soon to make an ahwas sick and tired of living such a miserable life as they arc living. After wetack upon New Orleans. The Mortar Fleet consists of two steam gun boats nodihad talked a while I told him all the twenty-four Bchooners each well providedtrouble is we do not understand one an- with guns, mortars and ammunition, aui other aright; and, says he, you are right; \and if the rest of our soldiers could uu-anncd by experienced marines.The steamer Oriental left here on tinedcrstaml it as I do, the war would be over evening of the 21st ult., bound for Portand Jeff. l)uvis and others would have lioyul, expecting to return in a fow day# their necks stretched mighty soon. This with four hundred oontrabands of.war* to man said he was poor and a carpenter by be set at work clearing ami improving tin; trade. The war came on, business ceas- island. This will relieve tho troops of ed, and thinking his side tho right one, he much of the fatigue chity thoy otherwiseenlisted in their army. The morning wc came into town, our cavalry came in first. They saw’ a squad of rebel cavalry on ohwvi. Our men pursued them throughwould havo to perform, as the island is to he cleared of all jungle and brush wood* tho sloughs and ponds to be filled upiwhile in many placev r^ks arc to blt;?
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