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tiful pleasure garden, with its fish pond Indian wigwams, summer houses, also Buffaloes, Wolves, Deer, Cranes, (fee.— The gentlemanly proprietor has our thank for the use of a suit of waterproofclothes which enabied us to descend end go under the famous Table Rock, or Horseshoe Falls, without which, it is impossible to do unless you get thoroughly drenched with the dashing water.The town of Niagara Falls is situated on the bank of Niagara River at the falls, which is a thriving place of a population of about 3,000, and derives its business and importance mainly from its proximity to the falls and its accessibility by railroads. Here are several very lar hotels, accommodating, in the be9t style, thousands of visitors annually—boarding $£,50 per day.The seasons there are about three weeks later than they are here. Some early wheat was just being cut, and some was yet quite green. Cherries, currants lt;fec , was just getting ripe. Corn was from kuoo to waist high.After remaining at Iho falls about twenty six hours, we again took the cars for Buffalo where we arrived at 5 o’clok Sunday evening, and again got onthe Steamer,and after a rather rought seaand much sickness among the passengers, we arrived at Toledo at 7 o’clock Monday evening, then took the car9 at a quarter past 9 •WfJrived at home Tuesday morning at half past six, after having a most delightful and satisfactorytour.If any of our readers should ever j visit Niagara Falls, they should not | fail to go the Indian Store of M. L. Fox, on Glat Island, where they keep con* Btarnly on hand a large and well selected varieties of choice Indian and Shaker work of the latest styles and patterns.Their stock of ornamental work is really grand and the best at the Falls.— Mr. Dean, a very pleasant and accommodating young gentleman is always ready to wait on visitors and show them their goods which can be had for at least 25 per cent cheaper than at any other Indian store in the place.All who intend taking away a memorial of Niagara Falls, will do well to call and inspect their stock, and learn their prices before purchasing elsewhere.of the to beIMV4hot.d,head-enon•dare,ndJe;ihothem-jraie-theayntrel-Breichthealldr-oro:toFrom the 46th Regiment.NOTE [This letter was written and sentfrom the camp of the -16th, on the 14th. The mail carrier was raptured and ho burned the letters injhia possesion before they were found. This copy was written subsequently.]Jackson, Miss., July 14th, 1863.The order for marching, named the evening o( the 4th of July as the time fordeparture. Rations and ammunition (150[rounds) were prepared, but the order tomove did not arrive until 5 o’clock onthe morning of tho 5tb. At 5:30 ourbrigade was upon the road, but] asother corps had to pass out the main roadbefore they reached the roads upon whichthey diverged, it was near 11 o’clockbefore we were well under way. Threecorps were to form the expedition. Eachwas to take s different road. All wore tomeet at Bolton at 10 o’clock on the morning of the 7th, and, diverging again,meet at Clinton on the morning 8th. The enemy expectednd at Bolton or Clinton.The weather was exceedingly The dust was deep, filling the air with clouds that penlratsd the lungs and blinded tho eyes. A of l^e march was made along the railroad traCk* The distance was lessened by that rou\\*» and there was less dust, but where the (cut ran through high hilli, which was often the case, the heat was almost unsup-I; portable. The cut was narrow and the ' perpendicular wells covered with a heavy [growth of noxious vines and brush.— j There was no air—no water, and as the column pushed along the track at a rap-’ id pace to escspe from the horrible place,I many fell out, exhausted, and sought ref-iugejin rpenings or fissures that were formed in the banks. All of our men came ! through, but many of other regiments ! failed and fell by tho way. At about 5 o’clock we encamped a milo and a half from Black River, bj^ing made ten miles.This march was the most fatiguing and distressing that the regiment ever performed. The excessive beat, absence ofwater, the numerous hslts in (he hot eua,combined, made the march of that day on« long to be remembered by those who made it.The regiment remained here until the evening of the next day. The valleys between the bills afforded cool places, and the fields around furnished corn and blackberries in unlimited quantities.— The line of march was taken up at 5 o’clock on the evening of the 6tb, and tho regiment reached Black River about dark. The bridge was so crowded by other di-rain began. It fell with but little intermission for two hours. Fires were put out, suppers spoiled, aud a9 the road and field beacame inundated with the rising flood, a general dampness pervaded everything.The lightning, in its vivid flashes, revealed a multitude of men covered with poncboes squatting over the field like so many black stumps. A pertinacious group, here and the might be seen endeavoring to preserve their fire by holding poncboes over it, and many individuals, in desperation, standiug entirely naked under descending floods, with their clothes stored away under saddles or logs “to be kept dry.” At 11 o’clock another storm came up. This, also, lasted two hours and sleep was effectually banished for the night. During the entire night | stragglers came along,wading and splashing through the mud and water enquiring for their regiments, and horses and mules, imperfectly tied, stalked araone iho men, or got up rows with the teams of the artillery or the wagons. As a general thing, it was one of the nights.The sun came out holt; next morning, evaporating the moisture from the ground in clouds of steam. About 9 o’clock we moved up a little beyond tho town, and encamped in a pleasant grove. Hero we remained until evening.Breckenridge, with his division, left Bolton at noon; the next day we arrived. He had a line of battle formed along the railroad, but on the approach of our ad* vance, fell back on Clinton.At this point, the three Army Corps had concentrated, and were to divergeagain on the march towards Clinton. The jmovement began at 4 o’clock p. m., and j as tho several divisions passed to reach jitheir appropriate roads, they made ajgrand appearance. The regimentsmarched out in columns well closed up,and with their brass or martial bandsplaying. The men felt well, and werein high spirits. They laughed, shouted and sang songs, and moved towards Jackson with the fullest faith that it would fall, and the rebel Johnston put to to flight. This confidence was worth ten thousand men.It was nearly dark before we reached our road, and then we were constantly stopped by intervening trains of other divisions. We marched until nearly 1 o’clock, and, having made but three miles, halted and laid down by the road-side for sleep; started at 8 a. m., the 9lb; marched very slow. Skirmishers wereused nearly all the waybetween Bolton and Clinton, ten miles. We reached Clinton about 11 o’clock. It was* deserted by the rebels who had again fallen back, on our approach. This disappointed the residents as well as our soldiers. General Jackson, the commandant of the rebel cavalry division, reported that he had met us at Black River, disputod our passage and promised to mark every step we took towards Jackson in blood. The “blood” had not appeared yet, and it began to appear thatwe would not get sight of the retreating butternuts.At Clinton we rested an hour. The town was full o( rebel sick and wounded. The Court House and churches were filled to overflowing. We here caught up with and took a number of rebel prisoners.— They were of the willing kind, tired ofrunning through the sun without food or ;yater, and very anxious to get home,— We p.^ked up several letters that had been dropj?€(* *Q their sudden flight.— One, from a Captain to his wife, complained that the peJrnle of Mississippi! were a mean, contemptible j charged the Confederate a dollar a ^°*efIupon the woods. The 24th Indiana, which had been out since early in the morning reconnoitering the road, here met us. They had got upon the wrong road and fcad been skirmishing with the same rebel force that was now in front.—A few shells drove the rebels off and we proceeded alowly towards town. The rebels would make a stand at about every five hundred yards, and would again fall back from our artillery. Towards evening we had them driven across the New Orleans Railroad, where they again stopped and fired a few shots. Our battery obtaining a commanding position, soon drove them up the rail road.Here we found the remains of some cars that had been set fire to and blown up by the rebels on the 10th. We had seen aud heard the explosion, but were ignorant of the cause. An immense quantity of ammunition and (abacco had been destroyed. Shells laid around thick and the fragments of tobacco boxes told o( the quantity of that staple that had been destroyed. The men picked up a great quantity. The explosion had blown away more than was consumed. That evening and during the early part of the next morning hundreds of men were engaged in overhauling the remains of the cars, in plain view of, and within half a mile of a heavy rebel battery.At dark the 46th relieved the 24th, which had been directly in front and spent the night in lino of battle with arms in hand. A rain which fell late in the afternoon, loaded the heavy weeds with moisture, and the rough ground and thistle crop, which was fair, rendered the nights rest of veiy doubtful benefit. At day break we were up, and in a few minutes ready for action. The smuggle was to come. We now bad the enemy close to their works and reserves, and they were in a position to fight if they were so disposed. G*.n. Lawman’s Division crossed the rail road and were moving up. Our lines were formed by the two brigades in their order. It extended from the rail road, on our right, to Benton’s Division on the lelt. Two companies from each regiment were in advance as skirmishers. Our position was on the extreme right, as the 24th and 34th Indiana of our brigade, were in the line of reserves. We met the rebels after advancing a short distance. They fell back before the rifles of our sharpshooters. When within a short distanceof an advance rebel post the division of*Gen. Lawman made a charge upon it.— For a few minutes tho Division was subjected Jto a most terrific fire and the effects were h perlect slaughter.The ground between the works and Lawman’s line had been covered with scrubby timber. This was all cut down with the tops of the trees outwards.—-A charge to gain the works must be made over ground thus obstructed, for more than a thousand yards. Lawman’s artillery failed to get into position, and the rebel gun9 threw grape and canister without opposition. The rifle pits were filled with men, who poured a shower of Minnie balls at the approaching line.— The men were laterally mowed down. When within a hundred yards of theWe found an official list of the Confederate force in Jackson. It was stuck up on the door of Johnston's Adjutant.. The regiments were email.Thore were—Walker’s Division, containing Wilson’s, Gregg’s, Gist’s and Ector's Brigades. It was made up of twenty infantry regiments and five batteries.Loring’s Division, containing Adam’s, Featherson’s and Buford’s Brigades— twenty infantry regiments and four batteries.French’s Division, containing Maxoy’s, Evan’s and McNair’s Brigades—nineteen infantry regiments and two batteries.Breckenridge’s Division, containing Helm’s, Adam’s and Sovall’s Brigades— nineteen infantry regiments and three batteries.Jackson’s Cavalry Division, containing Caseby’a and Whitfield’s Brigades— nine infantry regiments and two batteries.The troops were from Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Seventy-eight infantry regiments, nine cavalry and sixteen batteries.A mail was started out from our lines, near Jackson, on the 15th. At Champion Hills the mail carrier was captured with a squad of about forty officers.-— The mail w*s quietly distributed among the party, and it was burned as they were roasting their corn around the fire. It wa9 an important mail, but none of it fell into rebel hands.The sick and wounded are all here at Vicksburg. They arrived ou the 24th, at noon. X.From Indianapolis.Indianapolis, August 4.Ten persons were brought heie to-day by the Psovost Matshal of the Third Congressional District. They had been encouraging resistance to the draft.Capt. Ekin closed a large contract for United States horses. The cavalry horses wer6 taken at 8129 96; the artillery horses ot 137 73. Sixteen hundred horses were taken at these prices, which indicate quite an advance in hrose flesh.Chaplain Lozier has collected over 82,-000 in Jefferson couuty for the sick andwounded soldiers.Willey, Twenty-second IndianaBattery, wa9 brought here in iren9 to-day charged with the murder of Enrolling Commissioner Stevens. Willey had joined Morgan’s band. He will be shot.A bistory of “Indiana Soldiers and Their Battles,” is now in the printer’a hands, and will soon be published by Dr. Stevenson State Librarian. It is an able work.From Charleston.Nsw York, August, 5.— A Charleston letter of the 31st says; The last day of July passes away wiih everything promising success, though perhaps not as soon as some may wish. All things are voik-ing well. We know that great anxiety » felt in Charleston for the safely of tho city.Last we^k there were hanging from tho parapet of Fort Sumter, as a protection ( to the walls,lines of cotton bales. It told trenches our lines broke and a general i plainly th»t our 15 inch shot weraretreat was made. One gun was lelt, the horses being killed, and one was badlyinjured. A portion of the assaulting party, rather than pass through the rebel fire again, threw down their arms and ran tawards the fort. These were not fir ed on, but the retreating lines .were not spared whilst a man was in sight.This action seemed to draw the rebel attention to that part of their line and we had little trouble in obtaining tLe position we wanted.During the advance our regiment was under a severe fire. The balls came thick and low. When not advancing the men laid down, not a position exempt from exposure. The following were wounded.Jeremiah Johnson, Co]G, breast and [ iinrr^r. Ho died on the 19th, Alfred Jequal to its destruction. But the cotton bales are now gone. Set on fire, as they were by our guns, they wero obliged to take them down, and are now piled in scorched heaps behind the fort.Everything betokens a fearfulness on the part of the rebels here, which is very encouraging to us.Fortrkss Monroe, August 3.—Tht Charleston Courier of the 28th says;— There were about twenty seven vteeln inside the bar yesterday, including tbn Ironsides and six Monitors; also twenty-five in Stono In;et.XEW AOVERTISEHEftTS.List of LettersREMAINING in tho Post Office at Logins-for peaches and tomatoes, the same for a ^ II Hardy, Co A, breast,died on theport. Ind., August 8th. i863. which, if not called for within one month will be sent to thepound of butter and sixty cents for a pound of beef. Apparently in response to an application for money, lie told her that be had none, and recommended her to sell some of her gold. Another from an officer, said four of his men had died from heat on the march to Bl ick River, and he said he had seen over a hundred dis ibled. They had almost perished for water, and had destroyed or spoiled what little was in ponds so that the Yankees could not reach Jackson. !We encamped a mile'beyond Clinton j and remained there until the morniDg of [ tbo 10th. jThe whole army having again come to-j getber at Clinton, much lime was lost in j 1 getting each corps upon its proper road.» We were to aoproach Jackson by three} roads. Before these were attained, it was* 8 o’clock. The mar,ch was very slow.— j The rebels were in considerable force io • front, and their cavalry were threaten-j ing our flanks and rear. At noon we had , arrived within two miles of Jackson.— j The advance divisions were skirmishiog 1 with the rebels and driving them slowly within their entrecbmcnts. We were or* , dered to the right, about a mile, where we went into camp in a low, heavy wood. It was cut up by a partially dry creek.Geo G Hamilton, Co C, head, Skull fractured; Doing well; John WMder, Co G, face, not serious; Milton Hancock Co I, thigh, bad; Amos Orput, fio I, arm slightly; Cyrus Peabody, Co I, leg;Lieut Jas Mftchel, Co H, leg.We remained in line of battle the remainder of the 12th, 13th and the M4th. On the 14th we began breast-works to keep off tho rebel balls that are constantly coming thiough our lines. We keep a company in front, who are constantly firing upon the enemy when he appears outside of his trenches.To-day at 2 o’clock a flag of truce appeared. It came first, from our side — On the 13th an effort bad been made to get permision to bury the dead of Lawman's division, and yemovo the wounded but the rebels would not permit it. The wounded had laid whore they fell on Sunday. We could here them complaining at night, but could not relieve them, the giound being in full view of the rebel works. night some of our regiment brought off two men who had ciawled out tc the Picket line. They were both shot in the leg*. They had torn their shirts into strips and having fastened up the dangling parts, draged themselves towards their friends.The rebels furnished the burial party.Dead Letter Office. Persons calling for thesf letters will please »ay “Advertised.’’11— Jane Baird, D L Bennett, Malcolm Bliss, J H G Bnl’z, Miss Jane Burarell 2, Clark Buck, W H Bush.D—Mary Carter, F M Cozad, John Crowell,Miss Sullie O ox.D—Mr DurUe.E—Dr J W Ellis, Henry C Eldridge.F—Miss Said Fisher.0—John Gerlaith, Miss 8usan Growoll.H—Peter Hefner, Danl Hill, Robert Hunter* K—A A Kingry.L — Mason Langan, Letitia Land, Elizabeth Ladd. James Laird,M—James McPherson.P—Benjamin Pratt, Patk Pierce.R— Atlas Rens, Winfield Richardson.X—Thomas Neff, Mrs O Thompson, 8 8 Thomas, Miss Hannah Tucker.S—Geo Smith.W—Miss Johanna Ward, C F Warren, Wm Walters, Win E Wright.Y—Mrs C P Young 2.Wm. WILSON. P. M.Classical Scientific Institute.(Seminary Building,) Logansport, - - Ind.J. D. H. CORWINE, A. M.,Principal.The Fall Term will begin on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1863.For matters of reference, apply to D. 0. Pratt, or S. A. Hall. For Circulars, apply tothon /•inn I
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