e he shall continue to be loyal to the Government. We
thus obtain a hold upon these people which an oath of allegiance every day
would not give us.

_Camp Asboth, October 13th._ Mr. Cameron, Senator Chandler of Michigan,
and Adjutant-General Thomas arrived at an early hour this morning; and at
eight o'clock, the General, attended by his staff and body-guard, repaired
to the Secretary's quarters. After a short stay there, the whole party,
except General Thomas, set out for Syracuse to review the division of
General McKinstry. The day was fine, and we proceeded at a hand gallop
until we reached a prairie some three or four miles wide. Here the
Secretary set spurs to his horse, and we tore across the plain as fast as
our animals could be driven. Passing from the open plain into a forest,
the whole cortege dashed over a very rough road with but little slackening
of our pace; nor did we draw rein until we reached Syracuse. A few moments
were passed in the interchange of the usual civilities, and we then went a
mile farther on, to a large prairie upon which the division was drawn up.
McKinstry has the flower of the army. He has in his ranks some regular
infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and among his subordinate officers are
Totten, Steele, Kelton, and Stanley, all distinguished in the regular
service. There was no time for the observance of the usual forms of a
review. The Secretary passed in front and behind the lines, made a short
address, and left immediately by rail for St. Louis, stopping at Tipton to
review Asboth's division. The staff and guard rode slowly back to camp,
both men and animals having had quite enough of the day's work. It is
said, that Adjutant-General Thomas has expressed the opinion that we shall
not be able to move from here, because we have no transportation. As we
are ordered to march to-morrow, the prediction will soon be tested.

_Camp Zagonyi, October 14th._ We were in the saddle this morning at nine
o'clock, A short march of eleven miles, in a south-westerly direction, and
through a prairie country, brought us to our camp. As we came upon the
summit of a hill which lies to the west of our present position, our
attention was directed to a group standing in front of a house about a
mile distant. We had hardly caught sight of them when half a dozen men and
three women mounted their horses and started at full speed towards the
northeast, each man leading a horse. The General ordered some of the
body