Show THE HE CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF BY CAPT capr LOT SMITHS COMMAND i ji EDITOR DESERET news vye vve we were made aware that the glorious fourth bad lad dawned upon our camp by the firing of 0 muskets and revolvers incessantly for about half an hour when we ive were saluted by bythe the enlivening strains of our national airs hall hail columbia St star stan 1 spangled banner yankee doodle etc per 1 formed with excellent spirit by our tso two tio brass bugler bu lers charles evaris and josiah eardley ai at 0 eight tight t we w e took look up our line of march under cael capi smith and liedts rollins rolling and nd K knowlton Knew no ilon llon for the fort with our brave mountain lag fia las 11 waving ill ili in our front borne by joseph J taylor tailor color bearer the sergeant in I 1 charge charged of the he fort raised the stars and wid I 1 stripes upon their lofty liberty pole pol e to greet us on our approach we marched d i erectly through the place an ani 1 1 encamped about 1 halt half a mlle mite east aaa of it here liere our flagstaff flag staff was made fast to the topi op of one of the wagons nd a gain again our grizzly bear waved viared his hig paws over a band of honest hearts on the anniversary of cur glorious ence i at three alc oc oc ocar ve we partook of a bump sump dinner con asting ot of excell excellent ert emt bicad fresh beef and coffee at sunset the flaw fla was waa lowered and the ceremonies odthe day were lat at an end edd in caira with ith some of us at least for we were started out to hunt built for some deserters iier iler tera from col Gollins collins 11 command we pursued all ali but did not find 1 yours ih ili baste SOLDIER boys |