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in them, I have known persons to start a report just to see how quick it would go through camp. The canal I think will prove a failure as the dam broke and let the water in before the Stumps were taken out, so that dredge boats can work. Heavy firing is heard daily in the direction of Vick. which I expect must be our mortar boats shelling the City. All the spare teams of this Division have been buisily engaged in hauling in Cotton for the past week, I have counted as high one hundred teams in one [string?], averaging three bales each, they go out accompanied by Cavalry. There is also an immense amount of Forage brought in.