New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-10
FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence Of Tbs ChrrIs.tOn Mercury.

Correspondence OF Tbs Charleston Mercury
-.-,.... .r RIcBhosD. June "A, 1861.
There Is at the present wiitiyg, Temporary calm
In the murky eky-a feverish quiet, pOftendDg the
coming Of a storm The Sunday which has just past
was more like holy day than any have witnessed
since the days OF TIE okolera; bat few people were
abroad-plenIy of repose and nothing TO arouse tho
nature from It's h-tlessnees. Some prisoners were sent
up from Yorktown-tbree desertefs from Lihcolns
camp, and four suspected 81 les large tobacco tac-
tory il being fitted up BY Government for the reeep-
ton Of prsoeers of war our jail Is not considered
fit for military purposes.
am cory TO say that there are plenty Of Shylo
in RichmoBd-men who are 80 soroid that they allow
no opportunity TO pass by which they can make capt
tai oat Of tbs hard tines AID extOrt from the low
purse Of the brave fellows who forego the peace aud
quiet Of their homes to protect toe coil OF Virginia
The system Of bloodetting Is very justly denounced
by the Journalist respectable tradesuaan will never
be extorOnae take advantage Of times OF scarcity
eading staoner in this city has forestaed the mar
kes called in the single article Of envelopes
which are al present very scarce. IIe government
wanted Office envelopes the piee OF which Is usually
a. 50 thousand A house IN the stationery business
foreeaw that the article would be scarce, and bought
up all that could DO obtained The department wished
to purchase and were charged IS 5V per thousand.
this proper return for making this city the capital Of
the Confederate Government i think not.
learn through an officer Just from Yorktown that .
pitched battle is not looked for present 10 thai quar-
Ter, though smaL skirnishes are anticipated 3. r.
tBombssIes Furioso Butler bas had foretaste of the
pluck Of the rebels" aud hangs fire. calling on the
powers ~ Washington for Is, 900 fresh troops IL il
said tbat by the 2oth "wednesday the command st
Fortress Monroe Will be 2i,UOO
The frst and second companies CT the Eew-0rleans
Washington Artillery, the tneet battery that has yet
visited Richmond, left for Manassas junction this
morning By the Central Railroad. Cob Nalton's
command embraces ABBOTT $50 men, IL csnnon-sf Len
did dogs Of ~ar-and $50 fine horses. They are per-
feet ia the hight artillery drill and win give good
account Of themselves.
Id .ftalxy for tha tha
North and Wet. They are making extensive preps-
ratious al Washington for resistance ag~Es 40 attack
Troops constantly arriving and departing Tor the
seat Of war. @ Nlf 30 str'.le
Ii is suggested that all Southern country merchants
should send in their orders once TO tie city whole
sale merchants South. Let the Wholesale merchants,
them hold meeting and carry Ia their orders as scon
as possible 10 England and France. Thus We shall en-
able these nations to know something ike the amount
of goods we shall need Of them give the sus gesIion
for what II is worth; il may DO good
We are dreadfuly short of ice mere II you will DO
kind enough TO send US few car loads We will return
il next Janus y rs aeJ
From The c1a,l,.ton Cou,i~
RICHMOND, Va, June 26-rbere ere few points ola
war character which, just at this time. appropr
aiely form the subject OF a letter. All eyes, however,
are directed toward Manassas, and is not Improbable
thar BY the time these lines reach your readers the tel
egaph will have preceded mt with the details OF great
battle. The Northern dispatches III Indicate tie grad
ual approach OF the two armies, the strengthening Of
out poets and various other movements Which
hositee. The Southern press, on the Contrary, are
d-ereey Silent, and all we know is what We see our
selves hear from these who have seen for M but
the two sources intelligence concur Ia the tact that
unless the gOud Lord creates modern Babel al Man
assas and Alexandra, or drops down between the
armies q vail Of Cmerian dsr knees, nature, personal
graviiatioa and animal magnetism will ~ certainly
conspire to produce collision as the multiplication
liable tells the truth. .r
There are some yet however, who affect to believe
that we shall have peace before we have hight
Inc reaction 50 long predicted the North having
begun the circulating petitions OF merchants baakers
Clergy uen, and other citizens OF Aew-fork, which
are pressing their peaceful Influences upon Abraham
Lncoln are aleo operating here. The question Is al
ready being disc in lie various bearngs and the
aus cious event has been assigned place This ride Of
Christmas. ra1.r ,rl
We have no idea, however, Of giving up the con-
test without az least, grand exhibition Of tho
power the prowess and the resources Of the people
VINO have been stigmatized the ''ruhan rebels Of
the SOUTH. We went into the war on prigciple. Let
us come out on principle bat not until We have ef
mark upon our enemies that will secure for US for al
time to come fhe resnect OF the world.
The hundred thousand men we have In the fed viii
not be content TO lay down their ars in peace until
tney baye struck blow which .hAll culver through
the NORTH and unless this be DONE the millions they
have left behind them will have their welcome
home alloyed by the thought that their husbands,
sons and brothers have returned without teaching that
lessUn If humiliation 10 insolent foe, which, next
TO the Lords Prayer has been the uppcmost desire in
every Southern hears. ~ - raE
In a civil point Of view rapidly ne circumstances
will permit, the wheels OF Government are being
geared, and the machinery set in motion. The old
sdage that "large bodies move slowly" meets its
falsca ion every hour The operations Of the various
departmeuts are in full blast and from the President
down TO the errand-boy, every moves If be was
q confederation OF steel spfngs. Nor L. THE activity
confined alone TO the Government. Artisans and mer
chants have all the work they can do In supplying the
demands upon their several vocsops incident 70 the
presence of an army of needfal soldiers.
Blae ksmiths are fsbicaing bowie knives machn.
ists are making arms and altering fins 10 percussion
locks millers are turning out -four bakers kDead.
ing bread by the tun; while butchers, grocers ind
caterers generally belesguered day aud night 70
supply the wants of the augmented population Cloth
inx sboes acoouterments and camp equipsgs all ind
ready sale The frequent arrivals here Of poorly
uniformed companies keep the iadiss hkewiss 10 to
THAR alhoxs In bus fn'~