Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-11
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.nqssas h, Pc picking lot Facts about Part Royal
Pic yune Buffers NJ edition War Tax Letchsc Daniel
Mr. Hurtsn. Indisn h1Hors 60 &c.

Manassas h, Pc picking 4Os. Facts about Port Royal
Mr.. Hurtsn. IndiSn minors 60, &c.
RGCHHoND, Dec. 6. 1861.
When officers on furlough are ordered IN bur-
~ back to Manassas, and when newspaper CORES
pondents, who delight to describe battles, hnr
ried from Manassas back to the city, Whist earthly
conclusion can we come tot must refer you to
the telegraph for any reliable news from that per-
picking locality, where fight has been coming Of
every day for the last two weekA Picsyune But
ler's exhibition or rather his expedition, we are
told, is going to attack Transport. hope it will,
yet fear its destination is the Rsppahannock, and
that the little village of Tappahsnnock, from which
wrote you letter not long since, may soon be in
the hands of the Yankees. The occupancy of the
region around that place would be worth many ne
groes TO them, besides menacing Richmond seri-
Ously.
Here let me tell the Yankees-for your paper
reaches them, Is quotation In . late number Of
the Baltimore San proves-thst thsir great victory
st Port Royal is humbug, so far as their fighting
is concerned. We lost the place by our own stu
pidiry. The platforms on which the guns rested
were inclined backwards instead of forwards, and
they were dismOunted by their recOil and not by
the shota of the enemy. The men who rhmmed the
guns were Dutehnen. They rAmmed the loads
down while the printing wires were in the touch
holes and bent them SO they could not be extract
ed. And this is all the "spiking' done on that
eVentful occasion. Moreover there were no bomb
proofs. No wonder we were whipped. 1t Is well
for these facts to be made known not only to RbSte
the conceit of the Yang-Kesrgs, but to give the
gunners at Columbus the benefit of the most pre-
cious example which the war has yet afforded. A
little common sense would have saved Hatterss
and Port Royal I wager that Picaynns Batter
returns from Transport with his comb badly cut,
and If his throat is in the same condition much
the better.
It il not the presence Of soldiers in the
streets which gives Richmond the aspect of q
European city, so much as the appearance Of little
signs hanging cut from the walls, and inscriptions
thereon, such as Passport 0H,e," or "Super-
numerary Doodle, Collector of the war tax for
Black ward" The Wing with its usual coed sense,
advises Virginia to do Is Tennessee has done, and
to send the crowd CT war tax collectors back to
their dens-in a word to abolish them entirely.
We are still regaled with daily doses of epistOl'
airy non beIl1gerent filth from the pens Of Hessrs.
various editors, Colonies, and Governors, & Co.
To speak plainly, the Letcher. Daniel imbroglio
widsna ard wakes 80 i continues. No fighting
yet. .-las
Mr.. HUSTEE, dissatisfied suppose with bis place
in tho Cabinet has become 9 eandidRts for Senator
and will no doubt be elected. You have heard OF
the death of his son, Of whose serious illness
made mention week or two ago.
After quite q wet spell, We have now thu per-
fiction of 3 smoky summer Day.
PAIEE