, 1861-04-25

.TCoshe:poudcucs uf the tN-a1s Elneb-la: =
=: :hp5n -: 3
~Ishoweaa Yon Inn previous u letter M how poorly
Virginia ss prepared fox any seontfSL at aa!1a
atthe present time. Ct sheEfaa ~ 9V9v Eo1:
liabilities, and her people ara %already Aet'pg>
froip -1axa'fon. She. has only nhont 149 ,u(D
man ca-,aols Of bearing arms, and hhs hos very
<fem EIiEs Or other implements pf HaF: :t1n her
Volunteer force there, a1e only about 8a2&l e. e.,
::'t,res and pistols. not over 90 field pieces, goo
ationaesff last yeazahd ;tha present of $1isqo,~
coo t5aFmthe statesand pfepa1eit for eetentc,
not muct tItnl,, hRs33y Tt 6ffn, done, except
to pnt In ord eF the ;srmo1y 1ofated at :Riehe
rnond fer the manufacture Of eauuon shot aad
!; The Colahels, cf .pfdaanGe::,ts M q now,
I'd 1QSh 5pt Mey] for 3 900 I1tte inuhkets, Qoo
;TE5yoiyei.p;st91s, i COO :eavasry ca1bines. 900
e tsa1ry- sabres, 1900 artillery ,eabfes, i II
-roHudeFs sho~5tHeft;;a3 3 24HpunBder@ haWitzers;;
together with about IL 0O0- shot a1d she{ls,'
from pounds up 70 r.: pounds. AHa beRides
theae, greet multitude Of oth:r art1ciesncsd-
ful il Ear. The instant commencement Of
hoat ltieS viii prevent Tie stlts from getting
these munitions and -arms from abroad, and
Virginia will hare to rely on her OVID EuSK-
shpuB- fiji her defs1ce. The TreaegaE Works,
located here, manufactured anumbe Of fan.
ron fer the South Caro]inians and also several
tons OF ehet ana shell. Richmond is admirably
and valuable -sTattr power Y the, .apids g. OF
James River, right IA trout OF the city The
i HnS-iEg uillS OF. Richmond nre surpassed! by
uons il he TassssssAA ssates., 1.-THE N4w-Eng.
laudeFs were allowed. to own this Waiar poIf.--:.
! they would build here one, Of the finest cItiea
f.oFAuaerica. The SecesstoniHts OF ;Richpibpd
have Dasgd many etrcugt gtargnments in fayor Of
their cause, on the supposed greatness that
this city would acquire Is the Manufacturing
point of the ~hu1e South; Their i6ea is to
Eecede and exclude Northern manufactures
I OBTAIN all the WORK for Richmond tta. is IoI
| done in NeT-Eaglan1 for the scnth. Thus
! Virginia dsnouucEs a t8riff willie it helps New
| Eosiand, but is quite willing to aEaaI 1exEeli
Of tae wages OF iniquity. 80 ,@., i
II the war is long protracted aid Richmond
is allowed to pursue her, career uadissus bed
thers Is 20 doubt the: work shops will suon
learn to turn; out here any number Of gum
| thy want. ,.-: H., =: 3x
Bat where Vii Virginin get themoneye sht
90 %55 q H2T I'll 5a aed Ie9asfea a9 s5sa VI M VII
leudte1 $i,500 600 more, with which to nrn
e1d equip Ger Warriors ,, ::
- OF the holders ofNirgsEia's present binds,
fird these Interesting faets stated In an ella
report ~ SOC 500 efe: held ahrcad-mostIy Il
England; S3I0o0, 900 IN ether States for bsnk
ing pusp1stE; 1000 COO bY capsta1tsts aad the e
tatesef 3utn1Ty, in .xglafa; 1856 067 bs the;Vil
g.nia Literary Fund J. $13 0M ~ Z UGltm State
Gossl nnsnt In 1iai' ! rtst 6oact): The 7 aml
and other East te1n Capitalists Tha loss Of s
large an dnlouut Of monty will be severely fe1
| and it is fashionable whether Virginia doe
| not lose infinitely more of honos than she; wi
I pn'n- by thro Wing herself into tneg gu'f o. Teye
luton. ~e:"-': MONTICELLO.