The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16
South Slle Views.

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which We were seated, and very courteous OK
animation conducted by an amiable lookn,
| gentleman, in half uniform, and crowned viii
gray hairs, and wearing spec aclcs. While ba
| would have been the only man in the room IN
| whom should have given the distinction Of
| Gencial he was by no means the looking man
| would have sought in crowd, to call General
| Pillow.
| The General was anxious to tell me how he and
the South itlt, and the first opportunity he had
| he hailed me. The access to the officers Is very
| easy, and the room was crowded with all ranks
1t was strange looking crowd TO me. Tho
men were mostly young men, and lookod rough
| ana dirty, as II just from camp They had tho
| apI eirance of soldiers without the uniform.
Not much disl lay of rank was seen in any part
| Of the camp to which had access, and no more
| here than elsewhere. Everything looked ON
| phaiicaly democratic, and while II looked les
| u tamil al and com oi table than lik, places in
our army, 1t looked more it these y 'rsons felt
that they were Engaged in sympathetic family
| affair.
| We f und Gen Polk in much more comfort
| ale quarters. and rather more exclusive in his
| Company lie ia a fine, large, gray -hoaiol
| man, rather amiahle looking, but distant. NV
case was pr, scented and hi' permission really
| granted ", began to Il Ilorc this war, AMI
WO ldeTcd what our people in the North intend
| cd 10y it. lie thought they Ought to stop it al
once, ms they could gain no,lIins by it's cOntinu-
| ancc, &c.
| From within the rebel lines, an occasional
correspondent gathers information Of tho condi-
ton Of their troops, which seems to rival tho
ianciful pictures Of suffering and need which the
southern papers have so frequently described as
| existing at the North. The correspondent says:
| Of salt there was at times great want. Tho
reason assigned for any scarcity OF this article
| or II, 4, icucy Of clothing was the talked
| condition Ot thu ialrO rs; but this Was hardly
sufficient reason tor the Latter, as thiro wcro
| scarcely at any time any ovorcOats TO bo seen
| except the blue onc', conlesseily taken from
| the federal SELLERS, the d1,d bodies Of whom
| are stripped even to max ldncss. Except in
| some recently arrived Mississippi regiments,
| which are well dressed and well arme!,
| Chat state is probably not so much ex-
| hausicd as some otheTs), uniforms Gcem
| TO he the exception rather than the rule
eyenl utonan's are seen entirely dressed as cyil-
| ans and wearing coarse brOgars-proyided,
| however, at least IN one instance, and that ac-
colding TO his own showing, with pumps to run
| with IN case of necessity. The prevailing color
| Of uniforms is gray, with gray infantry cans,
Mulutudes wear hats Of all colors and doscrip-
tions. The South Carolina hat is drab, with
| the peculiar blue rosc,tc aud brass button, and
feather Of drab color What is called the Cons
ate hat is Of plush, of conical form, with
cap 'front.' The Washington Artillery, Of n, 4.
| Orleans, are dressed in light blue, with -
trimmings; the caps also light blue. Tho n -
| gers have striped cotton pants, with army leg- 4
1 gus, \ great many soldiers purchase any soPt
| Of white cotton stuff they can get for pants and
dye wi h indigo or copperas, when procurable, or
oak bark when nothing better offers.
| Numbers are thus clothed in cotton villa
many complain he cold and wish themselves
back 10 their southern homes. Tho recently
arriN cd Mississippians, however, are clothed IN
hled cloth of gray color with iacinls Of scarlet
ilanncl OF blankets there is scarcity, aud
many regiments have no tents. OF wagons,
| beside the supply captured at Bull Run, any
| thing they can seize upon is employed. The
| large iour-ho!se wagon peculiar to tho country
is mostly seen, the drivers chiefly negroes.
Various are the arms in use. The oil rcpu-
| lation musket is chiefly seen; many have .
| bayOnCts, and some only double barrtlcd sh, l.
| guns The infantry officers carry straight
| swords mono below the rank OF lieutenant,
| however carry any at all.
| A. the Missi'sippians are the best clothed, o
| also arc they better supplied with specie than
their comrades, and evidently lCok upon tho
small shnI asters in circulation in Eastern Vir-
| & MIA as great curiOsities, sending some Of tho
smaller samples to trends at home as such This
| Introduces tho subject of currency, which con-
Sists ms far the larger notes are concerned of
| G.. S. A. notes and corporation issues from tho
| different cities, Richmond leading the way for
! the State of Virginia. OF smaller amounts any
| body seems at liberty to issue rs much as he
chooses. The late sheriff Of Fairfax county
anu inc county .!tik mas eaeh us ih ,Sli;a
~ -, 49,, h,,.;,,ass Lr. -.
thoro /, ANYTHING TO sell. Eyeryloly has
| go, some money, and, rs an oil negro remarked,
-, seems IKE people could buy things easier
fore. The pIce Of Articles in AMI Sho,f Faip-
| fax Court House, when they can be procured at
@ll Is about as follows soap 62c a lar, but not
| to be had most OF the Time sugar atc. Perlb.;
G"liee SOC TO DUO ann zen ~. FOR c'heo . ms
been pald Tor dress pattern not often, however,,
oh'aihanle al any pilec, as lnc sol llers use All
! they can lr%ure l"T snils' oalt Is quo'ed AZ
20 per sack ~ hcnhlohu' anI h9t renniny
prochrabc at any price al r. =, II. Even
tobacco contrary 10 What might nave oeeh GN-
Pccieui Is u"'n u'a anu Sale' s1, ,eI
hann'S DVon N'Imn 70 io.I'o m"'tou
I'usS III, LII , ~ ,,srt KIN, H.
G , ~, H. i', -
III ca,h IN i,s n,r,i s,'c ,sben an,, H. eynect1
al NAM. soibicys ,roC'ssin', thov ncys, Rova
! been mil and do pdt intend 10 as for nav. The
| NuryInniers affirm thcv ore in rcceipt of nav
| iIoni ,iiends In their own state There can be
! no reason for doubt but that the rebel army ia
/ larl, ly recruited bv drafting. According 10 The
| statement of a uriialo from Mobile, ali from
| that city were drafted, himself included and,
according to another statement many from Mis-,
sissipTi also. Among all, sickness is very preya-
| l,ut, while corn wps soft collie and diarrhea.
! pn,Ia worse La eNnosure IN Nyet anil ,.ant ~