The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-28
vanity Fair. war Correspondence.

| MY BtoLemeOt tuuI tne ruluTe HHb OiS
with something" was forgery. My let.
ters have been tampercd with. Perhaps
it might be better hereafter, for you to
hive oil your correspondence written in
the back office, as the Tribune does.
That, however, is q circumstance to
which will mot Mt present refer. Fitis
letter at all events, shall be authentic and
truthful. Upon my honOrl
| have just had long talk with John
Minor Bolts, whose limitations Of my let
tcrs havc produced ~ much laughter
among the readers Of the Tribune. am
not angry with John. His correspond.
ence is such an evident buresqne Of mine,
that nobody could imagine for moment
that he meant to mislead any one.
He has given me some very important
information concerning affairs in the re
belious districts.
There are no rcbelliOus soldiers in Vir-
ginia, and those are only mob Of half
starved, half-naked wretcheS, who always
run away; and John says that he thinks
some Of them are still running.
Gen. Beauregard, Of whom you may
have heard, is half starved and half naked
like the rest lie lately ran away from
Richmond to Manassas Cap, where the
poor wretch was obliged to erect heavy
batteries, for fear the federal troops should
march upon him.
II is by such cOwardly acts-as these
that the rebel troops have lost the respect
Of the whole Cabinet and army.
Old Abe has no longer hesitnted to
avow his contempt for the entire COnfed-
eracy.
Cent, Scott says tint il this sort of
things continue eight or ten months long
er, he will call on fifty thousand more vol
untecrs, and fortify Washington and AL.
exandria so that they will be perfectly
safe frVm any attack.
As for me, knit my noble brows, fold
my arms across my manly chest, and
chew u good deal more tobacco than usual
But say nothing.
Bolts tells me that the rebel army IN
headed by man named jackson, broth
cr of the assassin Of Ellsworth.
| An engagement is expected to occur
somewhere shortly.
Nothing seems to DC known, however,
OH any subject.
Our picket guards were all shot, last
night, by party ofrebcl scouts, supposed
to be brothers Of jackson, the assassin Of
Ellsworth.
Professor loves plan have all gone up
in n balloon.
Mrs. Lincoln is well the report TINT she
took paregoric habitually, is unlounded.
Three secession spies were discovered
in the basement of my tent, last night. !
put up new gallows and turned them off
this morning. in the presence Of my gal
LIANT zoo.z0os and several invited guests,
among whom were some of the bellies Of
Washington.
The poor devils died easily and gamely.
They were said to bc brothers Of jackson,
the assassin Of Ellsworth.
Bolts tells me that affairs in Virginia
are vcy unsettled. lie stayed three
months at Richmond. and compcrce is SO
dead that grass grows in the principal
streets. In fact, he pasturcd cow for
some weeks right in front of his street
door.
The negroes, he says, are kept busy all
the time, quclling instructions among the
whites. The Tribune has engaged Bolts
as a regular correspondent, to take the
place of Harvey, who has been rewarded
by fat foreign mission. Abe says that
if Gov. Pickcns will come on to Washing
ton, he will give him the consulate of St.
Petersburg. There is another man ap.
plying for that post now, who will proba-
hly get it, His name is jackson, and he
is said TO DC brother Of the assassin of
Ellsworth.
Scott informs me, unofficially, that he
is very deSirous that the rebels shall re
move all their batteries and camps from
Virginia. II they persist in keeping
them there, he will not send single
Northern soldier into that State.
As write, forty thousand MaSsachu-
setts troops are dciiling past my camp.
They are returning from n furlough grant
cd them in order that thcy might enjoy
a regular old fashioned Fourth Of July
clam. bake at home.
They are now intended for the defense
of Washington.
They were assaulted during their march
through Baltimore, by a mob, headed by
two rutIians named Jackson, supposed to
be brothers Of the assassin OF Ellsworth.
A very brilliant little affair took place
near Clouds Mills, the other night. Three
Of my zoo.zoos were out on picket duty,
and were attacked by forty Of the rebel
cavalry. The boys bravcly stood their
ground until assaulted, when each re-
treated in different directions, but in good
order.
They picked up three hundred stand Of
arms, and cannon, flags, musical instru.
mentS, etc, in great quantities, which the
rebels dropped in their flight. One Min
ic rifle, cncrusted with gold and precious
stones, bore the name of jackson, rebel
farmer living in the ncighborhood. The
boys were especially anxious to catch him,
as he has been known TO maltreat Union
men in the rebel army, and he is also a
brother of jackson, the assassin Of Els.
worth.
And besides, he is said to carry very
costly gold watch, and a good deal of
pocket money.
have just learned that Bolts is not to
be trusted. His waSherwoman tells me
that among the dirty linen he sent her
was Secession flag that he had used.
suspect him Of collusiOn.
a messenger has this moment arrived
with intelligence that Bolts has been de-
tected in the act Of setting fire to the
Presidents wheat field, in front Of the
White House. l have issued an order
for his arrest.
The fire is cxtinguished but the widest
excitement prevails.
One hundred thousand more volunteers
will be called for Immediately, to insure
the safety Of Washington.
People arc very much blamed by eve
rybody.
Nothing is known.
] think that something will happen.
Blanca is ironing a dozen clean have
locks for me.
NV men are shaving themselves and
blacking their boots preparatory to q
grand movement,