The New York herald., 1861-12-07
ihA HOME OF JEFFERSON BEouEATHED TO THE


THE HOME OF JEFFERSON BEouEATHED TO THE
GOVERNMENT.
w oomodores seem to vie with each other in patri-
QUO hosraity To-day Commodore Levy was ask ed why
no did mol gyo Monticello tho government and he re-
Piled have made my will, giving to the government,
not only Monticello, but hundred thousand dollars
beside"
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM CHARLESTON
The following is an intercepted letter from Charleston
II considered OF SUFFICIENT importance for publication
as 1t shows the working Of secession and tho bockade
Ny DEAR CAPTAN AND FRxND-But when one looks
around himsef and when he sees the happiness
Of % destroyed, commerce at standstill, with
out means Of living, without money, and above
all 4ltlces the most necessary risen to prices
ali out Of any one's reach; is not this enough to
% ones nature, and to become almost anythingP
often think and speak Of you, both myself and Mrs.
-, and We remember with pleasure the short, happy
time we have passed together When will return-thls
happy timer When shall peace, commerce. navigation
and prosperity be reestabshedf And where shall wo
be- and what will happen u.s. before ths2 Perhaps wo
may all be dead and who knows but that would be the
bsst thing that might happen to usG But in word no
here as to tire one Of life.
Butter 90 cents refined sugar, Is cents ordinary
cents. = o'n' Beef Ays cees TO 10
% cents each per pound Sorr-ITho Correspondents
also gives the value in francs No Irish potatoes, no
cheese, no hams; the last sold at thirty two
lard thrty-ave cents per pOuss; sal. ATTY
N"'Ne Po' p"bl mtceH ouuto Pcr PVuhdi CoAS
one hundred and twenty-five francs per ton. A
small cart load OF frewood seven and half to eight
francs: In fact, ! might continue ill tomor-
row, but ! think these few items will give
| you an idea Of the life wc lead here. With
regard to goods for ladies' II is still worse II Ia
horrible to think Of. These are the people who are
making fortunes For instance, common Calico which
before cost and IL CENTS costs TO and 76 cents
yard STUFF for lining iades' dresses, 81 cents
per yard In fact all sus by ladies' formerly at
homo, now costs as much ~ silk, and silk s worth
from 10 TO 25 francs per yard pair Of buck
skin shoes (kept in store for some years., which
fall to pieces the first time you put them on cost thirteen
and fifteen francs and deer Ono pair Of boots,
hundred francs half boots ty. sixty and seventy
francs In 2ne il is enough to make sick when
think Of III TO live and live to barely live, must spend
his last penny and what nexH bog you my dear cap
TAIN there shall bo vessel from Bordeaux
bound to this place to send mo all you in tho way
Of articles, Of provisions, &C., which you can select as
well as that is TO say butter lard beans sausages
a small cask Of wnc one do Of brandy do Of abia
{rum) &c, and will remit You at once the amount Of
your outlay. These are for my own use, and both
and Mrs. will DO grateful TO you
therefore. We always hopc to SEQ you here on
the opening OF business but have doubts however
nevertheless hope cannot write you any To-
day, but will write there is an oppOrtuni
ty. Madam sends her respects TO you. and Madam
, and she prayed to God TO take you under His
keeping; and to this add Mrs. compliments, and
for you, my dear Captain, my sincere friendship Az
repotr. Your friend, s&ss*s
am without any nsws from you since July.