The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-06
ARRIVAL OF TWO LADIES lFROM PORTS
MOUTH. VA.
[Erom thc pN.Ladclrhin Inaui rcr. Ca 6.l

TFrom the Philadelphia lrQul rer, Oct 81
BY the arrival Of two ladies from ortsnouth opposite
Norfolk, Va. enabled TO Civ our rcadcrs some
very interesting facts They left there last Tuesday.
coming by flag Of truce Fortress Monroe. Qecf tho
Indies has husband Ia thefcderal service. Having an
Of money in tho Portsmouth Savings BaE she
was obtaining II rrevaus to leaving for tho
North but the officers Of the nstit7tion learning tie fact
f her husbands position 1nade that pretcx r refusing
70 pay II over TO her, Uposa her requesting ssarge N
current expenses he dens her in the most insspg
rorms 70 make bad matter worse in few dSys after
this she notified that hcrnitare would be sold for
sc benefit Of te snnthern coricderacy. Leaving aGaen
afterwards as Ehecoald poss2 do 50 she does a kow
what has since trnnspred Concerning it, having LETT her
Il household geous.st thcir mefcy.
We subjon List of the pcces Of various articles IN
tlat place, wiacG Mrs ----1as kindly permitted us 70
osPy:-
C@Ice, per cent?
Common brown sugar.
Tsslow candles -..........................37 81
Latd. ...............3 80
Br.ser, when be obtained from. " :. 80 cts up
Common tea, per pound d.......-...........s2 90
Common shirting n,csn, per yard. 81 cents
Aye young man pesRUo @f he ady acquaintance who won,
over to Norfolk for the purpose Of obtaining cloth
for pair Of pantaloens purchased yards and half
which purchased in our No-ern cities for ono dol
lar and one dollar and quarter difficult TO obtain
three dallars. This last statement with reference
shoes informant states although other accounts make
them plenty, is true 70 the very letter
Flour, corn meal and potatoes G!s plenty and cheap
Coal not 10 be had. unless at price which is beyond
tho means Of persons IL ordinary crcums The
ordinary table salt sells a. $40 per sack; common brown
lar soap Is to 20 cents per pound and Tin
b. be had. One or two merchants in tho place took
TO Richmond and several other Southern cities for tho
purpose Of purchasing some, but unable 10 do IT,
although was understood that they 0ercd $50 bcx
fo1 It, BY this great scarcely Of tin the soldiers suffer
fer camp utensils.
n the time the ladies left Norfolk and Portsmouth con-
tanned but about three hundred soldiers, all the rest
having been sent away since tho bobardInent Hat
terasinlet. For long time previous there had been
from fen TO twelve thousand
As sicre very few persons, perhaps among who
Of the manner in which the secess ordinance
IGascd in Richmond 1t is wei! to state that the
e orery person who votes is called out that anybody
p'esent hear IT, and also the ticket he votes which is
prded fer future reference. Consequently it bo
Ger. anetl u any tnie how man has voted.
TV Mersac still Ia the dry dock and il Is expected
she ri be ready for service by tho first Of the coming
nenth SoLeo. the mechanics In Norfolk have expressed
an opin o1 thai in consequence Of the large amount Of
iron on Ler upper works she viii be top heavy be
unmanagctbe should she succeed tho rebels calculate
upon giving theta leral fleet considerable trouble.