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THURSDAY; APRM II, 1853
LETTERS from !: SEcESsIA,,
Pictures and Writings of
Rebel Life 8 r.: =:
FROM HE>0AMPS OF! ISLAND
NO. 10,

FROM zTHE>0AMPS OFISLAND
NO. 10.
:: Our own correspondent With the expedition
on the Mississippi, sends US budget Of letters
from the captured rebel camps Of Island No.
10. They constitu ute graphic pictures ofphases
Of Southern life under the rebellion, aud we
give them verbatim and nberatim without
comment:
AN AMQABLE SECESH,
4 termagant Young lady With the brief and
busy signature of "Bee," under date of Feb.
29th, 1862, writing to her brother, says;
"Since nc have heard Of our defeats in Ten
neseec, We hate Yankees worse than ever
Your company and regiment will re-enlist,
Will they not? l am very anxious to get
home. want 70 be there when the Yankees
get there. Hateful, eopardEy, t4ieving dogs!''
THE WOMEN FAIL TO CARD1NG COTTON.
From another letter, dated Saline, La,
Feb. p, 1862, and signed Hassa Mobley; II
do hope by the blessing Of Goa that peace will
back to their beloved homes; and the only
way is to put all Of our trust in God, and be
p!ayerful Are there any cotton cards in Co
1umbus? heard there was some there. There
is great call for cards here. Most all of the
women and girls have gone to spinning and
how Industrious We all are. It is the hardest
times eyer saw about getting anything.''
AuAPp1 DrKEDoN.
From letter dated ssDukedom,'' Ken
lucky, March 28th, 1862, I make the following
extract: I'VE have not seen any Yankees here
Jet, but can see and hear every day of men
running to Paducah for protection; but am
/ GLAD they are going, if they stay here they
! will be sure to do some damage as such vii
lainous towards as they are can not help the
North in trying to Ehip ue, Citizens are now
selling whisky By wholesale and VIC are haF-
ing glorious time.
OUT OF PAPER.
One n. B. Terral Of Union Parish, Lonis-
lana, writing to his brother, says:
"1an' my Fammerley are all well we have
got plenty Of meat and bread but ne arc
nearly destitute Of clothing and no cards to
spin any with Jim I want to know if there is
any cotton cards WHARF you are if there is you
and tom miles must send boz of them here so
We can card and spin several Of you fling in and
send back boz jim want You to come back
when your time is ont if you yollepteer in
three weak5 after you get here for want to
see you and the girls wants to see you aud
Martha and the children wants to SEE you SO
We all wants to see you Jim recon you think
this is the last paper hare got IL the aoorld nor
cant et no more for it is not here aud have got
no money neither to send i letter with nor
cant get It at all for it is not here''
TILE GIRLS GO TO PREACHING ALONE.
C1ARKsBuRG, Tenn., Feb. ], 1851.
MR. H-1now embrace the present oppor-
tunity Of writing 5ou few lines to let you
know that received yonr kind letter, aud
will endeayor to answer it. have no news
to write to you there has been some few we'd
dipgB but very few there has not been party
since you all went off and we would like to
go to one Margaret Porter says she is goiug to
give you party Margaret says give her love
to all the boys and zeceire a small portion your
self and she says fight the battles Of your
country bravely do not run ache,a yon are in a
battle if you do gou 1eiU be sure to get killed but
I do not think you will run you are such brave
soldiers all the girls went to preaching and
had to hitch our own horses and had to IN.
hitch and the boys standing around grinning
your sweet heart says she is not going to
preaching any more until ron get back and
do not blame her If lad sWe ltheart there
Nould not either expecting him to be killed
by the Yankees be brave and fight the battles
Of you country but must bring my short
epistle to close by saying Good bye
TIE EFFECT OF TIE FEDERAL VICTORIES
A letter from Columbia, Louisiana, gives
| State. The writer says:
"Wi1l was in Columbia and heard there thai
/ the enemy had gained five battles recently
that they had taken Bowling Green, For
| Donelson in Tennessee, and That they hat
backed Price from Spring gdeld. 1t has thrown
I the parish in quite confusion. They arr
| calling loudly for volunteers. Ross is trying
I to get up 4 company, and says if he cant
! mike company lie is going away. They hayt
notices stuck up in every public place
asking both, old and young to cont
cause tod to ght ' for the 1 proper s s4S
and children. A good many companies hav'
left New Orleans and gone to Tennessee I
| is thought the militia will be called out, in
few days. a great many say they will go 70
fear Of being drafted in March. The Cover
nor las called on the State for 900 more sol
about US losing SO many battles. can hardl
believe it Is true. hope it is false. We ar
lighting for too noble cause to be defeated
| I think every true Southerner will lose lis las
drop Of blood before he will be whipped, ant
take up their arms and fight til they die. Bel
ter that than to be conquered by such q foe
OH to think Of bring suyugated BY s,tch set
horrible to think aboet. / can't believe the
will ever gain the victory! No, neper, I tras
in The good Lordf
! A GUSHING GAY CAPTAIN.
The following is dated Fort Randolph, Jun
25th, 1861, and Was written by the captain {
one Of the Island Ten batteries:
II Vas delighted to have heard from you
mail Nought but SO interesting commun
cation would hare suf6ced for your charmfn
presence. But you could not come, CON
i to the NOW only home Of the brave heart
You send us kind apology-wca accept To
say that you take the high p.islleg
Of addressing soldier. I envy
Southern maiden for his ideal. II
remembrance Of her strews flowers
the weary path of camp life. When tired
I the continual hustle around him he can gat
! er his wandering thouhhts aud feed upon Il
remembrance Of their sweetness. In tt
shock and fury Of battle her name is watc
: word to nerve him to strike for success. F
: is truly noble is truly brave, and he that
brave don't you say that he desery
a fair hand and true heart, You ask n
, why was SO anxious to wear the flowers.
. flower from sincere friend awakens the ha
/ piest thrill Of joy. Then, flowers are We
8 rare here The daily tread Of troops has lol
'f since crushed them out, and those brave bo
works have destroyed all living Teruure
have obeyed the cali of my country, and VIII
z tue smoke and dust Of battle has passed awl
then I move to the dictations of my hca
That you will soon visit us at Randolph is I
= ardent wish We will hail your coming
u some warbling bird Of good omen. The ban
that Rightly play their dalcet strains arou
my quarters shall be directed to where :
tarry. have hope that in few days II
}, again trace the wandcrinEs Of your pen.
Your true friend,
EDMUND ". r -
FROM THE POTOMAC CAMPS.
y A letter written by e T.. BrO Hn pe1j.