The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-09
From Vanity Fair.l i
Odr War Correspondence.

RIcHMoSD, VIRGINIA, September lsl.
Dear Vanity: Higbo'd times! l am in
Richmond a. las! ..... ..-.....-..-..
Doubtless, you wonder why have not
written TO you Tor the last three weeks
II was in consequence ~ the exclusion
Of newspaper correspondents fIom lbe
army .F -..... LII. -.
L General dissipation is, likewise, no. TO-
tally disconnected from my silence.
! have news now.
General SIoneWall Jackson. the OTHER
4 day, lift Richmond with tie Rebel Amy,
and started for Washington via Mauss
sss-- r...
At the same moment. hanged ny
tass, and started for Ri hmond
need not tell you tha: | arrived at
my place Of des inaliun before be arrived
~ his. ...... -.. ..-...s
have to complaio Of The Government
officials 10 this city. They exercise a
rigid censorship Of the press. and permit
me TO write nothing in the way Of details
coucerbing the strength, position. etc, Of
their army -..... t..,... ...........
This however. is hardly strange consi.
detibg the pr judice that exists here
against the Northern press.
am Hospitality entertained Ivy Prince
de PoIigusc. who is here as an Ambas'a
DIR Extraordinary from my old friend, l..
|. Napoleon. --s...
The Prince makes as good gin cock
tail as | ever drank ........
| lBut this can hardly be considered in
the light of war news
The object Of S,ohewAlI Jackson, 10 il
recent raid on Mansssas. was 10 make :
bold dash and catch tie Federal army
He caught it.
The following kilograms will show tb'
t result:
/. -r.at
Rich mond, Va Zen. Jackson: Hav
you caugb, the Fed,rals?-Jef. Davis.
r III.
Manassas, Va-Gen. jackson: | lave
IStonewall Jackson.
q III.
It Richmond-G-D. jackson: Bring lher
/, here.--Jef Davis. ...
8 ".
Manassas JEFF. Davis: | cau'l Stvne
e wall Jackson.
;. Riohmond--Gen. ia, kson; Come with
/. ou, them, then.-Jeff. Davis.
,tl VI.
n Manassas JEFF. Davis: They won't Il
n mel--Sionewal Jackson.
Is This literally true. The first news fro
r Stuart, Lee and Jackson greatly ercoura
,e ed poor old jeff He thought that Was
ington was his, sure rs shooting.
n But shooting isn't very sure. after a
as The next news was that ia kson hi
at changed his base, and skedaddled.
at JEFF g face is so long that he has to we
a baudage 10 keep it rom coming dos
Is to his waist. The physicians pronoun
y it the worst case Of prOiapsus uariliG
o. record. ..a s-# .-.-.
ut The opinion prevails. both here al
as elsewhere, that Washington is periec!
ed safe.
OF A profound sentiment Of disapprob
he lion also exists throughout the South, co
NJ, cerning The horrible barbarit:es that,i.
20 alleged. the Federal soldiers commit
re the Rebels. ...--
US JEFF is now preparing su order touchl
cir this matter. He arcuses the Yankees
nd using ball cartridges in battle, and
nd loading their cannon with real bombshsl
We Further, lie says that when any Of
i'll. soldiers are taken, they are treated
ad prisoners! For these savage cruelties
rid proposes 10 act upon the les taliOnis. a
to hang, draw, quarter and eat every P
utt son mol in arms on his side.
up II his charges are true, | think t
TO something 81 ouid he done
Jus But l have not ,old you why ! ca
len TO Richmond
the shall leave next weck-l only ca
ab to escape the draft. ....
nj. And am yours, truthful'y.
his McARONE