Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-07-17
Yankee Letters Found on the Battle
 Field

The Charleston Courier publishes extracts from letters found on the battle ground on Jame, Island, from which we extract the fol lowing:
 A letter from Warwick, tho state given May IS, 1862, gives the following information, which may or may not b. Characteristic of the North:
 E'Asahel K - was married on the I6th of February, and the 7th of May they had regu- lar muster, and in the scrape, his wife had a young one.'
 The following is from letter written from Providence, R. l. May 18th:
 .'You say that you are very tired of staying on that Island, Port Royal, s. C., and sup pose you are, for believe that your comfortii is very small, but think you are better there than exposed to the danger of the battle field, and l hope you will never leave to go there, this 1 know will not suit you, but William you will ex- cuse me, yoa know the reason 1 have for saying so. Government has called for more men, they want a regiment of infantry to serve during the war and one to go to Washington for three months to protect the city while the other troops 20 further South. I think that hit will be some time before we can get to regiments raised here for the working class pretty well tired ont and the crane of the country as they call them selves do not care much for going after all the fuss about the niggers, the dirty set.
 :" conclude with sending you 8 gradeale of love and remain your sincere friend"
 We give more of the following letter for ob vous reasons
 "PAwrUCKET, June 4-DeQr lFUidm: We received letter from you yesterday, dated May IT, in which you say that you are going to leave there. suppose by this time you are far from Hilton Head l saw in to>night's paper that there was letter received in Providence from Jr. Stuknev, of the 3d Rhode lsiai'd regiment, dated May zi, from Edisto Island, saying that the troops from Hilton Head had reached there and would sail in few days in the expedition 10 Charleston. Soft seems 1t IS there you are goinr. instead of guarding the railroad as you supposed It is too hard that you had to leave Hilton Head no~, for we hoped you would not have to leave after all the summons. There will be more danger where yoa are going, ana ] hope you will exercise prudence and care. Of course need not tell you what you know your ae!G if you are going to take Charleston you will probably be in an engagement, and hope you will be prepared accordingly. Frank Jeffers has got nome to day with other Bull Run prisoners. They have had 2 great battle near Richmond with great loss of life. Our loss in killed was three thousand, the rebels was much more.
 McClannan's army drove the enemy back, both sides fought well. Richmond is not taken vet. Not qute-Eps. But we expect every i day to hear of it's being taken. There will be hard fighting there. People do nor seen. to think there will be much of resistance in Charleston. hope they won't. hope and pray tbey may surrender the city peaceably. l think government do not mean to delay this war much longer. They are going to fight it out at once. h to-night'S papsr it says theJ are ,@QlFg to raise more money and more men TOT the 'V'Sof' ous prosecution of the war. The last reS5,,"ant that went out was really imposed on, for they supposed Washington in danger Instead of staying there, they were put wherever needed, some of them are already near Richmond with | McClennan's army. Some of the Massachusetts men. believe all of them, were sent home be. cause they made fuss about paving to stay longer than three months
 "I suppose there is no use in your trying to get furlough now. l wish you could get one so as to leave that warm climate for the sum mer
 "There is no news in Pautucket. The Con vent is all built, but is not finished inside. The fair is postponed to next fall.
 "Good night, and good luck from your afec- tenate mother and sister,
 FRoM NEW OEaEANg.-~The Delta of the oQtb contains ,.ut littlp 0f general interest