The New York herald., 1862-03-05


n,o THAR horaars This is Clearly shown by numerous
tha, have been the camps at Fort Henry
One written from Paris Tenn, about twenty nye nies
southNest of here reads.Wo are expecting the enemy
hare as the roads get so that they can travel
Ivory one that can will i,ave." Another writer COM
1nencos pleasing epistls in tho following strain How
arc you this bright sunny aad cold morning. Safe from
tho Yankees, hope Dsr me- how yoa did frighten me
this day week ago. We felt assured the heathens had
Won and some tears we're she'd" Others beg pite
ousiy that tie soldiers VIII stand firm and "keep back
the vandals who threaten the desoation Of native
land" one letter, giving rather comnrehen=iye view
OF the Southen mind and very ligcntiy written,
cannot foTbeM giving entire i runs as i9llows-
DEAR I,EorHEa-I received yours OF the 7th inst had
received letter from you since wrote you last. We
are getting along toe aOly Well considering the times.
The Yankees are ned TO DO all the harm they can
appears that 1t ing to take very large
TO keep them back. They ire getting pretty mich all
round scacoast Twas glad TO hear that yo. had
large force the border OF kontucky, for have had
uneasncss about section OF the country for
fear that you did not have mon enough TO meet them
but from al the fo.maton can got the south must
have Eve hundred thousand in the field From
some report have ~ the Georgia Legislature
Gaorgia has City Thousand the field, and send
ortwenty Thousand more and will do it the govern
ment viii orde drut, VII hope they viii do II thoy
need more men. Our people have volunteered vary
fsey but thsfe nuinber OF large families in this
section ali az b me- Some houses have three or four
young at home, none gone au want TO soc draft
for the benet Of such The adjoining county to this
in Alabama, Calhoun county, sus ed very severely al
Martin was killed. and CoopsI Fornsy badly shot and
large number Of others killed or wounded. II bad
affair, caused by Union traitors.
receive cd letter short timo ago from Decatur. He
seems TO be making money He has little corn mill
corn Der month and be has stl which is making him
eight or ten gallons Of wlkey day which ho is sell
ing u 70 per gallon cash and he has corn enough to
run it Unit spring We made large crop OF cotton in
this section; bat it is mostly laying at our gnhouses
some little selling at 7c to @ mostly bought on specu
stion suppose sold early in the season to iennes
factory, four ba es al now have about twelve
bales, which shall KEEP and SEQ what it will do,
though have very little confidence in England break
ing tho Yankee blockade. have to the conclusion
that this young republic viii to depend on It's own
brave SOUS ana ook 10. help from quarter. Though
Isee that who ous sht have information than
have on the sabJec say tha ths Lincoln government
F. HIGHT
DanvilIe was ga-risoned by one company oi uagairy
and OF infantry. kept thsge priacipay protect the
bridge from unoIga.ized icpredaors. An amusing cir
is Of hese brave Southern soldiers by
Of the remaining citizens OF Diavle. When the fe
dera gunboats arproache he evening OF the surren
der OF Fort Henry tne cAptan OF the cavalry company
formed his men IN e tue levee, aud ords ed them TO
load their bnss. fhs orde followed by another
'make ready when ovsry piece ievelied, doubt
less with the intention VI blowing the gunboats out OF tho
water. Just at this tie Conesoga, having the
advance belched forth o her heavy bow guns after
the briise in hss.s to re, u the river Ths bail Went
whizzng along the very faces Ok the bravo cavarymen
Who fol getting to dis hase their pieces wheeled and
in tho utmost conf sioaats coats, blankets. arms
and accoutIencnt Tying a. directions Nor were the
infsutry ieas frightened The Whole garrson-horse.
foot and ted OF wild cdo
neds fences aa atches several OF them being drowned
In their frantic enorts he Hooded iowands just
back from the river.
Tho fall OF Fort Henry was we're blow to tho South,
the responsibility o which Will al with crushing eiect
Polk AZ anst whom tns aaslneaia. of the nth were
being hurled IN anticipation OF the result before the
blow struck following letter picAsl up Fort
Henry, and also the Indications Of
pious now OF psni.sati.l sea.s soo4 to foiiow-
NEAR PARIS, Tenn. Feb. 5, 1882
n lived v.urla layfa ony yeatAP
evening hsi learne ON .r. Curren that you was IN
the army, but d'c mt Know you me. am
- sorry T. hear Gi saivias and that u your corn
pany. This VI a"fui time for us at. We mad better
havo subuitvd u, idnc,n ioI culi only have LOST Il
we lad, slsi dl ,iit ahy~a ECw, and s. many
precious lives acc .ope cling
Our only dsve COM from the Ai,iyhty, and
We havo. It s rso,e4 that Seauresard viii take the
place n Polk ut Columbus II some does take it
Tennessee is invaded thele shall Coum-
bus We are expecting the enemy here "a SON as the
ns 20 Every one Ga cam
liam to-day. Hs 10 Ia fine health, and very gad that
there is prospect Of Polk leaving James gone to
Hickman. He was dsialed TO g., and paid man to go
Ia hD place but needless the militia did not
have CO. We heard that General Tilghman had caei
for i've hundred from this County, and sent James
away. The report WAS untruc. have written or him
70 come home. whsl he comes will either send him
down write TO you. Oh, much trouble about my
child my relations and the situation OF country.
Nearly every relation have capable Of bearing
the army. viii Jones lieutspant colonel OF
. battalion. solomon is captain, Tom b was wounded
in ski msh near Bowling Green He is now in Hck
man. Brother Thomas SON John is In Missouri with
General Price.
If nyouor your get sick, bs to come to my
house 1t will give mo pleasure to take ca Vi you
often.
May the good Lord bless and take care Of you and
yours, is the prayer Of, yours aIsctionately,
Having more opened this package OF rebel letters
cannot orbsar giving some more Of them to the pubic
eye, disclosing the cndtion Of affairs in the rebel
States That the South has brought its full volunteer
force uto the field may not be exactly true; but
desble that in various sections the confed racy draft
ing has been resorted to in order I'LL up tbs
The above letter dscoscs this portions
nessee. Hore is another from Alabama, in which more
conclusive evidence OF the same fact exists
LAuDERDAIk CRY, Ala, Jan. 20, 1892.
had been any drafting at Bluff creek There has yet
but there is to be big muster AT Bluff creek the 25th
Jack Jennings drafted but Franklin missed the
draft Martin Hitchcock drafted the day before ho
died. but he was gone We had heard that tho Yankees
had come up thu river and thrown bombsheIs at you
snectionate wife, H. PERKINS.
this nature. have scores OF letters before me. all
slluding TO draftng-provng conclusivcly that this
last resort has boen seized upon, and the South
ern army is TO be filed Up with unwilling men.
But have oae curious ep.stle from which must make
an extract showing the light in which the southern army
is held at home Tie letter is dated Wildwood pro
baby Mississippi or perhaps Arkansas After dis
The people are uneasy about all and expecting
70 hear OF hight at Henry. | am mad and mortified.
Rumor says that Thompsons company like turkcs.
know 1t Is false would rather ten times hear OF
them being killed. Tell the boys that they wul be
watched closely, and they m st face the music"
The writer will probably have be more than
mad and mortified" when he hears OF the gsacral
stampede that took place from Fort Henry and Carks
vile.
Here very nice piece Of rebel poetry The girls ap-
pear lonely In that nsighborhood The Union troops may
perhaps soon pay them visit, prove that they
gallant well Southerners and entitled the
character that has been given them Ia the South
Oh, dear, it's shameful, declare,
To make the men all 60,
And leave 80 any swoethsarts here,
Without single beau
We like 10 see them brave, tis true,
And would not urge them stay,
But what poor girls to do,
When they are all away.