The New York herald., 1862-01-20
Our Point OF Rocks correspondence.

Porr OF Rocks, Nd, Jan. II, 1892
Deplorabs Condition of Things Seccssa-fxracs from
Letter from ViginiS- Enormous Price Of Propisions-
Otsinacy of the Ressls-7aeir Fosaacial State and Cur
rencyP Prevalence Of Diptaeria Among the Reosls dc
TO tho kindness Of Captain Chapman, tho gcntlenany
Provost Marshal at this place indebted for in
tercstipg and reliable from secessa gives one
Of the most doleul pictures Of the condition Of affairs in
Virginia which has yet been mado public The news
comes in ctter secretly transmitted from, Union
in Loudon county to his daughter in Maryland II is
long and minute in its Details and evidently intend
ID for eyes than those Of tho lovely and
patriotic young lady 10 whom It was addressed. Read
the following extracts, which am permitted to copy
from IL and transmit 10 youThe people Of the South
thought cotton king; but they know how i'm
portant and useful the Yankees them They
n want Of everything except "ngger nap, and "fulled
linsey." II is made here, and Is selling ~
four dollars per ysrd-formery dollar. You
would be surprised IL you to stores
how empty they are-uot . yard Of calico
to be had at any price, There is but ono store
in Lovetsvils now. Mr. Luokett has . few
goods yet Mr. Slater has over cartload Of goods
his will gvs you statement Of some Of the
prices Of goods here and will state nothing but what
know be true-A spool Of cotton twenty-five cents;
indigo, Atty cents an ounce saltpetrc. fifty cents
pound; tea, four dollars per pound coffee,
Soss.s ons dollar snd ssn. and nG
to be had; salt twenty cents q pound, and
some persons cannot butcher for want Of IT, Pepper s
had some hands working the dam last week, who in
sisted having whiskey. went TO Mr. Lucketts,
and had TO pay five dollars and half for gallon not
three weeks old and well watered that. Mother has
often wished for few barrels OF Uncle Wetty's old rye
with Us from Maryland left They W found @ out and came
and bid up to ten dollars per gallon then she let them
have IT, Every ono here is using rye coffee instead OF
Rio. A. T. N. Fuller ct Richmond two weeks ago.
He told that coffee one dollar per pound there
and that the best used half rye and charged three dol
Heard soldier say that had 10 pay twelve dollars for
pair Of coarse boots Leather Is very high, and there
is oil TO finish uppers. You will see BY these things
that the blockade very severe and no doubt you will
think that tho rebels must give up but they have
the sword and the last TO suffer- they the arsto
Gratis and their pride will not suor them to admit that
they are in want. One of them did admit TO last
week. He said al thought 1t would come to this"
The common people arc the first to suer and especially
our pepper and salt with the Union men, but could
not supply all. Ny heart aches for those who
an and r @ get no nss fish '' this year up The msi. %
were forced out to build . fort and throw up in
sent armed soldiers after them, and they made them
double quick at the point Of the bayonet The general
impression is that they viii compel them 70 fight against
nag that they wish them, whilst thor fam
lies at home must suffer for want OF food and rament.
wo know that We have many friends who sympathizs
with We have gone through the "hery furnace"
The persecution has partially ceased We have little 10
fear II the rebels should succeed we should have
hard road 20 travel But hope that the Of free
dom that continues TO shine In the Novth will spread
his bsngnant rays over the South and compel the rebel
arstocracy TO humble themselves or leave.
Paper Is getting very scarce. Many OF journals
have had 10 die for want Of paper and the Mirror and
Wushingonidn have hkf sheets for the last six
months. Our currency Is put upon writing paper and
other bad paper and whom handled few times IL falls
to pieces There gold and silver passing Iron 10
not 70 had any price Nails 81 per hundred
farming Tor want Of iron They working their har
row teeth into horseshoes. There 10 not furnace
forge In operation any Of the Southern States that
can hear Of. Twelve Mississippians died in
Lsesburg yesterday OF dptheria II Is very prevalent
among them.
The letter from which the above extracts are made is
dated January 16 (yesterday) and shows more plainly
perhaps any other document the pass TO which the
effective land and sea blockade Is reducing tho South
What could be eloquent than tho above truthful
eiaement of facts ON the suhlect2 Who needs mora2