The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-29

anticipated the people win furnish suDulv Of
socks. mttsens carpet blsnkets, and cotton cox A.
letA Many failcgs aud seamstresses are now sm
ptoyeA IN Richmend and Lynehburs In snAkIns
soldiers clothing. Shoes are mote plsntifsl amons
tho people new than at any time sincs th,
blocAsdes yet they command feur timce our
prtces Cloth IL also more plentiful and cheaner--
Gotten and woollsn mixed jeans selling in kich.
mond for two dollars per yard The 0overnmeut
shows determination to d, ths best for the army.
and let the people take care Of thsmselvss IA t6s
way Of Necessities. Many vessels are running thA
from which the people derive no hene6t. ana the
authorities mouopoise the markets completely, By
ra.ioning agents at Wilmington. Charleston, and
Mobile to buy every thing for military pur-
poses Much Of the 0oveEnmsus cotton has been
pashsd into market past our ofuissrs The pro
ceeds come back In the shape of munitions Of ar
and articles needed BY the army.
FOOD u not scarce 10 the South. Flour, eoen-
meat rice, bsef and bacon are piensifui. These
command high prices, not 20 much from . differ.
ence Of supply and demand, but more on account
OF the appreciation Of the currency, and the fact
that eserybody y Aush with money-sach - II ID.
Flour can one day be bought in Richmond for
twelvs dollars per barrel and the next Il win take
sixteen dollars. This s owing 70 speculAtofs, who
prey upon the Government aud people alike. In
ths interior dssricss the article can De bought tor
eight dollars per barrel Corn IL very plentiful
this sesaon every having 1t hoards the artI
Gle - sotncthing preesou4 Hence the price of two
dollars per buaheL kics ID . drug In the market,
so.nnsoalng but ten esnts per pound l. was A.
shey svuncsed Is II hxrd fsxs and many refused
70 eat il.
This ia the only article Of food The Confederate
authorities suow to be exported. and considerable
quantities have run the blockade The principal
ho.e's in Richmond charge Ave dollars per day for
board s:ad lodging, aud sa;d to DO n,sknS fo--
tunes IN Confederate script. The following is the
standing bin of fare: Breskfast-Very bad coffee,
with common brown sugar; beeistesks mutt cL ops
and fried bacon wheat and corn bread, butter aud
milk Dinner-Roast beet, mutton, pork. fresh and
ursd; pCtstoes and other vegetables. some times
venison. ether game and poultry, bread, butter and
milk Dessert-frAt, plea Supper-Ssme as break.
fast Irish and sweet potatoes are very plentiful
selling 8. two dollars per barrel Co.i wofth thirty
dollars per tom Gai consumed at the rate of ten
dollars per thousand Sperm Candles are not to be
hsd. and talow candles sell! ct seventy dys cent j
per pound. Lard oil ia used extensively in tin
lamps.
The new Conscrip. law is 20 be pu; into opera
ton ss soon as possible ard i. il calculated to in
cfesse the army 800 O90 men. OF this increase bat
small portion will be placed in the field This win
ter tie authorities thinking they lave enough al.
ready 20 hold the Union arnias i'll check, and the
greater part will bs placed iu camps of instruction
Snd drill, where they will be prepared - take the
field in .ha spring. Parties in Richmond who should
be posted on the subject say the rebel amy now
numbers $4,000 men, and that Ii eau be Kept up to
aud that strength during the winter By ,hs 10
manning raw lsvies yet 10 be placed the ranxs by
the FRS: consoripuon-
These troops they divide AS follows: TIVE hu,.
d-ei snd ffty thousand In Virginis-ops hundred
aud t~ sn'y i've thousand under Lee, on the She
nandoah; fjrty thousand between Gordonsviii,
and the Shenandoah ten tlotsan4 south of Fred
eyicksourg aud st Richmond twensy thou sand
south OF Richmond thirty Thousand west ut Rich-
mond, Oh the Lynehours Railroad, at Lynch5urs
and LoInSs (Uo~ Echois5j army in Western Vir
giUil, an3 twenty five thousand scattered arucu
il The hospitals, guarding the Sails spd plb!ic
property, and doing provost guard dlty; fifteen
;houssn| in North Carolina; forty thousand in
Charleston, Savannah, and Mobile, under BesusA
gsrd; thirty five thousand in the army Of the Mis-
sissippi. under Pemberton, lately Lowell; seventy
thousand commanded by Bragg, including Kirby
Smiths and Humphrey Msrshslls forces; twenty
thousand uudef Hindmsn, in Arkansas, and twenty
thousand 10 Louisiana and Texas
These figures represent the popular idea ar the
South 81 the streng OF heir armies; but i. is
very pertinent TO remark here that SIRE sd aid OBJ
serving Southern men have been known to laugh
at their estimates, and intimate they are gros, ex
asgerations There are these who should kcoS it.
if any do, who ssy that Lee army i'll Virginia has
been much over estimated on bosh sides. but more
especially 81 this, ald nsist ths. whi!a the total
rebel force Ia Virginia Ii not hundred ana tftv
thousand Leo has no. more than seventy five thou
said troops under his Immediate command
such assertions as these frequently come from
sources which Ehcuid cause GRAVE doubts Of the
correctness OF the commonly estirnased forces of
the enemy but, after sli, they rrsy be made only
with thu cbec. OF deuding Us with regard to their
zeal strength.
The Southern people manifest satisfaction at III !.
present cond sion of affairs and appear to bs In
alarm shout the future-so say those who have
lately been with them. They ere aware of the dis.
advantages they hsht against ysi the events OF
tie wer have inspired them with confidence il jeff
Davis aud taeir Generals, and they believe they
val, succeed.
An OPINION OF BURNs!DE-A'cLrLLiN' LAST
WINE PARTY.
4 letter from the Federal Gamma pivea enYna f,,r
her items about the last movements of the youns
Napoleou v Itch are worth reading. CT Burnside
his SUCCESSOR, he said "He will do better thsn nine
GU; CT ten may suppose. he has sound sense and
integrity CT purpose, and whsse these qualities ar
combined success is certain" The letter says:
Mcclellan ST sid with Burnside that evening, un-
folding 10 him all his plans of the campaign He
has seen giving all the information and suggestions
within his power TO insure the success Of our army
under the iea.ership OF its new commander The
whole Of yesterday wAs devoted to that PURPOSE
When lie had given him his plans, Mcclellan sig.
nfed his intention Of leaving the field inn ediately
to report 2t Trenton in compliance with the order.
Burnside, reluctant to part with him so soon, urged
him 10 remain li.tls longer Tho interest of the
country demanded thst hs should WELL said
Mcclellan. TO some officers around him, IN re
mair just al long as Burn. wants me-" mo you
WON'T replied Burnside, for you do you will
remain with US altogether"
On Sund ~ evening most touching ecene took
place. After having concluded his arrangements
with Burnside, Mcclellan sent an Invitation TO all
bis StaH officers requesting them to come into his
teat at hine O'Clock tba, evening to drink glass
OF wine with him before he should bid them all
adieu. They appeared in fall uniform. large
log IRE was blazing within the enclosure formed by
the hesdquarter tents The officers we're assem-
bling ia tina court. Mcclellan stood just inside the
door Of his marquee, the curtainE Of which were
par ed and thrown up on either SIDE Promptly
the sppoin ted hour his Staff officers approached
He grssped each warmly by the hand, and, in G
kindly word, ushered him inside. Ia, tent was
soon crowded to Its utmost limit, and mary were
compelled to remain outside. Among them were
number Of officers from different divisions Of the
army, particular friends ef the General, who had
come TO seek personal interview with him before
he should leave the feld. They participated In the
Interesting aud solemn sceae that ensusd. The
wilma was produced and the glasses were supplied.
The large log IRE In front Of the teot brilliantly
illuminated the court, bringing nto full visw every
form within il, and throwing halo Of enchaDt.
NEXT over the strange and solemn scene
his glass aud proposed the only toast of the
ing Heres to the Army Of the Potonsc"-an an
officer In the company appropriately adding, "And
to its old commander" The sentiment thrilled
through every heart az the wine WAS quaffed -
Here were officers of rank and education-genial
gentlemen and brave soldiers. Most Of them had
known Mcclellan in private life, and all of them
had labored with him In the public service. He
Aad they we're bound to each other by the double
bonds of friendship and ccmpsnionship in arms In
a just and holy cause Friendship in one Of the
most beautiful relationships among men True
friendship Is eternal. There is much Of that feel.
ing, in its purity, existing between Mcclellan and
his sfI;ceys and men Danger renders frend.hip
dearcr. The priva,ions ana perils to which they
have been exposed have Increased the feelings Of
sfi!iation which before existed. Friends ana COM
panions In arms what relationship could bs ore
compre hensivs or more desrs Some OF the sweet