Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-15
INTERESTING REBEL LETTER.


ner in For Delaware has not been s,smpgolea
through" 20 Its proper destination, as the writer
fondy Eoped. 1t was arrested at the cemmsnoe.
ment Of its Southern tour, with its red, white
and biuen envelope.
FRBLInISIEIEs TO PRISON LIpE,
FOET DsLKwARE, Del, July 2, 1861.
MIS-; | beg to inform you that am IN
Rood health, trusting that YOU are In the enjoy-
meat Of tue same blessing. I have also TO inform
you that time and circumstances have both very
sna'erially changed win me since l last wrote to
You from Shenandoah Mountain. Since that time
YVES In four battles, and In six com bats or .kirm
Isles, and In tie last Of thsse-which took place
a. COuontown on the I'd Of Ju e-I was Ia ken
Piisoner, and now held as such in Fort Delaware,
on the Delaware river. There were over fonr
hundred others taken with me, aud although they
nave taken 80 many OF Us prisoner we have al
WAYS VII PPed them very badly In all our en-
counters with them, taking several thousani 4
prisoners, and ali their stores, whenever we fell
Ia witt t1em.
40 CONSOLATION AND NO ONE Tc LOVE.
But II Is not source Of great consolation to
those W no have 20 suffer close Imprisonment In a
missrtole fort, with a strong guard to watch us ;
however. we make the best Of bad lot. mus;
say that feel my situation keenly, when | re-
member ali my former pleasures and enjoyment,
psrticuliry those happy hours have spent in
your company, which ma = me almost despair of
ever getnng that frerdom again which l so ar
dently deSife- There Is but one source of consr-
latiOn 10 me In this, my present difficulty, and
that consists In Sttl fOndly thinking of y,u and
NuS pdsts uOplnR snh mem 'ry on your part Is not
wholly uumlndful OF one that ever has cherished
your image IondIv in his memory, and shall con-
tlLue TO DO so, notwithstanding any reveIses to
the contrary.
Sunny nEE0RIEs IN FOREIGN LlNps
inderd, could YOU but fully ar ppreciate the feel
Ing which has induced to make the state
meat, you would an sure, sympathizs with me,
no ma'er "hat ether inducements you may have
perfectly We'll remember ail of those promises
given which fondly hoped would be adhered
.o put also remember, and with regret, that
thev were all idle and shallow at least 20 am
tta TO lax perhaps may be mistaken and 1
hope indes d am.
BEAURzsARD's LYING D1srANcEp.
Rebels "nd rebel prisOlerI especially have no
sho" here whatsleveTi prison fI5e 10 poor and
scarce at that; We don't ge. half enou1b to e,t
nor 90 we get auy Clothing to change. One has to
lay abed while me other wauh,s kjs clotbes snd
then there Is nothing like soap to be md All
combined, 'ts miserable to an extreme But th.t
was msde Cbvious TO US coming through PbiIa
deiPhia- MeG,womsn and children particnIarIv
the woE1ep, DE- nanding the reoei sons of h Ss ~
hang item others opCSsi shooting while the
more .nGed portion CT these ladies proposed
saw, Saving g US, wniea refined method ef punish
snent las, u seiEs, been approved Such old
b.!d5mes, dressed In ths fun Uniform OF Iadies
cf f-sr Oh, never saw, They were furious with
rage, 81 UaanJ OF ne reoels Clcss 70 the,S b,nd
an could not IaY hold Of us
FORTUNATE Escape ERox idAsIsIRy Vvrs
Iney would succee1 IL getting mold Of NJ, were
not for our guard, VITO lad to check their furv
NA-cH 2aOS- cSsuFSClV nurSt
Is tounderoOt, so mad were thew Tne Una,6
tnems-Ivts f'f doing their d1ty fell in IA, = Dsrt
OF the colct Htra:ed fury OF those PhiIadeInhia
we CIo escape With only some brick
oatS nylns IL us, doing no hurt to any Of u.s. "a p
sulklag me OF the s1ne party engaged on tbs
OPPOh'e siu-' ios you must known there were two
IahAs SI tHem IN very close column. We got
uPoA Tue ecst aWal,ing us, in perfect safety save
several tnOGsand curses let after us aud then
tney ceased hfing. We hope 10 God not 20 nee
P1lIsdelphia for some time
CHEAP AIvIcE NOT rAkEN.
While Was N PhIlade pLi4 ain tn. c,r.)
saw several IrIeHIs OE InInc, wnvIn 1 Anr- In
talking to t3em, ,hey expressed regret ct my sit
uduon, and advised me 10 take the oath Of allie
glance, aud get free, which positively refused
They left me in pity at my fallen condition. |
shai never take to such oath, If they should keep
me here until doomsdAy.
The PLEASURES OF HOPE.
There are some reports Of our being piroled or
exchanged very soon. / wish they would, for
we are heartily tired Of this There is some "a 4
Of grsat battle being fought before Richmond
and the ankees being defeated with heavy loss
That news has chesred US up considerably, aud
Ue 90 hope to be in the deiectael= society Of old
Stonewall Jackson again, and among ali our
hopes, that 10 not the least that's our cherished
hspe indeed
THE HAPPY FAMILI.
am sending my RESPECTS 10 Mr. George o.
GuaTk, and tell him | would like TO hear very
much from him; let him write to me There are
several of the boys here from his battalion send
theiT respects 20 him, and they, too, would like
TO hear from him Give my respects TO Mr. Net.
ties and wife, and tell him should like IL he 20
wrote TO me. also, your Uncle William and all
bis family; Ask him 10 write to hls. Also, Mr.
Garrett and family; also George Kemp an wife;
also Peter Garrett and wife, and Capt MoQuark
and family. Tell him to write. Also, Billy Mo-
quark and his wife, and AJAX YOUR father o write
70 me; give him my best respects Also, little
Johnnyi 70 MIR. FintOn and family, ana to all in
quiring flends Tell all who know me, where
eld how 4 am.
TILL IT NOT IN GATH.
Now, we do not know IL this report OF our VIC
tory 10 unei ana when you write, or any one else,
you must not say one single word Concerning the
war, for your letter Is opened and read, and IL
You say anything II the war | will not get f. /
am getting this letter smuggled out of here But
II the news OF our VictOTy Ia Richmond In true
you will put black cross in your Ie tter (insde
then WILL know hope you will write.
remain, ever youTs truly
WILLIAM ii BALDWIN.
Address Wm II. Baldwin, company A, r. rtv.
fourth n glment, Virginia Volunteers, Fort
Delaware, Del.