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Jackson, Miss., Aug. 3. 1862.

JACKSON. Miss., Aug. 3. 1862.
The price and scarcity of goods are aw:uls
and 10 give YOU some idea OF the state the
market K in. | aubm, few facts -four.
none in market. Beef very srarce, and OF
the poorest qualify Chickens. IS per dozen.
Eggs, 90 cents per dozen. Butter, IS cents
per pOuud The above articles arc very hard
20 get. in consequence of tho Confederate
ant Bowman House being crowded with y
Orleans merchants and spectators. who are
paving ut the rate Of 8 per day for board
and in consequence thereof tho hotels grasp
at every thing that comes in the town. and
pay any price TO get the above articles aud
by that, there are thousands OF families Il
Jackson aud vicinity. who have been driven
from their homes ia Nicksburg, with hardly
ans thing 10 eat. Imagination cannot pic.
tusc the suffering. The New Orleans mer-
chants make this place their head GA rters.
and are specrlAllng 10 sugar. crossing il lover
from plantations Oh the other side OF she river
IN flats. and paying S. per hid. to get it
Actoss 70 BAyOu sara; thence they ship on
the rail road from that point TO Woodville.
and pay $50 per hid. 10 haul "A distance OF
s. nile to Summit. on tie New Orleans and
jackson y l.oat
There j. great dissatisfaction existing in
consequence Of Van Dorns command at
Vicksburg. and nearly one half OF the men
we're sick with chills aud leyera day or two
AGO. Owe. seven car loads of sick soldiers
came la FROM Nicks5urs. ! saw 200 from
one resimcut--thc J5th Alabsmr They
had them sent here. a the hospitals are full
Al Vicksburg, and great uneasiness existed
On account OF quinine being 30 hard to OBJ
tain.
There were three other companies OF in
fantry stationed here. under command of
Capt Carr. froGi Octaboula parish. Louisi-
ana, whe at one time could report but forty
men for duty. There is stationed here the
Fcnner's Battery. and over half of them are
sick at the hospital aud unfit for duty. Capt
StarAs cay ,lEy regiment. who was stationed
here, left few days ago 20 60 TO Grcenville,
on the Mississippi river Among all the
troops that have converted with. all are
| praying to get home, for they are 50 DISCUS
.od and have not half enough to eat, rs the
| ratiOns have been cut down one fourth
Then again the greatest excitement pre-
walls here on account OF the CONSUMPTION law
and the rich are trembling In their boots
and are offering the greatest inducements t.
men - 20 as substitutes. Many are coming
down here from Alabama, trying to get into
| New Orleans 10 avoid military duty Al
are bitter against Governor Moore, on &C
count Of his Issuing the proclamation he did
preventing the people from trading with New
| Orleans
| heard oi an address thai vas read to the
troops from Cox Moore. while at Tupclo
he told tic soldiers that those who had fam
lies Ia New Orleans would be provided for
Il il took gold io buy them food aud clothes
aud the troop. lonai on, alierwards that it
WAS AL false
Al along tie coast the planters would free
| Iy ship ,heir crops did they but dare. 70 do so
a. they ars slargins a. well as thei groes
hut If planter happens OF says to-any on,
he wceid like 20 trade. he VIII De immedi-
aiely arrested and confined foe being untrue
| Therefore ] consider not only the soldier
Ut the people are the vilest slaves. ans
worse oh than any negro. for We have not ih'
liberty % speak what VIC think.