The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-16
An Inside View Of Lees Army.
Earnest Appeal TO the People Ofthe South
for Clothing.

AO StOtuiubs
A correspondent OF the Savannah Re.
public"n. who is with Lees army, writes
from Winchester, Va, on the 29lh ult,
that he was not at all prepared for the
bardships that urmy had experienced
since 1t left the Rappahannock. and that
lie could recall no parallel inst ince in his.
tory, except Napoleon's disastrous re-
treat from Moscow, where an army had
done more marching and fighting, under
such great disadvantages, than LEES.
During the mouth the army had but four
days rest: Oae fifth Of the men were
bare footed. ore half in rags, and the
whole half lamished. The country thro'
which they were passing was desolared
and the transportation was insufficient 10
keep the army supplied. and when pro
vision trains arrived the men seldom had
tune 10 cook, and many of them had left
their cooking utensils behind. 1t was
not unusual to see company Of Starving
meO have barrel Of -four distributed TO
than, which they could not make iuto
bread No army on this continent, con.
tinues the writer, has ever suffered so
much as the army Of Northern Virginia
within the last three months. But lleir
past trials are hardly worth naming in
comparison with the sutFaiuge in store
for the winter, unless the people Of the
Confederate States everywhere and 10
whatever circumstances come to its i'm ?
mediate relief. He says 1.-The men mus,
have clothing aud shoes this winteI.-
Theym must have something o cover them
selves when sleeping, and to project
from tue driving sleet and snow storms
when on duty. This must 10 done tho
friends at home should have to W. ar cot
Ton and sit by the FIRE. 1t is not neceS.
sary to counsel viJleut measures; but ii
is not expected that any person will be
permitted to accumulate lea,her and cloth
ior purposes Of speculation. II was ho
ped that we might obtain winter supple,
in Maryland. This hope was born afIel
the army lift Richmond, aud has now
miserably pershed. The Government il
unable to furnish the supplies; for they
are not to be had in ths country. If i
had exercised little foresight last sprin.
and summer when vessels were running
the blockade with car goes Of calico linen
and other articles Of like import ,tance,
partial supply at least, of hats, blankets
shoes and wooden goods might have beef
OBJ aimed from England. But foresight i
a quality of the mind that is seldom pu
in practice in these days.
But whatever may be done by The poo
pie should be dona Immediately. No
ona moment can te los, that will not b
marked. as by the second hand Of a watch
with the pangs Of sufferer. Area1
the hills and valleys in tins high latiluI
have been visited by frost, and the night
are uncomforIably cool 10 the man VIII
sleeps upon hcgrouud.
II the army OF Virginia could marc
through the South just as it is-raggc
, and almost barefooted and hatless-map
of the men limp.ng along and not quit
well OF their wounds aud sickness, yf
cheerful and not willing to abandon the
places in tie rauks--lheir clothes riddle
) with balls, and their bannArs covere
with the smoke and dust Of battle, an
shot into ,att-rs, many of them insCrib
with Williamsburg" "Seven ines.
.'Gain>s' NAL" "Garneu's Farm,
Front Royal" "McDowolI,' "Cedi
Rum" and other victorious fields If tn
| army ofvetcrans thus clad aud shod. wit
Uttered uniforms m banners, conl
march from Richmond TO the Mississippi
. it would produce sensation that has II
1 Parallel ia history si4ce Peter tie Hstm
. led his swelling hosts across Europe
the rescue Of The Holy 81 pulcher
| do not wife to crea an alarm. or
: produce q sensation, but to arouse ii
{ people to q sense of the true condition
the army. have yet to learn that an
thing is to be gained by suppressing ii
truth, and leaving the army Ia suffer.
Z | must withhold the Truth whsn the U
!, cessiies Of tie service require it to
spoken, ] am quite really to return HON