New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-08
SvvR. DAVIS BEHIND TME CUR-
TAIN.
r,r,eus Private Letter fren, his Nicce-The
Rebel Cause Lest May.

eb. condition of affairs nj Richmond last May, wien
.h. ,a,,ar xvas written. Coming from one living In
the family of the bogus President, ana c'orep ~
lated TO him. it demands confidence and attention.
tis private letter, and the writer never imagine"
It would fall into Yankee hands. we are :.
A.. .,,;o,. ,aax natron for it, and we publish "
iust as i. WIS written, family mat'ersanu NV
Gle jeff" is represented as nearly worn ou' ""' '"
49, 90 ~. ,,,v,. 40 much 80, that he repent
.a.a 10. hort;,sd. and not the best account in the
world ia given of the Southern chivay' Inc ie''er
will be found very interesting; inc.
A. No., MOTHER AND FANNIE: DR.. Gwin and
81, ~ dan bfer fMlsc Lucyl expect TO leave to-
.morrow or next day for Mississippi, and Miss Lacy
has nromi.ed me that If Nica.burg Ia not in the
bauds of the enemy when they reach there, that sho
will 90 out to voc you and LOS yeu know how am;
hnsit abe canno, get TO Vicksburg che says she will
arrange il 50 that yon let tis letter by private
hands. She has been a, Uncle Jef's now neal,
three weeks, aud am perisetly charmed with her,
She is one Of the most sincere honesl hsar.7a anu
pious girls have ever met WITH and then, eue 10 20
Intelligent, aud has such excelleot sense: nm
greved to part with Der, aud shall feel as though
am lost She will spend the SIMMER with her
Uncle Gwin 10 Marshall Comfy, Miss; her Ino'Ier
Is IN Baltimore and the Yankees will not let her
come home. e..
Ibe.ra from Mr.. Keary on Thursday. He is quite
well Int has had to bear many hardsllps. lie
weather il very cold apd RAINY, and tney nave nhd
sone awful mqrches to take. The Louisisns Eng
sde Is now with Gen. Jackson EwelIs Divisio1, at
Swift Run Gap, ia the mountN q, between naun-
ton and Harri.osburg. You will find II Oh the mf p
of Virgiaia. They expect battle SHORTLY with The
Vspkees uuder Gen. Banks. Wuen / think oil DIS
etua.ion and tho dark sloem that now bowers over
our country, 1 sm ready to sink with despair, and
would give worlds if l could oply De by my dear
husbands side; but il is impossible. There is
PROBABILITY Of Gen. Jaeksoss f-lliDg back on Rich
mond and III view of this 90 Lady 10 allowed to 20
ND on the rao4d to Gordonsville for fear If allowed
20 one that many others would wish TO do IT, which
would incommode the army Ills letter TO me was
written in sad tone, which distressed ne very
much; be said that ali his recruits but ten were sick
and had been rent back to the rear, where he Was
afraid they would suffer for want OF Affection They
have been obliged lohcers and men) to sleep on the
ground with verv scaDt covering, and no tents since
Iass February when the army retreated from MAN.
asss. Now ihes have a hy for every eight men,
which affords some protection from the rain aud
snow but very iiIle from the cold weather. Mr..
Keak coud not write TO NE for ten days after he
reached there, because wss raining and he had nc
shelter 10 write under to keep bis paper dry. MY
God, what u triai to me. to know that be had 10
bear all this, and in u comfortable rouse: wi'h ,
good fire and every comfort. IL could only share
Bis bardsbips, would take 1t all lightly, but the
separation is hesrtrendng, and either tomorrow o.
next day, the distance between hi9 and myself viii
be widered. Gen. johnson Is Hing back rom =.
Peninsula or Yorktown aud Uncle jeff. thinks wt
had better 90 to some safer place thsu Rich
mond. We have not decided yet where We
ehsll 60, but ] think to NGth Carolina, tt
eone far-cff country town, or perhaps tC
South Carolina will write to you FROM there the
very frs. opportunity. II johnson falls as far back
a. Richmonc ali troops from GOrdonsvile and
Swift Ron Cap will also fill back to this place, And
make one desperate stand sgxinst Mcclellan. 81
You --lI is.k a, the uap. You VIII that rne WI
KEGS are approaching Ri bmoad In three different
Sireciions--from Fredericksburg, Harfisonburg md
Yorktown. On, g, d! dele d HE people wit Toy
Fl, 4 nv ANT "a IA flsr
Gucle JEFF is miserable. de Tries to be cheerful
end besr up against such q continuation o
troubles; but, Oh, lear lie c4npot live long If h
does get soDe rest aud quiet. Our rev-rses dis
tress hun 70 MACH and be i- 80 weak AID feeble.
makes my heart ache 10 look at him. lie KNOW
thas he ought seud 10 wife and ciiidreh away
snd yet be canno' bear to part win hem, ann W
all dread to leave btu, too. Varina aud mad
laro cry asout il TO- day. Tfereswas COnhrInati0
in The cburc today aud we all hopeo 10 much tn.
he would 20 forward for continuation Bat ne di
not; yel have hope thai he VIII 90 30 DeiOre th
Bishop leaves her.
Oh. what . blow the fall of New-Orleans was
H. liked 10 have set all crazy here EverybO0
look depressed, aud tie cause of the Confederac
eeems dropping aud sinking; but If God ia with M
, who can be against us Our troops not dom
n a. well IA we ex .ected. At the battle Of Shilo
Inauy of our acted very cOwardly, indeed, All
one Colonel hid down behind log and would no
get up even when Threatened by lis commanding
officer viii rife ball IL be did not return to III
dsty. And at Yorktown, in skirnirh OF Gen
Cotb's Division, our zen ave back, md If II had
Dot been TOR Georgia regiment they would have
taken some of best rife-liis. The re- imenl-
cha mot apt 10 from North Carroll aud
Tennessee. l am thankful to SAY that the MissS
eipIi and Lou siaua troops behave glOriOarl
whenever called OF 10 ,bt A. cannot be WI
M Keary, / often teel that woad give word
70 be with you aud Fanny, and yet IN raid to y
to Missi ssippi, for fear n being cut of from Mr.
keary entirely, and could not hear from hin. raw
not heard a word from N or home since We pa ted
am getting almost crazy. ] write To you ever.
opportunity. Uncle Jen. received Gispstch irnn
little child allie bad died at vi k,yuig, and wa
buried at Wo0dville Yesterday. Cods MOlie lei
here TWO weeks a.o for tome, with her ihree lit II
gills. oallie was beautIfJi child, az IL pefiel
health. Poor Consia Moliel Cousin I-aac Is 4,
Yorktown 10. Mic ell is here lick al u Motel
COusin Joe auu / went TO him this ev-uIDg bu
could no. ii nm. We went TO tie wrong Uotel
4 hear .iaoe Rave returned, that Lie is better
will gO again TOMORROW.
received le,t=r from Aunt Eliza a few day,
since. Sine Thought l at home, aud Hantcd ia,
20 take Mary Van Bent1u so0, II The city was al
tscseJ a. 81 yposc sbo di cousi icr tne iiurrt
Can SAT. Uncle JED. tb."ks yen are SAFE at 10 ne
as there will no rrsstaucg' al NicbsJUr5, and ~
3ansees will hardly DC upy u, and even n tey dlI
Gle army would gsdl noSllH4 ~ marcDiug INTO th'
con0Ery, aud fsN colder would 10 AFRAID 10 70 .,
fla mo the interior Ye' ! .oel anxious because
cauDOt hear from you. on mi1Gt possibly get some
one IA town TO SEM letter by tol.oboI, coming
on liere. There nut nc 3 r'Ds passing cone anI,
Dir-ct your letter. 10 ne, care % fi-sI CLt DAVIS
AlCbDIOni. Va, snd then wusn 1 leave here tbey
will be iorws dsd to me.
l. Mis- win dOes not leave Tomorrow / viii try
20 ce some q, Der leisOu ~to ! goIAg nome 30 take
IT.. Her brothef Is al lofkOwn, AMI .s tie Yankees
may inske IA attack .OOa as they know We ale
reiIeaiiDg ADC le Let nO wish To leave Oh tie eve
OF bat,lr-so they may be delayed i.rsee ra day.