The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-11-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence otthe Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 90, lsG2.
FRIEND DANIELS
The Capitol City is assuming its win
ter dress aud the usual influx atteDdin
the session Of Congress has commenced
Fogs, rain and mud are the order Of tn
dax:-most os the trees have lost thei
foliage aud all has the appearance O.
winter except taat i: is not cold, but
rather moderate weather. The capitol
bailding is beng brushed up bot' out
side and inside preparatory to the session
of Congress. The bakery is, X last, per-
.aanently removed to another building
and general cleansing and renoya,pg
process is under way. Congressman are
beginning to arrive and prices of provis-
ions to 60 up. Vacap: houses arc not to
be had at any price and potatoes are one
dollar and twenty FIVE cents per bushel
Government contracts for beef at Eve
dollars per hundred, but steaks sell 10
market at fifteen cents pound. Flour
+ ten dollars per barrel and pumpkins
l2:s cents piece. Hams II cents per
pound and eggs 81 cents per dozen
warranted to be half good. Coal Zine ,
dollars ton, and wood seven and eight 4;
dollars cord. The excise law and new
tariff are excuses for exorbtant prices |,
for all the neccssaries of life, There is ,
one luxury that We get at reasonable 81
rate, to wit, oysters-ss they are not :.
*tmauufacturod" article nor come to us :.
under import duties, We can buy the b,
choicest for one dollar per bushel, but as q,
these need butter and milk in the cook !,
ing process we must feel rather rich to :,
enjoy eating even these Good butter is ~
80 cents per pound and milk and water =,
ten cents quart ~,
These items will give your readers an c.
appreciation of life in Washington in the s.
year of our Lord 1862 If Mcclellan /.
had been continued 10 command of the f
Potomac army through the winter VIC f
should have probably had the river block t
AIDED again by the rebels and no inlet or
outlet but By the Baltimore and Ohio !
Railroad, which would have been block
ile on cur mouths this winter sure. But
thanks to God and Father Abraham We
hope ROW for better times, for Burnside
IS III command Of the army, and what is
more he is disposed to use it in our be-
half After few days taken to consider |
bis position, he has made a move that
will Illustrate the designs of the rebel
general, Lee, and which if successfully
carried out will give you good news, per
telegraph, ty the time you receive this.
The rebels were in fo7ce at GoraonsviEc,
aud in that ncighborhood Lad chosen
their ground, built cntveE chments, &C.,
expecting our army would follow them
there to fight, giving them the advan-
tagc. But Burnside preferred to have
something to do with choosing the field
of action and week ago commenced a
movement towards Richmond by way of
Fredericksburg and Hanover Junction.
It was not known here for several days
what the design was, and if Gen. Burn
side has succeeded as wei in keeping the
rebels ignorant of his designs, he has
stolen march on them that will give
him great advantage, as the rebels will
have to light on an open field, if indeed
they arc able to make any stand against
our army this side Of Richmond. At
any rate our army can receive their sup
plios with less land carriage, from the
new base at Aqua creek as they advance
to Richmond, for it is only about fifty
miles to that city and direct railroad
communication when three or four bridges
are built that were destroyed by the reb
els last sumner. We expect to heal
stirring news from that direction in
days and hope to have extra cause fo'
thankfulncss as We eat our high price,
turkies on the 9th instant.
ioRzo