Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-13
su,p,,cs e. ne Raehmona Markets.

sill receive. ..=.as
sn,pstes ICY tie Richmond Markets.
There is DO sab;sc. OF greater present ia
nortsscs &c tho interests connected with this
ctr than the recovery Of our North-sido rail
:os6s, ard tho adoption of such system as
shall make those on the South.sido most avail
shls Ter uarsf oriation nither. a sisgle glance
is Sufficient 10 reveal this. Hitherto our sup
plies caue up the river and down tho river,
and from Ncr.h-sids and frlm South side
Tnc Central Railroad from 8 most fertile TO-
gioo. aud irteriockirg with the Orange
Alsxard,is the Frederic ksburg Railroad; the
Csual Inc Danv,lle Railroad, and the Peters,
bs75 Railroad; all these brought in their
$40, - 10 cur market Now Inc Central aud
Fredericksburg Rai]rcado are closed; tho Ga
D.. is broken, tho river below is blockaded.
Nothing r.lnatus but the Petersburg and Dam
vile Railroads.; and these are necessarily
upco occupied With the transportation of army
stoYsE. Nay, the ensmy's lines are SO nsar
:ha, e7en orr direct trade with the adjacent
couatry IS circumscribed within worry narrow
.inite,
Wills cur s9uroes and means Of supply are
.cIs :S7:lssd, and, indeed, almost cut of, our
necessities sgs perhaps four.fold what they or
din 73iy ats. Our great army has to be fed.
OT arpsrous hospitals are to DO supplied,
aad chi.aJ viii such tbirgs as must come
is2n3 lie country. These demands Of the pub
tic st.ycs sre to he met, and our resident cisl,
.eos AUST also have their daily food
1t sbou! the s.no degree therefore, In which
cur VANS haEs increased, our means OF meet
;cg :sn have been cut Cd, It is ob7ious
is. ,:oiss this double operation, in ssch as.
pee; aisssi:sirg, cur s!.uation will soou become
7s1s 81 -sf4eable, unless the means OF smeorG-
rig it shat; - diligently snployed.
Iac :sasi, re are happy to learn, will soon
ps iest2zea TO uacfulrcss; and We hope that
vii i've nalcy-i to its full capacity il bring
i5g ;e=n suopies from tie fertile region
tn.ocsl waioh it Pssses, Lat tho good people
st;rso:, 7su enhs7 thst they gro now our main
dapeadepce; sid Lot thora she. what they and
thsi: far isads en- DC IL sn emergency. the
D.a7illa railroad ia, at pissont almost Cur sole
reliance Fer perkst supplies. Its managers can
make scccssgiTes pubic bsaSiactors, by adopt.
Ing .no Loot cHlciant aud liberal arrangements
il iac Compass & thslr power, fer the general
see2an2ds;;on. We trust they will give it
tlcc uDlczi.:iHE attention, and cell into e1er.
a;5s .tsi; utmost Ingenuity and Strategy"
toE 2Te-y tninS nast now yield to tho daily
s2ges! Il. dsily food, which conos up from the
ttoQsards u sick End -ouuded ssc.diers; and.
ieon .ha population offs great city. :, By judi:
e:eussn6 sm;eaSlO hrrhrzsmsn with the South>'
sids rtii;as5 ,wisi whoh it intsrlocss such or
rsrg risns asi Is the bounden duty ofboth to
eatssiu :. especially in such rrsed as the pres.
an:--sao Dsuyill. :s;lroad may in this ezigsncy,
-asx2 ::s:.! o 0suo and place in :lo affections
81 tie peop!e CT Richmond, that shall long re-
laia 81: honor 70 the company and to IFS mana.
ssrs. Tie advantage too, that will eaure to the
Ooai.deraie cause, viii long keep alive the
ssne,a! gratitude and favor.
El! Il the constrained delays OF military
operations shall threaten longer to postpone
the As,,le ,hs. ID 70 liberate Richmond from its
present stsIe a siegc, we must repeat the
cope that our NcT.hside railroads viii be OPEN
ed ag.z: % travel and transportation. 1t would
be greet relief TO ua, to unclose these sources
u supply, sud no hope thu means will be
found 10 accomplish this promptly.
ass g rs mansgerB of ali the lines of
Ts7s7oria!ion .e earnestly appeal, to provide
the erea:es: facilities possible for tho trans-
R!ssloo Of marketing and supplies Of oil kinds
&c ibis point Ii IS patriotic and humane
day 20 aosc. Citizens living in the country,
Vii! 80 trust under stimulus Of the same duty,
.ead a whatever they can spare, both f,s sale,
aac 4: Gra!Eit:aa 10 tho hospitals
,7c;,s s ressou iel immsdists sct;ar in tie
na:;ors Of which re havo spoken. 1t grows
20, Indeed cat Of any immediate necessity, but
& suggested by the miserable spirit OF axtor-
t!c2, which Is as unsbashsd snd as rspa eious
s. o~e:. - profit and 10 prios sstisiy it, 30
Ia9: e .;ere IS chanss to obtain moro. Tue
osor: ofa ccw il at 40 more expoGss with the
saln,i now than two weeks ago; but great
many sick aad wounded soldiers ask for milk,
saa competition is abridged, and greater price
can be got 70. the asking, and so tue price
goes u9, up 30 CT butter; so of eggs; SO Of
fresh raea,s; 50 Of stocks OF provisions on the
hsads II dealers and laid in long ago; so Of
everT .o:os Lat us open the gates to the
abundance waich lies oil around US, ana save
orr sooieTs and people from the eIactions
CT too sharply. no less wicked than the cob
bsr.ss Ct ,ag highTayman.
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a Moro1e Critic
!lS tp.iowing sentences are taken from the
aicnIoad correspondence OF the Charleston