Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-23

The suffering Of the People Of Virginia.
A correspondent, writing from Point o
Rocks under date of Jan. II, says
To the kindness of Captain CHAPMAN. the
Eentlemanly Provost Marshal atthis place |
am indebted fer most interesting and reliable
news ftom Secessia. It gives one Of the
most doleful pictures of the condition Of
5tiails in Virginia which have yet been made
pubic. The news comes in letter secretly
transmitted from Union man in Loudon
County to his daughter in Maryland. 1t is
long and minute in its details, and was evil
dently intended for more eyes than those of
the lovely and patriotic young lady to whom
II was addressed. Read the following ex
tracts, which am permitted to copy from it
and Transmit TO you:
THE people of the Southithought'cotto
was king; but they never knew how impor-
tant and useful the Yankees were to them.
They are in want of every thing except
niger zap and 'fulled iinsey.'. 1t is made
here and is selling at four dollars per yard
formerly one dollar. You would be sur
prised If you were to see our stores, how
empty they are-not a yard of calico TO
be had at any price. There is but one store
ia Love'svile now. MIR. Luckett has a few
goods yet, Mr.. Slater has not over a cart.
load Of goods in his store. l will give you a
I'll W vi :ue plloes VI RQOuS uere,
Sn - s,',.i ". uus uaI huow 10
sN ton., pOor VI cOs.Gu, 20 cenIs; lhulgo,
pound tea, 81 per pound; coffee, 75 cents per
pound; sugar, 20 cents; molasses, 81 20, and
10 more to be had; salt, 20 cents a pound,
ard some persons can not butcher f)r want
of il. Pepper is 81 so per pound, and noue
,So Sana iost vel ,Dho n..ius Jug ou
.' .ne o~ui ioss ven muo insls,eu on naYlng
IG .. . SE s6 e' W VT. huGAsbI s, ana
Da1 S w pay 20 oo ior gaiion, not taree weeks
oiu' ot, "uu ,;sh5 Sem t AZ 'na.. MotntT mas
Vten W. misLIu Ii Iol rev ohrrels CT Uncle
Metty oIu rye. we hsu gallon aad
F' EalI Vi we olG rye 'nSS T, we orougnt "lth us
I@Ioll @ ma lauH 1V!V' l1ey louno II out, and
csme anu olu !. up 10 9lU per gallon; then
sue IeS .neul sp huve ~. Every one mere IS
uslng T.ig rye I. Iee iDsVesu Oh MO. A. L. ",
Ii5 rGiieL WIs t a. et ntsuulonu Two weeks ago lie
loi9 me 'naC coliee was 81 per pound there,
ana an tnat tne pest sseu nait rye, and charged
% usy lor DoaIu.
..,5,' was d. i LgesouLg Iast Mondsy' Heard a
s0iuIeI SO say tuas ue nau 10 pay SI2 Tor pair
VI u, Coaise ooHts. Leatuer Is very hlgh, and
sneIe Is ~ oll W inisu uppers. lou VIII see
ny Cnese lungs that Cne Di0ckaoe Is very
reoeIs nusV socu give up; out Iney nave the
smoIu! auu aLe .ue last 70 s9ner; they are
tne @ nnu t tper Pllue wiz not SUI
Ier E tleu w aCHie IN tnat tney are IN want.
0ne I Vi 'uem W ulu aImIC ~ 70 me last week.
ne salU, hi, l never tnougnt IL would come to
tnT. S nne ! oomnVn people are tne nrst TO
sTnTr, n snu eSPeoiI1y tne poor, ana tney are
al mon ,L inen1 we olvlueo our pepper and
salI wI'n Ine onlon nen' out could not sup
ply al M MY Heart acoes Ior lnose VINO nave
no ,I sal. iney can noe iay up up any meat, and
EG %n, Seo nt ~ Us sn huiS 1S Sesr tGe nlnta were
!oIcea ous W Suilu S I9rs ana tnroW up ln-
uencnm1n's' 5 ,hnt t Sotue ieiuseG point olank 70
70, aIu @ eney sc se1i .S nrnsu Soiulers aiter tnem,
anu t tha bev u uETu,e Thn quacS l: az tne
~ y, that ,ne +bayy icy Iii Hehelal lnlpres
ona;rst tha Goye,nn,ent ,iISar .uwh hi W ngnt
gfar agat 70 III ivo ond ths a. Sto tSot mcn tuey
Pe1ei " o,ar tbsT vbiia tboi. Iuas 'Iy Misn 70
hor,o INST snfFer for 1yon+ ~ &c isS nns az
n,ant Tbs militia !, this ooOtU Uu nuu Snu La,
obnnt oe nineteen bnndrad Oouu' "9"'oE =
EWa Lnow 1bat Iya bava mann, f-;orI, ,,l =