The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-22
NO 1865
The InteriOr of CharIestOn.

private letter from Charleston under
date Of Sunday, July goth, says
Should you get this letter chem YOU
may regard il as possibility that the
blockade is not quite.what il ought 70 be-
though il is now regarded as very great
risk for anything but steamers to make
the attempt.
Every now and then some vessel gets
in here, and also az Wilmington There
is also some port on the coast of Georgia,
below Savannah, into which several car
| goes have been run.
Tie profits of a successful venture are
so enormous that the shippers can afford
to lese two out Of three
| enclose a list of prices which were
obtained the other day for goods az auc-
ton in the city. These prices are the
best answer TO those who doubt the gen
eral efficiency of the blockade. A cargo
of goods ordinarily worth 100000, brings
! purchasers from all parts of the country,
and nets nearly or quite Sl,O0000O.
| This would be supposed to be the case
with regard TO imported goods--but il
might be thought that other articles,
those that are raised here could be-
bought at reasonable rates. It in
hardly so, however. Hominy which,
ordinarily is worth 81 or 81 % sells for
SD per bushel. Irish potatoes are worth
SIS or $40 barrel. Flour is now selling
at S26 per barrel. ! gave 371@ cents a
pound for lamb, beef on veal, and as poor
as was ever bought by the boarding
house women, who "buy cheap meat for
boarders," and other things in the same
ratio, except fruit, which is now very
cheap in the upper country but which
brings good prices here. Soap Ordinary
Yellow is worth S per pound, and sperm
candles sold at So a pound, by the guam
tity. Tallow candles, as black as your
hat, sell for 81 = cents The army have
been for months, aud still are, on short
rations, and must be until the new crop
of corn comes of, and where the salt is
coming from to salt their beef and bacon
for next winters campaign can't see.
The late attack on James's Island was
very near settling the business for this
city. Had Gen. Benham had 800 fresh
soldiers he would have carried that bat
terry, and then the way had been easy.
1t is regarded as q wonderful thing that
they did not carry IT, They fought like
tigers, and nothing but the timely arrival
: of Louisiana battalion saved the South
! Carolina chivalry from biting the dust.
There is great glorihcaGon among the
multitude at the late battle in which Nc
Clellan was driven back but among the
d knowing ones there is an evident cha
9 grin that the attack, desperate as it was,
= failed offs object in great part. The
: loss was tremendous on this side. The
J, papers do not and will not give the ag-
% gregate, but reports enough Of parts Of
the forces engaged have been made 20
. show a loss Of nearly fifty per cent, Il
3 is safe TO say that $500 were killed and
y wounded on this side.
The present population Of Richmond
in wounded and sick soldiers, is quite
Mt equal to its ordinary population in times
ne Of peace. My own impression is that il
re the National Government does anything
T. like its duty at this juncture, the Cap
tal Of the Confederate States will fall
NJ and the rebellion is quashed. But every
% exertion under heaven will be made 4
ed hold il TO the last gasp. A present at
tack is what is demanded.
lo This town might have been taken by
g proper attack any time the past year
50 Three Monitors would do it. You hav
'es no idea Of the secret anxiety in the heart
of Union men here that the attack shOul
be FASTENED Yet, should the city
taken, there would be no outbursts Of JOY
,t- but there would be a great inward re
RS iOicing.
ed The Confederates once whipped i
Virginia, and you will hear one prolOng
inc ed shout for the, downfall Of this damna
,00 BILE Government, from New Orleans [
IAN Fortress Monroe. There is no questiO
,ie that there is a very large number Of I'm
49, | ion men in these States who would b
,OO | glad to show themselves such IL they cOul
a. do so without personal peril and withOI
nj the fear that failure on the part of Oh
National Government will prejudice the
tba future position here, Once put the MAJ
en-. ter beyond doubt, and they will sbo
ka. themselves.
ing The rebels are busy placii
E 70 distractions in the harbor-how exte
s at sive they are il is difficult 10 tell--b
en- the engineering skill here has not show
nv, any great things thus far. There Is
red. doubt that a sea attack would be direct
and successful, ii properly and prompt
un- made. As 10 any defence Of che cit
nall after Forts Sumter and MOultrie are pas
nit ed IL is simply nonsense. There wiii
airy nOne--there could be none-and the
a in have not been in or about the CITY, az a
one time, more than from 10000 20 1870
zen. troops.
reed business here - OF course, dead
ed a Grass abounds 10 hayne street and NJ
(, to Bay, the principal wholesale thoroug
y to fares Banks pay oue confederate no
ION aud nothing else Ihey ran away, no
ever, the other day, when the Yank'
wore on James Island. Every Ba
rs Of went into the interior Of the State. {