Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29

Ooosaderacy. and WAS invited by President
Davis 10 the position which he has just re-
signed.
whist. Tho War 4. Doing for tile South.
eorrpsonnd,nt Of "DoBows Review, ior
Mxrch and April. gives gratifying account u
t5c increase 6: manufactures in the South since
the beginning Of the war. Tie following arc
norton only Of the many referred to:
IN I,vnchhurg one envelope factory has oeea
ss.,blSr.d one Tor the ina nufacture Of backing,
and ono Tor making lucier matches. 1he
manufacture of hats and caps is belrg cairleo
on cutie extensively. Several ,tannerlos nave
| been established IN The ncighooI hood
| { In Abingdon, the sal; weeks arc manu!acsu-
rim, ahont IL. thousand bushels OF salL every
! twenty ionr hours, and are putting up I'f-
nsces 10 lncrusSe the amount. Acros" inc leu
| messed line, about fifteen miles souih' InaY
have seyerai iron iurges, with great a,'u"-
dance Of the bust ore, and furnace ne'o
they make largo suount OF Castings Siiu P's
| irui!.
IA Stanton and in Madison county, boot and
| shos factories have been established, WHICH
hayo Government contracts ior SHOES
There .,e eight yards i'll Louisa ceunsy,
| wbnre hides 81, rsnneL into leather. Tue III .
crease OF tEis bcanca Of basiEess II I'D aoout
| double That of toruler years
In Fincastie a furnace for tho Manufacture
! Of iron, = tlca rsu ceased before ths war; uss
| been revived.
An A!berarle, the cotton and WOODEN lacto-
ries, as m o!Ler localities, have not increased
IN consequence OF the difficulties IN the tfaus,
portation If wool ana cotton. Two SWORD
manufacturers have been established. lhere
| aro various tanneries and Saddle aud haraess-
making establishments, and an agriculture!
| mscnuls: \ nIuu:actory OF ollcip'n VIII
| soon Do established.
Portsmouth there is al extensive i0un-
| dry, originally designed 10! ths cuilllhe VI
| steam i.iarIne or DINER engines upon large
scale. |: was al ihis establishment thai lue
machinery On the United States steamer Pow
hataa was built. Cevoi7iug pistol has oeeh
llnSca.ed 10 Portsmouth s!nco tie beginning %
the 1T, which Is pronounced by JUDGES 10 BIZ
SUPERIOR to the Colt pistol, and also an lnVen'
non io- rltlng cannon, which has been sue
ces sfuily applied IN the Navy Yard. There Is
| an extensive Sash, door and blind iaclcly-
Tho onion Car Works OF Portsmouth, whose
regular business has been diminished by Tie
war, are now engaged IN building guu'car-
rases, wageas, ahsol-bsrrows, camp>s'oois,
Tent poles and pins, sabre bsyonstS anu bowie
knives ans! other imp'iments oil war
In our ueiShborlng commonwealth, North
Caroline there :las o.cA al equal revival OF
manufacturing industry In Wilmington Tue
following articles ars noticed, which were
formerly received from the North Ashes,
cardics lamp oil, suit, (lorlnerly supplied !ren
the West Indies and EuglanD and cutlsry.--
Peanut oil is supplied by mills established
since the commencement Ct the war, and roSin
oil manufactured to considerable extent
Tie manufacture Of salt by evaporation or
boiling Is largely Or the increase.
In Charlotte county, in addition 10 the cot.
ton, wooden, and o.her manufa ctores formerly
existing an establishment for the manufacture
OF lnse.G or f,xseed oil, with caplcity 10
| turn gu. Ivs hundred gallons per day. Will be
started, anu another Tor the manufacture Of
| tos weeks. The powder mill will msnuac
| ture 3 thousand pounds PSF day, with capa-
| city TO doubts tbs qusnttty.
Ia Greensboro various establishments have
sprung up for tho manufacture Of guns, plS-
! tolls, saddles, shoes, barrels, drums, sashes,
sewing machines, 81, which promise to be
remuneraliyc to Ihoso engaged IN the entcr-
prise.
In Beaufort, the manufacture of salt has
been hcsun slnsll scaic. The impress
SION is that it can be mede a profitable bust.
ness at ore dollar q nushe!, and at much
less If ihs war would cJnunue for term OF
years.
In Monroe, the domestic jeans and insey
cloth establishments have increased their
operations. Pistols End bowie-koives have
been manufactured.
Ia Carthage, tho entire people, 1t is said,
with upexsmped energy, have required to the
primcval principles aud customs Of industry,
economy and irugaity, which characterized
our ancestors FOX many years subsequent 10
barked industrlcusly 10 making plows, wagons.
shoes, tools, and Utensils Of wood aud iron Of
every description for domestic purposes
every farmer is putting down his trough
or yat for tanning leather. The gun aud rife
makers have resumed their Honted art gone
into their shops, forging out barrels, and Skiing
them up, IN readiness Tor service. In one
ueish bcrhood shoe.peg are made by machi-
the demands o. Inc South. Ia fnc, tha poo
pie IRE determined scrupuously to live inde-
pendent OF the North, as they arc s7!dencing
OF their handy Inventions. The women, 100,
animated with becoming zaal ard resolution to
sustain our glorious Gauss, have pu. aside their
sika, their caIlcoss, their head dresses, and
covered up their pianos, and hsvo substituted
the wheel, tho cards, the loom, and are foster.
- DOLL ~ sc ,iot,
in making tho largest nunber Of yards
and the aeaest patterns of checks and
stripes for themselves hnd the little ones, and
the substantial jeans to ciolhe their husbands,
thair sons, and their brothers ia the army, and
then for gratultoils distribution 10 any needy
soldiers They are, without distinction OF circle
or property, all united 10 constant and useful
engagements in getting up domestcs of every
kind 10 their comforts Mt homo End supply
our army With blankets, clothing, and neat
caps Defend us with your hayUnets, and we
will sustain you with our needles IS the watch
word with them.
In Rockingham county, cotton yarn, cotton
cloth OF v.rious kinds, and wooden good,
suited to tho necessities of the army arc being
manufactured
In Spartansburg sni Laureas, S. O., greet
manu- facturirg enterprise has been exhibited
in The latter county. II g mentioned, in ad-
dtion to the regular branches Of manufactures
the ladies' generally are making great quan>
tity Of most excellent cloth, OF various dcscrip
tions, for mems ware, children, negroes, and
even for themselves, which atu now taking
the places Of tiae d'iaines and silks. The
ladies' in ore battalion in that district recently
furnished for the uniforms Of ono company Of
volunteers three hundred and fifty yards Of
very nice Jeans, fye hundred yards Of flannel,
and three hundred and City pairs oi socks, in
a very short time made upon tho old fashioned
hand looms which ere numerous in that county |
ore in almost every ismlly-ard some Of tie
cloth, Cor service, is said to be equal, II not