The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-08-29

Interesting from Charleston.

d Courier the substance Of conversation
with Mrs. Livingston, of New York, who
was brought from Savannah under rebel
| flag of truce, after sojouln of several
months in Dixie. The officer writes as
| follows:
Mrs. Livingston, whom I find TO be q
very intelligent lady, (and who is tue wife
of a captain in the Federal army,) says she
has been treated with uniform kindness
aud respect since her detention IN the
South, which dates back TO the commence
ment of the war. From personal obser-
vation, she believes Savannah may be ia
ken, but Charleston, neUer. She has seen
sixteen forts which are already completed
and the rebels are still engaged in making
more numerous the Notifications between
Fort Sumter. The rebels say there are to
be no more New Orleans.
There is no property, except real estate
within dozen miles OF Charleston. All
the furniture, stores, and indeed every
thing moveable, was sent into the interior
imm ediately after the battle Of james
Island. woproyision stores on y remain.
Many of the inhabitants reside about three
miles outside the city, in barracks similar
to soldiers, and use on y the most indis
pensabe and cheapest kinds of furniture.
No sabbath day services are held in any
of the Charleston churches; all the church
bells have been cast into cannon and even
the iron ratings and fences have been col
/ lected together and made into cannon. 1t
is regarded as mistaken idea that there
are Union men in the South. Mrs. Liv-
ingston does not believe there is one. She
never saw people so united and so deter
mined. There is not lady In the entire
Confederacy who owns fifty dollars worth
Of jewelry. 1t has voluntarily been given
for the cause, and the proceeds nave built
many of their finest boats. The blockade
is Intellectual, she has seen three steamers
enter Charleston harbor in one day-and
during short visit at Charleston, one
steamer made three trips to Nassau, n.
F., bringing medical stores enough to last
the entire army full year, Nothing but
the most common qualities of wearing APP
parel can be obtained, and shoes are very
expensive, the pair she wore, WORTH about
one dollar and a half, costing in Savannah
twelve dollars. Necessary provisions were
cheap, but the luxuries were expensive
a free market has been opened in Charles
ton, where nybody could procure, on ap
pIlcation three pounds of fresh beef and
half peck of potatoes per day. Besides
the heavy war and state tax, every male
resident of the Coutederacv is taxed two
dollars per year 10 support the families OF
soldiers. The utmost contempt and IN
dgnation IS felt for General Butler, and
that order is universally regarded as most
infamous. The rebels expected to be de-
feated at Richmond, and had made all
preparations for falling back 10 Columbus,
which place was strongly fortified. The
buildings for the capital, and those for the
residence of the officers of state, had even
been selected. All the cotton had been
I removed to the interior. The Governor OF
South Carolina has caused all the negroes
to be colonized near Greenyiiie, some 800
miles in the interior. They are under the
supervision of agents appointed by the
governor, and are TO plant corn and pota.
toes for the subsistence of the army, and
are to be fed and clothed by the Govern
ment during the continuance of the war
| Very few slaves weIe to be found in Sa
vannah or Charleston-they were SO scarce
as not to be procured for servants, even
when one dollar and half per day was
/ offarad fnr tham The rebals wara mos,
sanguire OF their ability to procure their
independence, and regarded it only as a
matter of time. Boys of eight and ten
years of age were formed into Home G' DIS
at Charleston and Savannah, and had &C
quired so much skill in the use Of arms as
to be able to hit mark in the shape and
i size Of a man at a distance Of thirty rods
These precocious defenders, it is said were
to mount sheds and fences, when the cilie:
were invaded, and shoot down the Yam
/ keesl
Mrs. Livingston said =" wish | coz
see President Lincoln! I'd tell him &c
put stop TO the foolish farce which has SC
long disgraced our cause, and not to con
sent to any more massacres of our brave
soldiers. Ia tell him not 20 permit anoth
er battle to be fought until our side had a.
large a force as that Of tie rcJels-ther
to have one grand trial of strength, and i
we cannot subjugate them, and put down
the rebellion, then let US ackno. ledge the
corn, and withdraw from the contest"