, 1862-10-31


Ing carpets over stakes previously driven
N the ground. The general expscta-
tlen = ~ tnat tue. city womb be captured the
first Day Of the bombsrdment, tha object In
moving being to save Life and 4 eafs ta9 boar
When the fAtal blow sAouM be struck The
rtult ~ taey we're compelled to remain IL
this condition Tor three months, during 1
time there was more or less shelling evary |
day. The city itssii presented deso1ate ap- L
pesssoee. Tha shelling not being continuous
gsse g1e aa opportunity to those Nho remslned-
aaAtrs, after which they gave their atteatiQn |
to the bomhakdmeIt. The women and child
rcn copgreeated ia the rear Of the hits md /
quietly awaited the result. On the opening
Of an engagement, = terrific report caused By
firing the mortasa-kbuld be heard, whico
would cause tha Windo 10 Of the tenantless
houses to r4&tfe, followed By q momen. Of 81. /
lencr, when the roar of the approaching shell |
could be heard growing more and more dis. |
tinct until the sound resemhled train Of rail- t
road cars, when the shell would suddenly dash |
into building with the velocity Of lightning, |
bury Itself ten feet under the surface Of tbs |
earth and explode with noise like thunder,
heavinK up large mass Of earth, teaffug up |
but not totally destroying. the house. While
this was going on the thells would be contin-
ua}ly Kissing and roaring around, ao1ne burst t
irg IN the al, the pieces striking roofs and
pfeahln9 WandoEs, oEheff stt1king the nMs HaQ
consequently falling harmless, the whole pre-
possible to describe. Most Of the shells from
EaPs. foftsrs moI1as CON faHagnts neet)
1sn ~atao1t ao e11plo0ng, Eaae tnose rom the
aPPeI hset tSoM. Oasls'l Mmoes 1nVar1aoly
e1plo93so. ~ ~ Rete4sstoa saeu5 n1e9
sca5eey aoy sAproosu. 1nsy we're opsaeo
a1o tas RVN9el SA1ssG ~ g. 44to " uaooftAnt
ITEM as poEdef vae y W pound. Some Of
tne snots afea oy INC IoMe{ nee. were e!tra-
99tonasss Auo 4oiee asto1aso sue oenolaEts.
eese5A 3 conacn sneAs ieu ia tas cemetery, 70,
eated tWo nldes aofIa-easG ot tne c!SV. ano
0!stA9s eome uEe or SIX mliee ltom Tue ooaHa
tne1 nfed then. "A SOLDIER lying under tree
{eadie&, some ioar miles east T. OF NJ CITY, WAS
4io1tA5 "ou.0t0 py tAe Aauu8 VI = l1mo cus
| tl9m ee@ ne tree oy con1caa e9eu. Nhch hoAlI
,e n s-a a.on1 o. a., 1esaaencs .s some aalt el
| 2atl, NJ Inns a nor4tom ~ Tsowmn5n-aa T.rr.
CUTS feet passed up the river and joIaed ths
| upper fleet The bo2t4 got under Eay abou:
| four o'clock. and the combined fleets opened
on the city. The scene was terrible and sub.
| lime. It WIS estimssod that lo5 shot and shall
| ttlt in the citv to the miouse, The iron hail
t pourt d In continuous sheet, and with such
| Effect that the batteries could make bnt feeble
resistance, Every Hviug thing In the city
sought place OF SHELTER. Soldiers and citi-
zens, coxs and cattle, all covered beneath the
hills, or sought refuge In stampede to the
interior. A handful Of men could have Landed
and spiked the guns, SO universal was the
panic. Thle lasted for about two hours aud
half when the firing ceased. The city present.
ed 3 curious spectacle; nearly every house
had q hole through it, while soma houses vera
quite destroyed. One BEDROOM stu ated on
the erd Of a porch had fifty three holes through
it, msde By grape shot. On the night Of the
18th Of July Commodore Farragut rejoiued
Ate<
performance OF the 28.h OF June, with the
added Eorror OF the b0nbartmelt being IN
tie night. To the flash of the cannon and
The glaEe OF the bursting shells "as sddsd the
light OF two large frAme houses, Set on 1re By
the shells, making scene OF horror d'sicuit
with different degrees OF intensity, at intervals
Of etverai hours. Tor eleven Weeks, yes the
daInage to the city Will De repaired tor less
than $.00,Ct0.
CONDITION OF THE RAILROADS.
po;,n 5ar-;r,sa of sr,n1;., tr,n, to~oi :,
ccnnf[;es ee m hav;np ~ ,nsnnf,ct1ries nJ !,
, home. the railroads tbrouehnu1 lie ] nIth ar,
9ha nnnd;Eion that 49, ro,da Mia a. ~
. Vhjch were used TO their utmost canscirv fo
snch a leusth Of time w,tSout repairs' qh,
, mschIne ehops are utterly pnable to keen th,
. | 1ncnmof;rrs IN order and tho ro,ds ert rr,d,
, | All. hnt snrelv hec,,1nfno nsetess. AMI tbei
tana.s a,.5 = .;m,1v .,nss>;on ~ inv, ~
a rah1I gcTe1rment has raken m;]it ,rr masses
! .;n|, nS ~. 1osds and ererv emn1o.it. fhas
! ;,;.--1 ra,. no.,an .tors -er,;retas - ,ta;os
@ ~ .aner iea ,,aoass;.;as ~ + ~,
hana W consea a cnrions minrl;nr nf esrs
! | HAVE eaussu ent!ouo 44t1Sluk " tIe'
t train OF titty Or sixty 1relgas cars VIII hay
), rspISsen;a'Nes 1roM neaTy eSely Eoaa ~ IL
$ soutE. passenger traEel u hFe cents nlie
e and shipments OF freight IN any amount
ont OF tne question: JUS - ass!as'a !
me pflee OF sugar IN hlcamouu, "1lch va
h tnlrtS 10 1or'y CENTS 81 tlhe "hea II Has
- drug on Inc Mlsslssippl AZ one TO tWo cent;
As the Union forces have advanced into tu
4 corhtIy the foillpg stock Q! faetroaos u
"a beeI removed turtEer south, tia1 furn!shla
20 means fcr tie t1an:port=tlon OF troos
~ aud nuhltiohs OF war "Haoas IN
70 great acdls!on 70 lhe slock' faIfoaalu
j. e any eStcnts "oulo nave eeased oeioss tas
,e Ihe ltads ~ some Of tns ofases are aaSao L
i stlses o4 tuS ol'pnIt1hA11' aua noH A!4s
i portions ot tae SCUM afe no9ueo VITA II
Il currency IN amounts lahgog from n'e cen
~ upwards. Caacellea ueksss arc aseu, af
= tyeEy species o1 Dahd5, mortgages, coupon
NJ NJ &c are cut up and printed on tae biank si'
~ ~ for This purpose. IAls grant TO tne rol
e Was . great accommodaflon 10 tnen, as IN
- were enabled by tuls means, ana oy means
~ their net earnings, to purchase sucn aft,c'
ID Is the country possessed even 81 tne4r gses
Is II ENHANCED prices. .-,
ks i1e currency Oh ths co4hts 10 eon
~ con1eotfate Hotcs, iaLsoau money: osah ~ noa
II aIa Cue ollls o1 private 1tins ana laalsluua
= II IS not uncommon II A'apaaa 10 receive.
80 change, neAe1 lssn9u oy tg!1,mau IL we We
IT, efn Louh1apa OF 'eNas' ~, !, s,r:51
be senr ord {+Is t;s nav IN , nat 1ri, ~ tfs
az issat nn lool;r1 onIr :, fbs ananI,nt. c,,,ed
LlY +s, tscn - 49, FL q Z; Il. H. LAW ~>A'N~1
iAl W ~ ~ r-e1n-+;nn ~ aaath +r,n sso1-,oss
no | +ha ~, rnsn;tsi. and armr ha. 1,nso %
of iaroa nhvssr;ar IN one nf he ar.nT hns
'es +ste ram m.rtrd in nv heariner that Il snsre5
IN ! ;n,-.casjh,litv tn max, any 6ead av.inst s;,
gh ness srer, r.; ia mildt.st forn' Hs aztrihn;
ms Ills "a Constitutional weaIaesa. added to I
lot entire abstnce Of almost everything in
ate Nay of hoeuital suppliss. Tue rebels hs
u- hem able nail late lv to furnish t,,nr t.,
rn- armr ard 70 this Il nrohallr to he a.trihni
its IN a great me,snna lie widc snraad siren
MI Thich haa 1,rrys,lad thrnnvb5,1t :s,s;r arr
u. -, a,,, ,,arnn "a tie n,tneai fnnS Mt
ae Sonthnrn,r @ and is nrobahlr The nronnr r.
I'd for a hot rilma1e- and It m,pht h. Farv
tile ~ 1t oa aa+,t-..s,a@+ ~ fa1,Jsb ~ Ia
vi aYmy in that couutry wish corn and rueat
be- s1rad Of fIo,lr. Allowinu lour to ba "a VII,
the son,e as meal. It II apoar.nt that the faciII
tu- for basinr it into Efolesome bread rnus.
the Wsntirr n almost ererv in.tanca- wh11e n
sou IN thE n1nst si,nn,s form OF hakinr ia
| % Eho1esomc and quite as good as any "a,
,di- which II can he used. In word. y
the hrm,a-and soldiers cnn have Init 1ittle al,
ub- ;s rsrv ,1nwh,1rsnme whi1s earn masl
les. sels un"aaes9E, Waao .su,n Sosn nlsM
and Natel, AiAeu anu oaA:o ~ p5.tessy ~