The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-19
NORTHERN NEWS

JoRSsos, Erc-
The Philadelphia Inquirer has letter from
its cOrrespor denta Leesburg. Virginia We
take sotne passages from his letter
Leesburg Inoks much better in the distance
than if does upon nearer inspection. The
stores in the town are all closed. and. from ap-
pearanfeE, might stay closed for all they have
got to sell. The majority Of the houses are
small and quite mean in their looks. yet there
are number Of fne houses. Of rather an an
cient appearance In fact. the town has an Old
look a9Sur it-vidc and arcilCi nlieT WAYS
alongside the dwellings, The Court House is
fassaAle. and the Academy looks not mike
country church, The latter building is used
as a Confederate Hospital. now containing
about q dozen sick and convalescent soldiers
There appears to be mora negroes in and
around this place than AL the rest II Tie conn
~ about Lovettsville and vicinity we did
not Observe any Of the colored likewise
at PurcevlilIe- except the servants connected
with our army
There are some few Union people in Lees
burg, pnt the great majority are strongly Sc
cesh, 1pd take no aims in hiding their con-
tempt for the -.YafksT We vent into the
hospital. where the rebel sick are ami when
We cahe out the ladies' residing opposite had
To 90 p-er and see what we wanted there
The citizens here complain tliat they have
/ been Knocked about like unio shuttle cock
First. the Federal cavalry wonid dash into
town. and after an hour OF fwos visit would
leave when the rebel savairy would dash IL
l-nel4her party holding tie town. Several
.cayalTy fights have taken place Is the streets
aud anuntber Of Nater-sponts. doors and Nin-
idows still show the marks OF tie buliets.
] hare Is not the slightest particle OF business
beihs Transacted IN the town-ey en- the barber
shops being deserted The Londbuu Hotel. At
y hicl We arc stopping has both Federal and
10 understand escls other. and gst along qpiie
ainicably-
Like all o.her towns that ur forces have
succekded in capturing from the Rebel horaes
the Inhabitants arc cleaned out of everything
in the eating line, The hotel proprietor got n
little coffee yesterday. paying 20 per pstnd.
Whiskey sells At 8 90 per cail,n bacon 40
cents per pound. and sugar I 80 per pound
About six weeks ago. some forty shells were
fired into the town lay the Union troops. Tn :
was done as stated by the Union c,sinInssi Ter.
on sscro ousst VI the citizens firing pn i~ irdslss.
Sfvfial lyliSes were completely risidicsl-~~llhc
ho.el IN which We stopping lpd thee shells
/, To l,aks conn leiely through fbefhonsc. abiie
one hurst in the very chamber NC are now
~rIiihg in. breaking tsnnitafe ind seattle ring
II bricks and morblr- all aronad. At the f;nle o,
= the saellisg there were fifteen woull,led jnisis
\ soldiers N the hotel The citizens comsllir
! very mush Of this. aul say ihaf there MAS only
I a retiel provost gHard IN iowa At he tilise q
+ the firing
] Within mile Of Lecsburg. upon 4 very IL
hill. commanding the pike and tie shrrou3disie
country. we observed an OH fortifcation, The
/ is Fdrt Johnson thrown mp By the rel.els )
year ago. by the Mississippi sfoolis, Al flza
time quartered in tins region The works are
very credifable 10 those conclr1ed in con
strneliing them Il niounfeh with twelve
cannon when oecupiess. which was only for a
Short term Of ~ months and lieu abandoned
10 its fafe.~-if Is built in the form Of 4 star
with la~iiich on the outside. The principal
lsafracks in the fort have been destroyed but
those remaining arc built of heavy white oak
Z logs with earth heaped on flie roof 10 make
them bomb proof The works arc Of earth
throFn mp over logs and stones The plat
I forms where the gna-carriages were are oi
hard clay. the rains not having damaged them
in tie least
From the parapet OF the fort the white tents
of oiir troops in Maryland can easily be seen
, while the PotbIrac r9h be traced for niles
The IwiIple country around Leesburg. from this
'poinf. looks ike ore vast plain- Some ef ouE
batteries on tie Maryland shore. three miles
distant, got the range Of the point and threw
shell directly III. often compelling the garrison
: 10 fec ont into the road for safety.