The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-12
Army Correspondence.
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GosPoRT Navy YARD. Horfolk.Va
juno Sd, 1859
Dear Father and Mother: Once more
have The Pleasdte OfTrjtids 70 you from
the land ofDixie. I am again in the
sunny South, and in one Of the hottest
seccsh toles in the Confederacy. Most
of the inhabitants, the wealthy ones in
particular. have still great hopes of gain.
ing their independence and insist strong.
ly that the rebels will reoecupy the city
+ in very short tima again. But their j..
IDEAS arc far from being correct, as our
Navy alone can IiOldiholpIace against any
force they may bring against US. The
Question is why they did not. hole il 10
The frst plaes2 u ThAe!is holdOABt they
could have maintained their position with
ease. as it was remarkably well fortified.
The Notifications which commanded the
approaches by water were very strong
indeed. The works erected on Sewall's
; Point we're found 10 mount some forty
guns, All # The. heaviest icslibEes and, com
manded the entrance of tlie 'Ehztbc,h
River. Two miles rprther up tho river
we come 10 Craney Island, here the ieb'
cl monster Mcrtupsc was destroy -
Upon this Island they had upwards oi
ore hundred guns mounted, and any YES
sci attempting tc go up the River. would
certainly have teeh1 1bloah out Of riie va
ter, as tho channel runs within two hun.
dred yards oEthe- batteries. One half
mile beyond this was still another obstruc,
E,ion. spilcs were found to be driven iu
lhe lEer .rnpping from shorc, 70, shore,
leaving but ! small opening 81 tbe eeo Tor
large enough i'to'pefmi. thth PassagsCf
their own..vesse's. Near this entrance
they had towed the hulk of the old Frig.
ale United States, which did such noble
duty in ialS,with tbe view q, sinking il
in this entrance iu case Of al emergency.
Still beyond this was another Fort noun.
ting twelve guns, this they called old
fort Norfolk.
We found the Navy, Yard all destroyed,
the different work shops were adjourned
+ with the exception Of the foundries and
the Officers Quarters. Most Of the ma
chinery was saved, they had taken ital
out. t.packed it up and marked il, be sen
to Charlotte in North Carolina, but oul
troops pressed them SO vigorously thai
they were compelled to abandon ev,ry
thing in order 10 make their own escape
i The work Of rebuilding the Yard has al
t ready commenced, which will give worl
n to great many Of the poor oflLis city
v and its environs. Most. of the poo.e
!. class Of people arc in starving condition
on account Of the Is,hartable high price
il they are compelled, TO pay for provisions
q For the curiosity Of the matter will Civ
j. you the market price Of few differen
If articles: Tea fbt instance Jew ofb iron
II 10 dollars per pound; Coffee 81 75as.
y per pound; Salt per sack SIC 00i Pork A.
5 cents pcrponnd:2 fora spair;ofcommoi
t. calf skin boots you are obliged to pa
d from S95 10 $50 per pair, ard 81 ecie
,e not to be had, but any amount Of shin
IN plasters can be seen. One would not be
i, ieve these things until be secs them wit
10 his own eyes, then he becomes convince
q how matters stand in the Southern (suI
N iering) Coufederacy. Runaway soldier
v. from the rebel army still continue TO al
9. rive ipthelcity. They represent the rot
Ut elarmyina critical condition. They sa
ID The army is on half ration., and one ha
70 of the rebels would desert il they onl
fl bad the chance. A grea, many of I'll
ID people here, especially the females, wei
I'd actually made 10 believe that we Yanke,
BY had horns growing on. Of opr heads. 4
II same as a COW Or OK. Many laughsb
I'd incidents occur here daily of which
ia, should like 10 speak but my space W
III not permit. Hoping you are well,
lie close. ..,.s 80 LEWIS, ,EBEL.
n- General Butler's Order.
N The order Of General Butler in RELATE
If. TO the women who insult our soldiers,
h. Ne " Orleans has been criticised. "A ge
as, tleman just returned from that city. .whe
ay he has resided ever since the- war brol
: out, says we can have no coucop tion
90 the indignitics our brave fellows a
w compelled to suffer at the hands Of the
w. Gends in petlieoats, All sense ofLdeec
cy and shame appears to Gave depatt
=. , out OF them. TLcy,Iivs! the most degl
,ht ded of siyeSt Walkers not only in Eibald
-" but obscenityIF Women who Shave be
bs regarded as tho pattern ofrc6aement a
A = good oreeding5 indulge in language
a. ward our officers aud men which no {
ON m cent journalist would dne,ppt intolpril
,Yd Presuming upon the privileges Of the $
Tho tho they moi only assail them FiA the tspg
3. ~ but With more nateriaf weapons. Blu,
@ 'wo els ofsbpS are emptied upon them
nn. ,"p they pass; 'deeayed oranges and rot
,ost @ eggs are hurled at Them; and every ins
ON ON that deptEedFAus en- ihUntfis of
s'A od to the Federais. .
selil The 1iorbeara9cs! Of our troops, /
'nn. gentleman says. is wonderful. They
'' duro the jibes and prosecutions 'ot ,h
! unsexed wretches' with sphilosophy 4
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