The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-16

Gew 1dition Of the Reloise and
Abelard HpistIes,
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We vsoeiyd yesterday TIE contents Of rebel man bag
short time aimee in the neghborhood Of the
hcst Of the letters addressed 70 persons
kssidipg IN Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk The
l1spts q Of them important, revealing ap-
sachng movements Of the rebels IN that region and
~ q them less interesting viii be seen
~ The following rsGms Of the correspondence
NQvNum on rm MACKwATER,
Here y Twelve page letter 70 . wife, dated from
~Canp Petersburg, March 26 1853 written SOFT
hsay note paper, with the mark Of factory in North
sslna and opening with the tender appellaen Of "My
en- asas Pussis." me writer IN the Ninth virginia
IyHlunseers, Armsssads brigade, Pickstps division. II
lGporss the separation Of two such loving hearts, and
smfeses that the writer nothing but dirk future.
hs last hs had but little hopes; but since then darker
elouds had arisen, and be could not see the esst
ark of hope. Nevertheless hs says, the boys gene
yAy m me spirits, and enjoyed better health.
ssy would all shout for Joy Mthey got order TO got
ysay 70 march for Norfk thsrsabout postscript,
wss>sn day two afterwards, says that orders had
- dsy o. iwo sissrwssSs they are On the march,
nsoss nsvss g sep IN they Eos INTO Por!sme1tS:
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1E fves dsss Asvs an ass h1agtse dasss Sossoos
1ssshw isAass, Aassd "Camp near o. 8. yOrd, Rap
Uhannock river, epottsyivania county, Va, April Z,
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Ne vortss. ptacs. slau eetassly Aa.s cause fr
ttanQ We have certainly undergone and accomplished
len he positiou Of FREQ and independent people.
We have had horrible weather here for time Snow
wnsn increases tsnfod The susrnss q the army, which
always great Alas the poor soldier dearly does he
soldisr writing from camp near fredericksburg,
nsrch ie says-ws are gosno @ Aeus drsedrL eau..
barsfootcd, and cut my feet all 70 pieces.
Another sedier, writing from Drurys Bluff says that
% no send Us sny more anos fer We can MAKE out pry
ssiI SstA waat sos dydw
soldier, writing from the United States ford Rap
pahannock river under date Of March 20, says:-The
vanhee cavalry crossed the river Keys ford on the
17th inst and advanced hve mee, when they met
by young General Lee with his cavalry and artillery and
essr hot contest for several hours they were driven
s,rewn with men and horsss lee lost two Of his vsIu
able officers. Yankee force. three thousand ours,
shousand. Th general opinion Is 1dt the wsr viu
ertosnly end AIS year. God Grant mdy for u has al
sssa desViated our once happy country.
fkACE fRoPHEsYISG srrNo.
ms correspondent also vouches for the correctness OF
Ne following newspaper paragraph furnished by Fred
Ssicksbug correspondent and he has himself
Ne spring referred 70 running
while speakinsi Of pence there Is "a legend connected
The bcnedt Of the curious. According 70 tradition this
spring was discovered running three months before the
nsvolu.ionary war. Three months before treaty Of
aiEg again three months before the Of 1872 and three
nenns before It's close, ~ In the Revolutionary war, IL
nonths before the fall OF Fort Sumter commenced run.
nins, and short time since dried up.
born and living the spring, and who has consider
able property, and offers TO bet all that will have
peace three months from the drying up Of the spring
RxaEL ARnr.
An artillery man on the Richmond defcnces, writing
~ 70 SIas sg
fun, and the losses heavy on both sides.
Stand these hard marches and bali feed We re-, guar
Ger Of pound Of pork and loaf Of bread and that
ell we GET in one day and nothing else, end We have not
bssn paid on 10 three popiRs, we look fv an early
Psas, and tAaf 70 e As cyy al ha ti,ne For my part
during old lbos term. They say We will be sent to
Western Virginia but have enough OF the uountas
and would be glad they would stay where we are
sr,n VINO pora Won WANT 70 rom.
Here Is another, dated "For, Drewry March as ises,p
and intended for ssnilsman IN this city, In which the
writer says be oiscrpted In Norfolk but had the
rxod far not 10 have any epaaQefnept
AID confesses be not at all anxious 10 be In one.
latter from the wife q the same writer 70 her mother
BY Hrs Thompson, who n ga ghty lady aud 10
probably does a mighty nice business In running The
blockade beteeen Norfolk and Petersburg.
Another poor fellow probably anoiher conscript from
he PORTSMOUTH Navy Yard, sends bis wife lock Of his
That This thing may not last long, and asks his wife 70
pray 70 God for peace and love in the land, TOO
bad 70 nee men killed OF ~ they In postscript he
says that they have marched 10 q place the river
called the United states Ford
YANEKEs APPROPRIATE cforufvo.
otter from Weldon, North Carolina, dated March 2s
1853 seaks Of young bringing quantity OF cloth
us rom Oasndcn county and says company of YANKEE
cavalry caught him, and took chwge of the clothing.
Don't know whether shsIl receive my coat Guess mott
lpvHxrpx o A sxnxr xAn oAsRnR
know The reason did not receive your last lstter
1he mail carrier was nrrcetsd by federal colder win
t1e mall w MA pos.sssion. He declined going with the
seIdsr After attls pevssasion by the YANKEE he con-
ssntsd. Altar ns mile he picked hs chance and mot
shs soldier through ns head Killing him nstspsiv n
Destroyed hl sne letters ne had IN hs poessssson, and
nsds hs way INTO our lines he has stopped The busI
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