The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-06-04

| children alone were left. The negroes are EN-
! ployed in repairing the railroads, working IN
the foundries, managing their army Transports
ton, &c. Articles formerly imported by the
Southhave almost disappeared, most commodl-
ties of merchandise selling at ten times north
ern prices. Rio coffeei is worth So per h.; coarse
shoes $25 per pair, and none but the plainest
and commonest fabrics to be had at any price.
On the 18th we were sent via Dalton, Ga,
to Knoxville, L. Tennessee, Bristol and Lynch
burg Va, to Richmond. The East Tennessee
country appears well cultivated, and the grow
ing crops are splendid.
Bragg's army is reported TO be on half rations.
Streight's raid into northern Alabama q Geor-
gia, caused the utmost CONSERVATION among
the people. 1t marched 200 miles into the en-
emy's country, skirmishing with superiornum-
bers, and was captured within 20 miles OF Rome,
his ammunition being exhausted and animals
worn out. Forests loss was 400 killed and
wounded. Ours only so. They only surrender
ed conditionally, and were allowed to retain
their accoutrements
Thro' Virginia the crops are also me- put
little tobacco being raised, attention beng
mainly devoted to wheat and oats. In Rlcn-
mond, we were thrown into Libby Prison with
1875 officers from Gen. Hookers army, Streight's
command and gunboat Indianola. The treat-
ment in Libby prison is, perhaps, as good as
could be reasonably expected. Some OF our
prisoners complain bitterly, but it seems unde-
niable that the food furnished is better than
their own ohiccrshave. The rooms are crowded
and in hot weather excessively uncomfortable.
All the Chancellorville prisoners have been re-
leased. The commissioned officers Of Streights
command, excepting the surgeons and chap
lains, Lieuts. HELLER and Taylor, of the 29th
Missouri, and Bowel, of the Goth Illinois, cap
tured at Sherman's repulse, at Vicksburg, also
the pilot, carpenter, uon-comnissloned officers
and men of the Indianola. All were in good
spirits. During the recent battle of Chancellors-
Vile, and Stoneman's raid, the people of Rich
mond were greatly alarmed for the safety Of
the place.
Commissioner Ould charges that our govern
ment is arresting great numbers of political
prisoners contraryto agreement, and threatens
severe treatment of the prisoners in his hands
in retaliation.
The rebels feel gloomy about the news from
the West. Passengers by the last boat from
City Point, say the report then current in Rich
mond of the fall of Vicksburg was producing
intense CONSERVATION. On Friday, Colburn OF
the World was released on the usual parole, and
before leaving had the freedom of the city
lie found it quite gay, and with far less mill
tary display than i'll Washington. The same
scarcity of able bodied men was not noticed
there as Throughout the country. The streets
were filled with fashionable p~romenaders, ele-
gantly dressed, but in two year old fashions.
Few or no drunken people were seen, and no
drunken soldiers.
He was in th~
l. -4e capitol, which retained the
Idingy appearance, but Congress had taken a
recess. The ordinary blocks of stores around
the Park were used for Department buildings
Therebels still lamented the death ofJackson'
They insisted that Lee was the greatest OF llv-
ing Generals, and spoke highly Of confidence
, in Joe Johnston.
The feud between Bragg and Breckinridg'
: was still progressing, but seemed to excite ut
5 No COMPLAINS were made against the con
s~cription law, and all spoke w. : II every man II
the country regarded himself as a soldier. VIZ
| tually, however, the CONSUMPTION law is done
with, as it has already drawn into the army
the whole available strength.
The hope of foreign recognition seems aban
= doned, but all parties were confident Of fna
!, success. They were wonderfully jubilant owe
a Charlottesville, and had no fear for future
1 movements on the Rappahannock. The CORES
= pondents addressed numerous notes Jointly t.
: the rebel authorities TO secure their release, bu
for some reason unknown to any of them, thu
s rebels finally released the WorjG'S correspond
k ent, but retained those of the Tribune. They
would giveno explanation Of their conduct, ant
v no promise to the correspondents still retained
but it is believed theywill be speedily released
The conclusion formed inthree weeks %sojourl
i'll the limits of the confederacy, u trip alImns
e across its entire extent by a circuitous route
that led almost down to the Gulf, then up agair
: thro' the mountains of East Tennessee to Rich
t mond and along the Valley of st. James may
be briefly summed up:
LIST. The people are brave, determined, anC
in the main united.
I'd. There may be temporary suffering fol
$ want of sufficient food, but starvation is i'm
/ possible.
r Sd. Although they can never probably
S have their armies at ashigh anumber as now
and the material for CONSUMPTION almost ex
l hausted, yet as the wal has been conducted
e thus far, their military resources are ~sufficien
to keep up the struggle for two years more
4 4th. Their strength is thrown entirely tt
e frontiers, and if that frontier were once pierc
edit our generals began to do their duty
the whole fabric Of rebellion will go topping
down like a house built Of cards.
= 9th. Union and perseverance at the Nortl
are what the rebels most dread. Their great
est hope lies in our division, and their great
4 est encouragement is derived from the con
/ duct of such men as Vallandigha am. He is re
garded there as a martyr to the Southern
, cause, and they are convinced that he must
> have a considerable portion of Northern PEG
r pie at his back.