Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-16
From n. Cincinnati Commercial.

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TEE BREAD RIors IN vIRoruA-.
A dispatch frou Baltimore. ds.sd the
7.h. says ,ha. Colonel Steward. Of The
ID Indiana Regiment. one Of the four.
teen United States officers jus. released
By the rebels, says that on Thursday
Of lsss week he saw from bic prison
window, bread riot, composed Of
about three thousand women, who had
clubs, guns aud stones. They broke
oPen the Government aud private
stores. and took bread. clothing, snd
whatever else they wanted. The mill.
TIA we're ordered out to check the riot.
but Jailed to do so. until JET. Davis
and other high officials made speeches
snd promised the rioters that they
should have what they wanted. All
the other Union officers confirm this
statement. The Richmond papers
suppressed accounts Of this matter al
frss. but after day or two could not
refrain from noticing it, and they con-
6rm the statement made by Colonel
Steward and his companions. The
news leaks through the lines that there
was similar riot at Petersburg. Vir-
ginia. We published the other day, .
letter written by Mrs. Henry s. Foote,
dated at Richmond on the 9Th Of Feb
ruary. directed to friend at Nashville.
Mrs. Foote is the wife Of the famous
Henry s. FOote, formerly United States
Senator from Mississippi. and now
member Of the Richmond Congress,
representing the Nashville District.--
Mrs. Foote was a resident Of Nashville.
and lady Of wealth and high position.
A Mrs. Fulgum, who attempted to
smuggle a rebel mail through Rose
crans' lines, but was captured in the
enterprise. was the bearer Of Mrs.
Foote's letter. We quote from il the
following. which gives vivid picture
Of "high life" in the rebel Capital:
"RrcHMoSD. Va. Friday, FEB. s, '63.
my DEAR AEsA-I have an op-
portunity offered this morning for con.
vrying letter to you, and embrace it
gladly.
"We are boarding at Mrs. John
sons on Governor street, Just opposite
Governor Letcher's nan,ion. It's a
large boarding house, high prices and
starvation within. Tell grandma The
poorest hut in the Western District of
Tennessee is palace compared with
this, 30 FIR rs fare goes. We have 10
cook almost every thing We eat in our
own room. In our "larder" the stock
on hand is boiled bacuD ham. which
we gave only Sl1 90 for; three pounds
Of pure Rio coffee. which we gave 81
90 per pound for; and one pound Of
green tea. at SI7 90 per pnund; two
pounds Of brown sugar. at S9 IS per
pound; one bushel Of 6ne apples about
the size OF good common marble,
which were presented to me by n mem
Der Of Congress from Missouri; one
pound Of butter, about six months old.
SO 90 per pound. and six sweet potA-
toes. al 6iIy cents. We have to give
dollar for very small slice Oi pound
cake. at the cOniecti narirs j forgot
10 say ] had present OF \ fine jar Of
pickles and = piece Of cheese hon =
membrr also. We'll. so much Tor the
way We live. You see the board is
three dollars. each. per day for MIR. F.
and !. and halt price for the servant.
and then we got nothing on earth to
-at. Yesterday. for dinner, we had
nothing on the table but two eggs and
\ slice OF cold bakers bread and q
glass OF water.
Don't let any one see this, but You may
cad il to them. except; ! don t
want the Yanks to hear what | say"