Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-26
FROM RICHMoND

| lawn 4A4GdmOND,
dition OF the Re5ei SapitaIgyPEtees itIyPPGtons
IN the FtIdfSf4mond, tIffSm and the Defenses OF
From the New York P68t.
We have seen gentleman who nas been
lately in Richmond aud spent sometime
there. He had good Opportunities for see.
ing how the affairs of rebeldom are getting
on. BE gives US the following iateTestin9
particulars: g .
dc says in the most positive manner that
the rebel army "has done growing" EVeyV
man IN the South, between eighteen and
forty, who can possibly bear arms, is now
IN the service. Thereis bill before the
rebel Congress conscripting even foreigners
aud Maryianders. The latter have been
hliaerto exempt.
Even at present they give tforeigners''
ten days to leave the country, but they is.
sue no passes; and all who escape from
tho clutches of the,conscript officers here
+, atter will have to-'get away secretly and
without pass.
The supplies of the rebel army, with the
exception of its shoes, are better than they
have BEEN Above one half of the SOL
dfers are supplied with overcoats. and it is
SAID 3th9t7thre out of every four of these
us.
Shoes are scarce. A great many soldiers
wear canvas shoes and moccasins. Cayal-
~ boots are worth $50 in Richmond
oome OF tue men our informant saw were
solutelyt barefooted; even officers of the
lower grades had marched and fought in
bare feet. -
1.-THE troops are very deficient in camp
eqnipage. But in the matter of clothing
= -,,as - uo" 9eLter supplied than
mannf.c,,reS SeSt ago; eluce grey cloth is
oTI, ~, I?" ~ 'pe o9utn, ana SOLD
III I{o.sot ~ Suo so.uIels. sSa.u!s!s
q roo3 5orss = ~ sGelce Ls1 mere Is not
=, Iou ~ tne countryS except those
I'm, ~ me soara army Cattle too seem to be get
srSv ono 90 soas sns uroVe coIlected for the
two oiJ "Sdi. HlsE'eL part Hearll9gs or
thinI oF LiSIino sSou So.a "nttnats as we DO not
y A''''us "eFe'
AMMUNITION.
The rebels are reported to be somewhat
short OF powder! They get the most of
this from England, by way of Charleston
and Mobile.
Forage, too, is getting scarcer. General
FitL Hugh Lee has command of the cav
airy on the line ofsthe Rappahanpock. from
fredericksburg to the mouth, and he has
eaten the country bare of provisions and
EeVerything which can be consumed for
twenty miles back of our line, Theunfor.
tuuate people who live in TINT region ora
at the point of starvation.
pR1CEs IN p,cuvovD
8 Old shoco, - sol,,.a. ,gs,1.o,D' O.
~ 80 = e svsu a. p 20 pound
eroi,S,b a. US tnere is not salt
~ bgt ~ i SiII JTfe lneypickle pork light
TnrS ;s. soi1 ~ q N1 81 ~ W"Eh Weatner.
no oil for I;.-bts - s5s 80 pound lherels
rooss - ho ''S ~ iSE luoFfeating Pur-
nsedI;ns,ss5 Fnr'th;.1S"Il,s oou.u, ,sau9 laro Is
lis rapiClv rising 10 a. SiSte
macbinerv in ,bo oeai - LOT
1 for Ii,bts' N''' - N''As"' as wen as
/ 5. Brttar. sells 81 :, & . ssn
Sis liz. So.'S ot s's ov eS aPounu, molasses
wood So : coTj q. ~ :" P0una' OAK
r;es 70 ~ & l'4s ~ t1pi
ho hal =, ~ pms are
gloves aIons are soIE1 Ut hh''e SIa kla
haca ~ ao'4 ~ teaso1ao!e rates,
ot Se En ,,as5 spea; st Sallco sells
onsIitv WbisJ.,. aoh tt1e ooFamonest
moor ~ tl,ot w a 8"IIon' ana
oS,en S1 90 q oposs a'u = 'uElnkers must pay
Ladies shoes srcb 90 ono hn, .o.as.-
Isl IS, cannot be had for Sess @ ,SsS es9e loE
pair. Common pocket knives briSg ,g nine HSs
dollars. Common soft hats, price three
dollars here. sell there for twenty five. 1t
Is oelIeVed that there is not fine black cloth
enough in Richmond to make frock- coat.
Beef sells for one dollars pound; flour
sells Sc: at twenty. eight dollars barrel in
Richmond. The poorer people live chiefly Y
on corn aud nov. and: then a little rusty
bacon: SAT- IS held cheap at twenty i've
cents the pound: This has fallen in price
ana ana tnls Is the only article of consumption
walch mas gone down. Everything else
constantly rises IN price.
M, 990sa..9.es ao5o Tor the army cost $4,000;
/ lo, "a S -, H. =" q soIuler