The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-10
.YggENAsHYTLE TENNESSEE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER TO- 1868
The southern Interior.

On Friday evening, a gentleman arriV-
ed at Philadelphia who has recently
travelled in many parts Of the Sodthefn
Confederacy. In his tour, he passed
through a considerable portion of Geor-
gia, North Carolina, and Eastern Yir-
ginia. Less than eight days ago he was
ia Richmsnd. Tie passed through rebel
dom inoog which is necessary TO be pre-
served No less than five attempts At
negro insurrection have been made in
Geo gia since the month of July las.
As terror TO the slaves, tome were shot,
otbera hung, and seven or eight weie
burned, one of the latter being preg-
nant female.
Many children have died from want Of
the common necessaries of life. Old and
iotirm men and women have also depart
ed this life, their deaths having been
histened by the want of proper nourish-
ment.
Ia Richmond, Virginia, women to the
number of five hundred or more, appear
ed in the streets demanding bread or
blood. One house filed with stores for
the rebel army, was broken open, aud
the women succeeded in obtaining some
| provisions TO sustain life a little longer.
The people of Richmond are in des-
| perate condition. There are but few of the
wealthy classes remaining. Many Of
them had reached Wilmington, North
Carolina, and, running the blockade, are
now out of harm way, in Europe. Coli
siderable, numbers of Union prisoners
are daily starving to death; many who
yet cling to life are hopelessly imbecile
Massachusetts soldiers are persecuted,
bat all of them appear TO have diedgame
to the last.
During the second bread riot three
women were shot, one of whom died
from her wounds. In her last moments
she upheld little cross--the emblem Of
her Christianity, worn next to her heart
and taking therefrom a diminutive
American flag made of silk, wrapped 1t
on the Outeide of the cross, and kissed
II, when her hand fell upon her breast.
She was dead. bsf aaaf SD siaa.
About the middle of October a steam
er from Nassau ran the blockade, and
reached Wilmington, North CArolina.
The people seized the vessel and appro-
priated the cargo, or most Of il, TO their
own use. In this the women took the
Lead General Whiting or dered out the
Home Gurd, as the soldiers there are
called, but they refused 10 fire on the
women, even when ordered out to do 80.
About twenty eight miles from New
bern, N. . our informant saw an emaci-
ated mother digging little grave, in
which she buried an infant nearlyitNo
years old Her despair was truly heart
rending. Her husband aud son were con-
scripted into the rebel army. She be-
lieved her son was killed at the battle
Of Malvern Hill. He belonged TO the
North Carolina 7th, which, she says, was
composed Of nearly all boys, some OF
them not oyer fourteen years old. She
hadrunderstood her husband had escaped
North. Our informant was touched by
the grave scene, He gave ihe, woman
s9Ene Confederate scrip, and made lit
tie head-board for the grave, on which
he drew the following:
r Sacred 10 the memory of Sallie ohm
son, aged2l months oAz-A a. - e4i-a.'A
The mother could not read. He ex-
planned what he had placed on the little
board; she expressed great gratitude and
burst into food of teArs. She no doubt
thought no was rebel soldier.
He further says that counter rebel
lion is not far distant, when the leaders
Of the Southern Confederaoy, if they
do not fcape-the country, viii be made
to bite the dust -zRhiladeIphia Press.