White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-11-26


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Ehrss ysas aiass Z ksve girsa The read
NJ Of your valsable paper the bsnsas Of
ny observations and thsushss- I pre-
'uns l have be.a fesardsd = dad. if|
70. aad ~ Adnisnsrstor vaa daily sP-
pointed spoa NJ sstsss. ! bope he bee
not nsslsctsa . psj N d.b.s. Before
proceeding fa.ths: / ~ill ssll Jon whsis
I have bses duriS o. past ,hre. sysars.
have bsss ! isesr in Richmond.
In eonpsny with Rasssll. Of the London
Times. went to witness the battle Of
Bull Rus. 70 writs sa account Of It fer
your paper. Whs. She panie occurred.
Russell mounted my horse and put for
Washisgtoa. lsaving me to fall into the
hands Of the rstsls. Beauressrd took
pssssssie. Of my nesss-ef ths 6shs. and
the scamp .sssd those sasas notes in wri-
ting his otloisl account Of the battle Of
Shiloh. ~ 1s1;:sEs:s,-,33 ,33i'I
Oar prison fass, AZ arss. was corn
bread, which wss soon exchanged for
raw-hide. Atth end Of six months. on
account Of the scarcity Of provisions. we
wefs reduced 70 eps. .r..ioa per day Of old
boss-lsss: but ksots sosn became SO
scarce. thai in = few wesks our food WAS
confined to worn-ssso cartridge boxes,
which I had besa living On sver since.
In fact. / became 10 used to this fare.
that siaee my return to land of plenty.
I have been unable to digest my food.
unless il is accompanied with generous
hunk Of cartridgs-box. "
Col. Coreorau was my prison eompan-
ion for long time. When he was re-
leased. he intsrosded for my pardon also:
but james Buohsnan. to crafty an old
spite. having written 10 the rebel author.
tiles. informing them that l had been .
correspondent Of your p.psr, they not
only pereaptorily refused TO release me.
but plsosd me in, irons. I wss finally
liberated, few wssks ago. upon eondi-
tisl that I should proceed to the Army
Of the Potomac. in the suiss Of Union
refugee. and report that Les army was
resrssting. thoroughly dsmorslizsd; that
the people Of Richmond had all starved
to death the day I left: and thst ths city
was in suoh . dsisnsslsss condition that
it could Be taken BY thrss men srmsd
with bsot-jseks. =
While wss confined at Richmond.
the ladies Of the sristocracy would visi,
my cell every day. to chs~ tobacco and
spit at me. By thi. practice. SONS Of
then became so expert that they could
stand in the fsrthsst eornsr Of the room
and trks me In the eye at every squirt.
At one time the young mon Of the city
s6ered . valuable prize Of pair Of cow
skin shoes to the lady who should excel
in this practice. t. was declared . tie
between Mrs. JEFF. Davis aud daughter
Of Gen. Lee. Mrs. Davis wss awarded
the shoes. .aad Miss Lcs wss presented
with q foil SGT Of ornaments made from
ths bones Of negro soldins. When Val
lsndighsm was in the South. he visited
1ichmond. and spit At me several times
one afternoon, es -, .ts,s..E
There is very strong Union feeling
in Richmond. A reliable niger told me
that he had hssrd JEFF. Davis declare that
he had always bssa legal at hssrs. but
was forced into tbs rebsllion. The sane
rsliabls individual also told me that jeff
and his family lived altogether upon
parehsd corn and psnny.reyal tea and
he WAS very snxious to go before : mag
istrats and swear to this statement.
The Army of the Potomac is again on
the move, and has mst with most brill
isn't successes. In IN engagement on the
Rappahannnck. the other day, one entire
rsbsl corps threw down their arms. crawl
ed up to our lines on thsir bellies, sad
begged to Be taken. psintsd black. and
made slsvss Of. Gen. Meade supplied
them with warm clothing. gave them ten
days rations, and sent them back to
the rebel army. A corps is daily expeo-
ted in from Br.gg's army.
It 10 the opinion in high military oir-
olss here. that. inzconssqusnes Of this
movement Of he Army Of The Potomac.
We shall soon hAvs. rain. This reminds
NE Of a agreement which Old Abe en-
tered isto with ths. people Of Virginis.
d the eonnslcsnsni Of the rebellion.
Thsy were to remain STRICTLY loyal. pro-
vidsd h weuld ks.p them sppplisd with
suficisnt rain to produce good crops for
the use Of the Cspfsderaas army. In 80
cerdanes with dis agreement, whenever
their crops begin to suffer from drouth.
the President orders IN ,sdvancs Of the
Army Of the Pstomas, which never fails
to briag rain within twsnty-four heurs
sitsr the movement sommslees. Last
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