, 1863-04-25
AWEEKINTHESO SOUTH
Climpses Of Life Among the
Rebels.


Of the King street shops Il c0lt. E1tcu pefnH!ls
might have commanded e'$hF dollars 1;, IN ordl.
on 1aking out the money lie showed i've gold |
dollars. With glapcc like that of 4 vulturc |
oyera fat CARCASS the seller Of the cnHt ca.rer'f
remarked, pointing to The gold, Give me dat
and aake de coat 49,, co,x cor
which eeycnty~fye dollers in bills was asked, !
was offered for ten dollars in specie. Ho" lar
can such things be carrled:"
It would seem from thu following that tor
pedocs, like curses, sometimes "como nome
1.-THE steamer Marion, Captain John Flynn,
while engaged on Monday in important mill
tary service in Ashley River. met with :s mis-
fortune from an explosion of gunpowde.r, by
which several large openings we're made in
sink in q few minutes. We are informed that
the water ie about five fatlloms deep where
ehe now lies, anu she will be nearly total
loEs.h .
scAKc1rT OF SUPPLIES.
A heavy black frost prevailed in the States
of North and South Carolina and Georgia, Oh
The morning Of the first Of April:
t'Tle mountains in western North Carolina
were covered with SHOW. It Is feared By per-
sous competent 10 judge that the entire crop
Of early fruit, peaches, plums, &c' las been
killed"
The Courier in numerous paragraphs urges
extended cultivation of provisions. 1t says:
"All signs adinonish us that we cannot plart
too largely for provisions.
1--WE ere informed that ice vas seen In
kinsstree, and other portions Of Williams
burr. ds,ps ]4t s sa1nfay ,n4s msoFaig
campmcnts, who do not intend to have Ear
dens for their commands, should a; asst con-
descend to exercise and enforce discipline SO
for rs to protect and preserve the farms and
crops Of those who are cndeavoring to raisc
food for the army and the country.
s'Onc grain Of corn In the earth is as bull
let in tue heart Of . Yankee soldier; aud
ridge Of potatoes is worth my mile Of
brcastwork from Vlck6burg TO the Rappaaan.
nock.h
MISCELLANEOUS.
An effort is making to commence the cul-
| tivation Of the poppy, in order to get j. sup
| PLY Of opium. The rebel army Medical De-
| partucnt is ecndiug out Ioppy seeds.
The Wimington OIL Jon7.7i reports that it is
proposed to 'sgct up stock for steamer to
rnn from here and do our business with for
| ejgn counties in one Of our own bottoms.
| 'sThuse who have cottonto subscribe would
| Lock-"
"SHoE PEGs.-Mr. ]. L. L1nsford exhibits
to the Courier specimens Of shoe pegs, made
by li1nself in the workshop at the South
! Carolina Railroad"
Thcre seems 10 bca general and eager dc.
is filed with advertisements Of houses, FIRMS,
The Courier has this account Of the capturt
of the detachment Of the 4'th New York, on
its way to Ossabaw Sound, from Fort Pu
laski:
"hRR1vAL OF YASKEE PRISONERS.
Yankee prisoners, all belonging to the i7ti
| New York regiment, captured on "Wednesday
morning III 4 small boat, while making thei'
way from Folt Pulaski to the new iankc,
hattery erected on Os:abaw Sound, wcr,
brought to this city on Saturday aud lodyct
in iaii. Thtir names are ns follows: Capt
Edward Eddy, company a.; Capt. Henry ar
mold, company D; priyates George johnson
John johnson, John ". Droseher, Georg
Sole, William j. .Iyon-all Of company L.
4" Que Of the prisoners captured in this bril-
liant affair, named William Lambert, WAS &c
| riously wounded, and left bchind.
THE capture was effected t,y d dctachmen
Of the Piar1,Ix regiment, Of Savannah, fron
company D, consisting Of Capt. 2. II. Harsl
son, Lieuts. John ]. Egan, " E. Griffith, an
fourteen i'ryatcs, With DR.. Francis Fox, VIII
volunteered for tho adventure.
"Among the trophies Of the capture arc
fine metallic boat Of great value, six splendi
rites, one uficer's sword, tHo liue navy pis
tolls, ten gallons Of brandy, and, more yalus
bic to the Confede!acy than all, perhaps, th
] 1fRlI, N1l0 lcLlEIa Al1u VA1t5Il ulsE4lCl4C.
which the party were conveying from Hilto
Head to the land and naval forces ut Ossaba
Island, where The 18th New York regimen
: arc stationed.''
( The Richmond Enquirer Of the 10th instat
c contains IN elaborate article urging the Il
b ceseity Of additional sacrifices on the part
thc people, in order that the rebellion nls
: succeed. The Enquirer says:
> l { f,t,k se n1r +ad %ho}r ri
T. t dresses are much more becoming to that am
able SEX and VIC should always desire to 81
them reeplendent in NIL the rlrest tissues
the looms Of Francc, or Mt least elegantly ne
fll,thc fabrics Of Lowell. Yet they, and all
}. us, had better consider at what cost this so
Of style is kept up Iut present cost in munt
alone-thougil that Is much while Our soldie
dnc on quarter Of d uonnd Of blcon-but
u future possible cost in freedom and glory
our country.
"ln the first place, the war may very pro
ably, We think certainly, last two years mo
" al least. In tho next place, every dollar r
pay for even the most necessary articles
n. say nothing Of luxuEies, brought through Il
Il The Yankees would lose that trade if tile Vt
4 were at an end and our ports open; SO tn
r. all the large snms expended for smugglcd &
re ticles are direct bribt TO our enemies to co
ic TIME the war. As for tho moneys given
III payment Of English and French flbrics whi
Gt1tlE ~ 10 AAlCNl LIZ OlOAAdNG3 Ill
In ! which are not furnished to our market
r. Yankee merchants, land it Is the smallest pc
r.. tion,) those moneys are not indeed gained
the enemy, but they arc lost to us, and
fo way gain to the enemy. They edd to Il
y load Of our debt, which is hereafter to
as paid by great sacrifice Of our staples.
n. "a certain amount If that ruinous ira
r.. with foreign pations is nccdful for the su
p ply OF onr armies with arms, ammunition o.
in Shoes; anything beyond t.lat, for the ind1
llc gencc Of private luxury and extravaganza,
te d waste Of our life and blood. If the WON
4 would but lay this to heart! If they on
rs could fully comprehend that In buying IT
ye cles that come from abroad they help to tn
M bread ont Of the soldiers mouths, to ma
h. the arms fall from their hands; finally, p
ro haps. to defeat all their gallant efforts (whi
ri the Yankees cannot do without our help
mr. perhaps to fling us at last under the exccr3l
m domination of tho vilest Of all the white rae
II. of this world; to make our place blot
Ia the map and our name "a hissing'-if th
rc once mid all this to heart, they would ma
re haste TO renounce the pomps and yaniti
T. and, by the mere act Of refusing to wear
ur egn garments, they would do more for til
10 country than If they built dozen iron-c
les ffjgqtes:
Or. ourselves on war footing In all things. {
&C. tables, our clothes, our tery N6srtes must BE-
h, on d ,rdr footing. The President is not
IL. opinion that VIC shall see speedy end of
On and has, in letter lately published, iudica
t1y the nature and extent Of the effort yet to
on | made.h