Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-10
From the Petersburg Register.

From the Petersburg Register.
l vas indebted, year ago more, to ftiend il
Richmond for the loan OF some numbers of the " lis
torcal Magazine" published at New York, which had
' run the blockade" and | made some extracts from
them, Of which, it to me, may be interest
ing to your readers iu the present uncure of aft airs
and communicate them TO you q.
| Extracted from letter OF Rev Charles IneIis, a
tory, to Joseph Galloway tory, dated at New York
Feb. 25th, l119. The third Year Of the
The Congress money is now SO lew that in Phi!a-
delphia 20 Congress dollars are purchased for one
Spanish dollar. This of itself must ruin their cause,
unless some remedy is applied The only one that can
be etectua 10 the acquisition OF large In specie.
"The recruiting parties for the Continental army
called in, could be prevailed to enlist,
notwiti standing bounty of 9300 has been of rcd to
each soldier. Their army IS to be composed OF draft
ed men from the militia and OF such hired at
an enormous price by L7yalsts to serve in their
place
Tie people in general more tired Of the war
now than ever, and the depreciation of their paper
money fills every department wish discomfort and per-
plexity Even the Continental soldiers curse the Con-
gross as a set of villains. scarcity of provisions is
univer sally felt, and it s the opinion of many that
famine must ensue if matters not soon made up.
The affairs of Congress are in as bad way as you
could expect desire at this time. They broken
into the most violent factions and parties.
Washington is now at Mi1debrook, in New Jer-
sey, with about $500 but how they will be able
to support their arm9 is beyond my comprehension.
"Car cruisers have been very successful oout
one hundred prVateers have been fitted out of this
port-mo:e preparing they have already $50
prizes besides thHse sent ty the L ings ships You
may readily conceive how much the rebel trade must be
distressed by these and what 4nty supplies they must
receive from Europc."
John Langdon in d letter dated at Portsmouth,
New hampshire June, l11G and addressed to Josiah
Bartlett, says -" / like the resolutions of Virginia
well they have been firm as rocks ;-near rcls-
tons to the Yankees"
Extracts from diary kept at Valley Forge, by Al
b'gence Waldo, Surgeon in the Continental army,
l777-'7S.,
Dec. 2S-1esterday upwards of fifty officers in Gen.
Green's division resigned their commissions. Six or
seven Of regiment doing tire like to day. all
this is occasioned by officers families being so much
neglected at home account OF provisions. Their
wages will not by considerable purchase few trng
mortables here in camp and maintain their families
at home while such extravagant prices are demanded
for the common necessaries of lie. What then have |
they to purchase clothes aid other necessaries with
"Adjutant Selden learned me how to darn stockings
to make them look like knit work-1st work the thread
parallel manner then catch these over and over as
above. Probably referring to pen and ink drawing
If it.
"Fresh beef aud -four make me perfectly sick-espe-
Tally as we have spirits to drink with it, but others
tand-so must l.
{" The brig taken from the enemy is the greatest
'rlze ever taken from them. There scarlet, blue and
'uf cloth sufficient to cothe all the officers OF the
rmy, AID hats shirts stockings, snoes, boots, spurs
&C., to finish complete suits for all petition 10 to
re sent to his Excelency that tbls clothing may be
ealt out to the regimenaI officers only at moderate
rice excluding commissares, bull drivers, &c. There
re 1000 or 5000 epaulettes of gold aud silver, many
hests of private officers baggage, and General Howes
liver plate and kitchen furniture, &C. This cargo
sent to cothe ell the officers OF the British army"