The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-23
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.
Yesterday and daV before, eighty ref
ugess from the South arrived here
Rinefeen Of them are from Charleston;
fwenty-six from Richmond. sud others
from 81 parts Of ViFginis, North and
South Carolina and Georgia. The appear
auce Of this psrty sus'ains well Che con-
Gition Of the Confederacy. Not oRe Of
them had on 3 decent suit Of clothes, and
none Of them had any TOO much money
Most Of them are quite intelligent. They
represent that the people Of the South
are generally In want Of necessaries Of
hfs. No family but what has been visi-
ted by gatherers Of food for the army.
and robbed of hall, in SONS cases eli
dependencies in the way Of food. The
army, although supplied in this way,
has not enough to give any portion =
whole ration, aud not enough on hand in
the South TO last the people and army
three months. They represent that
the rebels are making energetic efforts
for the spring campaign, but not With
cut more difficulty than ever before.
The extraordinary Ievies, are the
mode Of enforcing them against parties
heretofore honorably escaping conserip-
tion, have caused great dissatisfaction.
and the msjarity Of the people regard the
condition Of the Confederacy hopeless
and deplorable. In many cases recruit
ing officers have been resisted By force.
Newspapers cry OFT sgaiBst the high
handed schemes. Public speakers, In
and out OF Congress, oppose the Govern
ment. Mothers and families protest in
The strongest and most forcibls forms
against sOns and only providers being
dragged from them; planters against the
impressment of their slaves, and farmers
against being deprived Of necessary Ia
bOFers for the cultivation Of their land.
There are hundreds of persons hid away
in the woods, endeavoring to make their
escape from rebel lines, and there are
thousands who would leave their homes
and all they possess on earth, 20 get into
the Union lines, IL they dared TO make
an attempt at escape. So many who
have attempted to escape, have been cap
tured and put in prison, comparatively
few will undertake it.
The advance Of our armies Is looked
forward to with lively interest in ell
quarters.
AFFATEs IN MAsTLAND.
All the counties in the State have held
meetings and sent delegates TO the State
Convention, which meets here on Monday
next. There is no mistsks but what
Maryland Is going TO rid herself Of the
moral incubus, slavery. Just as soon as
the forms of law can effect It. Her citi-
zens speak in thunder tones eli over the
State Hdown with slavery" tits q note
worthy fact connected With the county !
meetings, that most all Of them passed |
Fesolu ions fsvoFing Mr.. Lineoln's re
election 10 he Presidency.
CAPTURE OF A Rebel. MAIL.
Marshal McPhail has just captured the
largest rebel mail ever before taken In
this section. It contained letters from
rebel sympathizers in nearly every North
ern State, not excepting Ohio. The mail |
was traced on board the sch ,nner in the
hsrbor and was captured after the vessel
left port Much valuable information as
to what the rebel sympathizeFs are doing
among as is d.Fiyed from the letters.
Besides the mail lot of goods was found
aboard for Dixie, among which was >
small package for Gen. Winder, provost
Marshal general Of Richmond, and
number Of excellent maps Of Charleston
bsrbor, and other Important points Of
military greatness.
Besides TIE above, Marshal MePhail
discovered large deposit of gun caps,
military braid, drugs, &c. Large numbers
of copies Of the Blue Book, and Army
and Navy Gazette Of the United States,
were also found.