, 1864-03-04
Important from Kebcldon.

Southern lady In Richmond to her sister in
Kentucky, gives an unusually Interesting
picture Of affairs as they now cxistin rebel
dom. The communication evidently ema.
mates from IN intelligent and reliable source,
and should be pesueed with care:
R1cHxoxn, Feb 10, 1861
Mt DEAR S1sTER:-As our mutual friend, Mr.
10 Kentucky, arail myself Of the opportunity 10
write yon good long letter. We hare heard
noi;h1iDG ;1 from yoa II nearly two years, and can
brave boy is dead-kil1ed at Gettysburg. oh how
we miss HIM, but the thought that be fell In a
though j! seems Is tbe saeSiace had Id besa bs msas
for nothing. II Is impossible to describe the
COON that pe1yedes all society, and With all The
q speedy end q the wsr. | must con- n
Tess That we hare lost. much Of that assurance
trred such bright visions Of The future; brt our de-
termination t. hold ont 70 the Inst s unabated and
We comfort ourselves Eith the lth that Providence
Will eventually rewa1d our sacrifices, and bring ne
safely out Of the fuznace that Is consuming us. The
rEet Of the lamily are MI well. William is In the
ZEE R1 'a ut nst @ the
suppose; but we trust the necessity for doing 20
will not come upon us. Cousin John has lett
and 10 %ss
upon the city, and that most OF the people have rc-
moved nearly an Of their effects to the interior.
Cousin Mary has been unfortunate. She became
attached to an officer Of General Lees stah, who
cruelty deserted hes; and at one time we thought
think 1t was blessing 10 it, as wei Its mother,
Society here is utterly broken mp: All fondnc=s
hr fashion and rsa sprc secns to have been los,
and day ntcs day passes with nothing to rfeye the
prevailing dullne*s. We eee nothing but soldiers
converted into hospitals, prisons, and barracA Eand
our cycs have gTohli Te:ly With the signs Of st1i.
rrssident D9,is seems diseoura:sa, and, tear, is
nents snd aaliandsnss ol bis ffieass have Ieokcn
him down, and It il hardly prob1elc that he w1lliive
e heie s when s tf Buer at 70 capule @ @
aud am surprised that 20 few precautions are taken
against raid upon the ety. TIE bare very email
pan!cs Of hcavy artillery, five light batteries,
csanpales Of cavalry, and about four thousand cti
soldiers, are gil Nc have to defend u.s. There Is
Fart OF 2 North CArolfn0 regiment Euardins the
CEicsahominy+ md seven hundred and Atty men In
Fon Enr1tng; but thoec could NOT be Of much scz-
Ire and should not be surprised the Yankee clr
destroyed tie Cptto!. The fostiacotions towards
the peninsula are feg strong but towards Hano-
yer Court House and west Of the city We have no
sency, and Il Is belieed tknt The appesrasoe
81 lam C. Tse SesoR ene se ia aad
Bottom Bridge roads, Of which you have heard 90
much are entirely exposed, and sometimes think
;unbcats here, .of wIich 80 mue6 was expected.
amount to nothing, Only one is completed, and
hat Is az Flow as torto:Ec. Two others arc near
@ % md II dent bese dc icy Hta atend M to aaisa then
mt oar mo:t intimate naendt: What could We
trGuble vixen think What may happen. AL the.
.o.dicrs hnye been sent to North Carolina. Gen.
!cke'ts disifion which has been ,,h here 50 lo1g,
suppose Or capturing Ne.bcrn; BIT ne
cal object was 10, to prevent dist dlstufbanss
aeb se Is Reih Carolina aG oe1s
9ne-half the State would welcome the Yankees to-
1ay. William says our authorities dare not be too
made of The diaio5al leaders, We should have much
'tands, Notwithstanding the braggadoeia Of the
,s The E t. almost .9 assd + hi 20
ireets. I wonder sometimes why they don't take
:ume Of Beauregard's troopa and reinforce General
more tSan Is 1sqai1ed to hod int pSsee taoush t
Ibousht TINT the enemy have len Morris Island on
fumes Writce nom Mobile that they ieaT YANKEE @
10 leave. 50. it IS almost cvely where. One does does
rsnDt:y seems in constant fear Of inraeion. e "A'
, We hear very little from the west; from beyond |
as no,9,ag AZ W T.
twenty thousand; and Johnston thiTty-ays thousand
County, @t &c addcd e ZEE
81 oniy The hsys bad ds sinee :? Nc e.
he oiomae si PIT I'm S M aes hy ns 81
hear !s proposed We shonld have very little Of
Gen. Lee. His army has been very much reiuced
eavine him only about fos4y-dye thousand troops.
His cnEalry has been scattered through the countes
hve 10 9 sae o p Il ss
ng We received from the Inhabitants where thex nre
3unrtefed. The whole cavalry seems to hare been
10th fdend and foe a great portion Of the cavalry
aas been disbanded, to return In the middle Of
&arch with fresh horses and new outfits. fear
% the Yankees or hide In the mountains. There
nc now several organized eangs for opposing the
on and number Of our consa1pting on
cts have been Killed. The reports Of destitntIon !
re too true. Our soldiers do not get full rations
lad The time, md once .they hare been without
voTse md What ehall be done 10 relieve Is we ca1
ot inas3nc Our supply Of provisions Is almost
a1sa abau9s.sd, and no ono Knows where more Is to
eople to lire On but supplies for liz aTny &c a.
nost unobtainable. >'@''''
y: William ~ TIE government does not intenato
rate our armies and strike where least expected In
Numbers. This seems the only hope
y snecese. five shonld be defeated this spring
econe discouraged that believe another disaster
;ould almost break us up. All We can do is to aid
1e none amy py our example and contributions, |
VIII you M 1 could sead us few things, sucb as
tationery and those little indIspensables Of. the
9llet now 70 hard to procure. We can sometimes
ct them here, but at fabulous prices, and we are
pnpelled to dress with almost the simplicity OF
u asr, ants. Our paper money ia good for moth:
d ar,ntul to get drees. 4 hundred dollars Of
ankee greenbacks would be small fortune. The
ooreF clasees are suffering terribly, and there have
1ttten yo1 long letter, much longer than ex-
ected Do not show this to any but your family, |
I'D burn 1t immediately after. ~ould not have |
fau Into the hands Of the Yankees for the world. |
tmcnbsr US to all who ever think Of us. and write
,on. A1 Join In 1nnch lo:e. Can't you send Jour
Yonr adectaonat. eister, MARY.
81 William Hunt, the well-known Eng
sh painter in water colors, died in London
a the 10th Of Fcbruary, aged seventy-three
mrs. His first exhibition Of paintings was
ade in 1874. A large proportion Of lis later
orks are now held by their purchasers In
and vicinity. Two years ago his
nE1e figure, "Too Hot" was sold in Lon
IN for three hundred gutneas. &c was an /
dustrious worker and superior artist, oc-
lpying high rank among the English paint
8 Of scenes In humble life.
GRANTS BLuHDERNo AuDAc1TY."-The
edmond Sentinel, In commenting upon ,
lef1nan'a bold advance through Mississippi,
Us i" he aims TO march with CELEBRITY upon {
obile, trusting That luck will, crown his {
sndt ring oudaeity, us 1t did Grants at =
ckshurg. That's very good. This 'sblun- !