Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-15

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for the bet it 81 ofheT f15ns =
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ftos id = Is ~ II
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Marriages Motto and nd t1s q a. I
u atlisleass ~ ,esnt nonvll 81
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II Condition OF Rebt "A Virginia. q
From review Ghe jmpI ullp tssioase % <. o
Dixie, received BY a eotresp6 6adeht Of TIL
4 New York 7astsf Nhosrods .withs Gsneral
IKilpatttsk 2 cSllmE nd thtopg6 niue. coun
ties 10 ViFgiuia, We make the following
sxtrnets.s Theaeouuttes were Snottsyl.
vania, Caroline, Hanover, GoOcbland Hen.
rico, Louisa, New Kent, James City, aud
York: ai Z Z. 5,5s q 10
4uIlH9us llel ooND1TIoN OF THA COUNTRY. -.
Ia riding through these counties tbs
stranger is painE1lly. impressed with the
Sunday likeislillness that everywhere pre!
sEatls; At tue large nGmber of dilapidated
and deserted dwellings; the ruined eh urch :
es with WindoWssout and doors Bjar. stbt
abandoned fields and workshops, the neg,
lee letetsd Plantettsns, and the ragged, ,dejeSts
co. apd p1couth appearance of the few
Psople who are TO be seen at home; the
almost entire absence of men and boys
everything indicating q conditioniof affairs
%ncn SanS nothing 6pt4ciyil war could pro-
The peninsula seems to- be almoss an.
tirely abandoned by all its former resi-
dents, and given over to bush W ackers and
roaming banda of lawless meb.S North Of
Williamsburg bushmea hang upon The
Hanks and rear OF any column of troons
that may pass, TO pick up straggisrs, So.
cure horses, aud, not pnfreqnentfY app5a...
rently for the sole purpose Of eratifyfne n
morbid spirit OF revenge, firing into q coEe
umn indiscriminateIy. Witti no hopa5 5hf a.
curing any immediHte advantage thefsby,,
Occasionally. q poor family Is found at
home, but they manifest 10 particular Z fee
ing either for or against the Union canse..
Their sons and brothers eapableof bearing
arms are in the rebel service, and ID gEafore
dt is supposed their sy ymPAthies are ia thaE
direction. q, ., a5f -s'< s...yi,5t d - !.
q lTHl CROP PRnsPEoF. 81 l{
II The counties visited, there but. a fev
re haneH len of ile 81 n ma "
sIelp eell4gle nj setts ft Is ~ 57,ifSf
~ be-
cultivated this year as tkefe ssas iAst
when The crop was, much Ies {, ,than ths ,vssf,
before January and February isathe itime
for preparing thesgrouud for sowing ana
planting In this part OF the. State. but 5itl
was q rare sight 10 see a 5ploWed field ON
the 1st OF March. asfs 80
/. asls55 WITS MN AT YaRk.i Is .zss s8s
At SEVERAL poiuts white msn were seer,
working in the field, and occasionally 4
large ploughed field could bel seen; but; as
general rule, however, the farms are, run
ming over with weeds, the Buildings are out
OF repair, fences. are down, and the Yir4.
ginia wild hog, heretofore seldom seen 5er. u
eept in pine forests, oyertuns The land.
Particularly is this the case with the ma.
inurial estates to be seen as you approach
the Pamunkey: .i - - 'i,'5l (, =.
tilm .FHEHoPB FoR PEACE.
There is an abiding faith botbswitb sol.
,diers and citizens that the war win end
'this year 70 one way. or the other. Your
sangutne sscesh, OF course, Il Who is, ,penl- 4
orally ignorant orastupitlIy 'biihd Ia What
V going On In the outside world Is ouite.
lconhdeBt that the s9souihern ca use, .,pyas he
callsiit, will triumph; butlfr6miWh hat i saw
and heard, do not believe a u Sijority of
the people outside of the army would give
the turn of ascqpper tosecuEe the s1ceess
OF that cause. The people generally do
not hesitate 10 say they are. heartily. itred
oIt9e Wati aud well they maSibe, for ksss-
ti ery oranc5 oil OF industry, ssxcspt that 70 aid
Ins. s.SontedeEaIe ga eGoSeFnmentsi siEiata sEands
still ifamiliesia broken up aud altered.
aud the who le4c9hntry is H5oded With a
species of paper money So nearly worth.
less az to scarcely be belieysd.sf
u Is q d
-. ooGERDERkTB soRifs sii.sst sa a
ID This stuff is thFoB nab oakacarsiessly.l 4
and is TO be found everywhere st6Veds
sway 10 houses as cafs lessly es d prudent
nkeet nous e per does paper ragsa Fof
alSl9 gEeenbaek lsWaA offered atone place
Pile et Contederate scrip large enough TO
aq ordinary saddle5bag. 16ptHedSe 66
tnis 1i...1a money We had some experience Ae
hltle 'og ster saloon, about Six miles from
Ridhmond, General Davies and 4 ifpkIffty 81
tttends, 5nnmbettnR about eight In al. .ipar.i
took Of q supper which cost S85 40 in
Confederate money and tie pkoprietor
readily took $S2 Conisderate and So
green6ack for the 4pq1nt8n F6e fAse ooh.
elsted OF eggs, bacon, honey and brnAdIs %
obtatned1a bill of items from tie ,gentlsse
manly owner BOf ,the' place to ad6rni 'thS.
books Of some 9ntiqh qharians soeietv "A fsvI.
years hence Il lRIti.6s mach, more of d al ;.
FiesiIy than new - s;ti'5 J. o. Il ~ :
rsi5'i. FHH.1oODs QUESTION. " a9t.4s /,
As TO the question of food. .EverTy fam,
ny Ssemsd 70 have. litEis.s HSltne fnFs
an hour. at house, The, occnpant y.asss.sl :.
ed u he had,apy corn. 10 which Ehs gave 1
most poalaye Negative reply The 8 ,56sf
otncet Was not satisii6d, aud, 6y5a siiItie
searching forty or diIYi weston
stored away insA lott OF the house IA
denied also having bacon, and said lhst {
fnelthet. corn nos bacon conld be bought
for love or money, but s.ths bows, Rone.
how managed 10 aud qnite littIs pile OF
the hog meat concealed in aasoitsof4fheE
uay iplsee and this vas The experience
i along the whole route in Ihe different
eounties. At nearly, every occupied bouse