The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-31
CAPTURE OF A REBKL MAIL.

hoard I yawi boat off Sandy Point-the pafties
having it in charge being VIM Ii Rogers aud John
Fahey, both Eai,imoreans. A letter from Ealii-
more, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, says
When The deteetivca hailed them they threw
over large number OF packages, &c; tw0 or three
Of them did not sink and were secured. They
proved 10 be the important Of the hot, as they
contained about one thousand letters, consider
able amount of gold, Confederate bonds, United
states money, SC All these were taken to Col
W6olley's Office, and yesterday the C0lonc', as
sisted by several Of Cen Waiace's stan officers,
made thorough inspection Of the letters Severnl
6r them were of most important character 10 The
Government. Many Of them relate only to family
affairs, while not few are Of more afec,cnate
character, termed .'love letters"
q About five hundred of the letters addressed
TO persons in this city, many of whom are the
most prominent merchants, etc.; some three hun
dred are addressed to persons In various counties
of the Ssae. Frederick city and Frederick county,
Baltimore county, Annapolis and Cambridge, came
In for the larger share OF these. II was remarkable
that there were letters tor nearly every post office
In the State. The remaining three or four hundred
letters are for persons In almost every State In the
country, not few Of them being for parties In
New England
The letters for Philadelphia and New York are,
In several instances, of the most important char
acter The examination Ol this mail has revealed
the fact that constant correspondence Is KEEP. up
between number Of the ctize Ems Of this State and
others In the South, and II has also given Colonel
| soon be develoUed, and the denouea.ent OF which
will be of interest to persons IN New York As well
as In other places.
| In many Of the letters remi,tances were made
by the writer's to those to whom the letters were
| addressed, while in others money, clothing, &C.,
are asked tor. The correspondence In many cases
is exceedingly humorous, and In others quite
sOWiui, but We are Informed by Col. WOOtley that
In almost every Instance the writer's speak In the
most determined character of their confidence In
| the ultimate triumph Of the South.
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tiOns to which they are subjected, and the high
| prices Of food. clothing, &C. One statrs that he
was receiving s., 500 per annum, but did not de
pend ai.oss'hel or a. his salary as he paid 500 pc,
! 81 600, for black silk hat $3.50, aud pair OF
h0nts $3.50 The price Of hoard In hotels was 30
per day. One OF the writer's states that he pur-
chased breakfast as follows: One loaf Of bread,
81; four 0nioHs 81 one egg, 50 cents; total, % 10;
and with this meal he was satisfied until the next
/ day A lady states that she could do without an
other dsess tf she could get hut one p0uRd OF
In nearly every letter the writer's advise aud pes
Eusde those TO whom they write to send their let
| tiers by the flag Of truce boat.
| A large bundle containing copies Of music, just
nublished, was among the captures; "CIOac up the
| tanks "Gen M0ryan's Grand March," 's0ud
| Save the Southern LAND, )" &c, were among the
| number. Southern song books, monthly maya
zines, daily and weekly rapsrA were a'so In pfofa-
sion.
| eylv OF Baltimore, bmt now living In Dainhfldge,
Ga, had piacsd q the dlsposa q Go'. c hsSs y,
! Maryland I.fne, aud that be had further proposed
% nanueacsnss wooden goods TO aid tn cleihtas the
men of the regiment.
| Rlchmond show compiese hills Of fare, bnt la
mense prices for Instance: Champagne. 4So PEI
hns,le old cosnac brandy, S75 Jeffrey ave. sls
H:sp pale n. s eSs sssa1 sca S.s.d Tea and
psrsoa saiise Siseer Il hotel could &c, or with