Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-13
THE NEW YORK HERaLD's "iNrER-
CEPTED LETTER

Yesterday, a telegram came from New York
giving synopsis of an intercepted rebel letter
pnoiished in the New York Herald, and which
snadowed forth it was stated gigantic maneu-
Nefs ana piots OF grand winter campaign in
MarViano. The letter in the Herald, which we
give below, seems to be rather poor authority
for such an alarming telegram: -
EXTRACTS FROM A ACAPTUREpPRIyAr KLRrrEp
headquarters c. s. zrmu
9 Northern Virginia, Dec 81. 1sSs I
, receive your letters quite as regularly as IL
they Were brought to me by Yankee mai, Ss
!ndeed, our mail communication with Old
Abe dominion is most perfect and reliable
w we - nave ,f. news oaliy with so much precision
as 10 time that much annoyance is expressed
II the northern matl'' is now and then two
or three hours behind the accustomed perIod of
arrssa., az, ssr II rs fact-Whtch we have proved
on severai occasions through special fags of
truce designed for that purpose-that ws yerv
frequently have northern news in advance of
our neighbors across the little river naar o,r
front; and, what is better. we know as much ~
the movements, numbers, outgoings and IN
comlngs OF these same neighbors as they do
themselves. Wv z
May to. morrow open a happy wear to vou.
1t will be year big with fate to our dear South
ern nation. We may be beaten, bnt cannot be
conquered. Even now, when the Yankee jour
nals come TO Us overladen with stories or our
broken spirit, our destitution, our pitiable suf-
ferlngs II ON cold and hunger, and our desire To
cIaWl In unoer the amnesty offered by most
gracious and generous Abe, there is an enter
tainment prepared and on the eve of being
served up that will make the readers of the
aforementioned pretty stories believe quite sin
cerely that all is not truth which is printed in
Yankee newspapers. Oh l wish 1 dared to
write all know; and you are aware that am
In position o know great deal. But letters
someumes do miscaTry OF get in to wrong hands,
ana II mine were to go as tray the conseq uences
would not be delectable. l will say, however
mat our grand old chief has matured, and is
about carrying to its consummation, series of
maL9uyres-aId, albeit, bloody battles, too
com binlng strategy of SO brilliant a nature, and
results OF so comprehensive and definitiye a
character, that the development thereof will
sfartie the Yankees as from horrid dream.
And we have the means, in men and material,
TO carry the plans out to the letter, notwith-
standing that the lickspittle penwipers OF the
great Yankee journals have written our GAL
liant Southern armies down as naked, starved.
dispiTited, and demordlized.
Notwiths tanding our intercommunication
has been efectually destroyed (ride Yankee
commentators on the resi- nlt of Averiil's raid,
and 1t really was clever raid,) my horse
proudly carries me every day through the
camps OF the strongest and best equipped ar
my the Confederacy has yet concentrated, and
among them the " gray ybacks" and flashing eyes
OF Longstreets noble veteran heroes. This
glorious army has work to do which must and
Will irreyocahly place our beloved country in
Its proper and well. earned place in the roll of
nations; and the work will De we'll and faith
1uily done, ana while the year is young, very
young.
Dear -, how many months have passed
since we met! Why, the months have ripened
into years. Shall we meet again Ave, and
soon. The day cannot he, is not, far off, when
We shall embrace each other as of yore, in
Mary1and-my Maryland; when, with lifted
eyes and grateful hearts, in the old homestead
IN Baltimore. bene8th the victorious cross of
the free and recognized South, we will return
thanks to the Power that gave US our triumph
and our country.