Year: 1863

The Provisioning Vicksburg.


Zone who was present" writes thus to the Atlanta
lntelGgencer


| find in the Selma Dispatch q statement that the
editors had planter from Mississippi who in
formed them that the assertion made that Gen. Penn
berton fully able to procure provisions is all "ba
oerdash, and that the planters in Warren, Claiborne
and adjacent counties either hid their grain charged
such eXorbltant prices that the military authorities
could not give it, the price charged being twice that
allowed by the Government In justice to the plant
ers of Mississippi and TO clear their names from
any imputation their patriotism, take the liberty
of requesting small place in your columns, for the
purpose of stating facts that under my personal
knowledge. Among the many who offered their
for little profit DR.. r. H. Cook. He offered it for
So per barrel Government u.horzing the payment Of
81 80, and the offer refused. Again, Col Benson
Blake of Yazoo county, had very large quantity OF
corn on his plantation, few miles from Vcksburg.-
He told the Government officials that if they could not
pay him for it, to take away free of charge rather
than let it fall into the hands Of the enemy His offer
never was complied with, although there was corn
enough on his plantation to have supplied the garrison
OF icksburg with provisions for two months. This is
but few instances of many patriotic offers that never
were accepted.


PROGRESS IN TURKEY.-Ihe journal de :Consten-
tinope publishes the following story: One evening
last week two young men of the Isle of Prinkipo
returning in a caique from sporting excursion on the
coast of Asia when they suddenly heard a noise Tor
which they could not account but after they per
ceiVed over the heads enormous bird the sight Of
which filled them with alarm Sei2ng their guns they
both fired at it, and were still amazed when they
heard broken words and cries which could only proceed
rom3 human organs. They at seeed for the spot
where the supposed bird had allen and were struck
with stupefaction finding that what they had taken
for fowl was with immt nse pair of mechan-
ical wings. They took him into their boat and were
not little relieved finding that he had only received
few small shot in the legs This Icarus was fly
ing from Antigone to Plati, to visit q young person
whom he wished to marry, but whose paeHts were OPP
f0 ihn otob M Uicif Iodyy bn hoH
vented and made the wings he wore, and had already
twice crossed the strait between the islands. On his
third Journey his flight was cut short by this uQtOward
accident. He is now at Plai.


Where are all the ladies' who, when the war broke
out, were going to wear nothing but homespun during
the war ?-AugustG COnStatml0naLiSt.


They are wearing out their Old summer dresses to be
sure. You would not expect them to heavy
homespun with the thermometer up in the nineties.


Mobile Advertiser.


still better reason is that calico is cheaper than
homespun, besides being more comcy. Our Observa-


ton teaches that homespun is about the dearest every
day dress a lady wear, and having had to foot
eral bills in that line, it has cured completely on the
subject of domestic manufactures for ladies' dresses
What with trimmings to make them look decent the
fading after the first introduction to the washtub and
consequent early abandonment, it is poor economy to
indulge in homespun dresses-SaUannah Republicans


THE TRUE CAUsE.--A writer in the BAPTIST Banner
concerning the recent events in Mississippi, says


The impression has prevailed since the breaking out
of the war believe, that the Northwestern men fight
much better than the Down Easters and thus our sue
cess in Virginia and i'll in the West account
ed fer by those who know nothing about it. Now,
there cannot certainly be found in all the wide world
set of baser towards than composed Grants army at
the siege of Vicksburg. Let tell you the reason of
our want Of success in the West. We haze had no
men there. Other sections of the Confederscy have
been favored with armies almost equaIlDg the invaders
in pumbers- Richmond for instance-while handful
of poorly disciplined troops have been playing hide
ard seek in the swamps of Mississippi, all the while
exposed to the tender nerclcs OF the Yankee.


GooD ADvICE.-Never cut piece out a newspaper
until you have looked the other sde where perhaps
you may nnd something valuable than that which,
you first intended to appropriate Never put salt in
your SOUP before you have tasted it. / have known OF
gentlemen being very much enraged by doing New
er burn your fingers if you help it, People burn
their fingers every day, when they might have escaped
if they had been careful. Don't put your feet the ta
BILE. True, the members of Congress do but you
not member of Congress. If you form one of a large
mixed company, and df3en stranger enters the room
and takes seat among you say something to him, for
heavens sake, even though it be only "Nce evening
SIR DO not let him sit bolt upright, suffering all the
apprehensioDs and agones Of baehulness without any
relief. Ask how he has been-tel him you know his
friend so,and -so-any yhiDg that will do to break the
Stiffness in which very decent fellows sometimes fro
zen on the debut before rev circle





From the Chattanooga Rebel |
We refer Dur readers to the following letter from the
mother of Wharton, the ranger. 1t s truly patriotic
10 spirit and beautiful 10 expression Very few women
he there whose OF mind and