Year: 1862

: specsaI Correspondence Of the Appeal


RICHwoSp April N. laS2


The ingenious Niccolo MachiavelH. in his
pleasing work written for the education Of prince.
lays down three modes whereby subjugated province
may be held by conqueror the first Of which admiTs
BILE at least for its simplicity is 10 ruin IT. Ssward does
not seem 70 have gone beyond this first Of the three
clever devices Of the Italian in his selection Of


plan for holding the Southern States after they shall
have been conquered by the Of the Yankees Ac-


rdngIv the generals in command Of the Federal troops
ursue systematic course Of plundsr and devastation


wherever they gain footing IN Confederate terrific
rv A Virginia is the largest and most powerful state
In the new Republic and consequently will be the most
difficult 70 maintain In subiectiOn special instructions


ouId seem 20 been given that the work OF rayage
and demolition within her borders should be complete
Dan Sickes has arrived in Stafford county we are nov
informed whether Mrs Sickes accompanies him, but his
precious brigade does This band Of robbers and cut
throsts has been let loose TO reduce the county to vii
dernesA The Of rapine and pllage which have
already occurred there give assurance that Stafford viii
be as perfect desOatiOu ss ever Mr. Seward could de-
sire before the entire subugaOn Of the south has heen
accomplished Crime is the shadow OF slckes, ana the
roses do not certainly spring up under the tread Of
the fowery kred Spring Get me give him the benefit Of
a poetca SMILEY than all manner OF wicEedness breaks
forth at his coming. Dan is more estimabe scOundre
however, than of his cOmpstr1Ots He does not
issue honeyed proclsnations promising protection
oyal citizens and breathing spirit Of loving kindness
He ashamed of his vilsiny-nOt he His role il
10 ruin and he scons all diSguises in performing it.


there anything the viii not MAKE matter
of bargain and sale The New York Herald Of the jlst
March contains advertisement offering for the Of
$500 ieutensntCy in crack regiment on the POtO
mac Dog cheap, If license 10 steal accompanies the
commission The same paper publishes ten solid col
Of advertisements Of houses TO let Of them
in " delightful neghhOrhoods with water, gas and all
the modern improvements at the reasonable charge Of
Sl4 week The money article Of the paper is sgnih
says that should Chase be compelled go into
market with his next issue Of treasury notes he will hnd
II hard TO get more than eghtyve cents in the dollar
them. Is lt probable that the shiloh VIII
make his fnRneierng easisT7


Gen. Winder has not succeeded very wall in his ad-
iusment Of the prices of provisions His tariff has be-
law In ell our market houses butter cannot be
sold for than fifty pound eggs for
than twenty five cents dozen, and 50 Of other articles
enumerated The only trouble j., that ever since the
prices went into effect there have been eggs and
butter for sale. Neither chicken shad could
b, procured any morning this for love money
Unless the general therefore suggest some method
Of compelling the country folk 70 bring their poultry,


fish and other c0mestibes town IL is difficult 20 see
how have been benetted by the schedule Of prices


can give no further information Of the MerT mac
Impotence has become disgust al the delay which at
tends her movements aud whether she Is ever 70 leave
Norfolk all, except down 20 Craney Island
and back, she did the other day Is matter Of doubt


After three days Of dismal rain, we have sunshine
again. DIXIE.


quite forgot 10 say in my last-hieh not at all
necessary the instruction Of your readers but very
much for the verify Of this correspondence-that Il
was bogus Jack Morgan who hOurshed at the Spots
wood Hotel week ago, and not the Kentucky hero at
all Well not the only deceived In the matter
The arrival duly announced a. an item oi news IN
all the city papers Thousands Of people hurried 70 the
hotel get sight Of the brave guerrilla chieain and
had the counterfeit parsonage pointed to them which
perhaps answered the same purpose. did not learn
where the jackdaw went after his false plunage was
stripped from him but know that the swindle WAS dis
covered just in time TO arrest serenade which was 10
preparation for fellow who should have been arrest
ed himself by Gen. Winder.


There is news today of the fall Of Fort Pulaski The
surrender Of this work not wholly unexpected but
be greatly regretted account Of the effect II may
produce abroad, well IS among the shaAy people Oi
the North who beginning to speak cut plainly their
WEAKNESS Of the The taking Of Fort PULASKI does
not by any means necesstse the abandonment of Sa
vannah Gen. Lee has expressed the confident opinion
that the city not seriously endangered thereby but
that a resoiuie will viii prove successful resistance.


The Merdmac went out yesterday 70 look after the
Monitor and SURE enough the Monitor wasn't there
having taken 8dmonitOu and sheltered herself under
the guns OF Fortress Monroe. Hampton Roads was al
most deserted. There two brgs and schooner, all
three heavily freghed within sight and these the Mer
rInRc picked up and carried into Norfolk SO after all
the Boosting Of the ability Of the Monitor demoish the
great secession bugbear it turns out that her officers
prudent enough not TO risk another engagement.


From the Peninsula nothing but rumors. This morn
ing the story that serious sarmsh took place at
Sunrise between three Confederate regiments aud a
column Of 10000 Yankees in which troops suffered
severely and that 10 oclOck the fighting became gen
eral oil along the line How such tremendous " lie
with circumstance could get into crcu aon It Is diff
cult understand and yet the Secretary Of Warassured


gentleman dinner time that intelligence OF this
character had been received at headquarters There II
very little doubt that Mcclellan has been In the PENN
sula 81 the head Of one hundred Thousand men, and
though there areport today that he la rusbarssd
for attempt upon Norfolk, (you ruorz sre Of
the contradictory Bort), your correspondent il well
satisfied thst he still below Yorktown, and that great
battle may be expected there at any moment Gen Joe
Johnston is in town. and is said viii down at once
70 assume the command Of orr army. Gen. Gustavus
W Smith also here hour ago but has since gone
by q special train n another direction. The President
and Gen Lee, each attended by an Gd-decaInp, were
seen to ride down Main street In the direction Of the
York river railroad depot, about o'clock, whereupon
the sfoot that the President had started
for Yorktown be essnt the fght but hour az
teryard he quietly rode back again. and the excitement
subided.


The examination Of John NJ. Bolts has been going
yesterday and to-day before special cOurmartal, but
whether any result reached have not been able 10
ascertain.


The occupation Of Huntsville Alabama, by the Fed
era troops, has created surprise here, but it is
regarded nothing than p sudden raid after the
manner Of Florence several weeks ago. DIXIE.