MR. EDITOR: I scarcely know when I write a letter and mail it if it will reach you in time for your issue. A letter mailed to-day ought to reach Raleigh Thursday at the furthest, but there are nine chances now against it.
The mind of our whole people is agitated on the gun boat question. There is scarcely a day but what the Journal has to acknowledge the receipt of half dozen or more contributions. There is now waiting, I know, thousands of dollars for its structure, but of course can be put to no use until those who have been ordered by the government are built, and which I am happy to say are under way. In a few months the Cape Fear will have floating on its waters two as formidable gun boats as ever Mr. Burnside had command of. And should Mr. Burnside conclude to pay the fortifications commanding the entrance to our town a visit, I have no doubt but he will find both at New and Old Inlet an Island No.10.
Nearly all of the ladies and little ones have left town, and one who has been in the habit of enjoying the sight of them as they were wont to promenade Market street, feels himself rapidly degenerating into a barbarian. ‘Tis awfully dull – most miserably so. No goods – and plenty of shin-plasters.
It is reported here that there is now 20,000 stand of arms in the Capitol at Raleigh. I do not believe any such thing, though I have heard some people who ought to know about these things, say so. If it is so we can easily pardon the authorities for keeping them until now. Will you let us know if it is so?
WORRILL.
– Published in The North Carolina Weekly Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 16, 1862, p. 1
The mind of our whole people is agitated on the gun boat question. There is scarcely a day but what the Journal has to acknowledge the receipt of half dozen or more contributions. There is now waiting, I know, thousands of dollars for its structure, but of course can be put to no use until those who have been ordered by the government are built, and which I am happy to say are under way. In a few months the Cape Fear will have floating on its waters two as formidable gun boats as ever Mr. Burnside had command of. And should Mr. Burnside conclude to pay the fortifications commanding the entrance to our town a visit, I have no doubt but he will find both at New and Old Inlet an Island No.10.
Nearly all of the ladies and little ones have left town, and one who has been in the habit of enjoying the sight of them as they were wont to promenade Market street, feels himself rapidly degenerating into a barbarian. ‘Tis awfully dull – most miserably so. No goods – and plenty of shin-plasters.
It is reported here that there is now 20,000 stand of arms in the Capitol at Raleigh. I do not believe any such thing, though I have heard some people who ought to know about these things, say so. If it is so we can easily pardon the authorities for keeping them until now. Will you let us know if it is so?
WORRILL.
– Published in The North Carolina Weekly Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 16, 1862, p. 1
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