Cold rain; rained
all night.
Gen. Lee, urging
that his regiments from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, etc. etc. be
recruited from their respective States, concludes a recent letter thus: “I hope
immediate action will be taken upon this subject, as I think our success
depends much upon a speedy increase of our armies in every possible way.”
This dismal weather
casts a deeper gloom upon the spirits of the croakers. They fear Richmond
cannot be long defended.
Plymouth, N. C., has
been retaken by the enemy.
During this damp
weather the deep and sullen sounds of cannon can be heard at all hours, day and
night. The firing is mostly from our iron-clads.
The market was well
supplied this morning with abundance of good meat, vegetables, fruit, etc.; and
I was glad to see but few making purchases. The reason may have been that the
extortionate prices repelled the people; or it may have been the rain. I passed
on.
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