March 24th.\u2013Clear and very windy. The fear of utter famine is now assuming form. Those who have the means are laying up stores for the day of siege,\u2013I mean a closer and more rigorous siege,\u2013when all communications with the country shall cease; and this makes the commodities scarcer and the prices higher. There is a project on foot to send away some thousands of useless consumers; but how it is to be effected by the city authorities, and where they will be sent to, are questions I have not heard answered. The population of the city is not less than 100,000, and the markets cannot subsist 70,000. Then there is the army in the vicinity, which must <\/i>be fed. I suppose the poultry and the sheep will be eaten, and something like a pro rata distribution of flour and meal ordered.<\/p>\n
There is a rumor of a great victory by Gen. Johnston in North Carolina, the taking of 4500 prisoners, 70 guns, etc.\u2013merely a rumor, I am sure. On the contrary, I apprehend that we shall soon have news of the capture of Raleigh by Sherman. Should this be our fate, we shall soon have three or four different armies encompassing us!<\/p>\n
I tried in vain this morning to buy a small fish-hook; but could not find one in the city. None but coarse large ones are in the stores. A friend has promised me one\u2013and I can make pin-hooks, that will catch minnows. I am too skillful an angler to starve where water runs; and even minnows can be eaten. Besides, there are eels and catfish in the river. The water is always muddy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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