A Yankee correspondent says:
Mrs. Farrenhold has deserted her house, and the soldiers have taken complete possession.—Her secession proclivities have made her what she is—a ruined woman. Her slaves say they will not be hired out. She has no land to cultivate, Her husband is in the rebel ranks and she a wanderer. Many say she is a spy, left here purposely by the enemy to gather information.—She is somewhat of the “strong-minded” sort.
We popped into her mansion this morning, and found a score of soldiers making “Johnny Cakes,” at the parlor fire-place, using green Venetian shutters for fuel. On the walls the soldiers have scribbled all sorts of devices—many of them quite meritorious in the way of drawing. Some are quite comical and full of point. One represents a mule, and is marked “Government beef.” Another is a Zouave sitting on the ground, with a square biscuit in his hand, underlined “one square meal a day.” Many of the soldiers have written their names, and those belonging to the fire companies have added the name of their favorite “machine.” The “Knickerbocker” Fire Company, of New York, the “Weccacoe” Engine, of Philadelphia, &c., appear in large capital letters.
The Camden Confederate, Camden, SC