by John Beauchamp Jones
AUGUST 8TH.—Hot and dry.
There are rumors of battles nearWinchester and inGeorgia. Mr. Benjamin writes the Secretary of War for a passport for ____, who is going toNew York, “for our service.”
In the assault on the fortifications nearPetersburg last week, it is said Hancock’s (enemy’s) corps lost half its men.
Watermelons have sold at $20 each; corn, $10 per dozen ears; and everything else in the markets in proportion.
My yellow tomatoes are just maturing. The dry weather has ruined nearly everything else in the garden.
