Letter From Captain Withington

Tlio Jackeon Pairú, publiebes n private letter frona Captain Withingtori, s'.ill a plisansr in tlio bands of the rebels at Charleston, S, C, from which J'.ü following are estróiots : CaSTLK 1 1VCKVFV, 1 Cll.iHl.RsruN, tí. C, Oct . 15, 1501. ƒ My last luttel1 was writteu on the 2VQif departure lroui Ridimond for tliis place, yvbii'h 02cum?il September 10. You muji ba aura ;liat my bíIudcc since that timo has been - not a vol untar y one. On Satunlay severa! of tho ufficers hoi: rcwiveil letter froni home, aml we üix to bi; allowed tho privilege of reply. A!tlioiiLí:li I was not blossètl ib a letter, I fee] uro tliat tbere munt be some for nie in Richmorid. Let dio at onoo relieve yottr ansicty by aesuring you of my uuiiUcrruptad gopd henlth. I do not yot givo tip the hope f speiiding Christinns at homo, but. have detinite upo.n whiuh to found these hopes. Is not oiit of Bighjt out of mind ei onr goveiHineDt ? Tho pppere ire denicd n.-, uul we are in ut ter gnoranee of, aJl concernir; the trreat str;iggltí outs-ide. Ünr fnendö inay bu :iMmt'd, howover, f hut our patriotism huvnñ undiminished. We ■' want to go homu " tbougli b;idly. - We want to seo tho beloved Stius and St' ijies once more. Most of the prifoners of tho Michigan First are with us here; all but sis ;:;■ t'ight of them. # You must be luxurinting in fruit about this time. Wo do not sen any. horo of any kind, or did not until yes terduy, vvhen a aegro had fourapplo íorwhioh he charged ten cents eaeh. Rev. Iliratn Eddy, of Conn , one of our fellow )i sonora, a man oí atrong ability lid a good man, oonduoteftoryice un tho Snbbtitb. la tho evening ve huve tho Episcopal service in one of the caRemates. fjast Sundav, onr Saviour looked down upon a ecene rarely witnesaed, and ti us a rtio.-t solemn and irapressive one. In one of the casomatep, wiih one caadle dimly lighting its arched bii(.-k triills, were a few of ua gathered arounrl a table to partake of tho Sacrament of the Lord's tí upper. The Colontl and myself are very glad to have tho boys of tlio noblelí'irat Reginaeat wilh us. TIib Ceüonel is very popular with them, and also with all the officèrs. Ho is, however, looked up to by all.