Deleted Mail - Can I get them back via Time Capsule?

Question

I've started using the Mail app. only recently. I synced my hotmail account to it and everything was working fine, until yesterday when it simply stopped receiving messages. I went on various forums and the only solution seemed to be to delete the account and add it again. Which I did - works now, however - I no longer have any of my old messages (some going back to 2003). I thought I'd check on the actual hotmail webmail and sure enough, they're all gone from there as well.
I use time capsule so would that have backed up my old mails, if so, where do I go to get them?

Answer 1

you can try this:
o Start with the regular Mail application open on your desktop, then click the Time Machine icon in your Dock.
o Navigate to the desired backup, select the mailbox you want to restore from (and individual messages if desired), and click the Restore button.
o TM will make a new folder named Time Machine in the On My Mac section, containing a Recovered Messages mailbox. This avoids duplicating messages in the selected mailbox; you can move or delete individual messages wherever you wish.
o If you restore additional mailboxes or messages, Time Machine will make a separate Recovered Messages-1 mailbox for them.
o Note that you cannot restore Mail data to an alternate location via this method.
any help ?