Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-08-16

From Georgia ana virginta.
Aphysidnn from Macon, Georgia. Or.
BlaisdelI, Is now in this city, having been
driven from Macon, on twenty-four hOurS
notice, for no reason except that be was Of
Northern birth, and was known to be fa-
miliar with Southern defenses, troops, atma,
dc. Dr. BIaisdell has resided fot many
years in Georgia, and all bis interests were
identified with tho South. Ho owned .
plantation, with some forty slaves, all Of
which, with large amount Of other prop
erty, was declared confiscated to the State;
and men TO whom he had loaned considerA-
bic sums Of money but few days before,
absolutely refused TO pay back to him
enough to defray bis travelling expenses
He had just returned from q two weeks visit
TO Richmond and Manassas, when he wasor-
dered to leave, and some Of bis statements
concerning the battle are Of special interest
He pronounces the whole story Of JEFF
Davis having taken command in person in
the afternoon, or having been with the
troops at all during the fight, pure fiction.
So Of the other story about the undermiu-
ing around Manassas, which he sAys the
rebels would not dare to do, for the simple
reason that they have too many disafected
in their own ranks, who would be only too
glad Of the opportunities that would thus
be afforded. A more important fact and ono
which we commend to the attention of the
military authorities having control Of the
movements in Western Virginia, is that, as
DR.. B. was coming through Atlanta, Ga,
last Sunday, on his way North, five thou
sand volunteers were leaving there for Staun-
ton and Western Virginia, to wipe out the
disgrace Of Col. Ramsay's crack Georgia
troops, incurred at Cheat River. They were
without arms, but Davis has telegraphed 10
send them on, as be had taken large lot
Of Northern arms, and could supply them,
on their arrival in Virginia.
DR.. B. says that the Southern supplies
of arms nre almost exhausted-a statement
which the proclamation Of the Governor Of
Georgia, published in our columns few
days ago, amply confirms. There were ten
thousand soldiers in Virginia, two weeks
ago, entirely without arms. Very few Of
the soldiers have improved weapons; there
are not more than 5000 Mimic rifles in the
whole Southern army, and the rest have
only the stolen U. S. musket. In Georgia,
workshops were being opened for changing
the country rifles to uniform bore, and for
fixing bayonets to them and to the double
barreled shot guns. Attempts are being
made, in accordance with tho Governors
proclamation, to get these private arms
brought in for the use Of the troops, but the
planters were afraid to give them mp for
fear of the negroes.
He estimates the number Of troops now in
Virginia at about 175,0oo. Some are fins-
ly drilled, but most of them are disposed to
be insubordinate. But short time since
there had been an actual rebellion in the
Third Georgia Regiment, stationed at Cos
port Navy Yard, caused by dissatisfaction
with the rations furnished; and tho troops
had been on the point of returning home.
Disaffection for this or other reasons is gen.
eral in the army in Virginia, and troubles
like that at the Gosport Navy Yard are con-
stantly occurring.
Before the battle at Bull Run, the peo-
pie in Virginia had been quite despondent,
and the better class-Dr. B. thinks even
majority--still hope for restoration of tho
Union. The death of Garnett had been
severely felt, but they lamented the loss Of
Col. Barlow, Ito whom they attributed their
recent victory,) more than any of their other
officers Next to Beauregard and Lee, they
look upon Magruder with the most conf
dence.
Georgia has $4,000 men now in the field.
Of these the regiments from the First to
the Ninth are enlisted for twelve months,
the rest for the war.
Throughout Georgia and some of the
other Southern States the people were very
much discouraged with the operations Of
their new Government, and especially dis
satisfied at having no chance to vote for
members of Congress or any other of their
officers. Davis was fer from popular, and
the continued drunkenness of Tooms, Cobb
and others did not diminish tho dissatis-
faction with the self-elected officers.
The heavy taxes, in some cases sir times
those Of last year, were also producing great
tdiscontent. Alexander H. Stephens and
others we're constantly trayersing the State,
eudeavoriug by their speeches to keep up
the excitement against the North, and
thereby divert their attention from their
own sufferings.
The statements in the Southern papers
about the excellence of the crops were sheer
falsehoods. In Georgia the corn crop was
very bad; and the yield Of cotton was not
an average. They all hoped that the block
ade would soon be raised, so far at least as
cotton was concerned.
1t was mistake to suppose that the me-
groes did not comprehend the present cri-
sis. They we're maturing their plans, and
! a negro iusurrection was regarded as ulti-
mately inevitable. The people themselves
expected it, and their only hope seemed 10
be that they could keepit back until the
North would be compelled to give up the
war.-C Gin. Gazette.
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