The national Republican., 1861-09-23
LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.
CONDITION OF NEW ORLEANS.

NoNbiiltN Of NEW DhiEhNs
Lyman Reynolds, of the firm Of Voso & Wesi,
nf New Orleans, which city he left on the 1876,
lust arrived in New York a.few days ago, ami
City: s p'''"' ''' 0''''
business is utterly dead. The most melan.
choly sight was the levee, scarcely solitary
steamer arriving from or departing up the
river The huge monsters lying at the dock
grouped together, presented most dcsolatt
picture.
The din OF arms drowns all other sounds IN
the city, aud hurry preparation and confusion
are The order of The hour The streets are filed
with soldiers, and recruiting plaoards aud tents
everywhere meet the eye There were abou,
IS 900 men IN the city. They wcro well clothed
bnt very poorly armed. Every person In the city
belonged to some military organization, and
recruits were received from the ages Of four.
teen to sixty-Gve.
strong entertainments are being erected all
around the city, and on the road from New Or.
loans to Memphis sixteen cannon, of heavy
caIibre, are placed at various points. On Ship
Island, between Mobile and New Orleans, there
are 600 men, and The place itself is strongly
fortified. Every point Of the city is mounted
with cannon, and the rebels pride themselve3
on the inpregnability of their position.
Colored regiments, under command Of rebel
officers, ore being organized in the city. The
principal arm carried by these men, as well,
indeed, of the whole army, is a sharp bowie.
knife, about eighteen inches In length. These
colored men are drilled with much stric'n 81
every day, end, It is believed, will do good ser
vice Ia the war. The expression among all is,
ave will die or win."
There are five or six foundrics in Now Or
leans, which are kept constantly employed,
and are able to turn out about six heavy can
non per week. Small arms arc very sCarce,
and 1t ID almost impossible to provide mus
kets for drilling the soldiers. Tho new Gus.
tom-houso is being used for III, manufacture
of arms.
Up to the time of the IIatteras expedition,
the city was entirely undefondcd, but the cap.
turo Ci the harbors iu North Csroliua pro.
duced tremendous fright In New Orleans
The people at once rasum d their home drill
and began TO erect what fertilization? they
coNld. They believe their own turn will cume
soon.
The Confederate States had Issued five mil
lions of provisional notes, from one dollar up,
which bear no interest, are not rcdecmpb bio In
epccic, but are receivable for subscriptions to
the Confederate loan, and for all taxes and
for State and Government dues. Thcs? notcs
pas' current everywhere, quite in the AUS
irian fashion, no one having the courage to
refuse them
Butter sells for 50 cents a pound coffee As
cents potatoes n cent apiece boots and
hoes 100 per cent. dcare- han in New York
and clothing is 50 per cent. dcarer.
AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA.
The latest news from Georgia. is by a resi-
dent of Macon who left Oh the 9th inst.
He reports that previous to the Hlttoras af-
fair the coast defcnces of Georgia were but
poorly cared for, but now they have been
placed under repair, and are being strongly
garrisoned. New works arc also in course of
construction.
Anattack on Savannah Is generally expected
by the people. The Union sentiment which at
one time was formidable, has been silenced by
the ruling power, aud although some of it pro.
badly exists, 1t is nowhere apparent. After
the Hatteras capture every one was pressed
into tho service.
large amount of cotton has been plouged
down and corn planted. Bacon was thirty
cents per pound in Macon, and coffee thirty. five
cents per pould. Gold was fifteen 10 twenty
per cent. premium. Confederate Treasury
notes were generally taken at par for goods.
The stock of leather had given out and can
vass shoes were in course OF manufacture.
Linsey woolsey manufactures for clothing were
also in progress.
NORTH CAROLINA.
There seems TO be quite q panic in this State,
caused by the fear Of another Hat cras affair,
and that nothing prevents an outburst in favor