, 1861-09-10

Ne last nigh: paid q visit to gentleman
whc las jus1 a-ri:3o heic from Cna7,cstoG, |
South Carolina, but 10 has also y5sited sc7.
eral other .:o7i:hern ciues. lh what marner
he reached here it is unnecessary to state. It |
VIII be sufficient WIEN we remark that he is a
h eli knowE citizen, wh)se name Is above re
proacr- r. ClGi !catsl every rial, person oTer
fourteen, and under sixty arc drilled daily, ex-
tert four persons, tn: Judge, the Marshal, the !
She,jti, and the iailor. Onr Informant was con- (
tined in tbn common jail Of the city an1oag t
anusdtrers, thieves, ana Vega2,onds Of low |
decree.
Batter, cheese, lam, lard and coffee, are ex
Get ui1 ely Ecarcc, there beinE nooe to be had !
except At very high rates. Ground coffee was
selling At Is ceEts per pound. The cargo OF
*tr Eargue Rowena, lately captured and taken
it there, was scld >: IS and IS cents, cash
Fo fourteen days the occupants OF the room
ii The jail with our informant, tWenty-seven,
were showed daily twelve ioaye5 Of bread and
what water they desired. Sometimes they
~ere perznitted to trade off even pounds of
bread fcr The sarae in beef, which was so in
/ 1oerahly bad that the stomach is sickeue6 at
tie smell Of it. u the jail there, at this time,
/ il, q gentleman who resides in the vicinity Of
! Charleston, and who is ccGfaed for his Ulion
i sentiments. There are great number of the
! planters who are dr;n on the union question,
! but 10 expreEs their sentiments by word or
i deed is too Dangerous & business for them to
| i;c engaged in at ErteEnt.
This statement was made to our Informant
l'y crc who rcsides there and is unQnes :!oa.
ally ccrrect. Fort Moultri: has been complete
! ly repaired, and the detHnees Of the haroor
! are ID excellent condition. A new privaseer
schcoler, built in Charleston expressly Tor
fast sailing, was to have sailed On cruise on
the f1st Or second Of August. Capt. Libby,
formerly in the merchant service at Charles
toD, was to command her. The guns Of tie
rTivat*er D}S:e were to be put on board Of her,
us the Dixie would not go ont again.
/ At fhE. E1,tr*rn4 n Nnrfh E.,7iefN a fnf&
twenty-five nii1es south Of Charleston, there
| aFetWo Eand batteries well manned, aal hay
ny severn. large guns. There is always fifteen
leet CT water IN the bar at this place, AID af-
ter crossing it. the deith is sufficient for any
vSssel ordinarily used fur commercial purposes
There is also q marsh battery, command
irG the entrance TO North Edisto, on the north
bank Of the river.
Last Friday, at two o'c,ock, cur informant
| 1.ft Charleston cn tho train passing through
we're selling extras containing news Of the cap.
.ure Of Hatteras. The excitement Was very
great, aud a couiIany Of soldie4s from Florida,
| Who were bcGrd for Richmond, and who Wero
| CT board the train, were detained for service
. in North Caro1ina, as they expected az iaEa-
sion from the Yankees" then at Hatteras.
Leaving Weldon, the train bearing our infor.
1nant, came OF to Petersburg, Va, Wi1er: it
was delayed several hours by falling to con.
meet with the train at Richmond. Here they
| were put III q Itnul uQQ1. Suafu Ol sOlEtrIS
. | for five hours, until the next train left 70.
| Richmond. The conduct Of the Tabel soldiers
| towards the passengers en- bozrd who were
known to be Northern residants was brata: in
;he extreme, which accounts for . guard be-
:, ing placed oyes them, It was 10: for fear o.
: ! an attempt to escape, h1t to protect then
t:ozn violence at the hands Of troops and raga
= mullins in the Streets.
: Arriving at Richmond, our inform Int wa
taken to the Central hotel and well provided
l 3-- = H., I,r
He was permitted to walk about the Streets a
y his pleasure, and made good use ct his eyes /,
order to ascertain the condition OF adair!
about town. He saw the three tobacco ware
houses where the most OF the Bull Run pTiso
pe1s are confined, bus was kept moving on BY
= the point Of the bag 7onet, if paused to close
= | II inspect the windows or doors.
= In these three warehouses nre confined, &C
4 cording to the statement Of q Baltimoreal
d who endeayored to get North with him, bu
e oners. Each building was -four stories higs,
+ end every tloor WAS occupied b. them, as b
{ saw them nt tie windows looking ont, il
l. crowds. He firmly believed there cannot b
It many more than fhe number stated, as h
quts eaagh to eonynes xha run ,d 81 a.
s. getting through with our Informant, alss
y stated to him fhathe was at the battle Of Bal
ls Run, having been in Richmond previous t:
1t it, aud like ma1v other foolish young men
of took sides against his countrYmsu, not think
+ ing that the effect would be What it proved.
a. He stated that no less than 5000 On the:
l. side we're killed, to sag nothing Of the wound
&c ed. They possessed only flint JOCK muskets
ID to great extent, and in the cary part Of th
II battle we're shot down like dog. While sit
L. | ting on the balcony Of the hotei in Richmond
e. he overheard several individuah complIain
e, about the official reports Of Generals Beaurt
" gard and Johnston, which hal not yet bee
I given Last Sunday about ssVen hundra
C. rebel soldiers left Richmond, dsstlne0 fo7 III
n North Carolina coast protection
e~ Our informant was not pernltted to
Us outside Of the city to examine the fortlhcl
le~ tioDs, which he understood we1e Of formit
n able character. The person whe gave him th
eh information aboHt the other retel matters, !,
- formed him that there were onf about 8, so
trcopE there-mefelY enough to take care {
the tortifcationB, etc. The number OF ladle
e. | and gentlemen who were seen IN the stree
Of Richmond dressed in mourning, was vel
H. | noticeable, He heard that thT were bui:l
iEg hoattag battery at the 1offo!k Nav,
Yard.
,.+ sTRENTH OF THE REBEL ARXf.
re- The New York E,vning Post, as a prop
to comment on relations like the &bove, all
ch which come from areliab1e geafemaa," b
~ ~ the following:
on We hare to say, therefore, that Instead
ler $1,000, the insu1geat a<1nies in VtEfais n9E
&C. ber In all probably ovr 10000 men. Th
mt calculation IL founded o. the fol1oflaG detail
s 4 We know from etockholder in he Virgin
md ard Tennessee Railrosd thst this roa
ION which is tbe crest trunk line connectir
aaa the southwestern st2tas with Rinmond, L.
casti5d. Up to-the hzst Of 91.y. mora tn