The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16

OF tho cotn'y between peagfo and both Charleston and
Savannah such to preclude all hope oE any success
III military operations against either city OF against tho
interior. ia y cay that the miary force at these Two
cities is amply suc3n form Gordon from the Edsto
to the Savonnah river, not only peventiug airy militia
| ~ operations by the Union army, but aso cutting
en- on from all communication whether comm rcia or
otherwise with the Interior. That tho whole country
r many miles in The Interior, tn every direction Ii
hanas able swamp trayerscd by bA few roads, ard
cse very or ones and that IL will be easy lor one
Confederate army there u prevent the In aston Of South
Care ina as It has been For another Confederate army
the Potomac 10 prevent the Invasion of Virginia lhpy
cal The M ntonof teif readers 70 hc fact that son,
Fhiadelphl, Yorktown ard other et!es wee occpici
ny me British armies hnfiag the wGr OF indepnd O..
and grens portion Of the couly by Tho royal
troops: Yet that stprs, though only three mil
lions in number bea. them hack step by step eed
theja TO iha 'epha and posl n nrd ca ,Hred
their wlelc army Yorktown They argui from these
facts thai tho occupa Of Beaufort Is he Union to1ps
y not so great blow to the cause Of the 50 hem con-
iederacy as IL seems al lfst II Is cy!eut however
that they are good deal fright nod Thu same papeys
contain appeals 10 all the young noa in tbs Sotth wiAo
have not done So TO rush u ai dccud thc homes
am hresiaes from the ruthless invhleis. IN
regard to the cotton question, they refer with
eAu'Iaton to the fact, tia, the orders Of the
Confederate government forbiddirg the shipment OF
cotton to the scapors has beer universally AMI faithfully
observed. The cotton has MI been stored country vii
lagos from tho seabord has been lett IN tho
cotton houses the plantations where it Was raised
The cotton raised on those plantations in Gcorga and
South Carolina near the soahoard hhs been cuily
transported lar inland, whore Is believed to be
reach Of the Union m1raudcrs." II must hc reulem
berea that these statements are only maze by the suth
ern newspapers y and that they may not be II
they are il viii only mako il little more diicu Than ii
otherwise wouit bc to get al the cot,oa.
learn by this arrival also mportont Intelligence
from Europe The theodore which arrived at
Savannah weeks since With cargo Of ar,s
milton SC, brought also dispatches to jeff Davis from
the Confederate comniss orcTs in trroe. They N. in
scornfui tone OF the incompcleney Of he Union nstcrs
at Paris. Madrid and london aid Of how easily they
hoodwinked and binifod d by tho European diploma
me-
ernmcns q England France and Spain They give the most
eassraIecs that .hcrc il apericct unde sDnngbe
tween these countries on tho American question and
that the action 81 will be the action Of all that Il
well und estood that at tho proper moment the maond
Of the southern conf .dcracy viii DO acknrw,eg ei
simultaneously BY al shfec haiians was ptfmttaj To
cory Of an extract from private letter recently
cctvod by Jeii PAWS from an eminent Southern gentle
mas now il Paris, which is foi!ows:--tTha motives
which have induced these three Eaiicns, aiss m; ~
their habits and ideas 10 make common with the
South, AGAINST the Northern states characteristic
b. Wish spain II Is blending OF religion and ptla
ambition. vii AFFORD her (not prcteAt-shc las that
already opportunity Of inalng boll stroke II re
acquire her ancient dominion Mexico With abce
II IL the ambition 81 Napoleon alone, and there is danger
hni We SHAH bc made 70 pay doaly for his Interference
With lnBiand it is mixture If motives in which hatred
towards republican Institutions aud the commercial re-
q'4fements Of hor people among lie chief"
H wouii seem that thee was serious aqpreher sion
on the part Of Lie ton eacfates that New Orleans
DO The point Of attack by the recent naval expedition
The iconces Of that CITY have been greatly sren ed
Five floating batteries have been ,trurIpd, aal
anchored ut different points below the city. They
all have heavy armamenls o9 board, an are we'll
supplied with shot and Shells Among the guns them
six eighty four Founders The channel hts been rcu
dered impossible by stretching il logs OF grca
size fastened together ut the ends by rings links and
fvets Of strong iron work.
enlcavorcd find the truth about any portion Of
Beanregards arm. having been withdraw from the
Potomac for the dcelce Of the southern seacotst.
Is tho best ~ disbsevc the woa story that
single regiment has been wi lrawn. Ii was said
that Beauregard himself had been summoned Rich
mana about two weeks age but is again With his
army.
1t that there Is no question as to the fact that
Jc Day j. know the dsst na Of the feet long before
sai'ca. This proves that there must siil be traitors
among those In the confidence Of the government.
have them, during the last six weeks, in the
papers of Nc nphs Charleston Savannah, Petersburg,
Richmond AM Norfolk.