The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-11
Southern Items.

On the evening of the 26th, Gen. Lee
Joined Gen. Floyd, with four regiments, and
two pieces of artillery, at Readan Bluff.
Floyd's forces are represented as greatly
demoralized since the battle of Carnifex.
The generalship of both Floyd and Wise
is severely criticised by the Richmond pa
pers. The Enquirer says the relations be-
tween Gems. Floyd and Wise are painful
enough to explain all our reyerses in West
ern Virginia. kl lE8Es.E
Gen Wise, accompanied by Gen. Hensing~
er, arrived in Richmond. The former Will
probably be court martialsd.s
Gen. Lee takes command of the forces
under himself and Floyd.
A statement in the Galveston News makes
the number Of Texan troops now in zhe field
20, 900, of which 5000 are in Virginia, 1000
in Western Missouri and Arkansas, and
1000 in Arizona and New Mexico.
There Is great rejoicing throughout the
South over the capture Of Lexington and
the Fremont difficulty.
The Richmond dispatches to the Charles
ton Courier say President Davis was re-
ceived at Fairfax Court Mouse with great
enthusiasm.
There is general growi throughout the
Confederacy at the inefficiancy of the mail
arrangements.
n. Porter, OF the lst Michigan regiment,
died at Castle Pinckney on the 22d inst, of
typhoid fever. Health of prisoners said to
| be good. -
The Governor of North Carollne has is
sued proclamation forbidding any bacon
or leather sent out of the State.
The.Memphis Argus contains the follow
ing proclamation.
"Concurring entirely In the views ex-
pressed by the ccttcn factors of New Or
leans in the annexed communication-a Pc
tition from the buainess men praying that
no cotton be SEM to New Orleans during
the existence of the blockade-I have deter
mined to take the most decided means to
prevent the landing of any cotton in this
city. Notice is therefore given TO sill mas
tiers and owners of steamboats, and other
water craft, that from and after the 10th of
October no cotton mnst be brought TO New
Orleans, or within the lines embracing that
section of the country between the torti6cs-
tons above Carrollton and those below the
city, and extending back to the lake All
steamboats, or other water craft arriving
within the prescribed limits win be forth
with placed in charge of an armed force,
and escorted above the point designated.
This course will be adopted Ia all cases,
whether the quantity of cotton brought is
large or small. The railroad companies
have already issued orders in furtherencesof
the object of the proclamation, and no vio-
lation of them will be permitted
(Signed,) THos. o. MOORE,
"Goyernor of Louisiana"
al shall cooperate with Governor Moore
IN the enforcement of the above order"
Z (Signed,l "D. E. TWIGes.
Major General Commanding.
Col. Mckee, late editor of the louisville
Courier viii take command of regiment
under General Buekner. .saaas e-eaf
The Citizens Bank of New Orleans IS cir
culating half notes, 6ves cut in two, each
piece to represent two dollars and half
The Federal prisoners sent TO New Or
leans were escorted to- their quarters in that
city by eolored company .lz.-=-zs
The Confederate steamer, South Carolina,
captured Mexican schooner Off Galveston
The impending Congressional elections
engross public attention throughout the
Confederacy. In Eve States no electoral
tickets have thus far been put up.