The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-18
GENERAL WAR NEWS.

GENERAL WAR NEWS.
gentleman who arrived In this city last night from tie
south says that the repeated statements Of the secession
leaders, that attack Washington WAS never intend
ed Is entirely false IL s well known throughout the
eouh that when the federal troops pouring into
Washington, General DAVIS making his way 10 that
city by slow stages his army increasing proceeded
and if the Northern troops had delayed Their arrival in
Washington three days the capital would have been
taken by Je Davis backed with leee an army than
fifty thousand men.
About two thousand troops from Kentucky have ar
rived at Harpcrs Ferry within the last few dsys They
arc armed and equipped at their expense and their
supplies obtained the beet way they get them
In the upper counties there plenty Of provisions
II is difficult to procure them without armed force
Troops in large numbers luartered between Bar
pels Ferry and Fredericksburg. They approach and
camp as near the Potomac they dare almost every
instance.
The Meagher Guards, OF Charleston, South Carolina,
having noticed tina. Thomas Francis Meaghsr the Irish
exile, has taken sides with the North and is row en-
goged in enrolling company Of Hisbmen, unaaimousy
received 10 change their rhey VIII liter be
known as the Emerald Light Infantry.
Dr.. Guy recently returned from the South, slys that
the souierners are only acting under the hGicnce OF
passoD which is perfectly hendisb Ec fGrtEer savs that
10 any Of the secession States Northern is safe
though he Il known TO be strong sccessi1nist auch g
In New Orleans business Is very dull The troops IN
that city number about four thousand They hgye or
ders TO up Beaver Creek about sxty Inlea from
New Orleans, on the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad
as The weather becoming too hot for their health ard
comfort, and the mosq litoes inolersble.
The whole talk OF the southernars still Is eight
Telegraph dispatches bepg received every day that
Lincoln wants to compromise and give them al they
ask, but they are determined to light and teach the
Northei ucfs q Lesson,
levi Carirgton, a conductor on the railroad running
between Canton, Miss and New Orleans VINO arYv-
cd In the city yesterday that while he oeen on
that road hreo months) he has several men hang
by the secessonss, and others received from forty
sixty ashos Head shaving in the South, because
is SO unfortunate az 70 hail nom the North, common
occurrence In the State Of Mississippi tbs se.essionss
say that II man Is not disunoDst he is Unlon man,
or vi you are not Tor US you are against ~ and the
consequence rs ht every person who s capable or
ing must either join tho confederate army once pr
leave the state. In The latter i s am at .mpoA
bic TO escape without either being ynchet, having your
head shaved, or being tarrod and fctthered.
AT Memphis, Tenn, few nights since the lge3 Wa.
cut sel1w fIar's font Considerable damage was dine
BY the water making and washing the evee awav
for distance from the point where ID y az eot nun
dating the crops, and destroying everythng before n
h tn,ee wn"e men are sad TO have been secr cutting
the lcyee, and were fired upon, but they oscapea
TO, Miss. -
There Will be meeting held here on Friday next Goth
OF APRIL Tor collecting all the true ani pltroto yourg
excepted. ' S' "o'
At the meeting company was formed, when Il was
the captain and nierior oincsrs at which another man
Jumped mp and sad, ~ am the tcst sutct for cspIan
"hu ihdl VIVA mean 10 be.' The former obectc..
and sald uat II that man captain without being
eecd oy the company AM have the privilege OF putting
IN who he pleased Of his relations under officers ma, he
Tor one would have nothing 10 90 with the company and
snoud AZ once resgn. by order OF the appo red
captain the young man seized, rope procured
and e wss hung up and let down nine times every man D
the company being compelled to take hold Of rope and
assist ~ the horrible work His recovery wss cons ier
cd fonbtful Within the last two weeks les thar Eve
men have been hupg at Forts Harris and Randolph Ten
nessee, near Memphis. The were Ayrested and
charged with being spies, though positive In apy
single instance was brought forward 70 convict them
our informant Gays that he heard officers from the forte
laugh and talk about the different executions IN the bar
rooms Of that city
South were those who went TO wait the white regi-
menfs and cook for them.
About half Of the &16 900 loan had been taken and
paid for In bills OF the different States.
The Confederate States last week received ten housaud
stand Of arms from Belgium.
President Ewell, Of William and Mary College, dis
tinguished graduate Of west Point and classnate OF
Major General Lee, had been appointed to colonecy IN
the Vrginian army.
meeting Of Marylanders held in Richmond, Va
on Tuesday, for the purpose Of organizing military COM
pany for the maintenance Of Southern rights
The federal troops at Fortress Monroe have taken pos
session Of portion OF Mrs Coptons premises, near
Hampton Tor the alleged purpose Of supplying them
gentleman who arrived from Georgia last hight says
that the secession troops from that State moving to-
wards Pensacola in larger quantities than a. any other
point.
He also states that the farmersohYoughous tho South
are poushirg INTO the ground where tho cotton crop
eight and ten inches high and planting corn.
In Georgia the volunteers composed Of mo Planters
and their sens and the regular army Of poor whites,