, 1861-06-29

be called. He especially admired q Zouave
Regiment from 1onisiana, composed entirely
Of FreIchmen, fully equipped, but even this
reeiment, from want Of discipline, sadly
the people Of Montgomery.
By some oversight they received no food on
the way TO Montgomery, ,and when they reach
cd TINT city they were perfectly savage, burst.
Ing into private dwellings and demanding
something to cat Their officers found it nee
efeary to E6oot five OF them to restore ordcr,
Even then they would not contiaue their jour
ley Nor1h until they had received their mon.
ey. At the stations above, the train did not
step, at the particular request Of the inha5i-
t11te, WEo did not wish TO have any close ac-
quaintance with such savage soldiers.
The Northern men at the South are in
TIE Choice # swearing allegiance to the c. T.
federate Government, with q prospect Of their
being called up to serve aga;ns their relatives,
irieLd6, and country, or Of leaving, with q
doubtful prospect of Joining their ffiends, over
9 loEg and dangerous route. Some, whose
familiss wtre with them at the South. and
were dependent upon their daily labors for
livelihood, had taken the oath.
There WAS no doubt. also, that Lieut. Ste
yeEs, a native Of New Hampshire, q skillfnl
engineer, and formerly employed upon the
Coast Survey, YVES in the Confederate ranks,
strs. Our informant came North By way Of
New ORLEANS and the Southwestern Railroad.
At New Orleans no Union sentiments were
allowed In the first stages Of the rebellion
the merchants held ont against it, but they
were finally Obliged to come in. There is il
that city d great Scarcity Of goods. One mer-
chaut told our informant that not yard of
blue cloth for uniforms Was to be had, even II
$40 per gard should be offered; they had dyed
all the hapnel for that purpose, but even that
had now given out SHOES, also. were quite
He Witnessed in that city slight move
ment Of the mob. News came that the agcnt
OF Brown Brothers, (the great English baut-
ing tirm.) at New York, lad subscribed
$500 to the o1diers' furd of the North.
to the ot1lce Of the agent Of tle. firm IL Ne Y
Orleans, took down his sign, and ordered him
to leave tbc city, The Msyor put up the sign,
but the mob took it down again, and the agent
was Obliged to Leave In proceeding North
from New Orleans, our informant met with
many soldiers on the way, generally i rough
lcukspg set.
He gives conclusive item in regard
! TO tho Continued Shipment Of provisions tt
| the South. He was at Bowling Green, Ken
| sucl:y, last Monday. lie there counted ont
hundred ard two cars loaded with bacon, ant
| bound South. At Union City, ncar the Ken
! lucky line, there was an army Of clever
! Thousand men. No Northesner was permit
| ted to pass through that place without
! thorough search
! At 1aEt, after long and dangerous pilgrim
! 1gc, cur informant again saw the nay oil hi
country floating undlstErbed to the breeze
| ard via Buffalo reached this city on Saturday
IT is fact, that the long reiterated assertion
| u tbs suutGs7ners that tia North was divide
in sentiment, had such "a effect on his min
that he was cautious Of showing his passe
corroboraiiye of tic fact that he was e tng
live from the South, fearing that he might "a
upon sGmc Northern Sccession:ses who nigh
encceid in forcing Lin back In his prosrei
towards his f:itnt1s and Loinc.
| The Federal Government has placed tw
gun. boats on the Puscatouga routt, which il
tsrf.rtd with travel between Mobile ard Ne
Orlta.F. Passengers are obliged to talse +
1cute Via jackson, Miss. which is nearly e
| ulileE iGpgEr.