Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-23

InterestIn from the SOuIh-A Confederate
Surgeon Makes his Escape fFOl,. Secesh.


Affairs in NeV Orleans Cannon Mounted
upon the Custom houSe-PIanterS Refuse to
Gather the Cotton CFop-Er-, Senator Foote
Riding the SeceSh HorSe-We Rebel Forces
in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and
Kentucky Colored Soldiers Buckner and
Breckinridge-"TheF Fighting Bishop" Gen.
eraI Polk Confederate RejOicings upon the
Death Of General Lyon.
DR.. S. II. Bradley, formerly of New York
State, but who has been in practice for some
years at Montgomery, Alabama, and who
was at Bull Run in the capacity Of Surgeon
to the Second Alabama Regiment, has ar
rived in this city, having effected his escape
from Dixie after variety of unpleasant ad-
ventures.
He, as a Northern man, was not particu-
larly satisfied with his location in the South
after the war broke out, but had to "face the
music" up to the time of the battle of Bull
Run. On the afternoon of the 2lst of July
he attempted to escape to the Federal lines,
but was detected by the Confederates, and
was handcufled and ironed and sent to Mont
gomery, where he was kept confined in Jail
until the 25th of September, when he was
released. He then made his way to New
Orleans, as the most favorable route for an
exodus from rattleSnaKedom.
Business at New Orleans October l) was
perfectly stagnant but there was consider
able activity in the way of preparing de-
fenses for New Orleans against Federal in
vasion. Guns were being mounted on all
the defensible positions of the city. Four
thirty.two FOUNDERS had been planted upon
the top of the Custom-house, which building
commands the river for q considerable dis
tance. Twelve Founders had been placed
upon the levee and upon the tops of such
buildings as were deemed strong enough to
stand the conclusion of being fred from. A
number of light-draft gunboats had been
placed upon Lake Pontchartrain to repel any
attack made from that direction.
| Edibles and articles of clothing were get
ting up to big figure in the way of prices
French cashmere pantaloons sold for $l8
about double their price in New York, and
other articles of wear ia proportion. Fresh
beef was from forty cents TO fifty cents pei
pound beef steak fifty cents, and tough al
that. Flour was $40 per barrel. Swee
potatoes, however, were cheap enough, be
ing obtainable in any quantity at five cent
per bushel.
The planters were much dissatisfied with
the refusal of the Confederate Government
to allow their cotton access to a market
There wos large CROP but the planters de
clare they will let it rot in the fields beforu
they will go to the expense of gathering i
under the unsatisfactory conditions place
upon its sale through the mistaken policy O
the Confederate authorities.
There is difficulty about saving the cot
ton crop, on account Of the want of baggin
and rope to bag it with.
Our informant says it is an error that tn
Confederate currency passes readily in pur
chase of any thing to be sold at the South q
reported. There is discount of at leas
thirty per cent. on the Confederate pape
trash, and for many kinds Of goods the mer
chants take pains to specially advertise tina
nothing but cash will be taken. This artic,
(casb) is, however, about as scarce there a
hens teeth.
On his way North DR.. B. arrived at Jack
son, Miss, on the I'd Of October, and wit
messed grand review of the Oonfederat
troops there by Governor Pettus. Their
were some seven thousand white soldier
and a number of negro regiments Th
soldiers were pretty we'll armed, but poorl
clad. At Huntsville, Alabama, there was a
encampment of some twenty regiments {
Confederate soldiers. At Nashville ther
was quite a force acting as Home Guar
for the defense of that place.
Ex Senator Henry S. Foote was at Nash
vile, and violent, loud-mouthed Secession
ist. Ex Governor William Brown was also a
Nashville. Though avowedly Secesh, b
was believed not to be particularly sound o
the Confederate goose, and to really indulg
hankeriDgs utter the good old Union. A
Gallatina, eighteen miles from Eashyll
there was a large force of cavalry, under
Nashville lawyer by the name of Ewing.
The talk among the rebels there was gel
orally about an expected advance upon p
ducah.
At Bowling Green, Kentucky, our inform
ant found General Buckner with some thr'
: thousand men, we'll armed, and comfortab
. clad in Kentucky jeans.
. Senator Breckenridge was three miles b
} yond Coward Louisville), with seven tho
| sand men, we'll armed, clothed and sho
l Colonel Albert Rust, of Arkansas (ex.memb
/. of Congress), was with him as Colonel of h
Fifth Arkansas Regiment.
, On his way, DR. B. encountered the famo
: fighting Bishop, General Polk, on his way
: the seat of war with his troops. Polk is
7 rigid disciplinarian, and sits up O. nights
= perfect himself in military tactics.
= At Montgomery, Alabama, the Confede
ates fred cannon and had fire. works and
torch-light procession, on hearing of t
d death of General Lyon.
3 A letter, was received from Lsona