The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-25
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH.

len ago arrived in this city yesterday Business
being bad, specie scarce but paper plenty, aud himself
ndtposed to Join the rebel ranks he made up his mind
AZ last &c turn hs back upon the Southern and
fsce toward the Northern star Considerable activity be
sad, had prevailed at Athens in military matters snce
the r1encenaent Of the The martial spirit was
strongly manifested by the Boys, company of
about fifty Of whom from ten to twelve years a. age
regularly uniformed and armed with pistols, used tin
swords IL going through the movements Of the
msnual while in the adjoining county OF Ogletborpe
there was formed l. company Of ladies' who were
learning to shoot with reviewers, having place
set apart for their daily drill Athens had sent two
companies 70 the wsrthe Athens Guard, who went to
Norfolk and the Sanford ARTILLERY Company, with three
fei p.eces OF which was 1Hed cannon, who went
TO Savannah. COMPANY nose ices cavalry had
been refused organ ling rife corps when he left
and Homo Guard-hcmelguaIds were formed every
wheTecomposed principally Of the married men, drilled
every Dight which exercise every male specimen Of
humanity old enough expected join. few days
before he departed three companies from the mountains
or Georgia Uniformed and armed with their own guns
passed throogh the place for the seat of war, and
they returned again. because they gaid Governor Brown
hsd eecei7ed them for while they enlisted for twelve
months only, they found that they would not be ac-
cepted for shorter term than three years. They re-
fused TO subscribe 70 such an agreement and back
70 their mountain homes. month ago ne saw one COM
pany OF eighty men pass through Athens they we're
Nred, but neither Uniformed nor drilled. Yet they
a. were superior rnarksmer, and any Of them 1t is
tad, could ait lird upon the wing two hundred ya.ds
distant The ladies' met regularly to make uniforms for
tho soders There were no lemons oranges Athens
and ice could be procured only 10 Augusta 1t Was Nova
Scotia ice procured from BtiEh vessels which had
run the blockade.
It AOg,srs he did no. see many soldiers, for they
bad proceeded e, Virginia, but hundreds Of
troops we're Forwarded, IN the cars in which he
came, D Richmond and Manassas Junction he
By TIE way o. -anchvie and Orangeburg through
q a ay aft Davis In
The ssresss on horaehack in citizens Dress several
ocers prihct2ay ia End about ID Exchange Hotel saw
many toops though he c"ud not tell the number cav
The a'thworhs for tic profession Of the city Nearly
every man IA net wss soldier, and commercial bus
ness hat gwen place 20 active military movements
there asJ h, roombs whom he asked FOR passport
to 60 OF: Of VirSioa 81 don't whether you 20 10
eeayen OF hell replied Toombs, II can't give you
20 tae B!ah Consul, who gave h.rn q passport which
be toak % Governor Ietcher for his signature and len
neX' n 0, npg for 6anas
A. various points along the route from Richmond to
Manassas Junction, and from there to Fairfax Cou-.
Bopse military encsmpments we're reen The .Isnc,lon
':eelf Tas one VAT military station BE counted twenty
four separate encanpnents, each Of which he was in.
fo rei contained about thousand men He saw eeve.
PAL others, and at nine O'Clock a. night heard tu the
weodB he bands o. other ts which he had not seen
Beau egafd ters he saye were house hun.
dred or srds from The hotel near the railroad station
fT 10 The officer OF the day obtained order TO pass
through -he lines 20 have bic passport contersigue BY
the commander Of The re5es Santres stationed
about 9ozen yards apart BE Yves not permitted
% pase beyond the gate Of the enclosure and there be
ha3 to wall three hours before he got passport signed
3saoraasrt Vves so busy With military matters. Ee pat,
scua-ly notced the dne appearance OF the Virginia
ea7ay-some at Richmond add some at Mausssas-four
teen hundred Of whom, officer told him had been put
the Geld By the State and scat Of war
A. Hanaseas Junction he heard great complaints about
thc BAD water many sol6iers sick from using It,
seye'teep being III IN one company. The troops were
quarry drilled and assisted by negroes were busily en-
gsged II constructing essthworks
aVe, rena!nrg day aud night At MaDas5as Jun ctor
tne ntensr eucoeeded 10 procuring ride on tender
% Far Ak afaton WHENCE after another day unavoid
ADle detention ne and two lahies from Richmond who
Nse oep for fone time endeavor.pg reich their hus
'aoos N NeT sork were lucky enough get seats In
,rfyats wagon WHICH WIS returning 10 Alexandria Here
sowed big passport and permitted by the Union
copA TO 60 TO Washington and thence he came TO New
Tors.
me military spirit IN The South 50 far ss be Esd seen
ves completely 1oussd and great euthusiaera prevail ed
very wher' the laoies in particular tho cas paced
hs t1was CON hS ut md cheering tie soldiers
re 1a'ni us 81 ths men he ssys al OF true, browo
nd ersy jesns Yery badly made, and the cceSs 9are
rteted n blue clth he wag strongly Impressed with
he miserable appearance Of the soldiers, eSoept only
ne 7Jstnia cava'ty Yet 81 The letels, fer he
oof judge detertcined TO fight, ard ophst 10
nsr ct''rEs'7 was to- Did to DO appl4 &c cay H,fp
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